Rhodesia today became the first British colony to seize its independence - since the American Revol11tio,i of Seventeen Seventy-Six. Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith - an,iouncing the fateful decision by radio and televisio,i. In a declaration that began ironically - almost 1Dord for 1Dord like the United States Declaration of lndepende,ice. British ,,.eaction - swift and positive. Prime Mi,iister Harold Wilso,i - declaring Rhodesia in treaso,iable rebellio11 • ..Jlismissing Smith and his mi,ais ters - from tl,elr ,,) gover,ament posts. ,,,A'ecalliftg the British High Commissio,aer ,) f'rom Salisb•ry - a11d ordering the Rhodesian Commlsslo,a 011t of Loft don. Wilso11 addi11g that Br!tain will f11rtller strllle back - by banning purchases of Rhodesia,a tobacco a,ad ••gar. ,) ,6y cNtting off B'ri tish aid - by freezi11g Rhodesian assets - by refusi,ig to back Rhodesia,a c11r'rency. He said, however, tllat Britain pla,as no military i,ate'rvention. "U11less" - he we,at on - "11,aless our troops / BBODBSIA - Z __, ... ----------~ ore asked for - to p-reserve law and order and · to avert tragic subversion or murder.'' ~ JIBAC TION FOLLOW RHODESIA --~------------------------ As for reactio,a around tlte world: - almost ,.,.,versal co,adem,aatio11 of the Rhodesia,a revolt. Waslti11gto11 reaffirmi,ag its determi,aatio,a - 1101 to recog,aize lite all-ao/tite regime; a,ad, i,adicati11g tllat It ,vill soo,a follow t/te British lead - ;,. declari,ag diplomatic a,ed eco,ao mic sa,ac tio,as agai11s t Rltodesia. Mosco"' t/treate,ai,ag to le11d support to blaclt Natio11al eleme11ts wlt/ti,a Rl,odesia. Africa,a delegate• at tlte U,aited Natio,as - dema11di11g immediate, collective actio,i - to ltelp P•I do.,,,. the rebellio,a. A meeti,ag of the U N Sec•rity Co•,acll - set for tomorro., mor,a,,.g. Britisla Foreig11 Secretary Micltael Ste11Jart - e,iroute to ,,,e U,aited States rig/ti ,ao., - to prese,at Ille British case agai,ast Rhodesia. BYRD ----- T1,e immediate resig11atio11 of Se11ator Barry F. Byrd - fiscal t1Jatc1,dog of the U S Se11ate - 111as a,afloM,aced today at Ric1,mo11d, Virgi11ia. Tl,e seve11ty-el glet year old Byrd retiri,ag from llalf-a-ce,at,.ry of J>olitical strife - beca•se of art1'ritis a11d age. "I 1,ave co,acl•ded'' said l,e - "lllat Ille time 1,as come for someo,ae yo•flger - to bear tl,es• burde,as a,ad slaoulder llaese res1>0J1sibilities. Virgi,aia's Gover11or Alberti• Barriso,. 111111 •J>J>oi•t a successor to Byrd - J>efldiflg a sJ>ecial electio,a TIie yo1u1ger Byrd - a state se•ator a•d •e••J>aJ>er J>•bli•la•r - fro• Virgi,sla's Wi,aclaester Coa,,aty. IKB -- Former Presider,t Eiser,laower - reported i11 ••li•factory co11di tio,e today at Fort Gordor,, Georgia. A toar11i,ag lao1Dever, that lae may laave repeated seiaMre• of claest pai,a - tlaat coKld res11lt i,a a /11ll bloa,11 laeart attacll. His doctors describi,ag sa,cl a coMrse as - "11ot M11co m mo,a Jo r paUer,t s .,; Ill k110 "'" coronary dis ea••. " ,,. tlle mear,Ume, Ille ••• praised a• a "galla•I a,arrior" - at Vetera,a '• Day cerefflo11ies today el•e•la•r• at Fort Gordor,. Base Co"'"'""d" I' Colo,ael Plalter IHcllardso11 addi11g of lite - "may lae .,i,. yet a,aollier uictory. '' VIBT NAM ---------- Grim retributio,a - today i,s Viet Nam. Tia• Co•m•,sists />lotti,sg a,a a•bush of a gover,smefll co,svoy - abo•t tlllrty miles southeast of Saigofl. WIie,. they a,ere sJ,otted by llaeir iflte,sded vi~tims - a,l,o Immediately called for air •u1>J,ort. U S afld goverflme,at J,la,.es - raciflg to Ila• re•c••· Combi,ai,ag .,,,,. co,scefllrated gro.,,.d fire - to ltill a l,a,,edred a,ed llalrty of lite g•erlllas. Best of all - tlle co,avoy ••ffered ,ao damage - a,ad ,so cas•alll••· Far to tlae ,eortl, - operatio,s Bltui Marli,a" -today e,etered Its seco,sd day. U S afld Viet,.a•ese Mari,ees sa,eepi,sg botla sides of !_lraleglc ]!igl,a,ay !!"e - ,,. a,e effort to clear Ille road to CII• Lai. CHINESE AIRMEN --------------- Three Red ChiJ1ese airme,. - defected today to Natiortalist Clair,a. LartdiJ1g tlteir Sov let b•ilt jet bomber - at a,. air ba•e J1ear Taipei. Tlae Formosa gover"•••t - prom/'tly atoardir,g tlaem a la•rtdred aJ1d forty tlao••a•d dollars ,,. gold. ne star,dartl retoartl - for Co••••l•I• ~ a,l,o defect .,,,,. llaeir aircraft. Urtforlurtalely, for or,e of ,,,e mer, - Ille••• fo•,.tl freedom a•d •ealtla ••• sllort-llved. Tlee /'la••'• radio operator serlo••ly lrtJuretl .,,..,. tlee craft sllldded offf r■,,.,ay- a■4 111, Mdr 4ie4 a ••ort •11ile later. IIINB - --- Uraco,afirmed reports today - of a terrible ,,.,,.e disaster i,a Red Clli,aa, •Illa some five IIM,adred trapped by a cave-i,a at a coal mi,ae ,aear Ca,ato,a. First ,aews of Ille disaster - carried today l,a a Borag ICo,ag rae••Paper. If tr■ e - perllaP• tlae •orsl •irae dlaaster Ira lalslory. PHILIPPINES -~---------- War hero Ferdi"a"d Ma,·cos took a co m•a,edhag a,ed appare,,tly ;,,surmo•,etable lead today - ;,. tlae race for Preside,et of tlae Pltilippi,,es. Marcos more tlaa,e a Ital/- mlllio11 vutes altead of i11c•mbe,et Preside11t MacaJlagal - .,,,,. t.,o-tltirds of tlae tally ,,o., co•J>lete. Jwllss:t, So ~~ ••re of victory~ tltat to11igllt l,e called Ills first •••• co,efere11ce a• ufto/ficial Preside11t-elect. Marcos atati11g tllat lie J>lar,s •o major claa111•• ,,. Pit lliJIJ>i,ae Jo reig,a policy. A ddi,ag, l,o to ever, tllat I,• •• .,,,,,,.,. to •••d FiliJ>ir,os - to lael/1 figllt tlae toar 111 Viel Na•. A political aol•tio,a too•ld be better - •aid lie, b•I •ar seems to be tlae o,aly la•g•age tlae Co••••l•t• ••d•r- s ta,ad. INDONESIA ------ - --- A,sotlaer tur,s today - in tlae J,sdo,sesia,s •ll•allo,a, coaling grave do•bt on tlae fut•re role of Preside,at S•llar,ao. 5Nllar,ao llimself ordering a" e"d to Ille martial la• - tllat laas prevailed si,.ce Ille attempted COM/' of October 0,ae, tlae attempt to wrest co11trol from military a•tllorltie• - a,ad re tM r,a tie e COM" try to civilia,a rule. Tlee Army's reply to 5•iar"o? It •a• broadca•t today over Radio .laiarta, .,; tie tlle lo cal military co•una,ader • lali,ag Ilea t tll e Army leas "o i,ate" tio" of rel a%iflg Its laold o,a Jallarta afld ••rrou,.di"K areas. Be e•Pllasiaed tllat imPo•ed to preveflt a leftist taie-over afld •ill remal• ,,. effect I In Waslalngton, Federal /lavestigator• cor,ferred today t0ltla officials of tt0e,aty one electric cofflJ>a,al •• - J>arty to tlaat massive northeast 1>ot0er fallt,re, a,ad er,d•d •I> t0ltli J•s t abo11t as m11cla kJ1ot0ledge as to t0laat ca11sed It - as tltey ltad before. PerltaJ>s tlte best e%J>laaatio,a - from F•tl•ral Po.,•r Cofflmlssloner Cllarles Ross. Warren la• says: "It'• Ulte a Jig••• J>•••le - aatl t0e don't k,aoa, t11ltat tll• J>lct11re Is - 'Ill a,e get tlle last J>lece. " !!Y_CI From WashiNgton, a report today that Luci BalNes ,; i Jolu,son - was, in Jae t, seeki11g her father's approval of ': r , l ,' I ' [ , I , 1 : I i 1 1 I i i I : , , , I ,' I , ' , , I engagemeNt Pl 11s,J ~e,a she visited tl,e Texas Wlaile BoNse tt,o weells ago - will, tweNty oJte year old Pat NNgeNI of Wa•llegafl, IlliNoi s. IN a11y case, 11,e PresldeNt Is said lo •ave "••d l,ls e,,.i,.e11I power• of pers11asioN - to gel 11,e,,. lo wail a wlalle. Bia erg• ,,.e,. I based o• a desire lo ••• L•c• fiNIBlt scltool - also lite fact lltal N•geNI wlll · sooN be ,,. . . , service. Tlae co ■,le described as ''far from ltap,y" - •1111 tlae oa,tcome of 11,e meeti•g. B•t resigNed No• - to ,atieNce. .. I ! :l I ! Iii