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Y. Times Describes War Page 25 Cincinnati in Touch With Israel Page 3 Capital Rally Being Called Page 3 WASHINGTON (JF) The United States proclaimed its neutrality in the Middle East war Monday but there seemed to some official confusion as to Just how neutral it Meanwhile American diplomats continued vigorous AJ fVyTk Por' Go" Jerusolem jit; Aqabo J- A 1 SAUDI U.A.R. (EGYPT) isLo Sq Ejp Bick's ACTION LINE gets answers, solves problems, cuts red tape, stands up for your rights! Dial 211-8005 between 5 p. m. and 8 m.

Monday through Friday, or write, giving name and address, to Iiiek's ACTION LINE, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 617 Vine Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202. By The Associated Israeli armor smashed into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula deeper as the Middle East war raged into its second day Tuesday. An Israeli drive captured the vital seacoast town of El Arish, their high command reported Tuesday. Israel also claimed air superiority over the entire battle area THE FIRE ALARM I50X at Fourth end Vine Streets is surrounded by a big trench and around the trench is a wooden fence. In case of a fire at Fourth and Vine, you couldn't get near the box.

That should be investigated. H.S., Hotel Alms. restricted. And he said U. S.

aid programs to these 14 countries "are urgently under review." When tensions mounted in the Middle East three weeks ago, U. S. officials urged the 22,000 American citizens in a four-nation area to leave. About 9000 did, officials said, leaving an estimated 13,000 in the area when fighting broke out. There was no immediate word on evacuation plans for them.

Soviet Mideast Battlefront indicated by arrows; bomb symbol over Cairo It was, by Assistant Fire Chief Edward J. Avey and the condition will continue to exist for about two months. When Provident Tower construction was in progress, an earth slide occurred on the east side of Vine, south of Fourth, resulting in damage to a high pressure fire main. Following a series of tests and meetings with the contractor, repair is proceeding ob Spits Jr S. Aide At Top efforts to nip the burgeoning conflict with a ceasefire agreement.

"Our position is neutral In thought, word and deed," State Department press officer Robert McCloskey told newsmen in the early afternoon. OTHER OFFICIALS said this view is not in conflict with commitments to defend the independence and territorial Integrity of all Middle Eastern nations against aggression. They added it Is not yet clear who is the aggressor in the Arab-Israeli eruption. This, they said, makes it impossible at this point to fix any blame or to take any stance other than neutrality. A few hours after Mc-Closkey's pronouncement, White House press secretary George Christian told newsmen he was not disavowing McCloskey's language.

But under a barrage of questioning he referred reporters to earlier presidential statements which, In effect, oppose the destruction by force of any Mldeastern state Israeli or Arab. He didn't use the word "neutrality" and appeared to be avoiding it. HOWEVER, in a later expansion of his remarks, Christian said in the context of McCloskey's replies to questions the State Department statement "is not a formal declaration of neutrality." But then Christian jaid "in a conflict you are either a belligerent or neutral" adding the United States certainly is not a belligerent. In addition to his neutrality statement, McCloskey announced that Americans' travel to Israel and 13 Arab nations is being All Gone Mrs. Silas Waldon advertised a refrigerator in The Gold Chest and sold it before 9 a.

m. the first day, but she continued to get calls all day long. That's the time when you wish you had something else to sell, so when the caller says: "Do you still have the you could say: "No, but would you be interested in a front porch Call 421-6300. ft a tf.s" i i guests had been arranged at exhibit expense. The crowd followed.

No guests showed up. The crowd outside became increasingly ugly. Finally a bus appeared at the door and some Soviet policemen told the Americans to board it. The policemen tried to clear a passage through the crowd. The mob pressed in.

Guthrie called upon the American men to help hold back the mob while the women and youths got to the bus. "They were clawing and spitting at us and we hardly had room to get through," a woman said. "It was quite frightening for the women," said one American. When the group finally got into the bus, the mob began throwing stones at it and pounding on it. The bus windows were of shatterproof glass, however, and the driver was able to force his way through the mob.

Syria in the north to the Sinai desert in the south there were these developments in world capitals: In Moscow, the Soviet government demanded that Israel stop military action unconditionally. A government statement accused the Israelis of aggression and voiced "resolute support" for the Arab states. In Washington, the White House called on all parties to support the UN Security Council. The U. S.

government announced a policy of neutrality while asking Arab countries to accept a cease-fire. In New York, the Security Council was reported agreed on the need for a cease-fire but bogged down on how to word a resolution calling for an end to hostilities. In London, the British government joined the United States in proclaiming a policy of neutrality. It ordered its armed forces to stay clear of the fighting area. Israel claimed the first victory of the war, saying it seized Khan Yunis, at the southern end of the Egyp-1 1 a administered Gaza Strip.

A field dispatch said crack troops and tanks seized the town. A broadcast by an Israeli military commentator reported decisive armored clashes with the Egyptians in the Sinai at Abu Ageila, Al Arish and at Kunteila, where major engagements were fought in the Israeli-Egyptian conflict in 1956. ESHKOL SAID Israel armor and air force had penetrated into Egypt's Sinai peninsula, but he withheld details, citing security reasons. Israel's chief of staff, Ma. Gen.

Itzhak Rabin, announced the capture of several strategic towns and a large number of prisoners in what was called a deep penetration of the Sinai Peninsula. He also claimed heavy casualties were Inflicted on the Egyptians in thrusts into Egyptian territory on three sectors of the Sinai and Gaza fronts. In the first day of war, Israel's port city, Haifa, and airports at the Arab capitals of Cairo, Amman and Damascus were struck by air raids. An interrupted phone call from Cairo indicated Israeli planes returned to the Cairo area again at night. and when the job is done, the street will be resurfaced and sidewalks installed, Chief Avey said.

There are fire alarm boxes at neighboring intersections and these provide adequate coverage until repairs are completed, he said. THE MITCHELL AVENUE exit sign on 1-75 has been removed and a "To Zoo" sign has replaced it; unless one is familiar with the expressway, it Is confusing. MRS. C.C., Donahue Drive (and others). It hasn't been taken down it fell down or was knocked down.

A State Highway Department crew was notified and the sign is back up by now. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE who go up and down our street during the day. We would like to know if there is any way to keep them from going up and down our lane, as it is a private lane. W. Summerhouse Road.

You don't identify any of these people who keep going up and down your lane. If they are there for servicing residents, their presence is proper and permitted, says Melvin G. Rueger, prosecuting attorney. If not, they could be prosecuted for trespassing, provided they were on notice that the road is a private lane. He suggests you people put up a sign at the entrance, indicating it is a private lane and that its use is limited solely to authorized persons.

A RECENT ITEM referred to reading improvement classes for adults in public schools. Robert Finch, director, Division of Continuing Education, Cincinnati Public Schools, says that, under a new Ohio State Plan, several new adult centers may be added here in September. They'll be glad to give information on centers nearest readers' homes. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW if a neighbor is allowed to leave water from his garage roof run over on our property when it rains hard, it fills our garden like a lake, then to our garage and underground to our concrete block. MRS.

W. Elberon Avenue. Says Donald F. Hunter, building commissioner: "After many futile attempts by the owner to correct the condition, we are pleased to be able to inform you that the condition has beea remedied." High and reasonably dry now, Ma'am? SOUNDING OFF "My pet peeve concerns those people who condemn country and western music. As a 17-year-old fan of this type, many times I've been confronted with: 'Do you really like that kind of or, 'Do you really like to listen to those Most people have the tendency to believe that all country music is like that played on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show or the Mountain Dew soda pop commercials.

This is false. I think most Cincinnatlans would like this music if they would only listen awhile. I truly feel sorry for those who miss out on the great sound of country music, simply because they won't listen to it for fear of being thought different, or 'corny." JOHN BANGE. with the destruction of 374 Arab planes. The Israelis issued a breakdown of their claims against the Arab air force that indicated they caught most of the Egyptian air power on the ground.

Egypt announced a thrust of its own into Israeli territory after "savage battles" on the Sinai Peninsula, historic Arab-Israpli battleground. The Arabs claimed 161 Israeli planes down on all fronts. The Israeli command also announced three assaults into Jordan territory, the most important against Jenin, 30 miles southeast of Haifa, from where Jordanian artillery and air attacks had been launched. In a night session, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol told his Parliament the Israelis had inflicted a "severe beating" on the forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan In the first clay of the new conflict. AS THE ROAR of battle swelled all the way from Electricity Failure Hits Four States NCW YOtK -AP Wirephoto Where Power Failed shaded on map is area hit NEWARK, N.

J. (UPD A massive electrical power failure left 13 million people In four Eastern states without electricity for. several hours, Monday. It was the worst electrical failure since the 1965 blackout which plunged a population of 40 million persons into darkness in the Northeastern United States. Philadelphia, the nation's fourth largest city, and Newark were the main metropolitan areas affected by Monday's failure as air conditioners and trolley cars came to a halt shortly after 10 a.

m. IN WASHINGTON, the Federal Power Commission launched an Immediate investigation, but FPC chairman, Lee J. White, said It might be several days before the cause was known. White said there was "no evidence" sabotage wa3 involved. The blackout halted industrial machinery and electric trains, jammed elevators and shut off elevators in most of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania and in parts of Delaware and Maryland.

The states affected are served by an interlocking grid system known as the Pennsylvania New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) system. That system was not affected by the 1965 blackout. ml I I C0NN- jSk lit 1 411.. VWGINlOl rjf MOSCOW (JP) An angry mob in Leningrad, waving signs accusing Americans of killing a Soviet sailor off North Vietnam, spit at Washington's top diplomat now in the Soviet Union The diplomat, John C. Guthrie, his wife, other U.

S. Embassy couples and a group of American youths, were forced to run a gauntlet of screaming, clawing Russians Saturday to reach safety In a bus which was then stoned. The embassy sent a senior official to the Soviet Foreign Ministry Monday to make a protest The official complained the incident had been "neprilichny," meaning indecent, improper or disgraceful. Both the embassy and Soviet authorities have sought to avoid publicizing the incident. The embassy apparently felt that publicity would only make more difficult its job of trying to maintain normal contacts with Soviet officials during these abnormal times.

The Soviet silence, which included a refusal to release Russian photos of the incident for foreign use, suggested that the situation was uglier than Soviet officials planned. It came the day after a Soviet note to the U. S. Embassy here charged that U. S.

warplanes bombed the Soviet cargo ship Turkistan, fatally wounding a seaman and wounding six others. The charge was denied in Washington, but the denial TASK FORCE 60 has been under constant survillance by Soviet warships for 10 days. The Soviets announced they will send 10 more ships into the Mediterranean to bolster their fleet after Sixth Fleet ships moved to possible action stations. The America and Its sister-carrier, Saratoga, have been conducting stepped-up day and night flight operations while Gels awaited further instructions from Washington. Jet fighters and bombers from the America have been carrying out simulated bombing missions against the Saratoga.

The jets also have been practicing in recent days with live weapons, dropping 250, 500 and 1000-pound bombs on a rocky desolate islet near the Greek island of Crete. was rejected by Moscow on Monday. THE INCIDENT occurred at the scheduled opening In Leningrad Saturday of a U. S. industrial design exhibit.

Guthrie, minister-counsellor of the U. S. Embassy in Moscow, went to Leningrad to make the opening speech. Guthrie Is the senior U. S.

diplomat in Russia, while Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson is in Washington for consultations. Soviet officials boycotted the exhibit opening and a crowd of some 200 Russians, many of them sailors, gathered outside the Leningrad hall. In the hall were Guthrie, his wife, Audrea; embassy cultural counsellor John A. Armitage and his wife, Patricia; State Department Inspector J.

K. Penfield and his wife, and other embassy personnel plus some 25 exhibit workers, mostly young Americans who speak Russian. With the exhibit opening ceremony impossible, the Americans sought to leave by a rear door. A promised bus failed to show up. They began walking and the crowd closed around them.

"They were waving those signs at us that said murderers and sometimes hitting us with them and shouting and poking cameras into our faces," one American said. "It was an awfully long three blocks." The group walked to a restaurant where a reception for some 700 Russian Ships Game NEWS OF THE eruption of fighting between Israelis and Arabs was flashed to this ship at 5:49 a. m. Capt. D.

D. Engen, commanding officer of the America, announced the news over the public address system and said: "We're going to continue with our training in this area and will continue throughout the day." Gels told newsmen later: "I cannot tell you more than I am getting out of the same press dispatches you are reading. For the time being we are continuing to do our job as we have been doing for the past week." The America took on stores and fuel during the morning while officers and men kept abreast of the latest dispatches on the fighting. U. Soviet Play Waiting Inside The Enquirer SENATORS ACCUSE Pentagon of bungling procurement of M-16 rifle.

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Yanks Down 3MIGsIn Air Duels SAIGON (UPD U. S. war-planes bombed North Vietnam's war industry Monday and shot down three MIG interceptors in air duels near Hanoi. Military spokesmen said the North Vietnamese threw up heavy air defenses. There were no immediate reports of American air losses.

F-105 Thunderchiefs and F-4-C Phantoms flew into the heart of North Vietnam's industrial triangle and bombed railroad bridges bracketing the Thai Nguyen manufacturing complex. Other U. S. planes hit a manufacturing complex near the Phuc Yen MIG base about 20 miles north of Hanoi. Officials said all three MIGs were shot down by supersonic Phantoms flying protective cover for the Thunderchiefs.

On the ground American and Vietnamese troops counted 800 North Vietnamese dead in heavy weekend fighting on three fronts along South Vietnam's northern coast. ENQUIRER PHONE NUMBERS 711-2700 CUSSIFKD 4214100 I tt. P. M. Ck4 SwJtr CIRCULATION SEIVICI 71I-170O 7:45 A.

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Irntm TtaiMTKity it tonil BUY till r.M. Itmnitl IOC'S ACTION 34I-M0S cm Ntwt tut J2M7CC Fair and mild with a high for the day of 83. Low in early morning around 60. A 20 chance of Wednesday outlook: Partly cloudy and warm. Details, Map on Page 8 Is It? LONDON CT) The British Broadcasting Corp.

broadcast a report Monday night from its special correspondent in Jerusalem that "Israel has already won this war in 15 hours." The ABC, however, cautioned its television listeners that this report by correspondent Michael Elkins "has not been confirmed from any source." Elkins said in his voicecast: "Things move much faster now than the last time 1956. Then it took Israel 100 hours to smash the Egyptian forces. This time Israel has won an un-, uuestlonable victory in the war within the first 15 hours. "The fighting Ls likely to go on but the victory is already Israel's the triumph of Israel's armor matches that of its air force in smashing the Egyptian forces in Sinai' ABOARD THE CARRIER AMERICA (UPl)-American and Soviet warships played a cat-and-mouse game in the Eastern Mediterranean Monday, each waiting to see what the other would do in connection with the Middle East war. The two fleets were maneuvering about 550 miles west of Israel, about one day's run from the scene of the Arab-Israeli fighting.

While U. S. Navy Jets were catapulted into the skies over the Sixth Fleet flagship America in a training excercise, Rear Adm. Lawrence K. Gels told newsmen the carrier was still being trailed by Soviet guided missile destroyer 381.

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