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PR0-DE GAULLE STUDENTS, CARRYING FRENCH FLAG, DEMONSTRATE AGAINST LEFTISTS IN PARIS' PLACE DE LA CONCORDE,

Fill DownAt Air Show

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (UPI )—An Fill taking part in anArmed Forces Day air show atHolioman AFB crash-landedSaturday only 100 yards from2,000 .spectators. Neither thepilot nor any of the crowd wereinjured.

Air Force officials said theplane was making a low-leveli'iy-by when the civilian pilot,

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PARIS (AP) — PreliminaryVietnam peace talks went intoa three-day recess Saturdaywithout a hint of progress afterthe United States and Vietnamangrily accused each other ofavoiding basic issues.

U.S. Ambassador W. AverellHarriman, in a long, tough-worded statement , demandedJNorth Vietnam admit the pres-

of Red troops in the South,saying this was a "question ofestabl ishing some basis fromwhich we can properly consideryour demand for the cessationof our bombing."

North Vietnamese Ambassa-dor Xuari Thuy not only refusedto budge on th is , but repeatedhis demand that all bombing ofthe North cease wi thout tiny

conditions, suggest ing tha i therecould be no agreement other-wise on any quest ion.

"In order that these off icialconversations conclude wi th re-sults, the American side mustrapidly give a positive responseon this subject / ' Thuy said. "Itmust not be elu.sive much long-er."(Continued on Back Page, Col, 3)

PARIS (AP) — Presi-dent Charles de GaulleSaturday night rushedback to France as re-volutionary f e r m e n tgripped the nat ion.He cut short a statevisit to Romania todeai with the gravestcrisis of his 10-yearregime,

A paralyzing wave ofstrikes and social upheavalhas gripped the railroads,air and bus transport, posfca n d telecommunications,nearly every branch ofprivate and state-ownedindustry and the intellec-tual elite of the nation.Even the police were press-ing for more money.

Premier Georges Pompidouconferred repeatedly wi th secu-rity chiefs, including (he minis-ters of defense and interior,desperately striving to hold thefort until De Gaulle's return.

Pompidou greeted De Gaullewhen he landed at Orly Inter-national Airport at U:30 p.m.There had been some doubt(Continued on Back Page, Col. 1)

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SAIGON (UPI)—Twelve Com-munist rockets and mortarsstruck the heart of Saigon andset off two large fires earlySunday, the 7Hth b i r thday ofNorth Vietnam's President IIuChi Minh.

One of the fires raged formore than two hours andspread over four square blocksnear Saigon's cen t ra l market.The bla/e was declared undercontrol about )i:,'{() a.m., butonly a f t e r it had b in - t i ed scoresof small f r ame homes,

Military police reported " t h a tAmerican soldiers bi l leted nearthe f ire area were routed f romtheir beds. Some helped to fighithe f i re and lead Vie tnameseresidents to s a f e t y .

U.S. mi l i t a ry spokesmen saidthe Viet Cong shells struck inthree areas near v i se AmericanKmbassy, the IndependencePalace and the centra) market .None of these bu i ld ings wasreported h i t .

The big lire begun in a rowof buildings near !he marketplace and another blaxe wastouched off about three biod-.sfrom the palace. There was. miimmediate report of damage orcasualties, but i n a n v f i r e en-(Continued on Back JPaj{»% Col. 2}

A 'Grunt' at 75?PEPPKRKLL, Mass. ( U P I ) —

Charles Jay of Pt -ppejvl l .saidSaturday he has received l i i sArmy induc t ion notici" ' and hemay report in l i i s Wor ld War iuniform. Jay is 1~.-,.

SAIGON' (AP)". — PresidentNguyen Van thieu announcedappointment Saturday of TrailVan Huong, 64, a former school-teacher, as South Vietnam's newpremier.

Thieu made the announcementin a nationwide radio and tele-vision address nine hours afterhe accepted the resignation ofpremier Nguyen Van Loc at anemergency cabinet meeting,

The announcement may put aquick end to the threat of along government crisis whichcould have undermined the po-sition of the American delega-tion in the Paris peace talks.But it did not heal the widen-ing split between Thieu and hisstrong-willed vice president, for-mer Air Vice Marshal NguyenCa'o Ky.

For the past three days, Ky'sfriends have passed the wordthat Huong is unacceptable to -the vice president.

- S o u r c e s said Ky suspectsHuong of a willingness to endthe Vietnam war by comprom-ise. Ky was the only govern-ment member absent at Satur-day morning's cabinet meeting.He was reportedly at the SouthVietnamese air base at NhaTrang, 200 miles northeast of

TRAN'VAN HUONGSaigon.

Huong, a Buddhist from VinhLong in th<; Mekong Delta, hastwice served as mayor of Sai-gOn, He was prime ministerfrom Nov. 1, 1964, until he wasremoved by a military coup onJan. 27, 1965.

'He ran against Thieu and nine

other candidates in last Septem-ber's presidential election andfinished fourth.

[During the campaign he re-peatedly hinted that he mightbe willing to negotiate with theViet Cong's National LiberationFront if this could a s s u r e"genuine peace and freedom"for South Vietnam.

Thieu, w e a r i n g an open-necked sports shirt, said Huonghas accepted his nomination aspremier and hopes to submit themembers of his cabinet as soonas possible.

Some diplomatic sources saidThieu and Huong may run intodifficulties when they try to puttogether the new cabinet. Thesources said they are seekingto replace Loc's government oftechnicians with a cabinet cov-ering a broad spectrum of SouthV i e t n a m's political partieswhich would enjoy a maximumof popular support.

Promotion ConfirmedWASHINGTON (AP) — The

Senate confirmed Friday thepromotion to four-star rank ofthe new deputy U.S. command-er in Vietnam, Lt. Gen. AndrewJ. Goodpaster.

Big Surprise From VietnamCindy Christcnson, ID, yells with joy as she

returns to her Milwaukee home from work (left)to find her husband returned from Vietnam. Aftera kiss and hug (right) Spec. 5 Richard Christcnson

explained how he arrived in Milwaukee ahem] a?schedule and called his parents to arrange thesurprise. (UPI)

Reds Down 6 More AircraftSAIGON (UPI) — The United

States announced the losses Sat-urday of four more warplanesand two helicopters shot downby the Communists, all but onein South Vietnam.

An Air Force F4 Phantomknocked down over North Viet-nam's panhandle Friday was the83(ith American plane lost toground fire over the North,spokesmen said. The two crew-men are missing in action.

Three other planes—an FlOflSupersabre, an A4 Skyhawk

ft Pacific Stars & StripesMonday, May 20,

and an OIK Bird Dog Spotter—were shot down over the South.The Bird Dog pilot was killed,but the other two pilots ejectedand were rescued unharmed,spokesmen said.

Two crewmen were killed inthe crash of an Army OH6 ob-servation helicopter 36 milesnorth-northwest of Saigon, whilean Army "Huey" helicopter'sfour-man crew was injuredwhen shot down near the Cam-bodian border, spokesmen said.

American pilots, blessed withgood weather, flew 128 bombingmissions into North Vietnam'ssouthern panhandle Friday but

stayed six miles below the 19thparallel, President Johnson'sunofficial curtailment line.

Pilots reported 29 trucks and12 bridges destroyed or dam-aged. At least 20 secondary ex-plosions were reported, indicat-ing hits on fuel or ammunition,the communique said.

Tarzan's Pal DiesPERTH, Australia (AP) —

Cheetah, former chimpanzeestar of Johnny Weissmuller'sTarzan movies, ha,s died of aheart attack in his cage atPerth zoo. He was 1-i,

WASHINGTON (S&S) - TheDefense Department has an-nounced the following casualtiesin connection with the conflictin Vietnam.

KILLED IN ACTIONArmy

Sgt, Preston L. Howell, Sheffield, Aid.Cpl. Donald W. Williams, Sipsey, Ala.SP4 Edward L. Br6ck, Florence, Ala.SP4 William J, Safrit, Nom'e, Alaska.SSg. David S. Urids, Phoenix, Ariz.SP4 Samuel E. Roush, Tucson, Ariz.CWO Paul W. Smith, Oroville, Calif.SSg. Lloyd f. MoUsseau, Compton, Calif.Sgf, James B. Anderson, Rowland Heights,

Calif.Sgt. James L. Clark* La Grange, Calif,.Sat. Marco O. Del Castillo, Los Angeles,

Calif.Sgt. Michael A. Gerome, Costa Mesa,

Calif.Sgt. Berlin R. Shumate, Haywafd, Calif,SP4 Arturo Olivares-Martinez, Venturaf

Calif.Pfc. Edward p. Abbott, Yuba, City, Calif.Pfc. Dennis P. Dunsing, Ukiah, Calif.Pfc. Lenwood T. Harrell, Waterbufy, Conn.SSg. Bonnie F. .Monfort, Palatka, Fla.Sgt. John M. Schneider, Tarpon Springs,

Fla.Cpl, Dondld R; Broaden, Tallahassee, Fla.SP4 David Gi Barnes, Melbourne, Fla.Pfc. Lester W. Cox, Cocoa, Fla.PSg. Lloyd E. Tribbett, Columbus, Ga.Sfc. William R. Brooks, Augusta, Ga.Sgt. Gregory R. Gafnes, Atlanta, Ga.SP5 Ellis L. Falrdoth, South Bainbrldge,

Ga.SP4 James E. Cooper, Dublin, Ga.SSg. Frank W. Elliott, Sfreamwood, III.SSg. Robert F. Holden, Columbia, 111.SSg. James L. Mathews, Worth, III.Sgt. James K. Alles, Oak Lawn, III.Sgt. John W. Bezecny, Riverside, III.SP5 Sigifredo Montalvo Jr., Waucottda, III.Cpl. Ivan C. Brbeffle, Downers Grove, 111.Ptc. Richard A. Green, Chicago, lit.,Pfc. Anthony J. Nemeth, Chicago, III.Pfc. George J. Singleton, Calumet City,

III.pvt. Roland L. Ballew, Wilmington, III.SP4 Robert L, Cole, Eaton, Ind.Cpl. Allen R. Bradford, Liberal, Kan.SP4 Craig W. Mitchell, El Dorado, Kan.SPS Jordan A. Belcher/ Teaberry, Ky.ILt. John T. Hoskins, Sulphur, La.2Lt. Durwood W. Verrett, Monroe, La.Sgt. George ,C, Letmate, Baltimore, Md.Pi'c. James S. Allport, Marlow Heights,

Md.Pfc. Nicholas Conaxis, Peabody, Mass.SSg. Samuel T. Neil Jr., Detroit, Mich.SP4 Rodney A. Crandall, Detroit, Mich.Pfc. Jerry ,W. Clark, Dearborn, Mich.Pfc, Kenneth R. Quan, Lawton, Mich.Pfc. Robert Richards, Flint, Mich.Pfc. David C. Schultz, Port Huron, Mich.S£g. Carlyle Guenther, Garfield, Minn.Sgf. Mack S. Jeffries, Holly Springs, Miss.Pfc. George Randle Jr., Okolona, Miss.Pfc. Roosevelt White, Jackson, Miss.Pfc. Robert E. Abbott Jr., Pine Lawn, Mo.Pfc. Greg A. Dubois, Las Vegas, Nev.PSg. Anthony W. Torres, Mount Holly,

N.J.Sgt. Dennis F. Premc-ck, Newton, N.J.SSg. Donald G. Waide, Clayton, N.AA.SP4 Charles C. Floresr Las Cruces, N.M.SP4 Clint Collins, Farmington, N.M.2Lt, Robert C. Ransom Jr., Bronxvllle,

N.Y.Sgt. Wayne P. Puma,.New York City.SP4 Andrew C, Andersen, Rldgewood, N.Y.SP4 Joseph N. D'Ambra, Franklin Square,

N.Y.SP4 Jerry Lennon, Nev; York" City.SP4 William E. Wilcox Jr., Kenmore,

N.Y.Pfc. Errol M. Barrimond, New York City.Pfc. Thomas J. De Nlsco, Mount Vernon,

N.Y.Pvt. Wayne J. Bedwell, New York City.Pvt. Andre M. Brooks, Nyack, N.Y.ILt, Thomas F. Swarm Jr., Elizabemtown,

N.C.MSg. Eddie B. Sands, Fayctteville, N.C.Syt. Garry R. Chapman, Franklin, N.C.SP4 Roland C. Crosby, Shelby, N.C.SP4 Wayne E. Sexton, Waynesvillc, N.C.Pfc. Robert J. Delke, Willoughby, Ohio.SP4 Billy R. Kiely, Enid, Okla,SP4 Joe E. Riley Jr., El Reno, Okla.Pfc. Fred L. Whiles Jr., Tulsa, Okla.SP4 Paul J. Cochran, Philomath, Ore.Sgt. Larry F. Gleason, Harleysville, Pa.SPS James R.McDonough, Uniontown, Pa,Cpl. Eckhard G. Brenker, York, Pa.SP4 David S. Eastern, Pittsburgh, Pa.Ptc. Joseph A, Clingerman, Dunbar, Pa,Pfc. Fred S. Fullerton Jr., York, Pa.Pfc. Dervin J. Kelsling, Ephrata, Pa.

Laotian CourtSentences 9

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP)—Nineaccomplices of an attemptedcoup by Gen. Phomni. Nosavaivin 1965 were sentenced to prisonterms ranging from two to 20years by a military court hereSaturday.

Among them were two gen-erals, two colonels, three lieu-tenant colonels and one cap-tain. They were charged withrebellion and dissidence to theArmy.

Col, Bounleuth Saycocie andLt. Col. Boua, who fled to Thai-land after the coup attempt,were sentenced by default to 20years imprisonment.

Among those who received alighter sentence was Gen.Khamkong, former commandantof the second military zone.

The tribunal court said it was"incompetent" to pass judgmenton Nosavan, now in exile inThailand, and referred hi.s caseto the Laotian Supreme Court.

Gpt. Bobby R. Childs, Greenwood, S.c,Sfc. Thomas 6ofe/ Beaumont; Tex.SSg. Jimmy BedgdOd, Killeeh, Tex,SSg. Aaron Hartness, Killeen, Te«Sgt. David Azores Beaumont, Tex.Sgt. Caivin R. Lee, Mt. Pletisant, Tex.Cpl. Jimmy R. Brown, Joshua, Tex.Cpf. Olhe C. Freeman, Groveton, Tex,Cpl. Julian Sollz, Victoria, Tex.Cpl. Jimmy R-. Wheless, San Angela, Tex,SP4 Miguel A. Ruvalcaba-Lopez, Browns-

ville, Tex.SP4 Thomas A. Singleton, Tylen Tex.Pfc. Pedro M. Oftii, Stafford, Tex.Pvt. Ronald A. Hillmdn, Pasadena, Tex*Pfc. Samuel E. Watkiris, Tooele, Utah.2Lt. Frank W. Webb, Kenbridge, Va.Sgt, Donald M. Perdue, Madison Heights,

Va.SP4 Sterling C. Banks, Newport News, Va.SP4 Henry C, Biggerstaff, Norfolk, Va.Pfc. Robert W. Dameron, Buena Vista,

Va.Sgt. Gary L. Bradee, Wauwatosa, Wis.Cpl. Arthur R. Henning, Tomahawk, Wis.Pfc'. Angel L. BUrgos-Cruzado, Vega Baia,

P.R,Navy

HM3 Dudne F. Redtke, Chicago, lit.H,N Paul R. Holley, Columbus, Ohio,HM3 Harvey D. Gray, Plainfield, Wis.

Marine CorpsPte.- Richard W. Hagel, Hayward, Calif,pvt. Daniel E. Sirobbe, San Jose, Calif.Pfc. Carl J. Marino, ThompsonviHe, Conn.LCpl. Jerry R. Whitman, Boca Raton, Fla.Pfc. Johnnie H. Beasley, Lakeland, Fla.LCpl. James M. Christie, Augusta, Ga.Sgt. Ben J. Greene, Bellwoad, 111.LCpl. Joseph R. C. Pierce, Gays, III.Pfc. Kenneth B. Orszulak, Chicago, III.Pfc. Eddie D. Gadson, Salina, Kan.Cpl. Alvin C. Kniqht, Bodgenvllle, Ky.LCpt. Gerald W. Mayberry, Franklin, Ky.Pvt. Jerry Fields, Lexington, Ky.Pfc. Thomas N. Dean, Landover, Md.LCpl. John A. Countaway Jr., Winthrop,

Mass.LCpl. Stephen Hinkley, Medfield, Mass.Sgt. Clifford D. Williams, Newberry, Mich.Cpl. Lemonte V. Horsley, Lennon, Mich.LCpl. Gregory T. Indrecc, Detroit, Mich.Pvt. Gary L. Hudson, Kansas City, Mo.LCpl. Glen R. Light, Lewistown, Mont.2Lt. Robert McKellip Jr., Bronxvllle, N.Y.LCpl. Frederick D. Kemp, Arkport, N.Y.LCpt. Nelson C. Swanker, Fort Johnson,

N.Y.Pfc. Richard W. Frink, Norwich, N.Y,Pvt. Steven Murray, New York City.SSgt. Loren K. Davey, Jacksonville, N.C.Cpl. Kenneth B. Norton, Laurel Hill, N.C.LCpl. Dwight D.' Johnson, Newton Grove,

N.C.LCpl. Joe L.L. McGlll, Shelby, N.C.Pfc. Carl W. Sparrow, Jamestown, Ohio.LCpl. Michael L. Johnson, Tulsa, Okla.Cpl. Francis S. Devine, Jr., Pittsburgh,

Pa.Sgt. James R. Worley, Hartsville, Tenn.Cpl. Tommy L. Taylor, Chattanooga, Tenn.Sgt. Ronald N. Bankston, Kaufman, Tex.Pfc. Patrick M. Goble, Lampasas, Tex.LCpl. Brent "F" Ward, Ogden, Ulah.Pfc. Gary P. Hill, Vergennes, Vt.Pfc. Glenn M. Connor, Danville, Va.Pic. Richard C. Madison, Richmond, Va.Cpl. Jimmie A. Dolen, Bremerton, Wash,

DIED OF WOUNDS ,Navy

HM3 Raymond P. Markham, Anderson,Ind.

Marine CorpsCpl. Anthony P. Evc'sull, Torrance, Calif.

MISSING TO Dfc-AD—HOSTILEArmy

Pfc. William H. Hollmen, Prescott, Ariz.Cpl. Leon G. Hamilton jr., Washington,

D.C.ILt. Larry C. Bolyard, Brar'enton, Fla.Sgt. Richard H. Noley, Po.npano Beach,

Fla.Sgt. Johnnie G. Reid, Augusta, Ga.S5g. Harry F. Carver, Corydon, Ind.Pfc. George L. Cruse, Liberal, Kan.SP4 Frederick E, Bauerle 111, Dayton, Ky.SP4 James E. Krnlowskl, DeJroit, Mich.WO Diehard G. Lewis, Westfit'id, N.J.SP-4 Dern^sey W. Pairott, KInston. N.C.SP4 Pierre L, Sullivan, Chambursburg,

Pa.P.'c. Thomas I. Long, Kinards, S.C,Cpl. Jimmy R. Clark, Estlll Springs, Tenn.

, 2Lt. Robert L. Springer, Seguin, Tex.SP4 James R. Fedro, Waco, Tex.SP4 Harold R. Hayden, Glade Spring, VaPfc. Michael F. Campbell, Seattle, Wish.SSg, Vernon W. Nix 111, Casper, Wyo.

Marine CorpsLCnl. Phillips Hayes III, New Orleans, La.LCpl. Russell W Noyes, Methuen, Mass.Pfc. David C. Scat-bough, Marietta, Ohio.

MISSING IN ACTIONArmy

Itt. William C. Sproule Jr.CW2 Bobby L. McKain.WO1 Arthur F. Chaney,WO Donald K. McNeil.PSg. Leroy Ferguson.Si'g. Roger CH. Ackerman.SSg. Roger Zimmerman.Sgt. Glenn E. Miller.SP4 Lawrence L, Aldrlch.SP4 Allan G. Barnes.SP4 Ambrose W. J. Clay Jr.SP4 Thomas H. Perry.SP4 Elbert D. Poff.SP4 Craig A. Rood.Pfc. Robert S. Allen.Pfc. Freddie I. Crockett,Pfc. Isidro B. Jimenez.Pfc. Duane M. Normcmdin.Pfc. Donald E. Slater.Pfc. Fred P. Stafford.Pfc. Bruce W. Tabor.

Marine CorpsPfc. Bruce W. Staehli,

DIED NOT AS A RESULT OFHOSTILE ACTION

ArmyPvt. James B. Card, Port Richev, Fla.Sfc. Oliver Anderson, Dawson, Ga.MSg. Patrick J. McCabe, Ft. Leaven-

worth, Kan.Pfc. Bradley R. Clork, Whitesboro, N.Y.SP4 Warren M. Kirsch, Spangler, Pa.

NavySN Robert S. Hubbard, St. Joseph, Mo.

Marine CorpsPfc. David F. Fletcher. Geneva, III.LCpl. David W. Meister- Cheswick, Pa.Pfc. Jerry L, Andrews, Union City, Tenn.Pic. Donald R. Hayes, Dallas, Tex.

MISSING NOT AS A RESULT OPHOSTILE ACTION

ArmyPfc. Oral R. Terry.

CORRECTIONSgt. Michael E. Santos, USA, Change

Status from died not as a rasult ofaction to killed in action.

TOY HOA, Vietnam (01) —S.Sgt. John H. Kasien's daybegins at 9:30 p.m. with A shaveand shower. Changing into fresh-ly pressed fatigues and lacinghis jungle boots, he thinks of the

other men in his barracks —also showering and shaving, butfor bed instead of work.

Hasten, of Middleton, Wis., isa "nighthawk" at the 31st Tacticat Fighter Wing command post

officially known as the TacticalUnit Operations Center (TUOC).While the majority of personnelare sleeping, he is on duty assenior controller -— providingthe wing with combat operation-

al control,Kasten must chock the friend-

ly artillery plotting map. lienotes that, the air space throughwhich the artillery fire will passextends up to 14,500 feet •-* a

S.Sgt. John II. Kasten, senior night controller at the 31stTactical Fighter Wing command post at Tuy Hoa, studies mission

orders in photo at left. At right, he plots the path ofartillery positions.

fire for fnem'.'y(USAF)

SAIGON (10) — Some 181Vietnamese families, left home-less by the VC Tet Offensive,have received a total of $6,700in financial aid from the Viet-nam Regional Exchange (VRE).

The money, d i s t r i b u t e dthrough members of familiesworking for VRE, completed thetwo-phase VRE "Help" programwhich Col. Jack C. Potter, VREcommander, initiated in earlyFebruary.

The first phase was the dis-tribution of food supplies to thewar victims; the second phase,apportioning of funds for re-building their homes.

The VRE "Help" program be-gan with a fund drive in VREexchanges in the Delta, Saigon,Bien Hoa-Long Binh, Cam RanhRay, Pleiku and Da Nang short-ly after the VC attack. To coor-dinate the campaign, Potter de-signated a relief committee withArmy Capt. M. D. Cullinan,VRE information officer,, as pro-ject chairman.

CHU LAI, Vietnam (OSI) —The Marine A i r c r a f t Group(MAG) 12 dcbriefer looked twiceas he read the report on themission flown by A4E Skyhawkpilots, Majs. John A. Herberand Thomas F. Lewis.

It read "100 per cent targetcoverage, 100 per cent of thetarget destroyed, and nine NorthVietnamese Army soldiers cap-tured."

All it took was a show ofMarine air power and the NVAsoldiers, with hands held high,walked into U.S. Army lines andsurrendered.

The Marine Attack Sq. 311pilots were on a bombing mis-sion in support, of Army unitsengaged in close combat withNVA northwest of Hue.

A low overcast hampered animmediate attack by the ChuLai-based Skyhawks which flewover the target for 15 minutes.

"I th ink that's one reason theysurrendered," said Herber, 35,of Bethell, Wash., the f l ight lead-er. "While wail ing for theground troops to mark theirposition and the Army control-ler to mark the enemy posi-tions, we circled under the over-

cast in plain sight. It may havegotten on their nerves."

"I'd be hesitant about fight-ing, too," said Lewis, 30, ofPisgal Forest, N.C. "The NVAwere surrounded by the Army,and above them were two Sky-hawks with 20mm cannons, 250-and 500-pound bombs, wait ingfor them to give away theirpositions. What else could theydo?"

Those who decided to staymore than likely wished they hadsurrendered.

Once the enemy positions

were spotted, the Skyhawksmade a series of passes drop-ping their bombs.

Flying through intense auto-matic weapons fire, the Sky-hawks strafed as close as 20meters away from the U.S.troops who started to tighten thecircle on the NVA.

A total count of enemy deadcould not be obtained immedi-ately clue to smoke arid fire inthe area. However, the control-ler informed the flight that itwas credited with nine prisonerscaptured. ,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-dent Johnson has awarded aPresidential Unit Citation to the355th Tactical Fighter Wing,now in Thailand, for its "ex-ceptionally ou t s tand ing hero-ism, valor and tactical avia-tion achievement against hostileforces" during a 10-rnonth tourof duty in Southeast Asia.

The ' un i t f lew 11,892 sorties

from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1.0, 191)6,including combat rn i s s i o n sagainst railroad and highwaybridges, major fuel s t o r a 14 eareas, enemy instal la t ions andkey supply routes.

The1 1555th, operat ing underthe Headquarters 7lh Air Force,flies F105 Tlmmlerchief a i r c r a f tand is now based at Takhli. AirBase, in Thai land.

good plaCe.avoid.

The heart, of the command postis the telephone console with its80 pushbuttons. Each b u t t o ngives the controller instant com-munication with key divisions ofthe wing. Wiih the touch of afinger he is in contact withmaintenance control; the wingcommander, the tower or eventhe Tactical Air Control Center(TACC) at 7th Air Force head-quarters*

Mission orders must be procesj

seel. These "frags," as they arecommonly called, must be dis-tributed to the fighter squadronsfor mission planning and also tothe intelligence office.

Kasten must also post infor-mation on the combat statusboard which contains the mis-sion information. The board al-lows the controller to tell exactlywhere and when every combatmission is going.

The "frags" are separatedand sent to the squadrons andthe boards are posted.

Kasten notifies the alert shackto scramble an F-100 Supersabre

craft. ;The scramble notifica-tion is followed in quick succes-sion by, terse notification tomaintenance control and thetower. Kasten then advises theSupersabre pilot of target, rad ;ofrequencies and other vital in-formation.

WITH THE 7TH FLEET INTHE TONKIN GULF (PAO) —A Navy helicopter unit has res-cued 3 downed fliers in two days.

Det. 110 of the HC7 Sq., attach-ed to the carrier USS Yorktown,saved a downed A4 Skyhawkpilot May 9 in a wooded area10 miles north of Vinh.

LI. Cdr. Gary McConnol, 31,of Imperial, Neb., piloted thechopper that lifted Lt. D. A.Lawrence to safety.

McConnel was assisted in therescue by co-pilot Lt. (j.g.) JohnNichols of Saratoga, N.Y., andcrewmembers Allen Nobles ofMississippi and John Sullivan,32, of Yakima, Wash.

The day before, an SII3A heli-copter from the Yorktown brav-ed fire from shore batteries topluck two Navy aviators f romthe water about a mile and ahalf off the coast just north ofVinh. A Navy F4, Phantom, or-bi t ing overhead, was forced tof i re several bursts to keep anearby Vietnamese junk frominter fe r ing w i t h the rescue.

James Lawrence, 215, of N o r t h -ville, Mich., went in to the waterto assist the downed f l ie r s , Lt,Cdr. Ejnar Christensen and Lt.Worth Kramer.

Lt. Richard W i l e y , 25. ofBrady, Tex., piloted the rescuehelicopter . Ens. Richard Ever-e t t , 24, of San Diego was theco-pilot and Leonard Gone rka .2i'i. of Clark Lake . Mich . , han-dled the h o i s t i t i . u mechanism.

SAIGON (AP) — The U.S.mission has reported that theViet Con,^ had increased its ter-rorism against Souih V i e t n a mcivi l ians.

The mission said most of theterrorists a t tacks were outs idethe Saigon region which bore thebrunt of the m i l i t a r y action.

During the week ended May11. lt)5 c ivi l ians were killed, 432wounded, and 252 taken prisonerby the Viet Cong, the missionreported. The t o l l since the s tar tof the year is 1,522 c iv i l i ans k i l l -ed and 2Mil taken prisoner, thereport said.

PIIU BAI, V ie tnam (OSI) —Though it may never be en-dorsed by Duncan Hines, a newrecipe has been concocted byLeathernecks here 10 feed 400Vietnamese in a refugee camp.

The c iv i l a f f a i r s personnel of3rd Bn . ( 5ih Mar ine Regt. , 1stMarine Div., invented the dishwhen cornmcai they were donat -ing to refugees was not used.

"Cormnea! is alien 10 the

Vietnamese diet , and they j u s tdidn ' t know how to prepare i t , ' 1

explained 2nd Lt. Wayman 11.Dodson Jr., 30, of Greenvi l le ,S.C., the c ivi l a f fa i r s off icer .

The bat ta l ion civil a f fa i r s sec-t ion bepari exper iment ing w i l l sthe corn meal to f ind a t a s t ypreparat ion for the Vietnamese,

resul t was "hushpuppy" made from a ba i l e r of

eornnicai, s a 1 1 . onions andwater .

The ' 'hush puppy ' ' batter isrolled into baits and deep friedin soybean oil .

"Soybean oil con ta ins foodvalues thai we wauled the V i e t -namese, especial ly the chi ldren ,lo have," Dodson sa id .

Dodson went to t h e carnp tosee how the new recipe w o u l d bea e c i ' p t e d v The Marine.s demon-

st

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s t ra ted how !o make the " i m - : ,puppies" and p:)nc-.d"'.e-i, t h e nd i s t r i bu t ed ec-nune;,! and M. \ -bean o i l . The Y i e n i U M ' M >e .M.;]J"plied the onions and s; .dt ,

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(Continued From Page 1)Whether1 the president's Cai'a*velie jet would be ablfc to landat Orly or Whether it would haveto be diverted to a military air-field. All Air France flightsfrom Orly were canceled butsome foreign lines were stillusing it.

DC Gaulle drove to the Ely-sees Palace through a guard ofgendarmes and national securitypolice along the route. No inci*dents were reported, however,A cold drizzle ended just beforethe general's plane landed.

Informants said De Gaulle gota briefing on the violent situa-tion from Pompidou at theairport.

The premier and most govern-ment ministers followed thegeneral to the Ely sees.

Among about a hundred es-tablishments whore w o r k e r swere holding sit-ins was thepolice communications office inParis. About 70 employes wenton strike there, but within hoursa force of policemen expelled

CannesFestivalCanceled

PARIS (UPI) — The CannesFilm Festival was cancelledSaturday night after severalhundred film workers seized theFestival Hall in support of theg r o w i n g nationwide strikemovement.

The festival jury disbandedafter four of its 11 membersresigned in support. ' of thestrike. No prizes will be award-ed.

The f e s t i v a l cancellationcame after a free-for-all in thescreening hall between youngproducers and directors sup-porting the strike and disap-pointed spectators who wantedthe festival to continue.

The crisis came Saturday af-ternoon when an all star teamof actors and directors includ-ing Jean-Luc Godard, GoraldineChaplain, Francois Truffaut,Louis Malle, Jean-Pierre Laudand Carlos Saura, grabbed thecurtains to stop them fromopening.

Fl was the first t ime in thefestival's 21-year history thatprizes were not awarded.

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the strikers, replaced the techni-cians with officersj and threwa cordon around the place.

The office was the controlpoint for both national and inter-national police communications.

Only the forces of nationalsecurity appeared still loyal tothe 77-year-old De Gaulle assome of his followers showedsigns of desertion.

The red flag of revolution,meanwhile, was raised over fac-tory after factory across thecountryside, even though the bigtrade union federations have notyet called a general strike.

The General Confederation ofLabor (CGT), a big pro-commu-nist federation, pledged Satur*day to "reaffirm the solidarityof the workers with the studentsand teachers."

The CGT warned students onFriday to mind their own busi-ness when they announced theirsolidarity with the workers ofthe strike-bound Renault autofactory in Paris.

But the students, still in occu-pation of many of the country'suniversities, were fading into thebackground as the workers' up-heaval captured the headlines.

On the industrial front, withhundreds of thousands on strike,this was the picture:

Trains were halted throughoutmost of the cbuntry.

A strike of postal and telecom-munications workers was re-ported in Le Havre, Rouen,Toulouse, Marseille and else-where.

Newspaper deliveries in Pariswere hampered by a strike ofdistributers.

Delegates of the NationalUnion of Policemen presented ademand for immediate payraises to the Interior Ministry.The union ordered its membersto remain on the alert for furth-er instructions. The union re-presents o r d i n a r y municipalpolice but not national securityforces like the gendarmes.

The Paris subway system wasapproaching a halt. About 80per cent of Paris buses werestill running, however.

Universities.schools were paralyzed by stu-dent action. Thousands of indus-trial workers were idle.

The Socialist Labor Federa-tion ordered bank employes tostrike Monday.

and some high

Grenade KiSSs5 in Theater

S&S Korea BureauANDONG, South Korea—Five

people \vere killed and 43wounded by a h a n d grenadethrown into a crowded lobby atthe M'unwha Theater, by adrunken ROK Army sergeantSaturday, police reported.

Police said Sgt. Myung SickShin was angered because hisgirl friend was dating anotherman.

The sergeant had worked atthe theater before entering thearmy, police said.

RIOTERS ON GAY LUSSAC STREET IN PARIS USE OVERTURNED AUTOS FOR BARRICADES. (UPH

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Harriman told Thuy he was"particularly astounded y o ushould seek to evade acknowl-edgement of a simple and ut-erly verified fact," referring tothe presence of North Viet-namese Army regulars in theSouth.

Harriman spoke for an hour-and-a-half at Saturday's four-hour session, demanding prin-cipally that the North Vietnam-ese be "realistic" and admitwhat they never conceded, thatthere are North Vietnamesetroops in South Vietnam.

His statement covered thewhole range of reports all theway back to the late 1950s, de-scribing the North Vietnameseactivity.

Thuy spoke for two hours. Henot only failed to admit thatNorthern troops were in theSouth but insisted the UnitedStates "pretends to favor self-determination for South Viet-nam, but in fact engages in in-tervention,"

To this, Harriman retortedthat the United States manytimes has been on record forself-determination in South Viet-nam on the basis of "one man,one vote," and "I add that theSouth Vietnamese should be freefrom outside interference and

coercion.The chief American delega-

tion spokesman, William Jor-dan, said Harriman had askedthat the next meeting be heldWednesday. The North Vietnam-ese had wanted Tuesday, butJordan said Harriman had anappointment that day. He didnot elaborate and denied a ru-mor that Harriman had plans tofly back to Washington.

Harriman also brought up thequestion of North Vietnamesetroops in Laos and Cambodia,saying he wanted to proceed to"consideration of the withdraw-al of North Vietnamese forcesfrom these states."

The Hanoi position was thatthe United States sabotaged the1962 Geneva agreements on La-os' neutrality and "pretends torespect Cambodia but in facthas threatened its neutrality andterritory,"

Again, Harriman appealed tothe North Vietnamese to join inan accord "on prompt restora-tion of the Demilitarized Zone,agreement on meticulous com-pliance with the 19fi2 Laosagreements and in mutual re-spect for the terr i torial integrityand neutra l i ty of Cambodia,"adding "we will be glad to haveyour prompt answer to theseproposals."

26 PrizeHorses DieIn Blaze

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (UPI)—Twenty-six racing and showhorses died early Saturday in afire that struck a stable at theDorchester Farms in nearbyKirtland Township.

Two other horses were badlyburned and may have to bedestroyed.

A spokesman for the farms,owned by Mr. and Mrs. RolandKraus, said the fire broke outshortly after midnight andspread quickly.

"We don't know where thefire started or how," AllanBinlowski, a business associateof Kraus said.

Damage may run m o r e ' t h a n$225,000.

Reds Shell Downtown

24 Pacific Stars & StripesMonday, May 20,

(Continued From Page 1)gines and ambulances weresent with sirens screaming intothe areas.

The shelling came exactlytwo weeks after the start of therecent offensive on Saigonwhich began with a similarSunday morning attack on thecapital city.

Three mortar shells were re-ported to have hit the M'on Dialllotel used as an office buildingfor U.S. AID workers. There•were no reports of casualties.

An American mil i tary police-man was wounded by shrapnelfrom another mortar shell

which exploded near a motorpool close to the market place,

U.S. gunships circled the out-skirts of Saigon where the shellspresumably were launched andlighted up the night sky withparachute flares. Helicoptergunships and Air Force FlOOfighter-bombers struck the sus-pected launching positions.

M e a n w h i 1 e, U.S. MarineCorps spokesmen reported some2,000 Allied troops were broughtin to reinforce Leatherneckscaught up a continuing battlewith fresh North Vietnameseforces.

The scene of the f igh t ing was

in a thickly jungled valley about20 miles south of the big U.S.Marine Base at Da Nang.

The area was so well-con-trolled by local Viet Cong thatbarracks and a mess hall hadbeen built there to accommo-date North Vietnamese troops.An estimated two battalions ofCommunists were r e p o r t e dclinging to a regimental com-mand post.

In three days of f ight ing inthe valley, Marines reportedkilling aMoast 200 North Viet-namese and suffer ing morethan 50 of their men killed and200 wounded.

(Continued From Page 1)Fred Voorhics, of GeneralDynamics Corp., brought it infor an emergency landing. Offi-cials said they did not know*why Voorhics was forced tobring the plane down.

Voorhies was taken to theHolloman Hospital but author-ities said he was not injured.

Kent Roberts, an Alamogordoradio broadcaster, who wasdescribing the show, said howas telling the audience theywere viewing "an extremelynewsworthy plane, a very con-troversial plane, and here itcomes down right in front ofyou."

"It came down in front of oarvan. We were as close as any-body," Roberts said.

Roberts said the plane camedown on its tail, bouncedseveral times and skidded. Itslanding gear was down.

Maj. Frank Morris, Hollomanpublic information officer, saidthe plane .sustained some dam-age.