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i 1 l1 MUiiyoM SINGLE COPY 15c (Home Delivered 12 l2c) 1 11 JO 130TH YEAR NO. 12R FINAL EDITION SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1970 5,000 GIs To Leave Defense Area ii ft 'A 1 Saigon and come to their aid with combat troops, if needed. The South Vietnamese army units now in position on both sides of the border had been assigned the job of protecting the region's 3.5 million people and carrying out operations in War Zone northeast of Saigon. The hamlet defense role has since been turned over to the territorial militia, and the Americans have moved into War Zone D. Lt.

Gen. Michael S. Davison, commander of American troops in the Third Military Region, said his forces are "trying to clean up" Viet Cong and North Vietnamese internal supply caches and are "hassling the remaining enemy" east and northeast of the capital. The estimated 55,000 Americans designated to stay in the region after the withdrawal thus will still be on hand to give the South Vietnamese air and logistical support filial Senate To Get Pop- Vote Bill -AP Wirephoto SAIGON ii In a move to Viet-namize the war in provinces around Saigon, about 15,000 U. S.

troops will be sent home, and remaining combat units will play support roles to South Vietnamese forces taking over the American fighting role, official sources said Friday. THE INFORMANTS said at least two full brigades and the equivalent of a third, totaling the manpower of an American combat division, will be withdrawn from the Third Military Region, which embraces the 11 provinces surrounding the capital. The remaining American units in that region already are concentrating on destroying enemy stockpiles in the interior areas and on supporting South Vietnamese troops who have taken over the American job of disrupting infiltration and supply lines of the enemy along the Cambodian border. The specific units to be withdrawn cannot be named for security reasons until the move is announced by the U. S.

Command. The shift of forces represents both confidence in the increasing security of the region and a shift in tactics for the South Vietnamese. American field commanders believe that the allied forays into Cambodia earlier this year virtually eliminated the possibility of large-scale enemy offensives around Saigon for several months. This has reduced the need for constant U. S.

spoiling operations west and northwest of Saigon along the region's 231-mile border with Cambodia. At the same time, the South Vietnamese are free to operate on both sides of the border and thus are in a better position to do the job the Americans were charged with before the incursions began. Nixon Checks With Delegates Doivn-Table meeting with advisory committee on desegregation in New Orleans Nixon Insists On School Desegregation In South of themselves as Democrats but as Americans first," Mr. Nixon said. The President had an exra word for Sen.

Allen J. Ellender, (D-La.) He proclaimed the powerful legislator "Chef Supreme." Last July 15 at the Capitol, Ellender hosted the President at a luncheon at. which the senator served gumbo dishes, his cooking specialty. Members of the newly-formed Louisiana delegation to the desegregation advisory council said they were impressed by the President's firm tone on enforcement. Pending On JET OK NEW ORLEANS President Nixon emphasized his firm intention to bring about sweeping desegregation in the South this fall but declared Friday he would not be punitive toward the region.

"This is one country, one people and we're going to act but not in a punitive way," the Chief Executive told a news conference after meeting several hours with federally sponsored desegregation advisory councils from seven southern states. Mr. Nixon said he received "magnificent co-operation" from the bipartisan, biracial councils of prominent southerners. THE PRESIDENT broke no new policy ground in his desegregation comments. But they assumed extra significance by being delivered to an audience in the heart of the Deep South.

Mr. Nixon stressed several times that he's only following the mandate of the Supreme Court and intends to move in co-operation with southern leaders and not treat the region as a "second class citizen." The President appealed to the news media to stress what he believes will be the many peaceful examples of desegregation In the South this fall rather than isolated instances of violence and disruption. MR. NIXON SAID resistance to desegregation will hurt most "the next generation of Southerners. They will pay the price, the price for the failure of leadership," he said.

of supporters" including 8) of the public. Like the House version approved last year, the committee amendment would abolish the Electoral College and provide for election of the presidential candidate getting the most popular votes nationwide. IF NO CANDIDATE receives at least 40 of the vote, however, the winner would be chosen in a runoff election between the two leading vote-getters. The amendment attracted wide support in Congress after Wallace's candidacy in 1968 threatened to deny both Richard M. Nixon and Hubert H.

Humphrey a majority vote in the Electoral College, which would have thrown the election into the House of Representatives. Sens. Robert P. Griffith (R-Mich.) and Joseph D. Tydings (D-Md.) objected to the runoft provision in the Senate amendment, arguing In the majority report that it still might allow for a proliferation of minor party candidates.

They proposed instead that, if no candidate receives 40 of the popular vote, the votes be counted under the Electoral College system giving a candidate all of each state's electoral votes in which he wins. If that procedure fails to produce a winner, a joint session of Congess would then elect the President from the two top candidates, with each legislator having one vote. Six conservative committee members, led by chairman James O. Eastland said direct elections would destroy the two-party sysem, encourage a host of splinter parties, remove the role of states in the electoral process, encourage endless recounts and challenges, and radicalize public opinion and endanger minority rights by removing incentives to compromise. Tropical Storm Heads For U.S.

MIAMI (iPi A tropical depression lashing the Atlantic with 60 mph squalls, thrashed toward the. Bahamas and Florida Friday night. The depression offered an immediate threat to the low-lying Ba-amas and a weekend threat to the Florida coast. At 3 p. m.

(EDT), it was centered about 700 miles off the Florida coast moving at 20 mph. To Allow Air Time The GOP had asked for, and was refused, time to answer O'Brien's "5-minute remarks which the network carried free under the title "the loyal opposition." The commission said under the fairness doctrine the Republicans were entitled to air time to rebut the Issues other than Vietnam that O'Brien touched during his broadcast. O'Brien said the FCC ruling was "wrong" since CBS had not specified that his remarks be confined to the Indochina issue. The Weather Mostly sunny and warm today, with a high near 90. Probability of rain near zero.

Continued warm and humid Sunday, with a chance of showers. Details, Map, Page 22 Abby Action 22 Amuse 8-10 Astraldata ....5 Business 16-10 Church .....6, 7 Classified 25-42 Comics 23 'Crossword ...12 Deaths 25 Editorials 4 Graham 6 Horse Sens ..4 Jumble 8 People 2 Races 21 Rest 10, 11 Society 5 Sports 13-16 TV 7-Teen Word Game ..6 WASHINGTON (UPI) A constitutional amendment providing for direct popular election of the President, brought to life by George C. Wallace's third-party candidacy two years ago, was cleared Friday for Senate action that could come this fall. It took the Senate Judiciary Committee nearly four months after its 11-6 approval of the legislation to come up with a report representing the views of its majority, an indication of the trouble the amendment faces on the floor. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield has promised action on electoral reform this fall, after senators dispose of another constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women.

The chief electoral reform sponsor, Sen. Birch Bayh conceded there would be an uphill fight for approval, even though he said It has "a remarkable combination Local 20, Glaziers Local 387, Laborers-Hod carriers Local 265; Lathers Local 47, Linoleum Layers Local 873, Marble Setters, Terrazzo Workers and Tile Layers Helpers Local 72, Plasterers Local 1, Roofers Local 42, and Sheet Metal Workers Local 141. The Cincinnati Building Trades Council and all area contractors have also approved the program. ASBESTOS WORKERS Local 8, Boiler Makers Local 105 and Plumbers (N. Ky.) Local 535 are expected to sign the agreement Monday.

Pipefitters Local 392 was to consider the plan Friday night and Plumbers Local 59 will vote on the agreement Tuesday. Both unions will have executive committee recommendations to approve. Iron Workers Local 44 and Rod-men-Reinforcing Local 372 will participate in the federally-funded International Iron Workers Outreach Program for training minorities. Operating Engineers Local 18 is participating in its federally funded statewide outreach program. Ruehlmann said Cincinnati will set up the administrative machinery for JET promptly and expects to apply for federal funds for the program within a month.

TV Told Antiwar WASHINGTON (UPI) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled Friday that the three major television networks must give responsible antiwar critics appropriate time to respond to President Nixon's five nationwide speeches on the Indochina war. But the FCC also ruled that the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) must apply the same "fairness" doctrine to the July 7 speech of Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien and give the Republican a i onal Committee time for rebuttal. O'Brien was given time to answer Mr. Nixon.

The FCC ordered the networks-CBS, American Broadcasting Co. (ABC) and National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) to give appropriate time to critics of Mr. Nixon's war policies on grounds they had not been given "a reasonable opportunity" to state their views. The FCC did not order minute for minute equal time responses to either the Nixon or O'Brien talks, but said enough time for a meaningful response must be given to their critics.

The ruling was made in response to petitions filed with the FCC by a bipartisan group of 14 U. S. senators, the Committee for Fair Broadcasting of Controversial Issues and Business Executives for Vietnam Peace. The FCC ruling on the O'Brien speech came in response to a complaint against CBS by the Republican National Committee. by Friday two other unions will present the agreement for membership vote with a recommendation to approve.

IN ADDITION, three other locals, which are not signing, will be participating in their own unions' programs for training members of minority groups. Five unions have voted not to participate in JET. They are Bricklayers, Terrazzo Workers and Tile Layers Local 18, Electricians, Local 212 Painters District Council, Marble Setters, Stone Masons Local 63 and Millwrights Local 1454. The Cincinnati Building Trades Council and all area contractors have approved the program. Ruehlmann said, "Every effort By FDA In Foods the exemption was ordered by Robert H.

Finch, the former Health Education and Welfare Department secretary who since has moved to the White House as a presidential adviser. Although soft drinks once accounted for about 80 of the consumption of cyclamates, spokesmen for the National Canners Association said the FDA action would strand makers with large inventories. The agency said 46 firms had asked for permission to use cyclamates In diet foods. The association estimated the new ruling would cost the industry $3-35 million outside the requirement to dispose of millions of cases of canned goods. Total Ban Imposed On Cyclamate Use The President and his party received a warm and enthusiastic reception here.

Appearing tanned and relaxed, Mr. Nixon mixed easily with an enthusiastic airport crowd of 200. The President got In a small bit of politicking with a warm endorsement of the all-Democrat Louisiana congressional delegation. "WHEN IT COMES to the great issue of building a strong United States and those policies that will build a just peace, they do not think Funds By KAREN HELLER Enquirer Reporter Millions of dollars In federal urban renewal funds for Cincinnati will be released if a substantial majority of local building trades unions approve a new equal employment opportunity program, as they are expected to do by the end of next week. The status of the Journeymen Employment Training program (JET) was reported Friday in a letter from Mayor Eugene P.

Ruehlmann to the Chicago regional office of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Twelve unions have signed an agreement to participate in JET; three more will sign Monday and important in the induction of cancer." Cyclamates also could be a factor in heart disease, the group said. The agency gave food makers until September 1 to pull the substance off the market completely.

The September 1 deadline coincides with the one set for removing the artificial sweetener from soft drinks. The FDA. originally had set the soft drink ban for February 1 while exempting diabetic foods as long as they were labeled drugs. The diet foods exemption had been attacked as a subterfuge by Rep. L.

H. Fountain (D-N. C), chairman of the House subcommittee responsible for FDA activities. FDA officials had testified that hear testimony Monday to determine whether the Army should be halted in its plan to dump 2657 tons of the lethal gas into the sea 280 miles off the Florida coast. The order came upon a petition by conservation forces seeking to override a lower court's refusal earlier in the day to prohibit the disposal of the 418 concrete coffins containing the gas.

However, the effect of the appellate court's order was inconclusive in that it did not bind the Army and the Defense Department. Although the lower court ruling, Issued by U. S. District Judge June L. Green, rejected a petition for a temporary restraining order, the Judge voiced an "urgent request" will continue to be made to persuade these unions to participate in either the JET program or a program." Ruehlmann said initial steps will be taken next week to implement the JET program and meetings will be held to set up a JET administra-.

tive committee. Included in these meetings will be the executive board of Preparation Recruitment Employment Program (PREP), which is designed to place minority youths in building trades apprenticeship programs. IN CONTRAST to PREP, JET is designed to place minority group men who have some skilled but are too old for apprenticeship programs, in special building trades training programs. Adoption of the JET program by a majority of the local building trades is expected to satisfy federal equal-employment opportunity requirements on construction sites. Since April, HUD has been withholding millions of dollars worth of urban renewal construction monies because the city was not meeting the federal standards for minority employment The unions which have approved the JET program are Carpenters District Council, Cement Masons Local 524, Elevator Constructors Local 11, Engineers (Stationary) Unexpected Richard Wirmel had "unexpected results" when his boat was sold the first day his Classified Ad ran.

Needless to say, he was delighted, although he should have expected it. If you are like him, dial 421-6300, and expect the unexpected if you don't expect to sell soon. Judge June L. Green has misgivings WASHINGTON UP) The Food and Drug Administration extended its restrictions on cyclamates Friday in what amounted to a total ban on the artificial sweeteners' presence in the food supply. A medical advisory group reporting to the agency said even use of the substance in sugar-free diet foods at previously permitted levels could allow young diabetics to consume amounts which caused bladder cancer in experimental animals.

"It is to be emphasized that there Is no firm evidence that there actually exists a threshold level below which no cancer would be induced," said the seven-man advisory panel. "There is much evidence that chronic exposure is Storm Delays Gas Scuttling Plan that the Army consider another site for the disposal in some area where the water is shallower. She said she had "serious misgivings" about the selected site. Sinking of the ship hulk at a depth of. 16,000 feet, she said, posed the danger of a sudden and simultaneous crushing of all of the concrete encased gas containers.

A tropical depression described by the Weather Bureau as dangerous was moving in the general direction of the dump area northeast of the Bhamas. The court fight to prevent dumping of the gas off Florida was brought by Gov. Claude Kirk of Florida and a New York-based conservationist group, the Environmental Defense Fund. WASHINGTON wi Threatening winds of a tropical storm late Friday forced the Navy to postpone today's departure of a nerve gas shipment to be scuttled on the Atlantic ocean bottom. A Navy spokesman said the departure was delayed at least 24 hours.

He said weather observers would continue to watch the storm and there was the possibility of an even later postponement. Longshoremen completed loading the 418 vaults of obsolete Army nerve gas aboard the rusting Liberty ship Friday night at Sunny P6int, N. and tugs had planned to start towing it into the Atlantic 'Ocean early Saturday. earlier Friday, the U. S.

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