The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 17 July 1968 — Page 13

Wednesday, July 17, 1968

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

Page 13

Pin Cong to banks of river, battle rages until dawn

LONDON (UPI) —Diplomatic sources said Monday the strength of the Soviet armed forces in Eastern Europe is so overwhelming -that Moscow could easily crush the new liberal regime in Prague whether or not it maintains a military presence in Czechoslovakia. They expressed doubt, however, that the Kremlin would f ■ 'JOC w*

intervene militarily since such a fateful decision could wreck the Soviet Union’s foreign and party policies. The sources said the delay in withdrawing Soviet troops from Czech territory after the Warsaw Pact maneuvers which ended on June 30 was obviously aimed at pressuring the new Czech regime to go easy on liberalization. The withdrawal

AMONG CASUALTIES of that Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel across southern tip of the Suez Canal is this dead horse. Beyond is rubble in the town of Suez, which took most of the Israelis' two and one-half hours of shelling. i Rudiophoto)

continued Monday. Militarily, the Soviets have sufficient power in the immediate vicinity of Czechoslovakia to overrun the country. According to the latest available figures published by the authoritative Institute for Strategic Studies, the Soviet Union has 20 divisions in neighboring East Germany. The Soviet troops are equipped with the latest type weapons and there also is one Soviet air army there with 900 tactical planes. There also are two Soviet divisions in Poland and four in Hungary, both of which also border on Czechoslovakia. The Soviets also have 60 divisions in the European part of the Soviet Union, west of the Ural Mountains and north of the Caucasus, which could be Tioved into Eastern Europe quickly, if necessary. The sources said the rulers in Prague are evidently fully aware of the threat of military intervention. All indications point to their desire to quell Soviet fears by repeated assurances they have no desire to leave the Red bloc or abandon socialism in favor of capitalism. The sources said Moscow is likely to use the military threat as a warning rather than a reality—unless someone in the Kremlin loses his head.

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SAIGON (UPI)—Allied troops flushed out Communist soldiers with a “people sniffer,” invaded their “rat’s nest” hideout and killed 193 on the southern approaches to Saigon in battling

that ended today, men said.

U.S. spokes.

Three fights, one of them only 16 miles from the center of Saigon, flared throughout the

| Religion in America I

OF MICE AND ARTICHOKES The camera catches a field mouse, one of an onslaught of thousands, eating through an artichoke (hope you choke. Artyi in the Salinas Valley in California. A 56 million crop of some 50 growers is endangered. They plan to sow the fields with poisoned oat groats. If that doesn't work, goodby 90 per cent of our artichokes. Reds show overwhelming strength in Eastern Europe

By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International America’s propensity for fads and fashions is clearly reflected in changing public attitudes toward religion. During the late 1940’s and most of the 1950’s, religion was

“in.”

Newspapers and magazines were full of articles about the “religious revival” sweeping the country. Billy Graham packed the country’s b i g g e s t stadiums. Fulton J. Sheen ranked near the top of TV’s audience ratings. Building Spree Church membership soared and churches across the land w e n t on a $1 billion-a-year building spree to provide suitably large and 1 a v i s h housing for their growing congregations. Here and there, voices of caution were raised by people who took their Christianith or Judaism seriously. They saw in the “revival” too little evidence oi mature faith and solid commitment, too many signs of a frothy religiosity precariously based on you’re nice to God, He’ll see to it that you get ahead in the

world.

The religious boom began to run out of steam in the early 1960’s. The ebbing of popular

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interest could be seen in the Gal lup organization’s periodic surveys of church attendance. In 1955, at the peak of the boom, 49 per cent of America’s adults were in church on a typical Sunday morning. By 1965, the figure had dropped to 44 per cent, where it has remained. But the statistics do not mean religion is a spent force in American life. Throughout the millenia in which they have kept the torch of faith alight, Christianity and Judaism have invariable done better-in the sense of remaining true to their mission-during periods in which religion was out of popular favor, or even subject to persecution. The danger periods have been those in which religion was “in” and going to church the thing to do. In times of superficial prosperity, churches and syangogues are tempted to soft-pedal the Bible’s stern admonitions about righteousness and self-disci-pline, which are apt to be unsettling to tentative new members who have come shopping for “peace of mind.” They are reluctant either to make sacrifices, or to demand them of their members. Religion in America has just come through a danger period of great popularity. Now it can look forward to being tested, tempered, deepened and purified by a little adversity.

night and into today in the first battles near the capital in nearly two weeks despite persistent reports the Communists were mustering for an offensive. An American ambush patrol discovered the Communists southwest of the city and called in a scent-detecting “people sniffer” to determine how many there were. There were plenty, all of them infesting the banks of the Vam Co Dong River, known by U.S. soldiers as the “rat’s nest.” Helicopters quickly brought in reinforcements and pinned the Communists against the river bank. In 20 hours of fighting, 77 guerrillas were killed, spokesmen said, while U.S. losses were eight killed and 24 wounded. “We encircled them and then pounded them with artillery,” said Col. Henry E. Emmerson of Milford, Pa., commander of the 800 American soldiers poised around the Communists. “We had them completely sealed up and I am almost sure none got out. I only wish the force had been larger.” South Vietnamese infantrymen, reinfor ;e.i by American soldiers, air slrikes and artillery bombardments, killed 116 Communists in fighting that tapered off jusi aRer midnight, a U.S. spokesman said. Allied casualties were not announced. American B52 Stratofortresses, meantime, chalked up four raids on the northwestern side of the city, hitting guerrilla hideouts and infiltration routes 40 miles northwest of Saigon, not farm from Cambodia, the war comnvinique said. Reflecting sporadic fighting across the country and especially around Saigon, the Commu-

nists last week suffered their lightest casualties since the first week of 1967—836 killedgovernment spokesmen said. South Vietnamese casualties were the lowest of any week of the year— 157 killed, 600 wounded and 16 missing in action, the announcement said. It emphasized the Communist figures would probably be revised upwards when all reports were in. In delayed reports, U.S. spokesmen announced the loss of two planes to Communist ground fire—an Air Force Thunderchief over North Viet-

nam and an Air Foret Supersabre over the south, liotli downed on Sunday. The Thunderchief pilot was rescued by a “jolly green giant” helicopter after a night in the northern jungle, but the Supersabre pilot was killed, the communique said. U.S. pilots flew 120 missions into the panhandle of North Vietnam Monday and B52s made two rare forays just above the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam to hit Communist gun emplacements on the coast, spokesmen said.

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By WILLIAM H. GORISHEK PANAMA CITY (UPI) —You ask a Panama City shopkeeper “How’s business?” these days and he replies: “Not so hot. It’s this political thing.” This “political thing” is the apparently unfinished presidential election of last May 12. It affects everyone, from merchants to diplomats. The winner, 66-year-old Dr. Arnulfo Arias, who has been president twice before and ousted from office both times, and the loser, former Finance Minister David Samudio, are vying for a decision from the Electoral Tribunal, which, when it comes, will be completely academic and not alter the future. Arias will take office Oct. 1, regardless of the tribunal’s ruling. The national guard will see to that. Largest Margin Samudio lost by over 41,500 votes, the largest margin in Panamanian history. But he cited fraud and petitioned the electoral tribunal to nullify the count along with Arias’ credentials. The tribunal, which was stacked in favor of Samudio, never ruled on his petition and last week one of the proSamudio tribunal justices resigned, making the choice of a third justice crucial. The Supreme Court bogged down on naming the deadlock breaking third tribunal magistrate. The court chose a replacement the appeals section overruled the court and picked another. No “final” decision has been reached.

The ummate—and unwillingarbiter may once again be Brig. Gen. Bolivar Vallarino, head of Panama’s National guard. Accepts Count Vallarino has accepted the vote count of the National Election Board, a subordinate body to the electoral tribunal but one which represents each of Panam’s 10 political parties. That move put Vallarino in Arias’ corner because Arias’ five-party coalition held a onevote edge over Samudio’s four, party coalition whenever a dispute arose in counting the votes. Many political experts In both camps think there is a good chance the “political thing” may never be completely resolved. Each day it becomes more tangled in Panama’s loose-jointed electoral statutes. But they agree that Arias will be president in October and probably not until then will life return to normal in Panama.

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