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The Daily Times from Salisbury, Maryland • 6

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6 THE DAILY TIMES mi, hu. it, ims Market Reports Seaford Council Upset About Dump Plans 1) At bers of the cast, from left to right, James Leedom, Dona Day and Sara Bloxom, came out between acts to liven things up a bit with GUESTS OF COMMUNITY PLAYERS. School children from Worcester County were guests at Oklahoma! Monday evening. Mem Worcester County Kids Enjoy Players' Oklahoma! FUNERALS Mrs. Daniel Harmon OCEAN VIEW Funeral ser vices will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.

in the Watson and Whaley Funeral Home, Selbyville, for Mrs. Minnie Har mon, 75, of Ocean View, who died Sunday in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, after a long illness. The Rev. Charles G. Hurlock will officiate.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Berlin Mrs. Harmon was a member of the Bethel Mariners Meth odist Church and of its WSCS She was a daughter of the late John and Nancy Jackson Brad ford and widow of Daniel Har mon. Surviving are four children, Linwood Harmon, Clearwater, William Harmon, Los An geles, Mrs. Callie Stevens Selbyville, and Miss Marie Harmon, Ocean View; a sister, Mrs, Leora Watson, Snow Hill; nine grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the fu neral home tonight from 7 to clock.

Two Parked Cars Sprayed With Paint Salisbury Police report that two cars were sprayed with light blue paint in the Doverdale sec tion of town Saturday night. Police said the right side of car owned by William Livings ton, 618 Homer St. was sprayed, and the left side of one owned by George Thomas, which had been parked at 632 Homer St. The investigation is continuing. Continued From Pi On STUDY of bases, covering a wide field of subjects relating to the survey.

These included questions such as: Whether or not the space study was premature in view of pending merger study? What effect adoption or rejection of the proposed new state constitution would have on financing? Could a government complex building be financed by private capital or through an authority? COULD provision be made for private office space in addition to government operatons? Could final decision lead to a consolidation of some city and county operations? Where does automation fit into the picture? Should there be one building or more? Will the present City Hall and courthouse be re tained as government buildings? The talk also ranged from pro vision for television facilities, cafeteria or food service space for coffee breaks, air conditioning, security operations, park ing needs, public accomoda tions, whether it should be a long narrow building or a more compact square type structure, space needs through the start of the new century, and so on. Those advocating a "let get moving and swiftly" view among the two councils prevailed over the "let's delay a final decision" camp. The closes thing to a dollar and cents figure talked about was a government plaza building erect ed elsewhere for around 000, and containing 60,000 square feet. Prior to meeting at City Hall, city and county officials attend ed an informai session with the Executive Committee of the Greater Salisbury Committee and heard an offer from that group that could speed up a fi nal decision on a government complex. The officials were told that one way the committee could help would be to finance the construction of a new government office building privately by es tablishing a non-profit corpora tion that would issue tax-exempt revenue Donas.

Continued From Pat On ATTACK chopper was shot down 110 miles southwest of the capital. U.S. planes flew 71 missions over North Vietnam Monday. Among their targets were the Kien An airfield six miles south west of Haiphng, a power plant city, and a highway ferry 18 miles south of Hanoi. North Vietnam proclaimed to day a "Hate America" holiday, calling it a "union day of struggle against the United States." An elaborate Hate America" campaign was scheduled, the U.S.

Command reported, but a command spokesman said there were no indications the Commu nists were planning any special military action. In noncombat developments informed sources said the South Vietnamese government would increases its armed forces by 125.000 men this year to give it a total of 900,000 men under arms. The United States has agreed to equip the new troops. Earlier the Saigon government had an nounced plans to put 65,000 men in uniform by midyear. In Moscow, an official of the Soviet Merchant Marine Minis try, Atoly Goldobenko, said So viet ships would carry 20 per cent more cargo to North Viet nam this year than they did in 1967.

U.S. officials have estimat ed total Russian aid to North Vietnam in 1967 at about $1 bil lion. The Soviets ship war- planes, antiaircraft guns, tanks and such nonmilitary items as building materials and food. DEATHS and Mrs. Harry J.

Smith SELBYVILLE Mrs. Nannie E. Smith, 80, died Monday in her pome here after a long ill ness. Born in Maryland, she was a daughter of the late John and Hettie Murray and wife of the late Harry J. Smith.

She was a member of Wesleyan Church here. Surviving are eight children, Savage, Mrs. Ruth Downey, Rufus, Harry and Charles bmith, all of here, Mrs Elizabeth Gray, Dagsboro, Oli ver Smith. BishODVille. and Ray mond Smith, Willards; 22 grandchildren and 14 Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m.

in the Wat son Funeral Home here. The Wesleyan pastor, the Rev. At wood Berry, and the Rev. John Irwin, pastor of the Selbyville Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Carey's Cemetery, rankford.

Friends may call at the fu neral nome wegnesday night from 7 to 9. Firemen Kept Busy In Federalsburg FEDERALSBURG Firemen here were kept busy last Mon day and early today, answering three alarms. None of the fires was termed serious. The most recent alarm was called in at 8:15 today, for a fire In a chicken house on Eldorado Rd. Fire Chief James Truitt said a stove caught on fire in the chicken house, owned by Robert Ruff.

He said the fire was not serious and did not seem to harm any of the chickens in the house. At 6:20 p.m. Monday, firemen were summoned to a chim ney fire at the home of Pauline Dickerson on River Just outside town. Chief Truitt said no damage was inflicted on the house, owned by Enoch Nuttle. Soon after the chimney fire, volunteers were again called, this time to a car fire on Reliance Rd.

According to Chief Truitt, the carburetor of a car owned by Robert Murphy of Eldorado caught fire. The chief said only minor damage was done by the fire. Seaford Contest Is Without Sponsor SEAFORD There may not be a 1968 Miss Seaford vying for Miss Delaware honors un less a civic group here quickly decides to sponsor the local pageant. The city sponsored the pageant last year. This year, however, noting that it was not really a city function, the council asked the various service clubs to hold the contest, but none have responded.

The only interest shown has been by representatives of the Soroptimist Club, who appeared last week before the council and offered to help, but said they could not handle it alone. The council suggested that because of the lack of interest in the pa geant another project such as the park would be better suited for the club to help. Welfare Funrl (hiff iiwiiuiv i uuu rfiiiii To State Proposed ANNAPOLIS (AP) A bill that would transfer all local public welfare programs to the state won tentative approval Monday in the House of Dele gates. At the present time, the state contributes some $52 million annually for welfare assistance. The local subdivisions pay an other S3 million and the federal government chips in about $53 million.

Continued Prom Pat Ont WATERMAN ed for directions to Nanticoke. This was all on Sunday. Turner said he was proceed ing slowly on the indicated course, when the engine finally conked out. The force of the wind then drove him drifting up on South Marsh where he an chored in a gut His boat was located Monday morning by the 'Round Bay," a boat of the Maryland Marine Police, who in turn notified the Coast Guard, who sent over a helicopter. The helicopter picked Turner up and returned him home.

TURNER SAID his boat was well equipped, and had a good shelter cabin. He had plenty of food and water and heat in the cabin, and spent a comfortable If exasperating tune aboard during the two and a half days it took him to reach Nanticoke. Ke was never in danger of his life. He said that Mr. Rencher was sending over another boat today to tow the "Windy back to Nanticoke, and fix up that engine.

The "Windy did not carry a ship-to-shore radio. She had no cargo aboard. 9 a a a al Petroleum and Great West- Ann i rt nni ol araftk Oft ilA fi riff down fractions. Chicago Grains CHICAGO (AP) Soybeans' and grain futures prices opened on a mostly higher tone on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Opening prices: Corn: Mar 1.18-, May 1.21-, Jul 1.25-, Sep 1.27-, Dec 1.28, Mar '69 1.32.

Soybeans: Mar 2.70, May i.ti-n-vi, jui t.n-n, ftug t.iiys. Sep 2.71-, Nov 2.69, Jan Baltimore Produce BALTIMORE (AP) Trading was fair with offerings produce on the wholesale market today. Potatoes were a little lower. Apples: Pa film bags 15, 31b Romes 4.75, 12, 4 lb Golden De-licious green 4.25. Greens: NC bu fair collards 75, stripped mustard, rape and turnip tops 2.00.

Potatoes: 50 lb sacks Round Whites US NO. 1 size washed snH unwashed. Maine 1.05-1.15. open window 10 lb sacks baled 27-29 cents. NYU Conn ordinary 60 cents.

Pa ordinary 50-60 cents. Sweet Potatoes: Bu and crates Nemagolds, Md 4.75-5.00, few 4.50 Va. 4.50. Delmarva Poultry BALTIMORE (AP) -r USDA: Delmarva poultry, broiler and fryer market: Good demand keeping live supplies in close balance to needs. Ready to cook weights in a wide range.

Pool truck lot prices unchanged to mostly cent higher. Estimated slaughter 954,000 compared to 929,000 last Tuesday. Negotiated prices 2-3 lb ready to cook broilers and fryers delivered today US grade A and plant grade too few to report. Pool truck lot nrires US erade A 28-30 cents and nlant grade 27-28 cents. Wye Mills Buying Station Market hogs 10-19, 300 lb sows 14-15, 400 lb sows 13-14, lambs 24-26.

Continued From Pat On GOLD ernment was presenting to Commons today a budget that was expected to include heavy tax hikes plus wage and income freezes in an attempt to curb consumer-imports demand and thus to get the British balance of payments out of the red. The prime goal Is to improve the condition of the recently de- A vctiueu uuuiiu. Chairman William Mc-" Chesney Martin Jr. of the Fed- eral Reserve Board warned the dollar is not yet safe. The storm could rise anew, he told a Detroit audience, if i the United States does not move promptly to restore confidenct by cutting its budget and raising taxes.

templated House action to put the economy drive in gear, two moves were developing in the Senate to seize the initiative by trying to attach an income-tax increase to a different bill already passed by the House. But sponsors did not appear to have the votes. And in any case the House, traditionally jealous of its constitutional prerogative of originating all tax legislation, would not be likely to accept such a maneuver. One Senate proposal to be offered would append the 10 per cent surtax to a bill extending excise tax rates. The other would combine a surtax, an $3 billion spending cut and a directive to government departments to shrink their payrolls 200,000 persons by attrition.

The Senate-House Economic Committee reflected the wide range of opinions in Congress over the proposed tax increase when it published its annual re port, augmented by individual statements of members. The committee majority reported inability to agree on a re commendation for or against the surtax. Chairman William Proxmire, said the gold crisis had only strengthened his conviction there should not be an increase. The Republican minority said an increase should be consid ered after substantial spending cuts. The Republican Coordinating Committee contended mean while that the revision of the in ternational gold system was en tirely due to "mismanagement of our domestic financial and economic affairs by the Johnson administration." 4 The GOP group, which in cludes former presidential nominees, Congress members and governors, issued a statement saying the recent waves of speculation in gold reflected "a recognition of this mismanagement" The Federal Reserve Board was silent about a possible change in the discount rate by the Federal Reserve Bank New York, which reportedly wants a tighter rein on credit than the board favors.

The New York bank, largest and most influential of the 12 district banks in the Federal Keserve system, reporteaiy wants to up the discount rate to 5.5 per cent, compared with the hike to 5 per cent which the board approved last week for the 11 other banks. The uniform rate had been 4 5 per cent but the increase was approved to ward off effects of the gold crisis and inflation. New York Stocki NEW YORK (AP)-The stock market worked irregularly lower early today as it continued a reaction from the boisterous rally following the international gold agreement. Trading was fairly active. Losses outnumbered gains by a ratio of about 4 to 3.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.94 to 837.15. Gains and losses of fractions to a point or so were the general rule. Dome Mines advanced about 2 points but other gold and silver mining shares were mixed. Homestake lost 1. Fractional loses were taken by American- South African, Benguet, Calla han Mining and United Park City mines.

Hecla Mining gained a fraction. IBM slipped about 2 points, Polaroid more than a point, Xerox, Scientific Data and Tele-dyne more than a pout each. Penn Central advanced about a point. All the leading auto stocks were fractional losers. Occident- Youth Gets Prison In Assault Case Billie Parsons, 19, of 815 Cooper St.

who had been fined $200 in cost In Peoples Court on two assault charges, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday by Wicomico Circuit Court Judge William W. Travers on appeal of the case. Parsons had been convicted by Peoples Court Judge Robert W. Dallas for the Feb. 10 assault of 15 year old Sharon Lee Scott and her brother, James G.

Scott both of 120 Carolyn Ave. The incident occurred at the parking lot of a restaurant. Attorney Federick Weirman who represented Parsons in Cir cuit Court said his client had had no previous record. Continued From Pag On JOHNSON single news account, captured headlines from Kennedy in many newspapers around the country. Johnson, when pressed, is ad ept at using the power of his of fice to put down any challenge.

So was John F. Kennedy. Barry Goldwater once complained that every time he had the potential of making headlines at a Repub lican meeting in capital, the late President found a way to top him. On Sunday, the challengers to Johnson had an ostensible two-to-one advantage in network television time, and presumably in headlines Monday morning. The line-up on network ques- tion-and-answer programs was Kennedy and McCarthy vs.

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. But then it was disclosed by still unnamed sources that Kennedy had met with Secre tary of Defense Clark M. Clif ford to discuss a proposal for setting up a special presidential commission to revise Vietnam policy. As the sources put it, Kennedy offered not to run for president Johnson adopted the commis sion proposal.

Kennedy later accused the White House of distorting its accounts of the proposal and his part in it. He denied assertions by administration aides that he had attempted to force Johnson to change his Vietnam policies. Exactly bow this explosive bit of political interplay was "leaked" is a matter in dispute. Kennedy blamed the adminis tration and the White House professes Innocence. But no matter how it came about, the story as told by the anonymous sources placed Ken nedy in the position of a politi cal blackmailer and would-be usurper of presidential power.

And the story was widely pub- ushed in the newspapers. Fresh from that clash, John son new without prior announcement Monday from his iexas ranch to the Minneapolis convention of the National Farmers Union. It was there, in the ballroom of a downtown hotel, that he really cut loose and. defending his Vietnam policies, extemporized in his most emotional, on- swinging fashion. Declaring he has had more would-be secretaries of state than any President in modern times, Johnson pointedly assert ed that he "welcomes sugges tions from committees, from commissions, from Congress.

from private individuals, from clubs" in short, from anyone wno tninKs he has a solution to the Vietnam war. ConUnned From Pat On THURSDAY being drafted by speechwriter Hugn Morrow, but that his advisers were still undecided on what stand to take on Vietnam. According to the newspaper, ben. Jacob Javits, and retired Lt. Gen.

James M. Gav in have urged the New Yorker to picture himself as a "moder ate dove." The newspaper said advisers told Rockefeller his announce ment would have little impact unless he took a dramatically different position from the hard-line policies of Richard M. Nixon. SEAFORD The Seaford Council, upset over reports that the Susses Levy Court is seeking a free dumping location for residents in the Seaford Lau rel area, has complained to Levy Court. Woodrow W.

Crosby, city manager, said a letter has been sent to the Levy Court as a result of council action last week. Council is expected to discuss the problem at its meeting today. The refuse disposal prob lems in the area became acute several months ago when both towns abandoned their own dumps in favor of operating a private landfill operation on a contract basis midway between the towns for free use of town taxpayers only. RESIDENTS who live out side the town limits have com plained to the Levy Court that they do not like to pay the nominal fee charged at the private dump. The commissioners, noting the increased amount 4f garbage being dumped along county roads and in woods, advertised for a dumping location in the area that would be free to the county residents.

Reports of the Levy Court's search for such a site prompted Seaford Councilman Albert W. Stevens to make a motion last week to write the court stating that Seaford residents do not appreciate the county's action in opening a free dump for county residents only. At issue, according to Crosby, is the fact that Seaford resi dents pay county taxes as well as city taxes which are used to finance the operation of the private dump now being used by the towns. Acknowledging the fact that the Levy Court has a problem, Crosby noted that Seaford also has had garbage problems, but the operation of the private dump is working "satisfactori ly." Charges Dropped Against Three In Sussex 'Tea' Case GEORGETOWN Three Re- hoboth Beach boys who apparently wanted to take tea to see if it had any effects, had charges against them dismissed in the Sussex County Family Court The three, all 17, were picked up last month by Rehoboth Beach police on a charge of possession of a material which pro duced exhilaration. Police said they also had apparatus on them to inhale the material.

The state chemist, however, could not de termine what the material was. On the motion of their lawyer, John B. Maybee, the charge was dismissed. Maybee said lat er that one of the boys told him the package contained mostly tea, and the boys were overheard by police talking about it in a restaurant. Tight Timetable For Agnew Budget ANNAPOLIS (AP) Gov Spiro T.

Agnew's tight budget faces a timetable squeeze start ing today in the Maryland House of Delegates. Ways and Means Committee Chairman William M. Houck, D- Frederick, in effect pleaded Monday night not to unduly de lay movement of the budget be cause otherwise the governor might have to extend the ses sion indefinitely. Houck acknowledged that the delegates should have a chance to look at amendments reducing the governor recommendations by about $3 million. The House could automatical ly postpone acticn until Wednes day.

It then would be at least Thursday before the budget reached the Senate, Houck ex plained. And if there were any furtner changes there, it would be Sat urday before the House would be able to concur. By then, the governor would be required to is sue a proclamation extending the 70-day session scheduled to end next Tuesday. Sussex Youth Accused Of Rape MILLSBORO A Millsboro youth, Theodore O. Johnson, was arrested Monday on a charge of rape in a Sunday night attack on an 18-year-old Georgetown girl.

Johnson, 19, was given a preliminary hearing in Magistrate Court 3, Georgetown, and plac ed in Sussex Correctional In stitution in default of $2,500 bail. Troopers said the incident allegedly occurred around 10:30 Sunday night after Johnson and the girl had left a Millsboro movie theater. After the alleged attack, police said, the girl man aged to escape to a nearby house where she called for help. (Times Photo) Previous dress rehearsals have not usually had more than 100 persons as guests of the Play ers. William T.

Johnston, pres ident of the Players, said that he was pleased with this unusual number of interested persons and hoped that they could at tend In coming years. The younsters were especially pleased with the performance when the actors and dancers in the cast came 'out between Acts I and II and mingled with them, to do a few impromptu dance steps with the kids, and to talk with them about the play. Man Fined For Drunken Driving Peoples Court Judge Robert W. Dallas Monday fined a 43- year-old Salisbury man $266 on three motor vehicle charges. They were against Willie Frank Blunt of 620 Edison St.

and were for driving with revoked license, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with tags of another. The charges were brought Saturay March 16 at 9:15 p.m. Attorney Lloyd Whitehead, who represented Blunt insisted that the "letter of the law" be fol lowed in the presentation of testimony on the breathalizer test. Mr. Whitehead read from a section from the code which says testimony of a toxicologist or a signed statemenet is required.

Spl. L. A. Anderson who administered the test to Blunt testified the result was .16 of one per cent blood alcohol. In Maryland a result of .15 is prima facie evidence for drunkenness.

Judge Dallas accepted the testimony when state police pre sented a paper saying the ma chine had been certified. In other Peoples Court action Alenxander Barkley, 53, Eden, was fined $257 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on the wrong side of a dual highway. The charges were preferred March 15 at 8:15 p.m. by Trooper R. M.

Moore. Con tinned From Pat On TALKS were resisting accepting the Phelps Dodge settlement as an industry pattern. spokesman for the firms said the unions had renewed their "apparently illegal company-wide demands" for simulta neous contract expiration dates and similar economic gains for all workers of each firm. The unions abandoned those demands in settling with Phelps Dodge, but the industry state ment said, "It is not clear whether there will be concession on these conditions in all the bargaining areas of the other three companies." Each of the companies has widely scattered mining, smelting, refining and fabricating operations, plus lead and zinc operations. The three firms again criticized the National Labor Relations Board for not seeking a federal court injunction after it issued a complaint that the company-wide demands constitute a refusal to bargain.

Government officials expressed hope, despite the new deadlock that contracts can be concluded between the unions I and the three firms by late this week. ConUnned From Pat On RAIDS North Vietnamese troops in his area were warned a B52 raid was on the way, they hid in trenches. "Maybe nothing hap pen," he said, "but about 50 per cent of the time the B52s did come." Luong Dinh Du, one of the de- fartnre caiH he hari sppn strike wipe out one-quarter of 'his battalion. the youngsters. experience in plays, music or art.

It was designed by the Worcester County School Board, and paid for by federal funds under the Title One feature of the Secondary Education Act. A spokesman for the group said that many children in the group, and many of their parents, had never seen a play or a musical before. Also guests of the Players were groups from the Girl Scouts, the Lower Shore Chapter of the Mancus Society for Handicapped Persons, and the Happy Timers. if it J. Edwin Hobbs Hobbs Named Vice President Of Utility J.

Edwin Hobbs was elected to the post of vice president of Delmarva Power Light Co. of Maryland and Delmarva Power Light Co. of Virginia at meeting of the Board of Directors of the two companies in Salisbury on Monday. Mr. Hobbs has been with the company since 1933, and man ager of operations since Janu ary 1966.

He has served in many capacities over the years, in cluding meter clerk, meter tester and system operator. As su pervisor of -system operations tor 13 years, he was responsible tor directing the flow of electricity from power plants to ulti mate consumer and for juggling supply and demand to keep the two in balance. Mr. Hobbs is a native of Salis bury and a graduate of Wicomico High School. During World War II he attended Officer Candidate School, then taught electricity for two years in the Coast Artillery School.

He later served in the Philipines as company com mander of a quartermaster de pot company. Hobbs was away from the electric company for a year during the Korean War when he served as army advisor to the Korea Electric Power Co. He is an active member of the Elks and Kiwanis Club and past president of the latter. He has served as district commissioner of the Wicomico District Boy Scouts. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Elec tronics Engineers.

Mrs. Hobbs is the former Af- ton (Mickie) Hepworth of Farmington, Utah, and she fcs also past president of the local Junior Woman's Club. Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs live on Buena Vista Avenue with their five chil dren: Steven, Alan, Walter, Ann and Ellen.

ConUnnrd From Fat On SPRING be windy but warm. The weather bureau is predicting southerly winds of five to 15 miles an hour for the debut of spring, 1968. The warm weather should con- fintiA tttrmiah ThnrcHav with chance of showers on Wednes-j day. An all time record atten dance filled the Salisbury Youth and Civic Center Monday night for the dress rehearsal of the Community Player's new musical, Oklahoma! An estimated 575 persons filled every avail able seat. The larest body of visitors to enjoy the show was a group of 411 Worcester County school chil dren and their parents.

They came under their county's Fine Arts Program, designed to give cultural enrichment to young sters in grades four, five and six who have not had previous City Democrats To Hit Campaign Trial The three man Democratic City Council team will hit the hand shaking trail in pur suit of votes on Wednesday. An announcement from Demo cratic campaign headquarters said the trio will meet at a local restaurant at an early hour for breakfast, then head for the Manhattan Shirt Co. to greet employes arriving for the start of the day's work. This is the only scheduled stop on the trail for Wednesday, but, according to Campaign Chair man J. Barry Patchett, there will be other peopie-to-peopie junkets later in the week.

Next Tuesday Is election day. The three Democrats are at tempting to stave off a threat by three Republicans for three council posts. In the announcement from campaign headquarters, city Council President W. Paul Mar tin one of the three candidates, was quoted as saying: "It is my belief that citizens of Salisbury are interested in the type of men they have on the council. Therefore we want them to know their representatives at City Hall.

We've seen enough of this me-too and so-called clean sweep business at City- Hall in the past by members of the op position. We want the people of Salisbury to know that the winners are leading the way." Continued From Pit On BOBBY after only one day of all campaigning. out He is most confortable, as he always has been, with a young audience. And the frenzied re sponse of more than 30,000 at Kansas State and the University of Kansas must have given him some reassurance that Sen. Eu gene J.

Mcuanny, hasn't captured all of America's youth. 'McCarthy may nave an ine 'A' students," one long-time po litical reporter quipped. "But it looks like Bobby's got tne and 'C students." Kennedy made it clear in his first day of campaigning that the Vietnam war will set tne Dace of his effort. At the last moment before his opening address at Kansas State he added this line aDout ine war: "If the defense of Khe Sanh is so important to the South Vietnamese government, I want to see South Vietnamese troops in there and the U.S. Marines out of there." The response to that was so violently favorable that he tried it again at the University of Kansas in the afternoon and an even greater ovation assured the line a prominent place in Kennedy's campaign oratory In the days ahead.

The mass aduitation that fol lowed the two speeches hun dreds of sub-voting age citizens tearing at his clothes, girls screaming and squealing. reaching to touch, tug, push or rumple him put Kennedy one up on his late For when John F. Kennedy began his campaign in 1960 he was only slightly familiar across the nation and had to work to draw crowds. Robert Kennedy starts out as an established celebrity and as keeper of the Kennedy legend. 1 i.

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