V ■ \ \ ^ n . 1%'. Earth—New y TAY NINH, South Viet Nam (ill — Jungle-trained U.S, and Vietnamese special forces wiped out a vital Communist supply area along the Cambodian border in a ha?!ardous three-day ‘ scorched earth” operation that ciid(>d last night, The operation west of Ttiy • Nlnli may set a new pattern in the war against the elusive Viet Cong. , The Viet Cong toll wipi not hi^—about 25 killed out of 1,500 men estimated in the area. But everything the Viet t(ong depend upon for their siistenonee was razed or earf , rled away. Abo.d tons of rice wa.s destroyed. Thousands of ducks and chickens were slaughtered or carried off. Dozens of pig.s, water buffalo and cows were destroyed. A 20-mil<* stretch along the Vaico Ori(>ntal River was left scorched and l)ari'en Winding .southeastward out o( Cambodia, tlie river iias l^een a strategic waterway for Red guerrillas and suppl|e.s. . ■ The operation was one of the , biggest helicopter-supported operations of the war. Twenty-five armed and ten trm>p-carrying C.S. helicopters took part. ,, The mimBer of ground forces was relatively small.some :i(Ki Vietnamese special forces, 200 Rangers and 20 American advis- ' , Rut the adviser,s sai(i it wa's onO: of the be.st-coordlnated AmeiK'iin - Vlelname.se opera lions of tile war. Aniciiican advi.sers on tiie ground maintained direct com tact with U.S. helicopters over liead, dispensing with much of The ifsl tape involved in joint American - Vietnamese opera-llon.s in the |>ast, * j^, "All we‘ve tried to do In (he past Is kill as many Vtet t ong as V said. ean,” one adviser ‘ Rut this i.s nut enough. We must burn out and destroy everything the Viet Cong depend on and thrive on if we are going Ui iient them back ” Armed hell('opie];a,.^)Ufed 3,-(Conllmied on Ihige 2, Col, «i Tfie Weather U.t, Wttlhor BurHu Foraunl THE PONTIAC PRESS Home Edition VOL. 122 \(), lO.T ★ ★ ★ ★ l»()\T'l.\( , .MIt'IIKiAX. I'HID.W , .M'N’L .>. I'.tiit.H I’.AtiK.S State Youth Admits 5 Slayings School Taxes Cut 13*: by Pontiac Board ' Property owners will pay less school ta-.xes in 1964, the Pontiac school board decided last nit;ht. ^ The board approved a tax rate that cuts school taxes nearly 114 dver 1963 WONDERMENT — Gazing in wonderment, kindergarten students in Mrs. Harvey Johns’ ejass at McCarToll School hear the story of “The Summer Snowman.” The icy, silent visitor in the tall hat was preserved in the free,zer by Mrs. Johns. Seated to Mrs. Johns’ left are Connie Hensley, 747 St. Clair, and Victor Cox, 83 Oliver, while on the teacher’s right are Kimberly Bender, 930 Spence; Clinton Crismon, 727 Wing: Twila Crivea, 667 Wesbrook; and Julie. Moreno, 24 Whitfield. on ^ home assessed at $4,000. Supt. Dana P. Whltmer said the reduced tax rate .reflected a $1.64, drop in the debt retirement millage. Last year, the debt levy was $2.84, while this year it wili be $1.20. Levies of $19.58 per $1,000 of 'state equalized valuation (SEV) for city residents and $18.18 for outside the city residents were passed by the school board. Appointment Is Chdilenged Lawsuit Asks Review of Hanger Naming Area Airman and Teacher Among Victims Investigators Reveal Confessipn Follows Friend's Phone Tip Area High Schools Plaa Graduation Ceremonies iy)nUac- Poflce Lt. Raymond . Meggitt yesterday filed a The board’s action does not suit in Oakland County Circuit acttu'lly set the tax rate, but (^ourt challenging validity of ,certifies a le^vy to the city. The app„i„t^ent of Acting Chief rate is spread by the city. ^ RATE ADJUSTED of inspector. Adjusted to the local assessed Meggitt is asking the court valuation, the rate would be to decide if former City Mah-$24.40 per $1,000 of assessed ager Robert A. Carter had the valuation as compared with authority to nanie Hanger to the ADMI'FTED KILLER -Larry Lee Ranes, 19, of Kalamazoo, charged early today with the murder of a Plymouth schoolteacher, has admitted the slaying of four others as well. A Southfield airman is included in the list of victims. n 1963 tax bills. Graduation exercises will honor Pontiac area public and parochial high school seniors next week. Five schools plan baccalaureate services Sunday to begin the week’s events. These are Pontiac North- state aid (a net gain over 1963 ern, Pontiac Central, Emmanuel Christian, Ketter- of $5.50 per. pupil) would help $25.34 The local tax yield was estimated at $7,408,603 for 1964-65, while the total estimated income for the next school year would be $11,338,245. Whitmer said that increased po.st under' existing city personnel rules. The resulting decision could have far-reaching effects at City Hail, since validity of promotional procedures specified in the personnel rules, and legality oL the rule book itself, are at stake. College Opposition Centers on KALAMAZOO (,4*) Five killings were admitted today, police said, by a 19-year-old unemployt^d youth arrested last night on the tip Of a friend. 11 wa.s a lip in the hitch-hiker slaying of school teacher ,, Gary Albert Smock of Plymouth that led authorities to slightly-built Larry Ranes of Kalamazoo. Slate Police Sgt. Karl Lutz said Ranes readily admitted killing Smock, then vol-iinteened he’d also slain Charles Edward Snyder, 33, in holding up an Elkhart, Ind. gasoline station last Saturday While Smock’s body $UII was VERNON LaBENNE Slain Area Man Plant Closing Legal-Kelley Says Romney Can Shut Essex , Again sttURfd Irf the trwit «t the cie he had taken Iroir. him. LANSISG (AP) ~ Atty. Gen. Fnak Kettey today toU Gw, George W. Romney hf has the (This is the second and final part of a series explaining the community college proposals on June 8 school election ballots:) . ■ ' Opposition to the proposed Oakland County com- 'Summer Heat' Expected Here This Weekend Meggitt has clearly, asserted niunity college centers on the 1-mill tax to support he IS not questioning Hanger’s ,. , ' i,-* i- the two-year institution. Last year, voters favored the establishment of the , . , , al'ocated rate from the county, ship High Schools. The County Tax Allocation'Ability An informal baccalaure- Board trimmed the school dis- claims the promotion Was ate service will be held for 32 trict’s 196? allocation of $8.31 made improperly because no jjchool, but re jected the tax levy 19.,.165 to 17,428. graduating seniors of Em- per $1,000 of SEV to $8.23. competitive, examinations were manuel Christian High School at taX REDUCED given eligible officers ’• - Sunday at Emmanuel „ ... , 31 Church 645 S Tele- Providing the as.sessed valua- „ - - ’ ■ tion of his property was un- W h e n Meggitt appealed to changed from 1963, a Pontiac Carter in January, the manager Then tamt the sergeant said, legal authority to shut down the admissions in three other slay- Essex Wire Corp. plant at Hills-ings. . , dale for a second time. * * * totting the state law which Lutz quoted Rahes as saying Romney earlier used to close the he shot and killed Airman Ver- gjjj (jgys under a non LaBenne, 23, in the $260 "public emergency” order, lioldup of a ga.soline station at Kelley said developments since An explanation of the quire^. in the’ personnel rulei. ’ college’s finances involves community college in the form three pertinent questions, of grants of land, money or 1) What other funds are avail- buildings. Similar gifts haVe helped develop other institutions, will Since the 1-mill levy Is a ed for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday $9g,64 in school taxes this year feet here'^for 15 years are not more millage be needed later? charter millage wRh no exin the church auditorium. compared to $100.38 in 196.3. legal. - 3) How much money will the piration date, every qualified J -Mn Cl if-ii DunvicinM* College co.St?. elector ill the county Is eligible Whltmer said the 1964-65 op- NO SUCH PROVISION • countvwide nronertv tax v«te on the proposition. Carter argued that the City a countywdc property ax, . ^ Charter must provide for a per- P™P«sed on the June 8 ballot,. The community college back- Bapt graph. „ wc.ua. u..: ...c.a c. Graduation exercises at home owner with an assessed said that under the Home ™ie ^*^**^^ Emmanuel Christian are slat- valuation of $4,000 would pay AtT, the personnel rules in ef- Is .l.'*^'ll enough Pontiac Northern graduates will have their baccalaureate at Watirig budget is still to be 7:.30 p.m. Sunday in the school adopted by the school board. would net about $2.1' million ers feel that the one mill is suf- auditorium. Dr. Milton H. Bank, ii„,vpver he said a 10-vear sonnel director and personnel cu- • u . iiov.'ever, ne saia a luyear . per year. This figure is based ficient, Operating costs arc ex- Summertime temperatures in the high 70.s may be expected over the weekend. -The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts fair, and warmer tonight with a low of 44 to 52. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy. Warm temperatures will ...continue until p cooling trend pas t or of Central l^^lbodist rule.s before they can be placed. . ci non t < < i .... In effejl There le'no such Precipitation will total around * * * $11?(>5 768 including a $200 000 deni per >r.ir,. one-half to one inch in showers Commencement is 8 pm. pontingenc’y fund. ' Hanger was a lieutenant Pn>P<>sed ^ would * * * Sunday, and again-Tuesday or Wednesday in the school gym Kstimated income would ex- ' when named acting chief last receive about $224 per pupil m Wednesday. Puntiac Central plans .a bac- ceej expenditures by .$72,447 in fall. Carter later appointed ''ute aid^ 'Ti'7'Tmoo onerational cos^^ . * * ★ calaureate-service also at 7:30 1964.65, he added. him inspector, a rank secoml vvuuld be about $200 operational Forty-six was the low tern- p.m. Sunday. •Th.e service will The, hoard approved'a pre'lim- only to that of chief. per student per \ ear CON.STRUGTION (TXSTS perature in downtown Pontiac be held in the boys gym at the h u d g e t of $10,957,422, Carter stood on a Citv Chap In addition, there is a possibil- Construction costs. , mean- preceding 8 a.m. The mercury .school. The speaker will be Rev. ^^,hich included the contingency .(^r nrovision eivine the clnef 'l’'‘ vould while, should average out alxjul had climbed to 71 at 2 p m: G. Geor-ge-WHWifi«ld,-r«cUH:..o£-.fund.. The preliminary budgrf' n,„horitv ‘m make all aniM.ini f”*" •«*»■*'‘•I funds for $3,000 ■ per student, ihduding All Saints Episcopal Church. did not include several st'df ^^nts and promotions in the ,le- building.s, equipment and site Battle Creek last April 6. OTHER KILLINGS In addition, Lutz said the youth admitted killings in La.s Vegas, Nev,, and in Kentucky. Lutz said no details were obtained in the latter killings, “because we have-limited our questioning up to now to the Smock case. "He just volunteered the other stuff,” Lutz .said. TELEPHONE CALL have not altered the governor’s legal authority. "That a legal attack has been threatened on the statute and your actions under i| does not restrict your authority. ” Kelley said, referring to statements by Essex Wire Corp. officials that they wpuld go to court If necessary to keep the . plant open. ’ “No court or competent legal authority has dete-rmined- this act to be unconstitutional, and Authorities were alerted to yntd a„d they do you Hanes at 11 53'p.m. in a tele- j^gy p|-f)(^;ied under it,” Kelley - g - ^ __AJidUU