- ~ . . S ~ / f - ~ ' - SPRINGFIELD FOLLOW BOSTON -- - - - - -- - - ------------ - ------- I, Onitully , Richard Nixon w as also addressing himself toda y - to the quest i on of d i ssen~~pringfield, ~~~~- M i ssour~-- _;{fri, ■ ••:JiNII;(_ "We should bring dissenters i n t o pol i c y ttt di s cu s s i on s - rt• not free z e t hem out ; we should invite constructi v e , • ,yiticism - not only because the cr i tics have a right to be heard - but also because they often have something worth hearing." However, Nixon P l e d ~ that as President - },.. he would also listen to the ''quiet , forgotten majority" of Americans- "the non-shouters and the nmt-demo,astrator'2• "We can restore peace - Oflly if we make government attentive to the quiet as well as tlae stride,at." F B I ----- The nation's crime rate - up ttuenty-one per cent during l:ltxf the first half of this year - according to figures made public tonight by the F B I. Biggest increase - in . the nation's larger cities; especially tliose in the northeast .. - - ~ VIETNAM --------- On lite war front - a series of saturation air raids today .t;/ on StlS/Jecled enemy infiltration routes leading lo Saigon. Big American B-Fifty Twos - tearing the jungle apart toith fi,ve hundred pound bombs. vl- ~ e m P l i n g to head off a third general offensive agahrsl the capital - - an offensive set for Monday, according lo allied intelligence. - From the same f-11 source - word today that the Viel Cong are currently drafti,ag all boys, thirteen at1d up - from Communist cot1trolled areas. These leet1- agers now said to make up thtrty per ce11t of enemy manpower in certain regio11s. WUI • • • , ileaUweal • • ,,,. I .. 11• ' • a:a•:::::ti!:t1~~ .. ::a.a-s::i•e::::,1'4•1:ais:i1P:il ip:i:. ,«If,. , • • ' yo" •• I A'. a a h F I ff = • • r ... - - - - - • ;7 bta:acs i ■ CAe eoplt ■ I •r••.,. 'ff WHITE HOUSE ------------- Here al home -- a mass Medal of Ho,,or ceremo"y today at the White House. President Johnso,a presenti,ag th e n a ti on 's h i g he s t a 1 a rd for val o r - - to f i v e - - c:£ j!t• • five young heroes of the war in Viet,,am. All -- army men,· including four sergeants;-- David McNer,,ey of Lowell, Massachusetts;-- Delbert Jen,,i,ags of Stocltto,,, California;-- Ke~"eth Stumpf of Menaslaa, Wiscnst,a;-- a,ad Leonard ·eller of Rockford, llli,sois. Alo,sg with Specialist Fourtla Class Raymo,sd Wrigllt -- of Mi,aevllle, New York. The Preside,st also talti,ag tllis ot,t,ort•,aity -- to appeal agai,r for patie,sce a,sd "steadfast,sess" ,,. P•rs•it of "a" lao,rorable peace." War,ai,ag that some "are ready to forsake our commitme,,i" as of 110w - - eve,a at tlae risk of "a larger conflict later o,a." IKE FOLID W WHITE HOUSE ----- - --- The White House again - n report to day tlla t former President Eisenhower has achieved a "miraculous turnabout" in his lreart condition. General L eo,iard Heaton -- Surgeon General of the Army - asserting tllat Ike has bounced back from the brink of deathfto the point where he's up and around occasio,ially - at Walter Reed • , MY Hospital; displaying an excellent appetite -- and feeling "much better." PUNJAB ------- The second day of a nationwide postal strike i,r India - - marred today by riots and mass demonstratto,rs i,a a number of cities. The worst at Assum, Rajsta,r a,ad Pathankol Station -- in Norther,r Punjab. Police firi,rg into the rampaging crowds -- killi,rg five a11d wo,u1di,ag hu11dreds more. A sixtll demo11strator left dead,,. New Dellat -- . • • • • • , • • • ~ t h another tllree tlaousa,ad demo,astrators -- ;, •• u, e11di,ig up i11 the New Dellli Jail. PRAGUE ------ At Prague -- a report today that Russia Aas prepared a list of top Czech government a,ad i,stellectual leaders. M e n ~ must be purged from public life - - II .,as said -- if the Czechs were to comply wttla Soviet demands for so-called "normalizatio,s." Less tha,s a11 laour later -- Czech Foreig,s Mirtister Jiri Hajell resig11i11g Jais post -- apparently the first to go. WETHERSFIELD --------------- A case of niistake,a ide,atity -- with somewhat embarrassing results -- reported today from Wethersfield, Conneclicu',J / 4 r e pretty, twenty-one-year-old Patricia Nixon walked in to the to11JP1 hall - - ready to sig,s up for her first election. A town clerk te!li,sg Miss Nixo,a: "It's nice to have a famous person like yb _ u -- register ,,. Wethersfield." Only - _.(...Q._ e ~1 ; •• •••••a local ""rse -- ol•o u ••l ■ lllc11 ■ -- l ■ f V 8 /J • • r:rr;I • C t ca • I o I ., • r ,. +;;--4~ ~ d!\ p tie,tt• ;, • jcJJsa, ,samed lfi & ~ 6 A ( t! W # D ~ a George C. Wallace. """---i.,~,...'V"'"" ~ "- ~ - ' HARRISBURG ------ - - - -- - Here's one - from Harrisburg, Pennsylva,ala. All about a bottle of bootleg rhubarb · wine _ that caused a forty year hangover. The case coming to light - with receipt of a letter at Go ernor Shafer's office. ~iu. Au tlaor a "Mrs. Jane Doe" - aged s 1 : v e nty - writi,ag from some - flJhere in Pittsburgh. ~ling of an incident - way back / in Nineteen Twen . ty-Eight; when she "innocently carried" across state lines -- "a pint bottle of rhubarb wine _......e;~ for medicinal purposes only." Discovering later to her ,-(. shock a,ad dismay - it wtf's against the law. "Mrs. Doe" goi,ig on to say - the "crime" had haunted her for forty years. Also eNclosiftg a hxndred and fifty bucks - to pay for aNy fine. Her letter ending : "Forgive me, please - and God Bless you and our country." Go v ernor Shafer'~ reply - case closed - gJ]l__l!!..5_1!..!fll_G_ - 2 the money to go to a worthy cause. So you ca,. rest easy tonight, Mrs. Doe - wherever you are.