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Newspaper Page TextGriffin Daily News Constantine, Military May Settle Differences By ANTHONY TOBIN United Press International Deposed King Constantine of Greece and the militry regime he tried and failed to overthrow are talking about settling their differences, well-informed sour ces in Athens said today. There was no official an nouncement of contacts between the young king now in Rome and the military junta in Athens. But UPI correspondent Ernes to A. Lotito reported from Athens one informed source said “something is definitely afoot to bring the two opposing sides together.” In Rome, informed sources told DPI that Constantine held lengthy talks with Greek Ambassador Antonis Poumpou ras, who then conferred with junta leaders in Athens. Constantine was today shut tling back and forth between a borrowed Roman villa and the high-walled Greek Embassy in the eternal city. Flees To Rome’ Constantine fled to Rome early Thursday after the Greek armed forces failed to rally to his call for the overthrow of the colonels who have ruled his kingdom since an April 21 coup. NOTICE Due to the controversy over the Sunday closing law — We will be closed on Sunday until further notice. So we ask all our customers to check your medical supplies and get any prescription refilled on Saturday that will not last until Monday. We appreciate very much your cooperation. As usual we are available for any emergency. Call 227-6744, 228-8175 - 227-0424. We wish for everyone a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. NEELS PHARMACY 409 East Solomon Street Griffin, Ga. 30223 The perfect Christmas gift for everyone... J'Sf PaJ Samsonite Luggage / » Regular $24.95 I Ladies' I rX HANDY TOTE xVLn BAG ! Samsonite i . Silhouette® ( [IS Week End i The new shape Os travel— _ ™? „*'"*"* ‘ . „ , , 026 Pullman elegantly simple, case $45.00 disarmingly functional. ' Hidden locks, rich lustrous trim, light but sturdy magnesium frame, contemporary design, luxurious compartments. Take a closer look at Samsonite Silhouette—lt’s the perfect gift for Christmas giving. Complete range of colors for ladies: Venetian Red, Biscayne Blue, Dover White, Willow Green, I Open Every Night 'til 8:30 until Christmas. "First In Fashions" 9 Friday, Dec. 15, 1967 The colonels followed up his flight to Rome by naming a regent. In his lost home of Athens, the - military rulers today ordered back into place the portraits of Constantine that some officials had taken down from public buildings. Observers in the Greek capital said the government has left the door open for Constan tine’s return. The regent, Lt. Gen. George Zoitakis, 58, was assuming the king’s functions but not replacing the monarch, the observers said. Constantine also was reported busy in search for a home away from home. In Denmark, where King Frederick, Constantine’s father in-law rules the prime minister said the Greek royal family would be welcome. Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Britain, where Prince Philip is a cousin of Constantine, indicat ed Constantine and his Queene Anne Marie would be given Vietnam War Plans Four-Day Holiday asylum if they chose. Rome appeared unsuitable. The Italian government was reported unhappy. Its relations with the seven-month-old milita ry junta in Greece, now more solidly entrenched after Con stantine’s failure Wednesday, have never been chummy. Constantine’s presence was not helping matters. Then there were riots. Police arrested 31 persons demonstrat ing for and against the king and the junta outside the embassy Thursday night. Four were charged with hurling ink bottles at police. All later were released. Diplomatic sources reported Washington was unahppy at the junta’s being in power but felt that recognition for the regime would have to come in view of the Athens regime’s anticom munism and Greece’s position as a vital anchor of the North Atlantic pact. But the sources said much depended on what Constantine did. By ALVIN B. WEBB SAIGON (UPl)—The allies will observe four days of war truce during the year end holidays and are willing to discuss an even longer ceasefire if it might lead to “fruitful results,” South Vietnam an nounced today. “Fruitful results” was not defined in the foreign ministry statement. It appeared to mean peace talks, observers said. The statement said the allies will observe a one day truce at Christmas, one at New Year’s and two days at the Asian lunar new year TET late in January. The Viet Cong sought a 13 day truce period. Includes Bombing Pause The truce includes a con troversial bombing pause over North Vietnam, the statement said. The announcement said that during the truce allied troops will fire only when fired upon in South Vietnam. American Jets will pause in their bombing of North Vietnam, a move strongly opposed by many allied strate gists who argued the period will only give the Communists more time to muscle up their war effort. The truce announcement came amid reports of battle in South and North Vietnam. U.S. spokesmen said two battles were raging in the South. In Binh Dinh province 300 miles northeast of Saigon. In one fight, U.S. troops were battling about 200 Communists on the spot where 510 North Vietnamese were killed in a six day battle that ended four days ago. In the new fighting, six Communists were reported killed with American reinforce ments pouring into the battle. Hit Government Outpost At another point in the province, U.S Army armored units were reported battling North Vletnamse who overrran a government outpost. Ameri can commanders reported 55 Communists killed so far with three Gls killed and 10 wounded. In the air, Communist reports said American Jets struck the Hanoi area of North Vietnam in two waves today. American spokesmen reported a sudden break in monsoon clouds gave U.S. jets their first crack in nearly a month Thursday against the Hanoi- Haiphong areas of North Vietnam. MIGs rose to meet the raiders over both the capital and the big port city. U.S. spokesmen said a Navy F 8 Crusader jet shot down a MIGI7 in a six-minute dogfight near Hanoi. It was the 99th MIG shot down by American pilots. LOANS ON • FURNITURE • AUTOMOBILE • REAL ESTATE SIO.OO to $2,500.00 UP TO 24 MONTHS TO PAY CONFIDENTIAL - QUICK COURTEOUS SERVICE SINCE 1938 J DIAL 227-2561 p GRIFFIN FINANCE & THRIFT CO. G. R. ROBINSON, MGR. 11l South Hfll Street — Griffin, Georgia ‘ MUt* Timwow MEDITERRANEAN SEA TE "" (NEA Radio-Telephotos) GREEK UPRISING reported led by King Constantine shook the military junta that seized power from the civilian government last April. Senate Okays Increase In Social Security Benefits Army Planning Special Force For Active Duty WASHINGTON (UPl)—The Army will soon designate a new “select force” of 150,000 civilian reserves who will attend addi tional weekend drills In prepara tion for a possible call to active duty, lt was learned today. The new priority-status force is slated to include 89,000 National Guardsmen and 61,000 from the organized Army reserve. This compares with 119,000 Guardsmen and 31,000 reservists In the present "select force,” which it will replace. The changeover Is expected May 1. Informed sources said all but three states—New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois—have approved the plan, and that the remaining differences between them and the Army are minor. An Immediate difference for civilians placed in the “select force” Is that they get 72 weekend drills a year Instead of the usual 48. In addition, they face the prospect of being the first called up If there Is a decision to use reserves In Vietnam. The present force was formed two years ago, and apparently will end its priority tour without seeing active service. With Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara scheduled to leave the Pentagon to head the World Bank, however, there Is no assurance his policy will con tinue. In a sharp shift toward more support and fewer combat units, the new select force will Include only two Instead of three National Guard divisions. Those slated to be tapped are the 42nd and the 26th, with headquarters in New York and Massa chusetts, respectively. The shift accounts for the larger proportion of the orga nized reserves, which consist mainly of supporting units. The reserves will be furnishing only Infantry Brigade from Pennsyl vania. The National Guard divisions which are now “select” and which are scheduled to go back to 40 drills a year are the 28th of Pennsylvania, the 38th of Indiana and the 47th of Minnesota. It Is not expected that any units in the present select force will be Included In the new organization. “The Idea is to pass the training around and share the burden” a guard official said. “In addition, from the stand point of national defense, the units which have achieved added readiness In the last two years will retain lt and will be available for use, if necessary, for a long time.” WASHINGTON (UPI) — For the second time in as many days, the Senate today gave final congressional approval to a bill providing the biggest Social Security benefit increases since the program was esta blished in 1935. The measure, which now goes to President Johnson for his signature, also contained broad new curbs on welfare aid that a small band of Senate liberals fought unsuccessfully to elimin ate. What happened was that the bill’s floor manager, Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., a wily veteran of many Senate filibus ters, called up the measure Thursday morning when only a few senators were present and attempted to ram the measure through on a voice vote. At that point, Senate Demo cratic leader Mike Mansfield of Davis To File For Recount In Sheriff’s Race JEFFERSON, Ga. (UPI)—I. W. Davis said today he will file a petition in Superior Court asking a recount of the sher iff’s election which he lost by one vote to former state rev enue agent Curtis H. Spence. The official returns gave Spence 2,758 votes and Davis 2,- 757 in Wednesday’s voting. “Many of my friends and sup porters asked me to do it,” Da vis said. “The petition will be filed this afternoon.” Davis said, “We feel like there could possibly have been a mistake In the vote count.” The two men were running for the year left In the term of L. G. 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Kennedy, D-N.Y., one of the liberal leaders, that he challenged the “integrity and honesty” of Long and Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W. Va., secretary of the Democratic leadership who was on the floor at the time. The bill, which was considera bly less than President Johnson asked for last January, was hammered out by House and Senate negotiators last week. Under the bill, 23.8 million Social Security recipients would get a 13 per cent benefit increase and minimum monthly payments would rise from the current $44 to $55, effective next February. Freeze Federal Funds One provision of the bill would freeze the level of federal contributions to the controver sial Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. This move was opposed by the administration, which has given private assur ances it will seek to repeal the restrictions next year. To finance the bigger Social Security benefits, the measure increases the existing $6,600 a year payroll tax base to a new top of $7,800, effective Jan. 1. The current 4.4 per cent payroll tax rate increases to 4.8 per cent Jan. I, 1969. The rate goes to 5.2 per cent in 1971 and to a top of 5.9 per cent in 1987. This means that maximum annual payroll deduction would increase for persons earning $7,800 and more from the current $290.40 to $342.20 next year and to $374.40 in 1969. The 1987 maximum would be $460.20. 26 Counties Refuse To Join War On Hunger ATLANTA (UPl)—State Wel fare Director William H. Bur son gave a final report on his war on hunger today and said 26 counties involving nearly 46,- 000 poor people have refused to institute a food program. “There are no words ade quate for me to express to you my sadness and disappointment that despite our best efforts at least one out of every 100 Geor gians will still have inadequate food,” Burson said. Burson said the war on hung er had reached 70,370 persons in 133 counties. He told a joint food stamp conference that federal Inter vention In direct food programs In the delinquent counties was a strong possibility. “I sincerely hope that com missioners of the counties which hav decided against food pro grams will re - assess their po sitions in the light of innicated federal intentions,” he added. Burson said hunger in terms of the State Department of Family and Children Services is “not to be confused with star vation or a total lack of food at all times.” “But at the same time I do not wish to state categorically that there Is no starvation In f Family Shoe Store ’ Before Christmas SALE \ NOW YOU CAN SAVE [ BEFORE CHRISTMAS... I 20% to 35% off l All children's Storybook shoes and ■ ladies Charm Step shoes, loafers, ) heels, stacks and flats. : \ Also large selection Christmas gifts, i boots, men's shoes. Bags and hosiery. j THE FAMILY SHOE STORE A&P SHOPPING CENTER \ — FREE PARKING —• Georgia,” he said. He said since the war on hunger was declared July 31, officials have told him of six cases of child starvation. Burson, who had predicted that 20 or less counties would hold out on the food stamps or surplus commodities programs, said the higher number demon strates “that there are those among us whose hearts are un moved by the plight of hungry children and malnourished se nior citizens.” ‘Heart’ Man Takes Steps CAPE TOWN, South Africa (UPl)—Louis Washkansky took his first hesitant steps since doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital performed the world’s first heart transplant operation i on him Dec. 3, hospital sources said today. The 55-year-old grocer's stroll Thursday was only a few yards from his bed to an armchair. , He took it very slowly and ■ seemed to enjoy the walk, the i sources said.