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Page 4 air SAIGON (AP) A hamlet battle brought the war to Sai gon's doorstep again last night. Flare planes lighted the sky as defenders beat off a Viet Cong assault on Tan Phu, less than two miles from the capital's Tan Son Nhut sea port. Artillery firing could be heard clearly within the city. A military spokesman said the raiders attacked with gre nades and small arms. There was no report of casualties on either side. Battle reports Thursday told of the df.nth of 501 Commun ists in widely scattered ac tions. Vietnamese troops, planes and artillery were re ported to have accounted for 222 of these in turning back Soldi lers Decorated FT. BRAGG, N. C. (AP) MSgt. Dallas W. Johnson, 36, of Neesho, Mo., received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in Viet Nam in ceremonies at Ft. Bragg Wednesday. Sgt. Kenneth D. Wheeler, 22, of North Ford, Calif., also was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry. The two are members of the Special Forces, which has its headquarters at the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare at Ft. Bragg. l w Fighting Only 2 Miles From Capital Nears heavy Viet Cong night attacks on two government posts 100 miles apart. U. S. Air squzdrons h i t again at Communist targets both north and south or bor der. Pilots reported that fmong 67 missions over North Viet Nam Wednesday, bomb ing and strafing attacks left the wreckage of 19 trucks clogging Mugia Pass, one fun nel to the Ho Chi Minh sup ply trail. Gunners aboard U. S. 7th - Fleet destroyers in the South China Sea joined air and ground forces in hammering at red holdings between allied costal strongholds. Bodies of 32 guerrillas were lined up for exhibition to pass ersby on highway no. 13 near a Government armoed regi ment's headquarters at Go Dau, 12 miles north of Sai gon. In all, 71 from an as sault force of perhaps 700 were reported slain in that area. A post at Bu Prang, 112 miles northeast of Saigon, was the other Red target. A Com munist battalion struck before dawn. Flare planes, combat jets and distant artillery bat teries joined the denfese in a five-hour fight. The Vietnam ese Isaid the Communists, in retreat, left behind 151 dead and a variety of weapons in cluding a recoilless rifle and three 50-caliber machine guns. Vietnamese losses in both engagements were described GIGANTIC itis w ine rfroi Kenmore "70" ONLY 111 1 1749i OUR ENTIRE REDUCED! NO MONEY S EARS CATALOG Saigon as light. South Viet Nam's armed forces, however, are still suffering most of the al lied casualties in the war. Announcements today dis closed South Vietnamese loss es rose last week while the American combat toll declin ed, along with that of the Communists. The U. S. military com mand said 80 Americans were Sukarno Firm On Cabinet JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) President Sukarno apparent ly stood firm today against the appointment of a new anti-Communist cabinet. Sukarno met with the Pres ;dium of Civilian and Military Leaders without reaching any agreement on the composition of the cabinet the new regime has been trying to form for four days. While Sukarno has been shorn of all real power, the government of Indonesian strongman Lt. Gen. Suharto still wants his assent for im portant decisions. Suharto has respected Su karno's constitutional position as chief of state and officially maintains that the new re gime is acting under the pres ident's orders. But Suharto and his back ers know they have to make a start, with a new cabinet, on restoring Indonesia's sag ging economy. FOR THE ENTIRE h-" 1 1 1 9195 li fmmm electric STOCK OF WASHERS & DRYERS HAVE This Tremendous Sale Is Eastgate Shopping the daily Door S killed, 816 wounded and 17 missing or captured, against 1C0 killed, 808 wounded and eight missing or captured in the week of March 6-12. The American death toll through out the war rose to 2,186. South Viet Nam's armed forces lost 232 killed and 73 missing. That , compared with 131 killed and 97 missing the previous , week. Unless the new regime acts soon, the Anti-Communist stu dents may again take to the streets in demonstrations. They are the ones who toppled Su karno's old cabinet, largely made up of Communists or Pro-Communists. Islamic members of the lower house urged Suharto to restore to Parliament "its real authority and function." it had been converted into a rubber stamp by Sukarno. The powerful Moselem Na hdatul Ulama Party and the Catholic Party issued state ments in support of Suharto The Moslems called for a rackdown on graft and cor ruption and urged the govern ment to seek foreign aid with out strings attached. The Catholics urged a For eign policy "independent and active and guided by nation al interests." This was an at tack on Subandrio's Pro-Red Chinese policy. ANNOUNCES WASHER - DRYER THE ONLY ONLY DOWN! Center in Chapel Hill tar heel Stray H Bombl I Being Moved i For Recovery PALOMARES BEACH, Spain (AP) A U. S. Naval Task Force is dragging the long missing H-bomb into a favor able position in the sea from where it may be recovered, the Spanish government an nounced last night. Spanish officials were hesi tant to say exactly when re covery was expected. But they said a plan of operation, selected by Rear Adm. Wil liam S. Guest, commanding the highly specialized task force 65, was in progress. This was described in knowl edgeable circles as moving the nuclear weapon, lost fron: a crashing B152 bomber last Jan. 17, off a 70-degree slope where it was last reported, and dragging it well inshore from its position five miles from this beach. There divers or frogmen might retrieve it. Such an operation was de scribed as t i m e-consuming even with favorable weather and could account for much of the delay since the bomb was located by the midget submarine Alvin in 2,500 feet of water a week ago. U. S. officials hedged at out right confirmation but admit ted that the plan was as de scribed. How long it would take to move the H-Bomb and its at tached parachut shoreward into a hundred feet or less could not be estimated. MONTH OF MARCH FAMOUS KENMORE MATCHING Available to You Now at SALES OFFICE Coi?. Stalls On Requests. Awaits Financial Reports RALEIGH (AP) Gov. Dan Moore indicated Thursday any decision on major new budget ' requests for public education would be premature until the state's financial status is known early next year. The governor told his week ly news conference, "we do not at this time have adequate information as to the needs and resources. We will have ade quate information on which to base needs by the convening of the 1967 General Assembly." The comments were in ref erence to the $130 million leg islative program unveiled Monday by the United Forces of Education and talk of a $100 million bond issue for cap ital improvements at tax - sup ported colleges and universi ties. While the fiscal outlook for 1967 is good, Gov. Moore said, "we don't know what the sit uation will be at the end of this biennium. That is purely conjecture." He said the needs of higher and public education will not be known until the Advisory Budget Commission completes its hearings in the fall. Moore said "public education is the most important part of state government and we will do everything possible in high er and public education." He noted education present ly received 67 cents of every general fund dollar and receiv ed a record appropriation in crease of $106 million from the last legislature. "There are demands on state Waher DRYER ALL BEEN mm LOW MONTHLY PAYMENTS Just $9.00 Per Month Phone 929 government other than educa tion," he said. "We win meet the needs of all agencies as nearly as possible." The $100 million bond issue Sexpots 4BacP For Men NEW -ORLEANS (AP) The "Chaplain of Bourbon Street" claimed today the vis its of Hollywood starlets to Viet Nam have done more to undermine morale of Ameri can fighting men that Viet Cong bullets. "One sexpot can undo the work of 100 chaplains," said the Rev. Bob Harrington, just returned from a 10-day trip to the embattled countrv. The burly "Brother Bob," an evangelist whose trade mark consists of red socks, red necktie and a large Bible tucked under one arm, gave tis appraisal: "After the visit of one of these voluptuous entertainers and her return to the U. S., the boys are so stirred up that things begin to happen. Consultations with the chap lain, chapel attendance and letters home to mother fall off alarmingly "The incidence of veneral disease skyrockets. And be lieve me, there is ample op portunity to sate one's lust in Viet Nam. There are what is known as - Saigon tea girls coming out of every nook and cranny." On the other hand, said the SA DRASTICALLY - 2161 Fridav. March 25, 196S 1 for buildings at higher educa- tion institutions was endorsed g. bv the UFE and has gained 4 support from ether educators.. Southern Baptist minister. "there is nothing more heart ening and inspirational to the boys than wholesome perfor mances by such stars as Bob Hope, Martha Ray, Roy Rog ers, and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Thee entertainers are a great antidote for the lone liness that grips the boys on ..he front lines." S. C. Representative OK Attendance COLUMBIA (AP) The South Carolina House of Rep-p tered - down version of a com-1 pulsory school attendance billjj toaay, auer exempting id counties from its provisions. 1) T T :.I..J.J : nn nuwevcr uiciuueu is ' amendment bv ReD. Theodore Guerard of Charleston which provides that if any sections;; of the bill are held unconsti-y tutional the remainder of thej. proposed act would remain iny force. 4 Highly suspect from a con- stitutional stardpoint are a se-.jfc ries of amendments which ex empt 15 counties from provi-1 sions of the bill. 4 -. 4 ! li
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