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For more information, please contact [email protected]. v T THE RIVER Yesterday 6.60 Sell-E-Phone Today 6.17 Crest Want- Ad 1965 5.57 20.75 1952 5.65 17.93 Number Is 3321! 1951 5.40 17.35 TO REVISED SENTINEL DEFENSE PLAN Nixon Barely Dents Opposition 10,000 American into WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- $6 billion to $7-billion antiballis- Nixon's program, costing up only one actually crossed dent Nixon picked up 10 sup- to a billion and a half dollars the President's camp. tic missile (ABM) system Fri- likely porters in the Senate with his is intend- The uncommitted bloc day shows 44 against, 35 for and more than Johnson's, will provide the battleground as revised Sentinel missile defense ed to protect the nation's deter- system but barely dented the 21 uncommitted. the two sides head for a final hardcore opposition that re- This compares with an earlier rent missile and bomber forces. vote on Sentinel funds, probably Launch system was designed Troops mains within striking distance survey that showed 47 votes Johnson's in two months. of a majority at 44 votes. against the system suggested by to protect major cities. Nixon has predicted that vote ?¦ An Associated Press poll con- former President ' Johnson, 25 Although Nixon weaned three will be close and the Pentagon ducted since Nixon unveiled his for and 28 uncommitted. votes away from the opposition, and the White House are pre- paring an intensive campaign in the Senate. One Senate source said Nixon has reversed the momentum Attacksheavy fire from the Counte(AP) More than River towardr the capital. area drew building in Congress against the SAIGON — Feel Federal 10,000 American troops ground, and the pilots estimated missile system. The U.S. Command threw there were about 300 enemy "But don't forget," he said, launched a massive counter-of- troops of the 1st and 25th Infan. troops in the area. "that this can be easily re- fensive northwest of Saigon to- try Divisions, the 1st Air Caval- U.S. fighter-bombers and ar- Reserve May versed because there are day to forestall any drive that tillery pounded the enemy for impressive figures in the Senate the Viet Cong and North Viet- ry Division and the 11th Ar- several hours, and spokesmen like Kennedy, Gore, Fulbright HIJACKED JETS namese might try to make on mored Cavalry Regiment into said the bodies of 28 enemy sol- and Mansfield who can be Solid line shows routes tak- the South Vietnamese capital. what field commanders called a diers were observed in the area. Follow Banks counted on to do a lot of arm en by two hijacked jetliners, The American drive, launched "compression" attempt to pin No U.S. casualties were report- WASHINGTON (AP) _ High waving against the ABM," be on the 24th day of the Viet down the strong enemy forces. ed. Delta Flight 518 from At- Cong's spring offensive, was U.S. headquarters reported at government sources predicted adds. But three other fights flared lanta was diverted to Cuba centered in an area of jungles least 28 enemy soldiers killed by during the past 22 hours along privately today that Monday R epublic an Edward W. as it approached Augusta 's Brooke of Massachusetts, a for- and rubber trees 40 miles north- air and artillery strikes in the the same approach corridor 26 move to higher interest rates by airport. TTie second jetliner, west of Saigon. U.S. intelligence only significant contact reported to 40 miles north of Saigon. U.S. mer opponent now uncommit- during a preliminary major banks may be followed ted, says he remains skeptical en route to Arequipa, Peru officers believe as many as so far, forces reported another 58 ene- ' via dotted line, was hijacked 7,500 troops Of the North Viet- phase of the operation Monday. my soldiers killed and only a shortly by an increase in the of the ABM but is "open to per- namese 7th Division are trying The American command said suasion." by four gunmen 25 minutes few Americans wounded. Federal Reserve discount rate. out of lima. (AP Photofax) to push south along the Saigon helicopter gunships scouting the Allied sources reported radar This would mean a still fur- "I wouldn't have voted for the and other electronic devices had Johnson system," _says Republi- ther tightening of the credit " detected heavy enemy troop can Sen. Gjeorge D. Aiken of movements along the approach screws. Many officials consider Vermont, the other former op- to Saigon from the northwest it both inevitable and-*uider ponent who also is uncommit- and the northeast. the circumstances-^desirable as ted. "The deployment of missile Sky-jackers' Score The movements indicated the an anti-inflationary measure. radar sites around big cities Viet Cong may be trying to find -would be a disaster. But the a way through the mass of U.S. Federal Reserve Board offi- Nixon proposal is substantially and South Vietnamese bases cials declined ; to comment on different." protecting the capital. the possibility that the discount Sen. Hugh Scott, the Republi- Cuban Doubleheader U.S. military analysts said rate-^the interest rate at -which can Whip from Pennsylvania, MIAMI Wi — Two airliners, aerial hijackings to Cuba this fuel to fly to Havana but the Saigon is still the ultimate goal the 12 Federal Reserve banks has come full circle from oppo- One American and one Peru- year, sending 1,042 persons on man said, "No. We're not going of the enemy's spring offensive. make loans to commercial vian, have been hijacked to unscheduled flights to Fidel to stop." Although one captured docu- sition to the Johnson Sentinel Cuba in the same day—the third Castro banks—might he boosted above system to support of the Nixon 's communist island. Miss Wooley said the hijack- ment indicated an attack on tha the current 5% per cent rate. sky piracy doubleheader of 1969. The Faucett jet was diverted er, a white man about 5 feet 5, city between Thursday and next "safeguard" modification. A short, heavy set man about revealed little about himself en the on a flight from Lima to Are- Tuesday, one analyst said: But action of major tanks in Thet party breakdown of 25 showed a shoe box to a Delta quipa by four young men who route to Havana. "We don't feel that during raising to 7% per cent the senators committed for or Airlines stewardess on a flight March an attack will material- FOLLOWUP ...Two 7th Regiment Marines move against is: 32 Democrats and 12 allowed 69 other passengers to "He spoke good English. His "prime rate"—the interest rate underbrush of a bombed hillside between Atlanta and Augusta, leave the aircraft during a re- ize on Saigon. We feel the objec- gingerly into the devastated Republicans against Sentinel, 16 Ga., Tuesday, said "It's a eyes were wild looking, but he tive i Saigon ultimately. charged to their biggest and South Vietnam, following an hour-long fueling stop at Guayaquil, Ec- was very polite s " most creditworthy borrowers- southwest of Da Nang, Democrats and 19 Republicans bomb'' and "I want to go to uador. Tihe four then forced ," she said. B52 bombers pounded suspect- airstrike on enemy positions. Their weapons at the ready, the for. Cuba." "He said he was surprised ed enemy bases northeast and has created a wide gap between the crew of eight to fly them on that we were as calm as we the discount rate and the prime Marines inspected enemy bunkers and spiderholes. Their This leaves 12 Republicans to Havana. northwest of the capital with to block enemy infiltration routes into and 9 Democrats in the uncom- The plane and the 64 aboard, were," said stewardess Dadie rate. unit, which is seeking including 60 passengers and a Crew members aboard the nearly 2,000 tons of bombs, and subsequently counted 11 bodies. (AP Photofax) mitted column. Wheaton, also of Dallas. "He artillery bombarded enemy Not since 1968 has a similar Da Nang, crew of four, went on to Havan- Delta airliner said their hijack- said he was a communist." 2-point spread developed be- er blocked>a similar attempt to troop positions picked up¦ i by ra- a's Jose Marti airport. Already Miss Wooley and Miss Whea- dar, . ¦ ' ¦¦,. ' ¦ ¦ ' tween the two rates. The Re- there , was a hijacked Faucett land. ton said in order to avoid excite, serve Board is considered most U.S. headquarters reported 25 Airlines plane from l?eru which Stewardess Carolyn Wooley of ment the crew did hot inform rocket and mortar attacks on al- likely to narrow the- gap, to pre- had arrived less than three Dallas, Tex., said the pilot, the passengers they were being vent the possibility that Sabotage Is lied bases and towns in the 24th banks Arabs, Ispelis hours earlier. Capt. Ron Wessenberg, told the hijacked until the plane had day of.ijje enemy offensive, but will begin to make heavy bor- These were the 19th ahd 20th hijacker he didn't have enough touched down at Havana.