1 ,. T. EPTEMBER n 10."G / t IJ GO D r.vt::NING EVERYBODY: Civil, military and political be lam ts reported toctay !n South Vietnam; tn the face of Sundal 's approaching election -- first of its kind ever held tn that em attled land. Tl e latest tcrrortst attack -- at Cam Tho ln the Mekong Delta. P . communist infiltrator hurling a bomb at a sound truck appealing for votes. Instead it landed tn a crowd of children standtng nearb 1 • One killed -- seven wounded. ftt the same time - - reports fr-om the northern provinces tell of whole families slain by the Viet Cong, those of sec11rity agents or village leaders - - entered as candidates "or th e consituent aasembly. While at Hue -- a hundred and eighty Bundhist monks and nuns -- were launching a mass h unger-strike in protest agains the eleetion. As f o r S::i igon , on t h •3 outskirts of t h e capitol U.S J~t s wer e blasting a " t e rrorL) t camp" barely tw o m ile::i r o m to wn. Wh i le in the c api ta l i t s elf -- a n o i sy e l e ction rally was i n f u l l swa y ; l e d by a rav en-haired Vi e t namese beauty -- a n ,J a dragon-headed ~,:outh . Vi e t namese an d U.S. military police -- finally ringlng the A meric a n Embass y with troops and barbed wire; as an a dd e d precaution -- a g ainst the mounting wave of Viet Cong terrorism. Not to mention -- a threatened Buddhist march on the embassy. MOSCOW ------- In Mos c ou - a brief annorcnc e ,,,e,it today ; that So v i e / Communist part y /:do; l e ade r L e o11 i d Brezline v - had conf e r1·ed pri v atel y w illl Deput y Prem ie · r Le Thanh Ngh i of North Viel Nam. Kremli11ologists immediately specrdating - that Ha,ioi may be planning to switch sides; from the hard line of Peking H to a polic3, 1 of peacefrll co-existence as practiced by Moscow. If /rue - a hopefu , l sign - of potential peace in Viet Nam. .-. However, the speculation q u l c k l ~ In Londo~gh diplomatic sources reporting that Red Cliina has made it clear to North Vi e t Nam - that it cannot sue for peace. Red diplomats declaring that if necessary - Cliina itself will move into Nor-th Viet Nam; to prevent what they c all - •x~ a "sellout to imperialism". And so goes the war of ner ve s - i n the Communist world . 9JJAKERS Here al home - a Qr:aker organization charged today lh al lli e U S govern m . enl had int ercep led liu man i tari an gift parcels,· bound fo , r both No,·lh and Soi,tl, Viel Nam - via Canada. Returning them to the organization's New York office - stamped ''undeliverable." The Q11akers urging President Johnson - "to review the moral basis and authority of such restrictions on lii,manitarian relief." PR/VA TE -------- Army P F C James Johnson of N ew York City - found guilt_\, today of refusing an order lo go to Viet Nam. A se ve n-man court martial at For/ Dix, Neto Jersey - selti"8 Id s s e t n e 11 c e at f iv e ye a rs ..,. h a rd labor - and a dishonorable discharge. Private Johnson - the second G I so convicted s~~a...... I his we e k - b y s e par ate tr i b r, n al s . L J t s • J a & a a,"' ~ p riv ate Dennis Mora - basing his refusal to obey the order - on a contention that the tDar i ' n Viet Nam is illegal and immoral. But where Mora got only three years - Johnson received .... - ' the m a x i m t t m l \ , , Next up - Private David Samas of Modesto, California - charged with same offense. CAPE Al Cape K e 11ned _ , , a le,i-c e nl patch today on a l wc 11l y•fi e millf 011 dollar I t Titan Rocket - and ~t lley're read _,, lo go again . Spa c e e11gineers using a solution of sodium silicate - a fast-seal remedy you can buy al ' any hardware store ,· to plug up , that pin-poi11t leak in an oxidizer la,ik"' tl,at earlier forced cancellation of the flight of Gemini-Eleven. With all ••IKx•k• else s t'i ll in readiness -- -c.4- blast-off for the Agena target rocket - ,...-r •rJ '11,J r-eset for ,\. eigllt-forty eight tomorrow morning. Gemini-Eleven to follow - at ten-thirty-fi v e. Same times - as set for the original launch. In the meantime - space officials emphasiz . i11g tllat today's flight could have gone ahead as scheduled - despite the '••k leak. Except that the nitrogen tetroxide oxidize , ,. escaping from the tank - ,vas a danger to crews working on the lai,nch pad. The oxidizer can be fatal - we 're to I d - if , • t • t« in h al e d. SYRIA ----- For the secortd time ;,. a 1tJeell - tl,e present Syrian go v ernme,et has crushed another attempted CON/>. Radio Damascus to · day reporliRg r.ecapture - of the rebel stro,eghold al nearby Rarasla Garrlsort. Asserliflg tl1al two ht111dred civilian a,td military ~lal, plotters - laave been thrown ,,..,. jail. Syria,e Premier Youssef Zayefl adtll11g p e rs on ally - I I, a I le ad er s of I Ir e a tt em p I ed coup "'I II be "liquidal ed.,forever"U. -f~ ~ ;I; Cllief of tllese - said to be Colonel Sall"' Bato11•; o,ie of Ille leaders of 111#1 s11ccessf•l co•J> earlier tllls year - . . , . brougllt Ille prese,et lefJist regime to po111er. B•to111fl bitterly opposed - they say - to Ille gover,iment's i1tcreasi11g lies with the Soviet UJ1ioJ1. A glimpse in to Soviet military tlri,1 k i,ag - i,a Ill is n e xt from Mos c ow. General Nikolai Constanti,a'v of the Russian Arm y - toda y declarin1!:/ovlet tanf':::,11e most mod e r,a, the mos I effecl~ve land • - - weapoas ,,. tle world. Accordi,ag to t"e GeJteral - Soviet ta111,s ca" figl,t in aJty type of te rraia; fro rn a11 hun,a s l11s h - to desert s a11d• - to polar s,aow. What's more - said lte "they ca,a deliver power/Ml, surprise blo•s to 11,e e,aemy - eve11 ,,. a11 - area : of an atomic er,losion. " Tltls bee•••• tltelr armor •• , , •• .,., ~ resists ,aot only tl,e effects · of ••clear weapoJtB - ba,t also bac te riologi eel and chemical "'arfartt. General Consta,ali11,v co,aclMdi•g tlat ••ort of rockets - notlri11g ca" bea t a Soviet lank . DR. GORDON - RIVER KWAI -------------------------- Whenever I take off on a long flight I carry a small bag of books; and, so melim es re turn with most of the,,. u11read - and all that extra weight/ On m} ' latest across the Atlantic I did •• read a book - read it ,co11-s tot>, o,ae · I wish. you all would read. It's the true story of tf1hat ha1>1>e•ed during the war, on. the River Kwal, In Soutlaeast Asia. If you satf1 the film you lf1ill find this boolt eve,a ~ ~.-ti - ~ ~ . -ts u rz~ he ,-i,,-;----THROU.GB 'YHB VA LLBY OF THE KWAI by Er,aest Gordo,a, a Colo,aef In a famous Scottlsll regi•••I, ~~ -ti- " ) 1 . , w - . ~ , , - ~ ~ ~ r , ~ ~ , The Argyle a,ad Sutherlands.A Written a,ad t>•blislaed after the film lfJOS made; telli•g tl,e true story of what actMally did ha1>1>en at Ille b11ildl•g of tlse bridge · over the River Kwai. ff you read Dr. Gordon'• book you will 11ever forget it. SAFETY -------- At 11,e While House - Preside,,, Johnson today signed into law -- the new auto a,ad ltiglrway safely bill. 7'G.c. ,Pfllling the ~L,._~ legislation ~ , immediately - witla the A. ;~ app1n1 tme,at of Dr. William J. Haddon - as admiJ1islrator of the ne,v Nalio•al Traffic Safety Age,ac:,. Dr. Haddo11's job - said Ille Preside,at - to a,orll "'"" the au to mobi I e it1dus try , ; to es tab lisla 10ltat la e called - "reaso,aable a,ad realistic safety sta,adards." Sucla sla,ad11rd• to take /feet - ;,. Ille Ni,aelee,a Si:Kty-Eigl,t •odel year. Mean11Jltile, at Delroit - above tlra a,cd beyo,cd ~ ~ " - A4o.\. the new safety bill - ~ deba t e_,,.!,a the aflto ,,.d.,stry ; on how bes t to protect auto passengers from serioa,1 or fatal injury - i,c the eve,ct of high speed, head-o,c collisio••· dt1( 0,c the o,re hand - A groa,p of automotive e,rgh1ee experts a • • believe the a11s11Jer lies ,,. providhag craslaable front and rear e,ads i,a cars. 1,r effect - safety , pads - to protect a11d shield t/re t,asser,ger compartment. To prove the J)oi11t that it ca,e be doJte- t/rey've successfully dro,,ed an egg te11 as.K~ stories - i11to a sJ>ecially co,aslr•cted pad just IIIJO i,aches tliicll - a11d ' ,aary a crack. 011 tlte otlrer haJtd - seco11d groa,p of i1tdNstry experts,-•• believe tlaat tlie prese11t "cr11sltability'' of fro11t •d rear e11ds - is more tlta11 a•Pl:~1aat Ille ••Jor burden of safety eJtgifleeriJtg - slaoald be directed at lteePl•g Ille passeJtger from bou11ci11g aro••d at poi11t of ;,,.pact. Will, regard to the J« egg e%perimeJtl - 011e of tlte latter groMt, remarki,ag; "sure, the ar•• egg survived - but if there DETROIT FOLLOW SAFETY - 2 ------------------------- had been a baby chick inside - it would have II•• bee,a killed. A,ad so lhe debate conli,aues - will, tire likely result a compromise; combi,ai,ag tire best -of botlr gro•P•· Jn which case, the motoring public - you a,ad I - will be the real win,aers. For weeks, there have been scie11tific rumblings from Sor,lhern California - about the possibility of a,aotlrer major ear . thqu.ake . . According to members of the America,a Geopllysical Union - a quake thal could come any day ,aow. Be that as it may - a message of reassura,ace today - from. the world's most famous aNd most successful amateur weatherm.aa. SeveNty-two year old Louis Rubi,a - retired eledrical co11tractor of RlchmoNd, Virgi,aia - telliNg CaliforaiaNs to "quit worryi,ag - at least for tire Ume being . • " Lo•i• B■bi11 - lfit:.»1":t.- lirn •• 'I •••r4--;u.. • • ~ ~retlicled Hjt r e c e ~ T•rlri•" earl,.q■alre - a monll, before i i hit. Who i• aa addilioN, accurately predicted tl,e two tremors - tl,at rocked S011tla America ,,. Rubi,a 's J>redictiorcs - • • • • • based ON a tlteory that li11ks su,aspots, volcanoes, ••r*••• eartlr.qunkes and cold fronts - in a predictable cycle of events. Tire cy cle - for the moment, al least - skipping Califor,aia - said Ire. Rubi11 warning, lrowever, tlaat th.ere co,,ld be a volca,aic eruptio11 - alor,g tile coast of Ce11tral America. If that laappe,as - said lie- "tlae,a i,a about tlairty or ,al,aety days - Califor,a ia - ,oa tch out I" - .,,,,dL,O