.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
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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:
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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."
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