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Allied. Troops Push Toward Khe Sanh
SAIGON A push by 20,000 allied troops to shatter
the • enemy siege of Khe Sanh was disclosed yesterday.
With the relief column last reported eight miles away,
hopes ran high that the hard-hit Marine base would be
reached soon.
Field reports said the drive had met little resistance
since it kicked off Monday from Ca Lu, 12 miles east of Khe
Sanh. But blown bridges and landslides on National Route
9 slowed the advance.
U.S. Ist Cavalry Division troopers, Marines and South
Vietnamese were taking part in this biggest offensive in
the far north in nearly a year.
For more than two months the base in the northwest
corner of South Vietnam has been beseiged by 16,000 to
20,000 North Vietnamese troops. Only by perilous plane
and helicopter flights have the 6,000 Marinas and 1,000
South Vietnamese there been supplied and casualties re
moved.
Czechoslovak Authorities Investigate Suicide
PRAGUE Twenty years after the fact, Czechoslovak
authorities announced ,yesterday they will investigate the
1948 "suicide" of Jari Masaryk, the national leader' whose
death symbolizes the brutality of Stalin era rule for millions
of his countrymen.
The acting attorney general, Frantisek Zabransky, Con
firmed his office is investigating charges Masaryk was mur
dered. The announcement came amid open skepticism about
the police contention that the death this week •of Jozef
Brestansky, an investigator of Stalinist era crimes, was a
suicide.
An announcement said an autopsy showed that Brestan
sky "died as a result of suffocation due to hanging," and
that the approximate time of death coincided with that of
his disappearance.
• In another development, Deputy Premier Otakar Sim
nek and Defense Minister Bohumir Lomsky resigned Wednes
day. The two formerly were supporters of - the ousted presi
dent and Communist party chief, Antonin Novotny.
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Red China ,Detains Soviet tanker
MOSCOW Red China is illegally detaining a Soviet
tanker loaded with cargo for Vietnam, the Soviet govern
ment reported yesterday.
A statement said the Chinese are "attempting to dam
age the cause of aid of the Socialist countries to the Viet
namese people . . ."
Tass said Chinese soldiers have "broken down doors
and burst into the tanker's inner premises and are using
force against the captain and other crew members."
It did not explain why the ship, the Komsomolvets
Ukrainy, was being held or why violence broke out.
"These actions of the Chinese authorities are of a
premeditated, provocatory nature and are a rude viola
tion of international law," Tass quoted a government
statement as saying., .
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'Lass said the,Sstiliet_government `.!depaxt.ded. the adop
tion of measures to ensure the. safety -of the tanker's crew
and the lifting of the ban on the ship's departure with all
its crew."
The Nation •
Peace Talk Offer May Affect Campaign
WASHINGTON Hanoi's offer to talk about an end
to bombing that could bring peace talks may force Demo
cratic and Republican presidential candidates to shift their
tactics rapidly in campaigning for their party's nomination.
Even if the North Vietnamese proposition turns out to
be a demand for an unconditional halt in the air attacks
without reciprocal Communist military declaration, Presi
dent Johnson has at least provoked a response other than
the usual flat rejection of peace offers.
Thus far Sens. Robert F. Kennedy, D-NY., and Eugene
J. McCarthy, D-Minn., have focused their attacks on John
son's policies. Even after he renounced renomination, they
have complained that his bombing reduction was not
enough to bring results.
Stock Exchange Soars To An All-Time High
NEW YORK Trading on the New York Stock Exchange
exploded to an all-time record yesterday in a burst of in
vestors' enthusiasm over Vietnam peace possibilities.
t A total of 19,290,000 shares changed hands and swamped
the exchange's ticker tape. The volume spurted well above
the record of 17.73 million shares traded Monday, which
topped the previous mark of 16.41 million shares set Oct.
29, 1929, the day of the historic market crash.
Hanoi's broadcast of its willingness to talk with the
United States about a complete halt of the bombing of North
Vietnam triggered the powerful reaction.
As trading volume set a first-hour record, prices jumped.
However, profit taking and a closer examination of Hanoi's
intent later resulted in a substantial whittling of the early
gain.
The State
Republicans Lead In Primary Registration
HARRISBURG--Republicans instead of Democrats will
carry a hefty registration margin into the April 23 primary
election according to official figures tabulated yesterday
by the State Elections Bureau.
The final bureau count read: Republicans-2,595,079
Democrats-2,550,295.
The Republican margin represented a 35,484 boost in
the 9,500 advantage the party held for last November's Mu
nicipal elections. It also was the third straight election that
the GOP had outregistered the Democrats.
Gov. Shafer said he was gratified to learn the official
count. He said one of his primary goals since he assumed
office a year ago was to increase the GOP's voting strength
in Pennsylvania.
State House Trims Teacher Salary Increase
HARRISBURG—The House voted yesterday to non
concur in Senate amendments that trimmed a proposed
salary increase for school teachers from $53 million to $35
million.
The action, coming on voice vote, sent the bill to a
joint conference committee which will utilize a 26-day
legislative recess to seek a compromise agreeable to both
chambers.
The Senate passed its version of the salary proposal
Tuesday after being warned by Gov. Shafer that he "could
not approve a bill that came to my desk which was drafted
along the lines of the House bill.
The House version, approved March 13, would give teach
ers a $5OO across-the-board raise in the 1968-69 school year
and increase the starting minimum from $4,500 to $6,000
in three annual steps.
Schools Could Not Hold Nonpublic Pupils
HARRISBURG A Philadelphia school district cAficial
said yesterday a "grave condition" would exist if 10 per cent
of the city's nonpublic pupils were admitted next year to
public schools.
David Horowitz, deputy superintendent of instruction for
the School District of Philadelphia, made the comment in re
sponse to a hypothetical question by a member of the
House Basic Education Committee. The committee held the
first of a series of public hearings on state aid to nonpublic
schools.
Asked what the Philadelphia school board would do if
10 per cent of the nonpublic students asked to enter next
year, Horowitz said:
"We would admit them. Depending on where these pupils
would be enrolled, there would be serious problems. A num
ber of schools v. - ould have to go on a half-day basis."
Horowitz said the school district's current building pro
gra. i wcr.:lcl m-ke it pO7sible to absorb considerably more
pupils and nonpublic—but this would not be for several
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Legislature Split on Tuition
State legislators are beginning to ex
press their opinions openly on the possibility
of a University tuition hike.
Democratic legislative members are lin
ing- up solidly opposed to a tuition increase
as suggested by Gov. Raymond P. Shafer,
while their Republican cohorts are either
dodging the issue or actively supporting such
a proposal.
Over the last term break, James Kefford,
special assistant to Undergraduate Student
Government President Jeffrey song, in
charge of the tuition fight, traveled to all
state-related schools to present his program
of opposition to Shafer's proposal.
In addition, Kefford received about 25
to 30 letters during the last two weeks from
state legislators. These were in response to
an earlier letter by USG expressing the stu
dent, government's concern over the pros
pects of an increase.
The letters Kefford received were di
vided about evenly pro and con over the
possibility of a tuition hike.
According to Kefford, the Democrats
agreed with USG that "University students
should not have to bear the burden of solv
ing the state's financial problems."
CHARLES LLOYD, saxophonist and flutist, who will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in
Schwab. Lloyd will be sponsored by the Jazz Club. Tickets will be available until
sixth period tomorrow on the ground floor of the Hetzel Union Building.
USG Conventions Begin
Tonight; Womer Enters Race
Nominating conventions for The Student Party now con
th e Undergraduate Student tains 1,040 students registered
Government spring elections as voters for tonight and the
will begin at seven tonight Lion Party has 260 -oters.
amid rumors and speculation Fox Heads Parties
concerning the nominations for
The Student and Lion Parties
USG president.
will be headed by Jon Fox,
The Student and Lion Par- current vice president of USG
ties, who this week announced and the only announced can
a merger, will convene in the didate for either party's nomi-
Hetzel Union Building Ball- nation.
room. Doors will open at 6:30
and close at 7 p.m.
The announced merger has same as for the other conven
not received approval from the tion. 881 students registered
USG Elections Commission and with the New Party during the
will not for several weeks. In last three days of registration
order to overcome this barrier, in the HUB.
the two parties will meet to- Thus far, the campaign man
gether tonight and, in effect, ager of the New Party, Rich
nominate the same candidates. and Mowry, has said that it
WASHINGTON VP) President Johnson
said yesterday he plans to establish consul
tations with representatives of the North
Vietnamese government to seek to establish
a basis for peace talks.
He said consultations are now under
way with the South Vietnamese and other
'U.S. allies.
Johnson told a nationwide television, au
dience he would fly to Hawaii today to meet
with U.S. officials based in Saigon.
The President's statement:
"Today the government of North Viet
nam made a statement which included
the following paragraphs:
"'However, for its part, the government
of the Democratic Republic of Vietnath de
clares its readiness to appoint its representa
tive to contact the United States representa
tive with a view to determining with the
American side the unconditional cessation
of the United States bombing' raids 'and all
other acts of war against the Democratic Re
public of Vietnam so that talks may start.'
Johnson's Position
"Last Sunday I expressed the position of
the United States with respect to peace in
Vietnam and Southeast Asia. In that state
ment I said:
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1968
By DENNIS STIMELING
Collegian USG Reporter
50.50 Chance
Hanoi Agrees
Republicans Back Hike,
Most Democrats Opposed
In opposition to this, the replies from
Republicans indicated that they felt "be
cause students and universities are respon
sible for a large percentage of state spending
they should share the responsibility of bal
ancing the state budget."
In addition the Republicans feel that
there are more pressing problems than edu
cation which should receive additional state
funds, such as the mental health problem.
Kefford admitted that a tuition increase
is more likely now than ever before because
of the recent increased state expenditures for
higher salaries for state educators. Kefford
maintained, however, that his program of
resisting this increase will be successful and
tuition at the University will remain at $l5O
per term.
Concerning his visits to all the state
colleges and the three other state related
universities; Kefford said, "We encountered
The New Party will meet in
105 Forum. The time is the
"'Now, as in the past, the United States
is ready to send its representatives to any
forum, at any time, to discuss the means of
bringing this war to an end.'
"Accordingly we. will, establish contact
with the representatives of North Vietnam.
Consultations with the government of South
Vietnam and our other allies are now taking
place."
North Vietnam has responded to past
U.S. peace probes, which have been accom
panied on a number of occasions by bombing
pauses or cutbacks, with no reply, harshly
worded rejections, or refusal to enter. into
talks except on, condition that the United
States first permaneMly halt the air attacks
on the North or an interest in talking only
about getting the United States out of Viet
nam. '
Johnson remarked Wednesday that "We
went just as far as we could go withput
yielding the lives of_our boys and our securi
ty there around Khe Sanh."
The President said the North Vietnamese
have poured several thousand men into this
area and were moving trucks and supplies
there.
In its broadcast, Hanoi still called for an
unconditional end to the bombing before a
Salaries Rise
is likely that no one would be
nominated by his party to op
pose Fox L. the election.
Last night James Womer,
chairman of USG's Legal
Aware ne s s Committee, an
nounced that he would oppose
Fox's election by running as
an Independent candidate for
the presidency.
Womer has circulated a peti
tion to enable him to be de
clared a candidate. After the
500 necessary signatures were
obtained, the petition was given
to Edward Dench, USG Elec
tions Commissioner.
Dench has not yet ruled on
Womer's can dida c y, but
Womer said he expected no
difficulties to arise.
(Continued on page four)
a great deal of support and were pleased
with our reception."
Kefford explained USG's plan to stu
dent government leaders at each institution
he visited and received pledges of support
from every one.
Support Pledged
At California State College he addressed
a meeting of the student government and
received a resolution of support immediately.
At most of the other colleges he received
pledges of support and promises of letters
when the student governments at those col
leges take official action.
At Temple University, a protest program
was already underway when Kefford ar
rived there. Petitions were being circulated
against the tuition increase, similar to the
one at Penn State during registration, and
were receiving thousands of signatures.
In addition, students there were being
urged to write to their legislators as students
here were over the term break. Also on this
USG Untangles
Bookstore Issue
By KITTY PRILBIN
Collegian USG Reporter
The head of the Undergrad
ua t e Student Government's
bookstore campaign said yes
terday that "it is time to set
the facts straight" concerning
the drive to establish a Univer
sity-operated' bookstore,
Steve Gerson, administrative
action commissioner of USG,
cited a "very popular miscon
ception" that a campus book
store should be established to
save money for students.
In particular, Gerson re
ferred to an editorial opinion
printed in the Collegian yes
terday.
"Yesterday's editorial in the
Collegian completely missed
,USG's point about the major
'arguments being academics
and service, and showed a lack
of factual information con
cerning the bookstore issue,"
Gerson said.
Gerson said that USG never
promised "tremendous savings
on books" to students, and said
that savings would come,main
ly on school supplies, accom
plished through an expansion
of the Book Exchange - Used
Book Agency in the Hetzel
Union Building.
None of the campaigns for
a bookstore within the last 30
years have been able to attain
anything because they were all
based on the price argument,
and not the stronger one for
service, Gerson said.
Expanding on the service and
academics contentions, Gerson
cited a recent magazine article
dealing with a new University
operated bookstore opened by
Colgate University, Hamilton,
New York.
Gerson said USG is of the
same opinion as the president
of Colgate who said that stu
dents "ought to think of the
resources of a good bookstore
being at their disposal just as
the college curriculum is . .
the purpose of the bookstore is
to perform a service."
In further reference to aca
demic value, Gerson called a
well stocked University book
store "almost as essential as
a good library to the academic
environment of a college cam
pus, necessary if the University
is to raise its academic posi
tion with other large universi
ties."
Gerson explained the situa
tion involving Harold Herman,
owner of the Whitman Book
Shops of Philadelphia, who
withdrew his offer to supply
books at an 18 per cent dis
count.
Herman's son, Richard Her
man (3rd-business administra
tion-Narberth) reportedly said
that Gerson failed to notify his
father that he was coming to
Philadelphia to discuss the of
fer at the end of last term,
and insulted the elder Herman
when he refused to talk to
Gerson.
Gerson denied spea:.ing with
To Negotiate
start of peace talks. And it surrounded its
offer to send envoys with invective against
"U.S. imperialism."
The Vietnamese broadcast also declared
that "U.S. defeat is obvious" from the new
phase of the war in South Vietnam, and it
repeated demands for an end to America's
"aggressive war against Vietnam" and with
drawal of all U.S. troops.
Hanoi's agreement to at least talk about
halting the boming of the North seemed to
catch its Communist supporters by surprise.
The Soviet Government newspaper
Izvestia had just finished accusing Johnson
of "carrying ,on a hypocritical game" with
his• Sunday offer.
Cautiously favorable responses to the
latest developments came from elSewhere
abroad.
French President Charles de Gaulle, long
a critic of U.S. policy towards Vietnam,
praised Johnson's offer as "an act of reason
and political courage."
The British government, in a statement
approved by Prime Minister Harold Wilson
and Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart, said
of the North Vietnamese announcement: "We
welcome this decision by Hanoi which en;
subject, Kefford urged continuation of stu
dent letters, telephone calls and personal
visits to state legislators, saying, "These are
beginning to have their effect on the people
in Harrisburg."
Program 'Progressing'
Kefford said that his program is pro
gressing here and at other schools "much
better than I expected."
He admitted that "everything - is at a
standstill in Harrisburg right now because of
the budget hearings," but added. "things
should begin to happen again anytime."
For the future Kefford plans rallies to
be held on individual campuses but has can
celled any plans for a massive rally in
Harrisburg. "After the teachers' demonstra
tion and the legislators' reactions I think a
rally could do more harm than good," he
explained. "It would be very hard to main
tain an orderly, dignified crowd.
"The legislators are becoming aware that
students are concerned about this through
student letters and our contacts. If this con
tinues there should be no tuition increase!'
Because of the upcoming USG elec
tions there was some speculation that the
tuition fight would lose its impetus. Kefford
denied this and said, "I am looking forward
to working with the new USG executives.
With their help our plan will continue and
succeed."
Herman, and said that when
another USG member called
the Whitman shop, he was in
formed that the manager was
"extremely busy" and could
not see Gerson.
"Herman should have had
enough conviction to let us
know why he was no longer
interested instead of just say
ing he was toc busy to see us,"
Gerson said. It should be re
membered that he approached
us, not the other way around."
Gerson said Whitman's offer
was accepted in the first place
in order to establish initial re
lations with publishers and a
line of credit.
He pointed out that in "a
relatively short time USG was
able to get another m!ddleman
to assume the same position."
USG will continue to sell
books at a 15 per cent reduc
tion in price today beginning at
9 6.M. on the ground floor of
the HUB.
Books are available in Ac
counting 101, Art History 110,
Biological Science 2, Chem
istry 11, 31 and 34, Marketing
122, Math 17, Political Science
McCarthy's Bid
Gains Support
By DAVE NESTOR
Collegian Staff Writes
"The cause is greater than the individuals concerned,"
was Alfred Dißernardo's explanation of the support Eu
gene McCarthy is receiving in the State College area.
"Hippies come to our office and work side by side with
housewives and sorority girls."
Dißernardo, head of the McCarthy forces in this area,
stated that hippies want to give the establishment one more
chance and the housewives want to see a change in U.S.
policy. "This fact molds these two groups /into one cause."
Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday saw McCarthy receive
57 per cent of the Democratic vote. Lyndon Johnson re
ceived 35 per cent, and Robert Kennedy 6 per cent. "This
figure does not count the 25 per cent cross-over vote that
McCarthy received on the Republican ballots," Dißernardo
said.
A Decisive Victory
The McCarthy forces consider these figures a decisive
victory. Even though Robert Kennedy's name did not ap
pear on the ballot in Wisconsin, experts predicted that he
would receive between 16 and 20 per cent of the vote.
Dißernardo said that McCarthy is picking up steam in
Centre County. "We have so many volunteers that we
have to turn some of them away. Many people thought
that the McCarthy movement would die out after John
son bowed out of the race, but the affect has been just
the opposite. We have had more people stop in our office
since Sunday night than before the announcement."
McCarthy has been attacked as being a one issue can
didate. "This is not true," said Dißernardo. McCarthy has
been speaking on race problems, education, urban problems
and economics since last November, according to Dißer
nardo.
Vietnam is the subject on which McCarthy differs most
widely from the President, and his opinions on the war
have received the most publicity.
McCarthy will start campaigning in Pennsylvania very
soon. The Senator has speeches planned for Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia, and Dißernardo said that the chances
are very good that Senator McCarthy will come to State
College in appreciation of the vast number of supporters
that he has here.
courages our hope of progress toward a just.
and lasting settlement."
At the United Nations a spokesman for
Secretary-General U Thant welcomed the
Hanoi willingness to dispatch envoys and
voiced hope that "such talks will constitute
a positive first step" toward ending the war.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mans
field of Montana said Hanoi's statement
sounded encouraging. He hoped it would be
"the move that will break" the long stalemate
over negotiations.
Sen. Vance Hartke, D-Ind., who has been
calling fora bombing halt to bring Hanoi to
the conference table, saw the North Vietna,
mese statement as "concrete evidence that
the beginning of peace talks and a cease-fire
are definitely within the realm Of possibility."
Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, a critic of
the administration's Vietnam policy, regard , zi:
ed Hanoi's response as "the first hopeful de;
velopment to come out of Vietnam in years."
New York Republican Senator Jacob •K.
Javits said Hanoi's offer should be accepted.
"The important thing is to get talks started
to begin a momentum for substantial nego,,,
tiations," Javits said.
Good News
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SEVEN CENTS
3 and 20, Anthropology 1, and
History 170.
Gerson urged students and
faculty members to fill out
forms available at the HUB
desk determining the avail
ability of books on campus.
Returns from faculty mem
bers indicate a lack of books
for several courses. In one
men's physical education class.
60 men out of a class of 60
were unable to obtai- the re : .
quired text by the first day of.
class.
In a labor and management
relations course, the entire
class of 35 could not obtain one
book, and only 10 students
could locate the other.
The member filling out the
latter form said hi the com
ments space that "It's damn
disgusting."
A physics instructor noted
that one required textbook for
his course was out of print.
"Only the Student Book Store
made any effort to find copies
in other cities. They 'reported
the difficulty before Keeler's
even order the book," the pro
fessor reported. •
Church Hopeful