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• Old Curb on Fatal Air Crash Facts Quietly Lifted
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMEl
|Saturday, Nov. 23,1968 ||
WKY
WASHINGTON (AP) -
The National Transporta-
tion Safety Board, charged
with probing all fatal air
crashes, has lifted a rule
that sealed the lips of in-
vestigators for more than
a quarter century.
The board confirmed
Friday that an order put
into effect without publici-
ty October 23 instructed its
11 field offices to make
public promptly any fac-
tual information about air-
craft accidents in their
area.
The field men — those
closest to the accident, and
therefore the best in-
formed — heretofore have
been almost completely
under wraps.
Under the old "part 311"
of regulations of the Civil
Aeronautics Board, they
were allowed only to tell
newsmen the name of the
pilot, identify the plane as
to type and say whether
the accident was fatal.
Beyond that they could
only refer questioners to
CAB headquarters in
Washington, a process that
could delay detailed infor-
mation on crashes for
days.
All field chiefs have
been briefed on the new
procedures, and provided
with a fact book on how to
release information and
the extent to which they
may go.
In effect, instructions
from safety board Chair-
man Joseph J. O’Connell
jr., are to give the facts
openly, freely and in an
above-board manner, but
not to get involved in spec-
ulation as to what hap-
pened or as to the causes
of an accident.
"Our business in investi-
gating is the collection of
useful information as to
aircraft accident s,"
O’Connell told the field
men. "This information is
no good unless we dissemi-
nate it. The gag rule is in-
consistent with the whole
concept of accident pre-
vention."
Field officers are in-
structed not to wait to be
queried about an accident
but to telephone news me-
dia immediately on such
an occurrence.
O’Connell said it was
ironic that the CAB for 25
years before the NTSB
took over its investigative
duties two years ago felt it
had to play its cards so
close to its vest, and to re-
strict the release of acci-
dent information so tight-
ly-
O'Connell, CAB chair-
man from 1948 to 1950,
said accident investigators
commonly becams so
preoccupied with finding
the causes of accidents
and with pinpoint i n g
blame that they over-
looked the need to distrib-
ute the information to
make it of any use.
He said ihe Federal
Aviation Administration,
with the delegated authori-
ty to investigate nonfatal
light-plane accidents — 80
to 85 percent of the total
accidents are in this cate-
gory — all along has had a
more liberal policy permit-
ting field men to give out
accident data.
FULL COLOR
TELEVISION
South Vietnam Parley
Delegation Nearly Set
Chicago Daily News Serv-
ice
SAIGON — South Viet-
nam's delegation to the
Paris talks is all but
formed, according to high
Vietnamese government
sources.
Suddenly a surprising
number of Vietnamese pol-
iticians and generals have
been having winter suits
made. Their wives arc
making out .shopping lists
and there is even a rumor
that a special plane has
been rented.
Yet the semantic im-
passe over who shall
head the allied delegation
continues. "We are trying
to work out the basic prin-
ciple', " one American offi-
cial says, "of whether Sai-
gon takes the leading role
or a leading role."
American sources say
an agreement could come
within 24 hours or in two
weeks. It will come when
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MARRIED in London at Caxton Hall register office
are actress Diana Dors, 36, and actor Alan Lake, 27. It
was the third marriage for Miss Dors, known as the
“blonde bombshell” of British movies.
TV Tidbits
SPECIAL, The Mouse on
the Mayflower. — 6:3(1
p.m. NBC (WKY-41 -
(Color) — This animated
musical special, narrated
by Tennessee Ernie Ford,
recounts the story of Wil-
lum, a mouse who immi-
grated to the New World
along with the Pilgrims.
HOGAN’S HEROES. — 8
p.m. CBS (KWTV-9) -
(Color) — When Heidi
(Marj Dusay), Hogan’s
beautiful underground con-
tact. shows up at the camp
on the arm of a German
munitions maker, it looks
as though London’s warn-
ing that she may be a dou-
ble agent is well founded.
At any rate, Hogan can-
cels any thought of helping
her escape to England.
THE HOLLYWOOD
PALACE. — 9 p m. ABC
(KOCO-5) — (Color) Sid
Caesar and Imogene Coca
are back together, as host
and hostess to tonight’s
guests, singer Lou Rawls.
“Now, back to the exciting
conclusion of our game.’’
songstress Jane Morgan,
singer-dancer Chita Riv-
era. trapeze artist Galina
Adaskina, and the Bee
Gees, an English Singing
group.
Philippine Peso
Rises 12 Cents
HONG KONG (AP) — The
Pair Accused
Of Pest Pose
OKEMAH — Two Oklaho-
price of the Philippine peso ™ City men were charged
F ^ ,___I Friday with posing as pest
rose 12 cents Saturday a ov<,|Controj operators and obtain-
Thursday's low of 1.20 Hongjjng m0ney from an Okemah
Kong dollars, but it was s*Hl|woman under false preten-
15 cents below its value one ses
month ago. I Held under 53.500 bonds
Hong Kong money dealers are W. W. Riley, 54, and
said the plunge was a result
fcof a Philippines government
"declaim to Impose controls
because of a continuing bal-
ance of payments deficit.
Charles E. Watson, 39. Both
men have denied the
charges. The charge accuses
the men of obtaining $175
from Mrs. Cora Henry.
they "hit upon the right
words" to describe the
roles of Saigon and the
United States in the dele-
gation.
One solution being
talked about on the Viet-
namese side is that the
two sides could in effect
share the chairmanship of
the delegation, with each
side taking the lead on any
one day according to what,
was being discussed on
that day.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese
sources say that it has al-
most been decided within
the Saigon government
that its delegation will
have four sections and will
be supervised by Vice
President Nguyen Cao Ky.
Groups Described
The delegation that
would sit at the negotiat-
ing table would be headed
by Foreign Minister Tran
Chan Thanh and should
contain about 10 persons.
A committee of informa-
tion would be headed by
Prime Minister Tran Van
Huong or Tran Van An,
the former minister of the
open arms program. It
would concern itself with
propaganda for the South
Vietnamese side.
A third committee would
make a special effort to
win friends and exert in-
fluence among the Afro-
Asian countries, which
have tended to take the
side of North Vietnam.
‘Second Man’ Eyed
The fourth group, an ad-
visory committee, would
be composed of represent-
atives of all the religious
groups, political parties
and pressure groups in the
South.
According to these
sources, tentatively it has
been suggested that Tran
Van Tuyen. at one time a
vice premier in the Saigon
government and a man
who took part in the Gene-
va Conference in 1954,
would be second to Ky.
| It has also been suggest-
‘ ed that Tran Van An might
be the spokesman for the
delegation. Gen. Nugyen
Due Thang, former minis-
ter of revolutionary devel-
opment, is also being con-
sidered for this job.
To most observers, it is
clear that things are mov-
ing forward, if slowly.
There has been a general
agreement for the last
week and a half that Sai-
gon will go to the talks.
But the Saigon govern-
ment has insisted upon
being recognized as the
leader of "our side” even
if it is only in appearance.
It also has become al-
m o s t obsessively con-
cerned with having the
United States repeat over
and over its assurance
that it will not negotiate a
coalition government in
the South and that it will
not officially recognize the
National Liberation Front,
even though it is sitting at
the table.
There are no precedents
to draw on in the delicate
negotiations, so diplomats
here are. in effect, design-
ing the framework for an
entirely new type of nego-
tiation.
Even the Korean nego-
tiations were not compara-
ble because that was a
simple meeting of military
commanders. Since the al-
lied forces were under a
unified command headed
by an American general,
he naturally became the
chief negotiator.
Another problem pointed
out by some diplomats
here is the psychological
one. Said one observer,
"The Saigon government
is going through the trau-
ma of suddenly finding It
is grown up and is strong
enough to negotiate a
peace. They haven’t yet
quite been able to believe
it."
Foe Busy
In DMZ,
U. S. Says
3:45 IN COLON
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WILDLIFE
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KEEPING WATCH over a young friend is Cocker, a seven-month-old basset
hound at the dog show in Vancouver, British Columbia. The champion puppy
and Michele Cloghsey, 5, had a long day. (AP W’irephoto)
Soviets Decry *Arms Race-
Reds Hit NATO Plan
MOSCOW (AP) - The
Soviet Union expressed
hope Saturday that last
week’s North Atlantic
Treaty Organization meet-
ing in Brussels will not re-
sult in an East-West arms
race.
But il warned that the
Soviet Union and its allies
will take any NATO ac-
tions into consideration in
Massacre
Suspected
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)
— A search party will at-
tempt to recover the re-
mains of a 12-member paci
fication expedition believed
massacred by Amazon jun-
gle Indians, an official of the
Brazil National Indian Foun-
dation said Saturday.
An air force rescue plane
reported spotting some bod-
ies near a hut in an Indian
village Thursday. The vil-
lage is located in the area
where Italian priest Joao
Galleri and his expedition
were last heard from Octo-
ber 30.
Joao Americo Perez, a
foundation Indian expert
who left for the Amazon cap-
ital city of Manaus to organ-
ize the search, believes his
chances for survival are
good.
“We are not going to paci-
fication but to recover bod-
ies and see if there is still
anyone alive up there,” Per-
ez said.
A Stand-in
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) —
Somebody swiped the chairs
at Gonzaga University so
students had to stand up for
their meals the next day.
Taken were 784 chairs val-
ued at $10 each.
carrying out "appropriate
measures" to insure secu-
rity for the Communist
bloc.
The statement, carried
by Tass, said the NATO
meeting was held in an at-
mosphere of such hostility
to Communist countries
that sober appraisal of the
situation was impossible.
It declared: "European
and international security
cannot be safeguarded
through the arms race or
through stepping up war
preparations.
"The decisions of the
Brussels NATO session
have nothing in common
with the genuine interests
of the European peoples,
with the interest of a sta-
ble peace, no matter how
the aggressive essence of
NATO would be disguised.
“It is hoped in the lead-
ing circles of the Soviet
Union that a realistic ap-
proach would finally pre-
vail in the states of the
North Atlantic bloc be-
cause the future of their
people, too. is inseparably
linked with strengthening
peace and averting mili-
tary clashes."
The long statement in-
cluded the usual Soviet
charge that NATO is an
aggressive organization
and said it was dominated
by men who think in “cold
war” terms.
It concluded with the
statement: "Tass is au-
thorized to state that any
actions by members of the
NATO military bloc will be
SAIGON (AP) — The U. S.J
[Command said Saturday en-l
emv activity has continued
"at a brisk rate" in the De-
militarized Zone in the three
! weeks since President John-
json halted the bombing of
North Vietnam.
A spokesman said recon-
naissance had disclosed 210
indications of enemy activity
in the DMZ since November
1.
Of these 22 were labeled
“significant" — artillery and
machine-gun sites seen fir-
ing on allied positions south
of the DMZ or firing on U. S.
planes patrolling over the
buffer zone.
Gun Sileneed
I
The remainder werej
classed "insignificant." the
spokesman said, including
sightings of small groups of
enemy soldiers, vehicles,
sampans and lights.
Of the 210 indications of
enemy activity, 71 were
spotted in the northern half
of the zone and 139 in the
I southern half, he said.
He added that U. S. artil-j
lery and jet strikes had been
used in the DMZ 67 times
since November 1.
In the latest such incident,;
U. S. artillery silenced a ma-|
chine-gun nest Friday in the!
northern half of the zone aft-j
er a marine reconnaissance:
plane was fired on by enemy!
ground gunners.
Provocation Charged
It was the third report of
American guns firing into
. , ., the northern part of the
certainly considered in :
carrying out by the Soviet : ’ „ ,
Union, jointly with other North Vietnam called he
members of the Warsaw 'bombardments ’impudent
Treaty, appropriate meas- i acts of provocation■
ures to ensure the security I In Paris, a North Vietnam-
of the states of the Social- !ese spokesman charged the
ist Communist communi- (United States had shelled
4:00 IN COLOR
THE FLYING FISHERMAN
GadaDout is alter square-tailed trout
and northern o<ke or Ruoert River In
Quebec, Canada
4:30 JUDE i JODY—Color
5:00 WILBURN BROTHERS—Clr,
5:30 Porter Wagoner—Cater
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NEWS
6:10
HERS KERSHAW
WEATHER
4:211 M.
MIKE TRfPS
SPORTS
6:30 IN COLOR
"MOUSE
ON THE MAYFLOWER"
John Aiden (left), William (a "Pil-
grim") mouse and the caotain of,
their ship speculate on what will hap-
pen to them when they reach Ameri-
ca. Tennessee Ernie Ford. John
Gary, Eddie Albert and Joani* Som-
mers provide the voices, in the ani-
mated musical soecial.
three villages in the north-
ern half of the zone. The U.
S. command denied any vil-
lages were hit in the shell-
lings.
| The spokesman also said
North Vietnam wants to re-
It reflects Soviet concern (turn ,0 ttlP spir>* °f*he Ge-
neva agreements that es-
tablished the DMZ as a neu-l
tral buffer zone.
ty-”
An authorized statement
by the official news agen-
cy ranks in importance
just below a direct decla-
ration by the government
or its top officials.
about heightened East-
West tensions since the
Warsaw Pact August inva-
sion of Czechoslovakia.
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