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Attack in Fog

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Vol. 24, No. 61 Sunday, March 3, 1968

SANKFAILS

With President Johnson looking on and Mrs. Clifford boldlnxthe Bible. Clark Clifford takes the oath of office as secretary »<

defense front Chief Ju slice Earl Warren In ceremony in the WhiteHonse East Room Friday. (AP Radiophoto)

SAIGON (AP) —Charging through anatural camouflage ofpredawn fog, morethan 500 North Viet-namese infantrymendrove to the barbed-wire ring around theU.S. fortress at KheSanh Friday.

South Vietnamese Rang-ers and giant Air ForceB52 bombers crushed thea(lack, lite heaviest inuunUed yet aga ins t the 500Rangers and 5,000 U.S.Marine defenders.

Associated Press correspond-ent Peter Ami'lt reported fromKhe .Sanh that the eight-engineB52 Stratofortresses, flyinu indirect support of infantrymenat Khe Sanh for the first timein more than 1,000 s o r t i e s ,rained tons of explosives only750 yards in front of the Rang-ers* lines,

Arnett .said that Die. North'Vietnamese troops lost 70 dead.Casualties among the Allied de-fenders in the mound attackand an earlier heavy shelling ofthe fortress were rejx'irh'd as"very light."

The attack was lauiU'hcd cmthe eastern perimeter of thetwo-sc|uare-mi)c base held by(Continued Back Page, Col. 1)

Cliffora'TakesOath

WASHINGTON (UPI)-Prcsident Johnson welcomedClark M, Clifford to the cabinetas secretary of defense Fridaywith a renewed pledge thatcontrol of American militarymight would "firmly and for-ever" reside in civilian hands.

Clifford took the oath of officein a ceremony in the WhileHouse East Room. The oathwas administered by ChiefJustice Earl Warren.

Before Clifford took the oathJohnson praised the new cabinetofficer's role in helping developa unified Defense Department.

Shortly after World War II as(Continued on Rack Pace, Col. 4)

AmenFT. LEWIS. Wash. (UPI)-As

Brig. Gen. Robert L. Ashworthwas presenting officers diplomasfor a course in work simplifica-tion, he asked Maj. Walter R.Laubscher, a chaplain, "Doesthis mean you've found a short-cut to heaven?"

"No sir," replied Laubscher,"Just shorter prayers."

Hundreds injured in RomeAs Students Battle Police

R O M E (AP) — DowntownRome was paralyzed Friday byrioting Rome University studentswho battled thousands of hel-metcd policemen.

The police used ciubo ui.J ic«.gas.

About 150 police and scores ofpassers-by were hurt. More thanISO .students were arrested.

Mideity bus and taxi servicehalted. Shopkeepers shutteredtheir stores. Passers-by andschool children fled as the riot-ing spread.

Students screaming "Revolu-tion! Revolution!" bombardedpolice with stones ripped upfrom the streets. They over-turned and set fire to police carsand buses. Ambulances withsirens screaming raced throughthe streets.

It was the most violent clashin the city since students beganoccupying university buildingsthree weeks ago in a campaignfor more say in school ndrr.ir.istralion and more modernteaching methods.

A parade of 3,000 studentsformed in Piazza di Spagna andmarched to the School of Archi-

tecture to fipht with policeguarding the building.

Groups of shouting studentssurrounded a policeman, dis-armed him and set fire to two

omniu.-nnlif-n.triicks. fl ioi'D. apolice car and a fireman's car.

The rioting came a day afterpolice, summoned by GiovanniD'Avack, university r e ct o r,moved onto the main campus

and dragged hundreds of stu-dents from buildings they hadbeen occupying since early Feb-ruary.

Demonstrations originally be-nan as. Dart of._a..nalionaLstu-_dent move to force a series ofreforms. But the movementquickly took on a political tone.Many of the demonstrators were(Continued Back Page, Col. 2)

$J50-Mi//ion MistakeKeeps Bounc/ng Along

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-TheFidelity Bankers Life InsuranceCo. in Richmond as a promo-tional gimmick mailed out $150million in make-believe checksto insurance brokers last year.

By design, the checks—eachfor $15,485—looked real. Far tooreal, in fact. And to complicatemailers, Fidelity bankers for-got one detail—it forgot to markthem non-negotiable. All 10,000of them.

So far, a score or so haveturned up at banks around the

naHon. Company officials' facesnow arc the color of the ve-dbanknote paper on which thechecks were printed. They admita couple have even cleared Rich-mond banks and gone as far asregional Federal Reserve clear-ing houses.

The checks were mailed outto emphasize to i n s u r a n c ebrokers how they could increasetheir commissions by selling thenew Fidelity Bankers policy.

The checks, all numbered(Continued Bark Pag«-( Col. 3)

BlizzardParalyzesNortheast

Compiled From AP ond UPIHeavy wet snow, riding on

winds up to 45 miles an hour,swept across New England Fri-

-d_i*y_ with the total fall in somesections reported at -is-incnes.~

In New York City heavy snowaccompanied by high windssnapped power lines in three ofthe city's boroughs, blacking outnumerous residential areas andplaying havoc with the fire de-partment alarm system.

Police said the snow had par-ticularly affected fire alarmlines in Brooklyn, Queens andStaten Island.

The sanitation department had1,500 men spreading salt andsaid that if the snow continued(Continued on Back Page, Col. 5)

Topless Triple ExposureHANFORD, Calif. (UPI)-

Two women, aged 22 and 21,were charged with indecentexposure in the first raid on atopless nightclub in Kings Coun-ty. The arrests came after fivecounty investigators gatheredevidence by watching the ihow—three times.

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Key VC Positions Overrun I Viet nam Casual t ies* ' • • ' • ' --• • • ' • • ' - ' ' WASHINGTON fSfrS-V — Thft ILt. William E. West, East Granby, Con

North of Tan Son Nhut ABSAIGON (UPI) — South Viet-

namese paratroops.overran thefortified positions of an.estimat-ed two companies, of Viet CongFriday, killing 22 of the Com-munist defenders in a bananagrove near Saigon.

. , The fight erupted shortly af-ter 8'a.m.. on the outskirts ofTan Thoi Hicp village, twomiles north of Tan Son NhutAir Base. This deserted, shell-shattered ' farming communitywas the scene of a fierce clashbetween the paratroops and aCommunist battalion two daysearlier.

U.S. advisors with the para-troops said the fight may have

interrupted a Viet' Cong burialceremony for the men they lostin the previous battle. Threeopen graves and seven freshones were found by the para-troops after the battle.

The immediate area surround-ing Tan Thoi Hicp has been hot-ly contested between the oppos-ing forces here four times "since.the Communists launched theirTet offensive. American officersbeiieve the Viet Cong want touse the village to fire rocketson the sprawling air base di-.rectly to'the south.. "They've got to get in hereto do any harm. This is themaximum range for their rock-

• ets, if they want to hit Tan SonNhut," Capt. Herb Lloyd ofHope,. Ark., said. "We'll" prob-ably have more action aroundhere in the next few days."

The Communist effort to gaincontrol of Tan Thoi Tliep hascost them dearly. Since Tet,they have lost more than 200men killed in and around' thevillage.

Among those killed in Friday's•fighting was a Communist com-pany commander and a NorthVietnamese soldier. The para-•troops also captured .three ma-chine guns, 11 automatic rifJ.es-and a large assortment of rock-ets and ammunition.

U.S.SfiiffsGeneralsIn North

SAIGON (AP)-Gen. WilliamC. Westmoreland's headquartersannounced Friday a ch'ange inthe American commanders . di-recting the fighting in the men-aced northern provinces ofSouth Vietnam. • .

The/shift is expected to resultsoon in the return !o Saigon ofWestmoreland's deputy, Gen.Creighton W. Abrams.

Abrams only.three weeks a.f»owas sent to Phu Bai, a big Ma-rine air base complex sevenmiles south of Hue, to takecharge of a northern commandpost known as "MACV For-ward." The area includes KheSanh-and the. five northern pro-vinces in the I Military Corps..

The change in the northernset-up announced Friday by theU.S. command put Lt. Gen. Wil-liam. 15. Rosson in .the positionof d e p. li t y commander toAbrams. Since last August, Ros-son has been commander of thearea in the central part ofSouth Vietnam jiist south of thefive northern provinces.

The reason for sending-Rossonas deputy in the. north was notannounced. .

House RejectsThieu Request

SAIGON (UPI) — South Viet-nam's House of RepresentativesFriday overwhelmingly rejectedPresident Nguyen Van Thicu's.request for special economicand financial powers in the faceof the Communist offensive.

The lower House deputiesvoted 85 to 10 against the re-quest, 'which was made byThieu on Fob. fl following- theCommunists' wave of attackson the country's eitics andtowns.

Thieu had . a s k e d for thepower to bypass tho legislatureand rule by. decree in economicand financial matters.

In the debate which precededFriday's vole, 'the- majority ofspeakers based their oppositionto Thieu's r e q u e s t on. thegrounds thai it would be un-constitutional for the Presidentto assume. such powers.

Some d e p u t i e s said they-would be willing to give priorityconsideration to economic andfinancial proposals made by thePresident but that they werenot willing to give up their lawmaking powers in that field.

£ Pacific Stars & StripesSunday, March 3, 19C!

More Than a Little LuckThis South Vietnamese Ranger has'good•• reason to consider

himself very lucky. What he's looking at is a dud mortar round thatlanded next to him during fighting in Hie Cholon section of Saigon.

(UPI Raeliophoto)

Covered Downing of Plane

WASHINGTON (S&S)' — The'Defense Department has an-nounced the following casualtiesin connection with ihe- conflictin Vietnam.

. KILLED IN ACTIONArmy.

Pic. Archie V. Willis, Stevenson, Ala.SP4 Harold L. Bcgody, Tuba City, Aril.1Lt. Robed S. Hutchlnson ' M, Hacienda•• Heights, Calll. .Cpl. Rodney S. Cantohos, V/uIpahu", Otihu,

Mawnll.Stft. Dennis J. Lulofs, Dorr, Mich.Cot. Lawrence J. Rrrelli, Lawrence, Mass.P'rc. Richard 0. Vicl;, Bcmld]!, Minn.SP4 Larry V/. Elliott, Ballwin,. Mo.SP4 Steven R. Anderson, Levlttown, N.Y.SP4 Michael Pumlllo, Brooklyn, N.Y.SP4 Donald P. Roemer, East Amherst,

N.Y.Pic. David E. •Kelster, Reynoldsburg,'

Ohip. 'P.'c. bornest W. Fowlke, Pleasant Grove,

Utah.Navy

E. Olson, Naytahwauch,HM3 CharlesMinn. '

HN Richard 0. Odoffer, Albert Lea, Minn.HM2 Alvln L Raper, Abilene, Tex.FN Christopher Delgado, San Antonio,

Tex.SEAMAN J. B. Ccrthey, Victoria, Tex.

M«ri<K CwpsCpl. John H. Reynolds, Bessemer, Ala.Pfc. Ernest F. Lawrence, Walnut Creek,

Calif.Pfc. Michael L. Lovato, Barstow, Cal.Pfc. Antlwny Montana, Pueblo, Colo.Capt. Stephen P. Thuet, Washington, D.C.Stit. Carl C. Lowery, Inclialnntic, Fla.LCpl. Thomas V. Maybury, Chamblee, Ga.LCpl. John F. Lewis, Jolid, 111.LCpl. Cordell E. Woods, Chicago, III.Pfc. Dennis W. Frlsbee, South Belolt, III.Pfc. Josej>h Osh*-ne Jr., Chicago, III.LCpl. Howard .R. Carpenter Jr., Indiana-

polls, hid. -. -.LC|j|. Charles J. Martin, Connersvllle, Ind.Pfc. Harold W. Abbott, Darlington, Ind.LC;>I; Richard S. Roberts, Kansas City,

Kan.Pfc. Jerry 0. Mounts, Wichita, Kan.Sgt. Bobby R. HaUlelil, Plnevllle, Ky.Pfc. Evereit E. Justice Jr., Mount Airy,

Md... LCpl. .Kenneth R. Johnson, .Florence,

Mass.LCpl. DotKjIas- A. Young, Dorchesle'r,

Mass.2ndLt. Terence R. Ro«ch, Detroit, Midi.LO)1. Patrick W. Murphy,. Southfielri,

Mich. -Pfc. David A. BernheiEcl, Battle Creek,

- Mich.Pfc. William T. Mannum Jr., Jackson,

Miss. . . _ • • .Pfc. Jimmy' A. Darnell, Dover, Mo.Pic. David L. Bbytl, Newark-, M.J.Cpl. Donald G. Brant, Norv.'lch, 14.Y.LCpl. Sylvester W. Me Farlanct, Rochester,

N.Y.Pfc. Alberto Colon, Bayside, N.Y.P'c. Willlani M. DC- Vos, Rochester, N.Y.Pfc. Daniel M. Stone, Illon, N.Y.Pic. Robert G. Burr, Wadestaoro, N.C.Pfc. Robert L. Couick, Gastonlp, N.C.Pfc. Billy C. Hayes, Winston-Scilcni, N.C.Pfc. Robert M. Morderi, Greensboro, N.C.LCpl. Ronald W. Shields, Enid, Okla.Pic. Thomas. W. Klcran, Luzerne, Penn.Pvt. James P. Harkahson, Philadelphia,

Pa. .Pfc. Gary R. Smith, Memphis, Tenn.O)l. Robert A. Taylor, Corpus Chrlsti,

Tex. • ' . ' • •LC;)I. Michael C. Klnsey, Clcburne, Tex.Pfc. Ronald L. Me Elroy, - Duncanville,

Tex. .Pfc. Thomas J. Sparks, Groves, Tex. :Pfc. William L. Draper, Hopewell, Va.Cpl. David H. Warner, Mercer Island,

Wash.Cpl. Raymond R. Lewis, Milwaukee,

Wire.Cpl. Harry W. Schneider, Janesviile, Wise.P',c. Kenneth -W. Rcutonrkt, Milwaukee,

Wise.Air Force

A1C John J. Kopter, Hamilton City, Calif.A1C Larry C. Cox, Denver, Colo.

DIED OF WOUNDSNavy

SEAMAN^ Michael Pelleerlno, Maspelh,N.Y; .

Marine CorpsLCpl. Gene D. KillQnre/'EJ Centre, Calif.LCpl. Kenneth E. Stcl::on, L.onpm»iit, Coio..Pfc. A'liclKiel W. Warren, Golden, Colo. 'Pfc. Joseph C. Andrew, Auburn, Ky.LCpl.; Joseph T. Bailey, Warsaw, N.Y.Pfc. Raymond Rodriguez, Staten island,

N.Y.MISSING TO DEAD—HOSTILE

ArmyPfc. Larry J. Blankenship, Mldfield, Ala.SEat. Norbcrt P. Holzapfel, Burlrank,

Calif.Si|i. Alfred H. Bleiph, Pacific Grove, Colif.Sat. Donald W. Vaucjhn, Ventura, Calif.SP4 John D. Mendoza, South Gate, Cnllf.Pfc. William Blakely, Castro Valley, Calif.Pfc. Joseph D. Oaughton Jr., San Leaiul-

ro, Cali'f.

Mortars Wound 3 NewsmenSAIGON (UPI) — A C.L23

transport plane was shot downFriday shortly after t a k e o f ffrom the U.S. Marine base atKhe Sauh. One p a s s e n g e raboard the plane was injured,and three newsmen who rushedto the scene of the wreckage

"were wounded in a subsequentmortal attack.

UPI stringer photographerDavid Powell said a few min-utes after the crash mortarrounds crashed into the crowdof newsmen and. Marines whohad rushed forward to help the

passengers out of the burningplane.

(AP reported the i n j u r e dnewsmen were Russ Benslcy, aproducer with C1-5S; John Smith,a CBS television cameraman;and Hugh Van Es, a soundmanfor NL5C.)

"I saw the C123 lifting off,it flew a few feel off the groundand just came back downagain," Powell said.

Powell said the plane skiddedsideways t o w a r d s the sand-bagged trench which is tho KheSanh press center and hit the

of a C.130 transportdowned two weeks

ILt. William E. West, East Granby, Conn.Sgt. Donald E. Dawson Jr., Wilmington,

Del.Cpl. Ronold L. Brown, Washington, D.CMsgt. William L. Cafes, Columbus, Ga.Sgt. Herbert C. Davis, Blalrsville, Ga,SH-4 Marvin E. Monroe, Columbus, Ga.Pfc. Michael J. Kurella, Whiting, Ga.Pvt. John S. Stuckey Jr., Cloverelalc, Ga.Pro. John L. Jones, Madlsonville, Ky.Pfc. Charles B. Poole, Hardlnsburci, Ky.Sflt. James W. Wilson, McDade, La.SP4 Charles M. Burke, Man'Jeville, La.SP< Jack L. Croxdale II,' Lake Chbrles.

Lu. .SEgt. Luther Page, Jr., Baltimore, Md.SP4 Cliri.<:to|>her Lyon, Coldwater, Midi.Pfc. David E. Wcdhorh, Union Lake,

Mich.SSpt. Vernon 5. Tscherter, Wlndom,'Minn. . . .

Sgt. Donald O. Roach, Concord, N.H.Sflt. Donald landoll, Pnferson, N.J.SP5 William Bister, Mount Holly, N.J.'Pfc. Banicl A. Hllciebrandt, Iselin, N.J.ILt. Robert E Coates, NEW York, N.Y.Pfc. Peter Collcdilo, Brentwood, N.Y.Prc. Gewel Lopez-Garcia, Brooklyn, N.Y.Pfc. Edwin J. Martlnez-Mercadu, New

York, N.Y.Pfc. Timothy C. Retthmann, Valley Stream,

Pfc.- David R. Reynolds, Buffalo, N.Y.SP4 Lemmle D. Lunsford, Durham, N.C.SP4 Robert M. Sinfon Jr., Jumesvllle,

>fc. Elbert H. Maxwell, Statesville, N.C.Pfc. Gary F. Shaw, Toledo, Ohio.Pfc. Leonard E. Eulltt, Miami, Okla.Pfc. Roger G. Wilson, Oklaliemu City,

Okla. .SP< John N. Brockman, Monroe, Ore.ILt. William R. Ross Jr., Pittsburgh,' Penn.!*!c. Danny E. Daniels, Spartnnhuro, S.C.WO Roger S. Cameron, Pterpont, S.D..DC. Larry W. Norgaard, Iroquois, S:D.Stit. Ronnie L. Adams, Iowa .Park, Tex.SP4 Earnest W. Caraway, New Braunfels.

Tex.-Pfc. Robert C; Maurice, Fort Worth, Tex.Pfc. Ecnlumin D. De hlerreru. East

Vernal, Utah.ILt. Hugh R. Me Kibbin Jr., Arlington,

Va.• SP4 Floichci- L. Leivls, Danville, Va

Pfc. William H. J. Underwood, Arlington,. Va. - .SP4 Ronald A. Greenwald, Mt. Vernon,

Wash.SP4 Dale S. Puisliis, Rochester, WcishSP4 Kenneth E. Tlclinell, Nevwura, W.Va.Pfc. Waller R. Waschick, Mcrrfii, V/lic.

' Air Force.Capt. Edward B. Quill Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.A1C Bront J. Tosh, Cocoa, Fla.SEgt. Robert K. Kawamura, Walpahu,

Kawali.. .Sat. James H. Bennelt, Cyilhlana, Ky.SSgt. Roger G. Lee, Alexandria, La.Sgt. Warren Dixon, Newton, Mass.Capt. Thomas J. Margie, Philadelphia.

Penn. -UCol. Karl M. Walclran Jr., Alexondrio,

Va. 'DIED WHILE CAPTURED OR INTERNED

ArmyCant. William F. Eisenbraun, Glendalc,

MISSING IN ACTIONArmy

2Lt. Robert W. PrincILt. Ridiard p. Bruce ' •WO Tliomas J. MooreWO Garry D. Slieppard .Svc. Donnt J. Gouln"Sfc. Harvey G. Bronde

.SStjt . Benjamin F. MattlsonSSnt. Wilburn E. We'lerSSat. Gcortie M. Klhnley •SEfjt. Sheldon E. Blo»erSSnl. Leonal Buerntell«S!'rif. Donald L. LloydSfnt. Seventy J. PollockSrnt. David H. LewisSnt. James G. -StcmdcferSP4 Robert S. GriffithSP4 Kendall T. F^rlneySP4 Rhondal G. CluypoelSP4 James 0. FcemanSP4 lllysr.fs Stev^artSP4,Jcimi:s D. DounlasSP4 Michael M. AlleySP4 Leonard [A. PhionsSPJ Micline! J. LynchSP4 Charles P. HcadleySP4 Valeniinc B. VollmerSP4 Joseph V. SpellmanSl'4 Melvin C. n-eSP4 Joseph S. Sobciak, I!SP4 Thomas C. Vaucjhan'Pfc. Tcrrcnce E. FedorF!c. Charles A. StovallPfc Herman Me KlnnlePfc Larry L. H<!cl:lcmanPic Henry M. Taljet

wreckagethat wasago.

"Men started running out oftheir bunkers to help the peo-ple off the plane. They wereclambering out t h r o u g h thenose on the right side," Powell

.said."Two fire trucks pulled up

and someone yelled, 'All youspectators get put of here1, butwhile they were massed aroundthe incoming rounds startedand continued for at least anhour," Powell said..

George H. DizeGar-i R. CotesGeorfte G. LercnrbeauGerald L. MllbrodtDonald W. DixonJ"hn HarburyDarrell L. CabellWilliam C. JenkinsJohn F.

PfcPfcPfcPfcPfcPfcPfcPfcPfc

Marine CorpsCent. Lucien C. TestierSpt. K-nn-lh P. EhnisLCpl. P."nl'rmin F. Johnson, 111

DIED NOT AS A P.RSULTOF HOSTILE ACTION

ArmySSgt. Clayton Llgpirr-, Tacoma, Wash.

HnvyBM1 Walter G. Anderson, Oxnard, CalH

Marine CornsLCpl. Louis W. Knih, Baltimore, Md.

MISSING TO DEAD—NON HOSTILB-Ari'iy

SP4 LeRoy A. Peter, Payson, III.SP5 Charles O, Goodman, Memphis, Tenn.

NavyHM2 Halr.olt P. Jones Jr., Atlanta, Ga.HM3 Wallaci C. SlMffer Jr., McGrann,

Penn.Marine Corps

Col. George W. Kills, Camarlllo, Calif.Pfc. Doniel Diaz, Long Beach, Cnllf.LQ>I. Charles H. Smith, Elberton, Calif.LCpl. Ronald L. Holland, Chicago, III.LC->I. David D. Nicholson, Rockford, III.V.'O Millard 6. Price Jr., Salisbury, Md.StitMai. Lawrence J. Cyr, King, at

Pruscia, Penn.Sgt. Michael R. Day, Asliland, Tenn.Pfc. Michael E. Vaught, Corpus ChrlsK.

Tex.CORRECTION

2ndLt. Michael J. Hall, USiYlC, changistotus from missing to dead—hostile t»missing fo rtead—non hostile.

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mFire is put to the charcoal kiln through a small

hole in the bottom part. When the smoke changesfrom white to blue it is time to stop the burningand the kiln is completely sealed for four days.

Totsuo Kinjo, 82, takes charcoal from the furnace after the four-day cooling period.

By EfSlWEOS&S Okinawa Bureau

NAGO, Okinawa *— DuringWorld War II, when every con-ceivable thing was rationed un-der a rigid national austerityprogram, civilian omnibuses andtaxis for civilians were drivenby charcoal.

These vehicles with b u l k ycharcoal burners panting andwhining often ran out of steam'and stopped midway up a hill.

Passengers had to push theirvehicles up the slope and hopon for the ride downhill.

Drivers bad to replenish theburners with evenly crushedcharcoal, fanning it vigorouslyfor hours, until finally theywere put out of action by thecarbon monoxide fumes.

Instead of gasoline tanks, busterminals had mountains ofcharcoal sacks. Drivers andmechanics had to stuff burnersof the vehicles and get a firegoing hours before they coulddrive them. Men with theirfaces and hands smeared withgrime and charcoal powder werea common scene around theseterminals.

Those charcoal days are nowlong gone, but charcoal is stillah important heat source onOkinawa, partly for economicand partly for psychologicalreasons.

People particular about t h eway their fish is cooked, say itdoes not taste right when,broiled over an electric or gasrange. Rice also tastes betterwhen boiled by charcoal fire,thov claim.

Stew meat and spare ribsthey claim cook better over acharcoal fire.

But, more important, charcoalis indispensable for many fami-lies as a heating fuel. When- ahibachi (charcoal brazier) isused in a Western-style concretehouse; it accumulates a toxicgas, which can cause headachesand clogged nostrils. But mnaturally-ventilated Japanese-style homes, it poses no prob-lem. Well, almost. . . .

Just as Christmas withoutsnow is no Christmas to some'people, a cold New Year's sea-son without a blazing hibachioffers no holiday mood.

Charcoal used here is pro-duced in the mountain areas ofnorthern Okinawa. Woodcuttersstack freshly-cut mountain logsin dome-shaped kilns made ofclay, and cure the wood forsix days.

When smoke rising from theeye of the dome turns fromwhite to thin blue, it signalsthat the logs have been com-pletely dehydrated. The kiln isthen scaled and left to cool forfour additional clays.

The kiln is carefully openedon the llth day. This is themost important step in thewhole process. If any cinder isleft at the bottom of the kiln,the accumulated gas insideflares up upon contact with airand completely ruins the char-coal.

One kiln of charcoal sells for$90 to $100.

Kinjo packs finished charcoal into bundles forshipment to local stores. A bundle of charcoal

costs about $1.15.

Kinjo opens a furnace to take out charcoal after 10-day process.Lumbers burn in the furnace for six days, then coo! for four da \sprior to removal for packing. {S&S Photos b> Eikoh C ^ v j )

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Reds Pushed Back m Drive on KheFran Page 1)

fhe battalion of 9M elite SouthVietnamese R a n g e r s , TheNorth Vietnamese infantrymencharged behind three platoonsof Demolition experts calledsappers.

Arnett reported that spine ofthe Communist sappers man-aged to place bangalore torpe-does under the coils of barbedwire that circle the fortress but•were killed before they couldset off the charges.

The Allied defenders at KheSanh, encircled by an estimat-ed 20,009 North Vietnamesetroops, have been anticipatingan all out attack for severalweeks in what could developinto the biggest battle of thewar.

But so far the Communistshave failed to mount a mas-sive, sustained assault in whathas become a war of nerves.North Vietnamese gunners havebeen chipping away at the Ma-rines and Rangers with heavysheHings each day, launchingK.ound probes and zeroing in oncargo planes bringing in sup-j»Jien or ammunition and food.

Col. David Lownds, the basecommander, said that when theattack came Friday morning,fcn thniiTM "»Kir n-i<»M »w> »h."big attack, but it was just an-other probe."

He toid Arnctt that the NorthVietnamese troops also madeseveral other small attacks

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in the northeast and south sec-tions.

Arnett said the North Viet-namese launched their mainassault from trenchlinex theyhad dug within W yards of theRangers' lines in the past weekdespite the most massive andc certed bombing campaign ofthe war.

The B5Z bombers normally donot strike any closer than towithin 3.000 yards of Allied posi-tion* but Ihsy cut this to 730yurtl* In iw.nrt whdt WHS lw'-iteved to be the assemblingarea for the enemy assault.

The wiaiU SLratoforlresse* al-so flew six others missions be-tween noon Thursday and noonFriday, hitting at other troopconcentrations and gun posi-tions menacing Khe Sanh. Oneof the raids Friday morning onsuspected troop concentrationsand artillery positions was with-in a mile of U»e forln^-v

U.S. senior commanders say

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admirers of Communist China'sllao Tse-tung, and president HoChi Minn of North Vietnam.

Some 2,000 police blocked offail entrances at the main cam-pus Friday, admitting only uni-versity personnel.

At the School of Architecturestudents ripped up paving stonesand hurled them at hrimetr-dpolice. The fighting spilled overintn fK<> I Vfw> f H«f««t»Hr«m<lt «nearby French school, »s policechased demonstrators into the•school grounds.

The disorders echoed in par-liament. Political parties, fromcommunists to Fascists, demand-ed explanations from the govern-ment of why police had beenbrought into the situation.

A university reform bill, yearsin preparation, is still pendingin Parliament.. With just weeksto go before Parliament is dis-

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f tress. It is considered a vitalstronghold by the U.S. com-mand because it sits astrideNorth Vietnamese i n v a s i o nroutes from the west hadingacross South Vietnam's north-ern valleys. The fortress is inthe northwest quadrant of SouthVietnam 14 miles south of theDemilitarized Zone and sevenmiles from the Laotian border,

May or early June, the bill isj:iven little chance of passage.

Demonstrators at the univer-sity h«*r<> nnri at universitiesacross the country demand awider voice in school administra-tion. They want an end to thepractice of permitting absenteeprofessors to hold universityposts while away at jobs in busi-ness or government.

LBJ and ScientistsOn Secret Texas Trip

CORPUS C H R I S T I , Tex,(UPI)—The Coast Guard dis-missed Friday as a probablemctror the flare-like light seenThursday night in the Gulf ofMexico area where a B5Jbomber is believed to have gonedawn WwlniMiiiiiv n«»M with acrew of eight.

The crew of a fishing boatlute Thursday M»W a flush nfgreen light which looked like aflare.

The Coast Guard said morethan 30 planes—Air Force, Navyand Coast Guard—now areinvolved in the search for the

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9*998, were drawn on the FirstCity National Bank of Virginia— which is as phony as thechecks.

They were "signed" by PaulClarke, who was listed as "di-r e c t o r — Hero Department."Clarke and the "Hero Depart-nv-nt" are imaginary, too.

Officials at Fidelity Bankersfigure many of the fake checkshave b e e n "deposited" bypranksters. Some, they think,may buve been sent to banks byaccident — by secretaries whothought they were part of thedaily haul of premium pay-ments.

bomber along with severalseagoing vessels.

Those on board the plane wereidentified as Maj. Frank M.Salvarria, 35, aircraft com-mander. Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; 1stLt. William T. Causey. 28, co-riict. Heustcr.; Cs?t. Charles V,'.Roberts, r a d a r navigator.Alantcgordo, N.M.; 1st Lt. Mi-chael L. Carroll. 29, navigator,Brown wood, Tex.; Capt. JohnT. Pantilla, 27, electronics war-fare officer, Verrien Springs,Mich.; M. Sgt. Kermit C. Casey,36, tail gunner, Little Rock.Ark.; Maj. Philip F. Strike, 32,instructor pilot. Mansfield. Ohio,and Capt. Thomas D. Childs,23. instructor navigator, Munck,Ind.

Fnm Page 1)to pile up it would shift somemen from the 5,000-man dayforce to help with snow-clear-ing operations,

Schools were closed in manyareas of New England and manyother events were cancelled.

Highway and air travel washampered by the blinding snowwhich left roads and runwayshazardous.

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nuw i v i> i s insette, southern Vermont andNew Hampshire, »nd M a i n eaveraged 6 to 10 inches. Lcxseramounts were reported in south-ern Connecticut and Rhode Is*land.

Some ski resorts in NewHampshire and Maine reportedup to 15 inches of .snow.

Abnormally high tides pound-ed the New England shoresnorthward to Eastport, Maine.

Horse racing was cancelled «tNarraganselt Park in Pawtuck-ct, Rhode Island.

The storm forced cancellationof a ichedukU iie*A uunfeit.-iH.-e

HOUSTON, Texas <AP) —President Johnson arrived atKUington AFB near America'sspace capital in South TexasFriday.

Ellington AFB was the firsts t o p on another secrecy-shrouded weekend trip by the.President.

Presidential Press SecretaryGeorge Christian said otherstops would be announced asthe President continued histrip.

Invited to accompany John-

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son were James E. Webb, ad-ministrator of the NationalAeronautics and Space Admin-istration; Dr. Frederick Seitz,president of the National Aca-demy of Sciences and a mem-ber of the Science AdvisoryBoard, and Dr. Charles S.Didpci , one of UK: aiKMIii.Mswho developed the guidancesystem for the Polaris subma-rine system and for Apollo.space flights.

The President announced afterlanding that he is summoningall parties in the 230-day copperstrike to an emergency WhiteHou>e conference Monday. Theconference is to aim at achiev-ing around-the-clock bargaining.

Far/ex ReportedSatisfactory

NEW YORK (UPI)—Jamrs A.Farley, former postmaster gen-eral and "grand old man" ofthe Democratic party, was re-ported in "most satisfactory"condition at St. Clare's HospitalThursday following surgery.

The hospital said Farley. 79,was admitted Feb. 20.

A statement from the team ofsurgeons who pfrformed th» ••y-ploraiorv abdominal nniratinnsaid it was "tolerated very wellby the patient and the patient'sgeneral condition is most .satis-factory."

(CotttlflUtd From Pase 1)sp.eial counsel to PresidentHarry S. Truman, Cliffordplayed a major role in draftingthe original unification act.

"Mr. Clifford did more thandraft the legislation creating theDepartment of Defense— hehelped shape the character ofour whole defense establish-ment." Johnson sair!

The President added, "Thatcharacter is grounded in aprinciple as oid as Americaitself: That control of themilitary will reside — firmly andforever— in the hands of mendirectly responsible to thepeople of the United S'ates."

This theory of civilian control.Johnson said, was strengthenedby Robert S. McNamara whoofficially left office Thursdayafter what Johnson called"seven brilliant years in thecabinet."

Clifford, who ros to the rankof captain in the Navy andbecame naval aide to PresidentTruman, taker, over the Ponta-jrnn at a time when, the nation isfarpH with r,riti<"il **,;!!*•,»•*»

decisions in the Vietnam warand the defense budget isheaded toward the $76 billion a-ycar level.

b> Michigan Governor lieor^eKomney in Manrhest -r. NewHampshire. Instead, he held itin Washington, D.C.

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