European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday september 15, 1967 my mar. Vrr Mcnamara is influence on Wane bombing suggests lbs is heeding military by Bob Horton to Seal off Tho main a i i ,_.,or an a news analysis b Horton Washington a Broad ened . Bombing in North Vietnam suggests that presi Dent Johnson May be heeding his military chiefs More and defens Secretary Rob Ert s. Mcna Mara less on the course of the War. If True the Day ahead May bring More . At tacks in High risk politically sensitive areas of the communist country while magnifying whatever differences May exist Between Mcnamara and the military. A few Days ago Mcnamara deprecated the need for strik ing the three major ports of Haiphong Cam Pha and Hon Gai. He told Congress this would not prevent the enemy from getting essential supplies through to forces in South Viet Nam. The joint chiefs of staff wanted All three hit. Monday Cam Pha was bombed. Tuesday american planes at tacked Haiphong in what the military said was an attempt to Seal off the main port. Hon Gai May be next on the list with the timing de pendent on when the port i empty of soviet ships the condition under which Cam Hawas raided. These were the latest in series of new targets to be hit this year. An associated press Check of communiques showed that More than 20 new militarily vital targets have been struck by . Planes since reportedly had reservations about the values of bombing at least some of the targets As Well As the risk involved. Mcnamara s press officer Drew a distinction Between facilities hit in Haiphong tues Day and the inviolate docks. Phil g. Goulding chief Pentagon spokesman denied any approval had been Given for striking the port facilities a move Mcnamara has Long opposed since soviet vessels often Are unloading there. He labelled As untrue a report that approval had been Given to bomb the Haiphong port As Long As foreign ships Are not hit. Two Bridges a rail Yard Anda warehouse were attacked All within two Miles of Haiphong Scenter All previously untouched and All separate fro the docks. The White House for the Sec Ond time this month denied that any major disagreements exist among the top civilian and military Heads. White House press Secretary George Christian told newsmen wednesday it was not Correct to say Mcnamara opposed bombing within Haiphong. Despite Mcnamara s Conten Tion that Hanoi cannot be bombed to the negotiating table the face of the air War has changed significantly this year both in terms of targets and numbers of record 4,668 missions were flown last month compare with 3,425 in August 1966. Other monthly Mission totals wit the 1966 figure following March 2,602-1,144 april 2,925-1,434 May 3,237-1,315 june 3,607-2,102 and july 3,819-2,902. Robert s. on raids the emphasis has switched from raids against moving targets of Opportunity i Vietnam s Southern Panhandle to strikes against fixed key transportation and War related Industrial complexes in the Northeast quadrant encompass could he lend . Ifju hetrmt9 he by Harry Kelly Rochester . A Republican gov. George rom went into a negro neigh boyhood Here to feel the pulse of the people wednesday night and was promptly asked How he could Lead the nation if you can t handle Romney an undeclared candidate for the Republican presidential nomination next year faced the question in the store front Headquarters of a Mili Tant negro organization called fight. About 100 people crammed into the room which displayed a picture of cuban guerrilla Leader Che Guevara with the headline in a revolution one lives or Romney began by Declar ing we Are faced with a very explosive situation in the cities of the nation. This Drew Sharp applause from the mainly negro audience and cries of right. Right. said Romney i think there has been too much Promise and too Little performance uncivil rights efforts. This brought More applause and More Calls of right. Right. but Romney was asked immediately by a Stocky negro if you can t handle Detroit what can we expect of you in this nation the questioner obviously was referring to the negro rioting that struck Detroit this sum Mer. The problem said rom is too big for any one individual. Another negro said we Al know the country will continue to have civic explosions. I Urban communities. Not Only in summer. They la Blowin is asked ing Hanoi and Haiphong. Int Jim of Only 1 per cent of the . Air Campaign was directed at hitting fixed targets and most of those targets were outside the two major cities and 25 to 30 Miles from China. Information gleaned from military reports and interviews indicates that so far this year the administration has authorized three distinct phases of what May be loosely termed escalation. These phases involved at tacks on new targets but not necessarily new Type son feb. 22, preceding the seasonal weather Chang which would Clear skies Over the North and improve bomb ing capability Johnson authorized strikes for the first Tim against the thai Nguyen steel Mill three Jet airfields Thermal Plant Railroad repair facilities and Bridges All i Hanoi and a Cement Plant fuel dump and military com plex in or just outside Hai Phong. The next package of new tar gets allowed bombing closer to the Center of Hanoi and within10 Miles of China. The strikes were authorized in Early a gust at a time when rep. Gerald r. Ford House Republican Leader was criticizing bombing restrictions and As the Romney sweeps through Michigan age age Romney a Day tour of .cities, rides a Street sweeper in Washington d.c., As he observes the work of Pride inc.,a government financed program promoting youth employment. Up photo Senate defense preparedness subcommittee began conducting a highly publicized hearing on the conduct of the War. A third More recent set of targets was checked off for the military after sen John preparedness group wound up its examination of the air War with an aug. 31 re port assailing the civilian throttling of the bombing. These included Cam Pha Anda series of attacks designed to Cut transportation routes by which Haiphong feeds out imported War supplies. This Wasan alternative to hitting the City s docks. After each new Cycle of tar gets has been bombed re strikes have been initiated to offset repair efforts by the North vietnamese. The thai Nguyen steel Plant one of the first major Industrial targets to be attacked has been raked a dozen times. The Hao Lac and Kep airfields each have been bashed at least nine Pentagon said wednesday it could not compile a list of targets struck for the first time this year without exhaustive re search. Romney said we Haven applied the declaration of in dependence fully and the crowd chorused right. Right. earlier Romney had termed the violence in his state s Prin Cipal City civil guerrilla War fare and said Many negroes feel they can t get Justice unconstitutional grounds and have to resort to earlier in the Day Romney talked crime fighting with Fri director j. Edgar Hoover atthe Justice department in Washington. Accompanied by his wife Romney spent an hour and 45minutes with Hoover. He indicated that he and Hoo ver touched on Black Power but did not dwell on it in their conversation. In Washington and at a late appearance at Vienna Ohio Romney dodged a half dozen questions bearing on politics. Although Romney s tour to in Spect Urban problems and pos sible solutions to violence will give his unannounced candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination nationwide expo sure he insists his trip is non political. European edition col. James w. Campbell Usa Edl Tomn chief it. Col. 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