.COPIES Sunny and milder today. High near 62, but light winds will make It feel warm enough to get a tan this afternoon. Cool tonight; low near 42. Partly 'sun ny and warmer tomorrow. High near 75. VOL. 68, No. 93 Johnson Calls . for 'Unity Amid 60,000 Resetv't 'T ' Receive Pentagon Calls Up 60,000 Reservists WASHINGTON (VP) The administration plans to tap as many as 60,000 reservists to back the Vietnam war effort and bolster the readiness of uncommitted military forces watching the home front. Defense officials disclosed the planned moves yester day while cautioning that the exact size of the reserve mobilization could vary up or down depending on Pentagon studies now under way. The first impact will come tomorrow when the Penta gon is due to order up perhaps 15,000 reservists, mostly Y. Several thousand are needed in Vietnam to provide support for combat units which were rushed to South Vietnam in Febrtiary following_the Communists' Tet holi day offensive. In addition, Gen. William C. Westmoreland has asked that one' of the units which was flown to Vietnam during the emergency buildup the 27th Marine Regimental Landing Team be replaced by Army troops. A few thousand new troops some regular, some reserve will be exchanged for the Marines, officials said. New Troop Ceiling • President Johnson announced Sunday night that an additional 13,500 men would be needed for the war, rais ing the over-all U.S. commitment to 549,000 in coming months. The previously announced authorized level was 525,000 and abbut 511,000 are there now. In future weeks or months, officials said, there will be a" further call-up" of reserves, expected not to exceed 50,000, to help restore the 'nation's Strategic Reserve Force, an active-duty combat aggregation kept in the United States to meet emergencies in remote areas. Officials were not more specific as to the possible size of this last call-up but indications were the military would like a division-size force roughly 45,000 to rebuild the Strategic Reserve. force. On other war matters, these officials who declined to be named said: • •President Johnson's ordered halt to the bombing of much of North Vietnam has no time limit. The President is leaving it up to Hanoi as to how the enemy will respond to the peace bid. is The Joint Chiefs of Staff as a group support the President's no-bombing decree, but officials declined to discuss the Chiefs individual recommendation. At least one JCS member is known to have favored widening, rather than restricting, the air raids. •The Air -Force F-lilA fighter has been grounded in Thailand following the' loss of two of the $6-million jets which only recently arrived there for combat. A.team of experts has been,sent to see what the problem is. Johnson Withdrawal Hel McCarthyites Plan Intensified Action By BILL MEIN Collegian Staff Writer Encouraged by Pres i d e n t Johnson's decision not to run for the presidency, Students For McCarthy said yesterday that they will work even more vigorously to win the nomina tion for Senatory McCarthy. The McCarthy organization, which recruited more than 700 volunteers during the registra tion period, was able to can vass 4,500 vo.t.rs•in Clearfield, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Ty rone and Renova in an effort to inform the voters about Mc- Carthy's campaign. Johnson's withdrawal from the race has generated more interest in McCarthy's cam paign, according to Alfred Di- Bernardo (graduate - political science-State College), chair man of Students For McCarthy. "If today is any indication of the future, we will have good support. More people have vol unteered today (Monday) than we have ever had before," Di- Bernardo said. Strong student support for McCarthy is not unique to the University, According to Thom as Irwin, state chairman of Students For McCarthy, the support for the senator on Pennsylvania's campus is growing continually. "We hope to have 'l,OOO stu dents from Pennsylvania to U.S. Planes Bomb Enemy Supply Lines SAIGON The Viet Cong shelled Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport early today, the first attack on the big military-civilian complex since President Johnson ordered bombing of North Vietnam curtailed. South Vietnam's biggest oil tank farm, at Nha Be six miles south, of the capital, was shelled for the second straight day, the U.S. Command reported. Military reports indicated that the attack on Tan Son Nhut on the western edge of the capital was minor. Spokes men said more than two rockets fired into the base caused very light damage. The airport had last been hit March 21, when 25 recoiless rifle rounds damaged a few planes.. The attack on the Nha Be tank farm appeared heavier, although a spokesman said he had no details of damage. Shell and Esso oil companies have installations at Nha Be and a military facility is nearby. Economists Encouraged by Gold Stability NEW YORK Light trading and a relatively stable price at the reopening of the London gold market yes terday encouraged economists here about the future of the two-tier price system. The price per ounce of gold fluctuated between $37.70 and $3B. Dealers said business was light. "I think it's a very . favorable sign," said Dr. Roy L. Reierson, chief economist at Bankers Trust Co. in New York. "Obviously, one day isn't significant, but if the free market price is kept within 10 per cent of the monetary price, the two-price system could continue for some time," Reierson said. Seven leading Western industrialized nations decided :.i?6°o;ca::~~i~i~;vz , ..~ rP~e.,.~o`Yes'~i::raaid~iaaw'.:>:~il.`~'i~:~., 1 • 5 T421., , (1411,1111tItglan C.A19 1 .1 • c . 411t attg, work for McCarthy by the last week before the primary. In addition, we anticipate a large influx of students from other states after the Wisconsin pri mary," Irwin said. Irwin called the University chapter for Students For Mc- Carthy one of the best student groups in the state and added, "They took the initiative and have kept the ball rolling." The Students For McCarthy group does not see the -Demo cratic race as a easy victory. "We are waging a positive campaign, trying to elect a man who does what he says," Dißernardo said. Everyone does not agree with Dißernardo, however. Ahmed Sheikh, professor of political science, who previously said that Johnson had split the Democratic party commented, "If the President really wants to reunite -the Democratic par ty, he should support Robert Kennedy." "Kennedy is the best man that the Democratic narty can offer no-v. and the only man who can defeat Richard Nix on," Sheikh said. Why did President Johnson decide not to run? Sheikh ex plained, "President Johnson is a man of honor and in tegrity. He knew th he had lost the consensus of the peo ple." News from the World, Nation 10 Pages ROBERT E. KENNEDY `Mirk . Together' RFK Reaffirms Stand; Plans To See Johnson • NEW YORK (AP) A sol emn Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Said yesterday he has asked President Johnson for an early meeting to discuss "how we might work together in the in terest of national unity." The New York Democrat be came a likely front-runner for his party's presidential nomina tion when Johnson stunned the world Sunday night by an nouncing he will not seek -re nomination. Two weeks ag o Kennedy opened what was then his chal lenge to Johnson by charging the President with responsi bility for disunity and divisive ness in the United States. But the tone was different yesterday as Kennedy told a crowded news . conference : ,and a nationwide radio:television —audience: w- ~" "The President's action re- flects both courage and gener osity of spirit." Then he took to the campaign trail again by a busy tour of shopping centers in Philadel phia. Concealed Jubilance If he was jubilant about the apparent elimination of his main stumbling block , to the nomination, Kennedy concealed it carefully it. his half-hour ap pearance. And he has cause for concern. He must ponder what his stand will be if Johnson's de escalation, which Kennedy has advocated, fails—or what the Democratic National Conven tion will do if the peace steps works. His expression was serious as Drop-Add Changed New regulations for the drop-add period will go into effect-this term. Next Wednesday will be the last day that a student may add a course and April 22 is the last day a student may drop a course. Recent legislation by the University Senate has changed the deadline by which students must drop and add courses. The new legislation specifies that a student may not add a course after the first ten calendar days of the Spring Term. The legislation also specifies that a student may drop a course only during the first 21 calendar days of the Spring Term. When a student drops a course within the 21 day period no grade of any kind will be recorded on his tran script. The new Senate legislation, however, specifies that a grade of "W" will -be recorded on the transcripts if for any reason a student drops a course after the 21 day period. ,wfrom the associated press March 17 to continue settling official accounts at a mone tary price of $35 an ounce for, gold. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Wisconsin citizens log the first voter reaction to President Johnson's surprise decision not to run again in a primary today that might give Sen. Eu gene J. McCarthy (D-Minn.), 57 votes toward the Demo cratic nomination. The extent of a . vote of confidence in a President who decelerated the U.S. military effort in Vietnam while an nouncing he plans to retire next year could affect not only McCarthy's standing but the fortunes of former Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Johnson's name remains on the ballot and Rep. Clem ent Zablocki, head of the President's campaign forces in Wisconsin, urged an "overwhelming" vote for Johnson to avoid the appearance of repudiation of the latter's new course. * * * fA LBJ's Withdrawal May Help Pa. Democrats HARRISBURG A number of Democrats said pri vately yesterday that President Johnson's withdrawal from the 1968 election picture could make things easier , for the party's legislative and statewide candidates in li Pennsylvania. . • i s ,i Publicly, the reaction of both Democratic and Republi can , t. politicians was still one of utter amazement and I shock.— , - - • Privately, however, both sides conceded Johnson's .' withdrawal could well prove beneficial to local Democratic ° ill, candidates since it removes the focal point of the Wide- spread disenchantment with the President's Vietnam policy. - .NE One Democrat, who understandably preferred to re- main anonymous, said candidly: ri . •••,.......„..,.., „.. ,—............„.„........ .... :. , . ....,.,......„,...N, , ,....„,6.,,,„,,, ,, ,w , v-\ „ ...... th....,:5„,..„..„,,,..m.,;:,, , . -.:t,, , ,b,,,,n.,..,. •,, • = ' ' v ' '4 ' ll S. ' ‘''''‘ ` › k ' '' ' i.S. ' ''' , " .C. W• :,.i " sqPit''4.2SKdAT;W4'WI74.‘"i'4ECSOW4A:if<gEMENVANA Reagan Maintaini That He is Not a Candidate SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Ronald Reagan said yesterday the United States should intensify the attack on North Vietnam, not de-escalate as President Johnson has done. "De-escalation has, usually resulted in the deaths of more Americans," , the•governor, a Republican, told a news conference in his office. "I am disappointed . . . I would favor a step-up of the war," Reagon said. Of Johnson's decision to leave the White House,. Rea gan said it would not effect his own position as a potential GOP nominee. He repeated he is not a candidate, except in a technical sense by leading an 86-vote California fa- UNIVERSITY PARK,•PA., TUESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 2, 1968 EUGENE .1. McCARTHY he entered the sweltering Over seas Press Club lounge with his red-coated wife, Ethel, and it remained so throughout the half-hour session. Kennedy said he had sent a telegram to the President after learning of Johnson's decision Sunday night. "First of all let me say that I fervently hope that your new efforts for peace in Vietnam will succeed," the telegram said, in reference to the bomb ing pause ordered by Johnson. "Your decision regarding the presidency subordinates self to country and is tru - / magnani mous. I respectively and ear nestly request an opportunity to visit with you as soon as Pos sible.to discuss how we might work together in the interest of nit ;lon unity :during jhP;g9.l - month's., Sincerely,' Robert Fr.Kerined,Y." . Then Kennedy said. will continue my campaign for the• presidency." Kennedy rejected suggestions that Johnson's bombshell had taken the wind out of his cam paign, which was keyed to criti cism of Johnson's handling of the war. "I think the question of Viet nam and the direction that we have to move in Vietnam is al ways going to be a question be fore American people," the 42-year-old brother of the late President John F. Kennedy said. He indicated he plans no ma jor overhaul in campaign strategy—and that he will con- * * * McCarthy Eyes Win in Wisconsin Lauds Judgement Undaunted No Overhaul LYNDON B. JOHNSON T,rency and Emotion' tinue to support Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy's campaign "in any way, in Wisconsin, in Mas sachusetts. . . ." "I ain going to talk now as I have in the past,". he said, "about what I think we need to do to end the violence and,law lessness and the disorder that are now affecting cur country; what our relationship must be to the underveloped nations of the world; -what steps I think we can take in order to cut down the use of dependence on nuclear weapons." Q. Senator, would you say the Democratic Party is now re united under you? A. No, I wouldn't describe it in those terms . . . I think that ,within the Democratic party we will continue to have a debate. rAn4N,li.thirk that's• beatify, Q. Do, you ttiinkAhe: President is draftable? A. I take the President at his word that he is not going to run, and that he is not going to sub- Mit to a draft. And I accept that, and I believe the rest of the countif will, and does. 'Time' To Hold Campus Primary By DENNIS STIMELING Collegian USG Rcporter University students will take part in a national collegiate presidential pri mary on April 24, it was announced yesterday. . Sponsored by Tinie magazine, the primary will be operated 'here by the Undergraduate Student Government. Penn State's 19 Commonwealth Cam puses will also participate. • The preference primary was insti- . tuted by Time to "give the students of ,this nation a chance to express their views and opinions" on the important upcoming Presidential election. There will be 13 names on the bal lots the students will use. Each, name has been chosen by a national student conference in Washington, D.C. as a possible presidential candidate. The list includes Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nix on, Eugene McCarthy, Robert Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Charles Percy, George Wallace and Martin Luther King among others. Each student, both at the Univer sity and elsewhere throughout the country, will be asked to place his first, second, and third choice for President on the ballot. The ballots will then be collected and sent, without tabulation, to the Time's office in New York where ....ow .~i\ ...::k vorite son delegation to the GOP national convention. "I see no reason for anyone on the Republican side to change his attitude," Reagan said. Rockefeller Supporters Urge Him To Run WASHINGTON Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller was urged by his congressional supporters yesterday to step up plans for speaking on political issues now that President Johnson has withdrawn from the presidential race. The New York governor's backers stressed the need for a dialogue on issues and candidates within the Re publican party, where Richard M. Nixon stands as the only announced major presidential candidate. One Rockefeller supporter, Sen. Hugh Scott of Penn sylvania, called on Rockefeller to "reconsider his decision not to be a candidate for president." Scott told reporters he talked with Rockefeller on the telephone and that the New York governor feels "it is too early for the American people to reappraise the situation." * * * Supreme Court Upholds One-man, One-vote WASHINGTON The Supreme Court brought the "one-man,- one-vote" rule home to grassroots government yesterday. Some 80,000 town, city and county governing bodies were admonished in a 5-3 decision that the Constitution "forbids the election of local government officials from districts of disparate size," • Thus the court ,made history by applying the same reading of the Constitution's equal protection clause to local government as it did, beginning in 1962, to state leg islatures and U.S. congressional districts. That is: Where governing officials are elected by dis- President Plans . Meeting With President Thieu WASHINGTON (iP). , Acting on his pledge to pursue peace instead of politics, President Johnson announced yesterday he hopes to meet soon with South Vietnam's president to "strengthen and improve our plans" for ending the war in Southeast Asia. Johnson slipped quietly out of 'Washing ton while Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York, the man now widely viewed as the new Democratic frontrunner, was predict ing that "the Democrats can win in Novem ber." Johnson turned up in Chicago, making to the National Association of Broadcasters his first speech since Sunday night's stunning announcement that he would not seek or ac cept renomination and would halt the bombing of most of North Vietnam. Johnson appealed in Chicago for rea son and unity "amid all the frenzy and emo tion" of an election year. Then—in another departure from his prepared text—he dis closed his plan to confer in the United States with President Nguyen Van Thieu - "some time in 'the weeks ahead." Sign of Peace? This it was presumed, is seen by John son as a possible forerunner of general peace talks with Thieu's foe, President Ho Chi Minh of North Vietnam. Though this capital still was dizzy from the political blockbuster he dropped into a nationally televised address Sunday, other free world capitals hailed the new bid for peace. One of them—London—began sounding out the Soviet Union. But the immediate re action from Moscow seemed negative. The Soviet news agency, Tass, described the call for a peace conference as a maneuver that 'ignored North Vietnam's demand for an - un conditional halt to U.S. bombing. And cautious U.S. officials foresaw much hard fighting immediately ahead in Vietnam before Hanoi responds clearly to Johnson's bid. The world's financial markets reacted favorably. The New York Stock Exchange saw prices go sky-high in record early trad ing. And the newly propped-up, dollar was not jiggled; the price of gold sagged to $37.70 an ounce in London and 438.08 in Uncertainty,.. Confusion It was on the U.S. political scene that uncertainty and confusion reigned. Both of the Democratic senators who had challenged Johnson, Kennedy and Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota, praised his decision to bow out of 1968 politics., McCarthy, a leader of the party's anti- Reagan Favored the counting will be done. The results of this poll will then be published in the magazine as soon as possible. • In 1964 a similar national poll dem onstrated massive student support of Barry Goldwater. Again this year con servatives are expected to do well, with the students rallying behind Reagan, governor,d . California. Probable GOP Victory According to a Choice '6B news re lease, "the results could be a surpris ing conservative victory that would rock the leftists more than anything else." Recently the campaigns of Sena tors McCarthy and Kennedy have had strong backing on college campuses. This would tend to show a liberal peace feeling among many college students and thus point to a liberal victory in this preference contest. However, as Time noted, the liber als may be split among several candi dates while the conservatives rally Reagan's bandwagon. It is also a fact that conservatives are less apathetic than moderates or liberals. This would support Time's prediction of another conservative victory among college stu dents. On many college campuses students are organizing campaigns to influence students' votes in this primary. Some students are actually representing their • - , Frenzy;.:: callit)-0, war force lauded Johnson's "den - erous :judg ment," , said it had "cleared' the way for reconciliation of our people." Kennedy told a news conference Johnson had acted "out of generosity of spirit" and dedication to the country. He said he has sent .Johnson•a telegram asking for a meeting. But the two senators got a reminder that it may still be a three-horse race. The top Republican aspirant, Richard M. Nixon, told reporters: • "Don't downgrade Vice President Hum phrey." 'The vice president was in Mexico City, temporarily out of the hubbub; but Nixon said that Johnson's withdrawal "may !have strengthened•his hand in the party and•made it possible for him to name his successor." . If Johnson ,does have ideas of. choosing the new standard bearer, he did not divulge them. Humphrey .is conceded to be carrying one great handicap; he has championed vig orously the administration's hard line in Vietnam and thus might perpetuate the na tional division Johnson sought to end by bowing out as a 1968 candidate. Johnson's Legacy . The overriding . question thus remained: Which Democrat would get Johnson's legions of supporters—big city-mayors, leaders of the AFL-CIO, and the faithful folloWers who began hitching their wagons to . the Johnson star 30 years ago and more. Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago kept mum. He called for "a cessation for a few days" of political activity. Gov. John B. Connally of Texas said, "I'm stunned, I'm stunned." Sen. Fred R. Harris (D-Okla.), voiced sentiment of many of the administration faithful: The president's decision to bow out of the race, he said, was "a courageous and heroic act which will mark him as one of history's great men." Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said he thinks it "quite possible that Hubert Humphrey would enter the field of presidential aspirants." The President •seemed to be the calmest of them all. Newsmen discovered he was heading for Chicago when, his .helicopter lifted off the White House lawri: , He was cheered noisily as he walked into the - lObby - of the Conrad Hilton hotel. He called for fairness, impar tiality and honesty, and added: "This is true for broadcasters ,as well as for presidents and seekers after the presi dency.". Johnson conceded he has been a seeker of consensus. & State tricts the district lines must •be drawn so that citizens' votes - ; 4 are substantially equal in weight. • Texans Staggered by Johnson's Decision AUSTIN, Tex. Texas Democratic leaders, staggered by President Johnson's decision not to run again, started a quick booinlet yesterday for lame duck Gov. John Con nally as a favorite son candidate. Some of Connally's friends just as quickly started a "Block Bobby Kennedy" drive. Connally and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., a presi dential nomination seeker, have been outspoken political foes since 1960 when Connally led an unsuccessful citizens campaign to get Johnson the nomination instead of John F. Kennedy. Spring' is Really Here --See Page 2 favorite candidates and their support ers are organizing committees and poli tical groups to help them. USG expressed the hope that Uni "versity students will show the same initiative and actively support their favorite presidential prospect during the coming month. Joe Chirra of USG is the Univer sity Co-ordinatOr of Choice '6B. All stu dent organizations or groups formed to participate in this 'primary should co operate closely with him. Student Power Chirra said this campaign demon strates the influence of student govern ment opinion on national politics. He pointed out that the large showing of Senator McCarthy in the New Hamp shire presidential primary was due in part to the many student volunteers who rang doorbells, wrote speeches and helped the campaign of the Senator in every way possible. The New York Times stated in an editorial that the McCarthy victory was "a testament to the efforts of the stu dents who enlisted in his campaign for peace." Choice '6B will be conducted in all 50 states and could have a decided ef fect on the nominee of either major party. Chirra said, "I hope the-students aren't apathetic about this issue. It could be very important." SEVEN CENTS
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