European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes but loss of face not acceptable More flexible red attitude on t by Michael Goldsmith phenom penh Cambodia a America s enemies in North and South Vietnam appear to have adjusted their thinking and to be showing signs of a readiness to make meaningful concessions to achieve peace. At the same time they show signs of determination to fight on indefinitely rather than accept what would look like Palpa ble defeat or disastrous loss office. This picture emerged fro discussions with communist and Western diplomats in Cam Bodia s capital including talks with responsible members of the diplomatic missions of North Vietnam and the National liberation front Elf the Vietcong s political Arm. Qualified sources claim that Hanoi and the Elf have adopted a More flexible attitude towards negotiated peace than at any other time since the unite states sent combat troops to  warned however that the Allied governments  interpret this flexibility As  Are prepared to make peace now because they feel the have adequately shown their strength not because they Are atthe end of their rope one soviet Diplomat said. A miscalculation in Washington on this Point could drag the War on for years communist negotiating strategy As pieced together from reliable diplomatic sources Here could be based on realism i Hanoi. The communist leaders while probably convinced the Viet Cong could never be rooted out of South Vietnam no longer believe the americans can be pushed into the sea. This would be a Long Way from the intransigent communist posture in earlier stages of the War which in effect rejected All negotiations until after the last american Soldier had been withdrawn. Monday april 29, seen Fth the there Are three stages of bar gaining on what they expect Tobe a Long and difficult Road to peace Contact talks arid negotiations. The  would fee conducted r exclusively Between Hanoi and the United , the Only item on the Agenda would be an american declaration halting . Air and sea attacks on North  the. Scenes Hanoi might offer some kind of Assur Ance concerning North Vietnam Ese troop movements in South Vietnam. Such Assurance would Jizot be Given publicly because Hanoi has anxious to locate treks i a when the bombing the Way would be of communist View for stage described As tall Toni f serious difficulties Are to arise in preliminary ments about who should part i these talks what should cover and where should take place. E Biss tacks  the conflict. Cultural Shock to private Parley president Johnson and Secretary of state Dean Rusk hold a hands behind their backs talk during a diplomatic reception in the White House grounds. A photo Russia is by Michael Johnson Moscow a Winston Churchill s saying that russians a Riddle wrapped in a mystery v inside an Enigma seems As valid today As it did 29 years ago when he pro noun edit. But moving to Russia fro the capitalist world is More than simply puzzling it is physical and mental Shock. Regardless of How Well prepare done is to plunge in and observe soviet society the Chang comes like an ice cold Shower. The first Jolt is ideological. All Over Moscow buildings Are Hung with signs glorifying communism. For a Westerner who has been told for a life time How evil communism is this takes some getting used to. These signs Many of themis glowing humming Neon constitute the main decoration in Moscow s Central District. Commercial advertising still has not been accepted Here giving main streets a naked look  it difficult for newcomers to find their Way around. Stores Are merely numbered such As bread shop no. 39, or Bookstore no. 100. Those locked in ghetto9 Don t feel 1967 was better Washington a the handful of negroes who hold . Public office say the Caus of civil rights did not gain enough ground last year forthe negroes who inhabit Amer Ica s slums to see any Chang for the better in their lives. Those locked in the ghetto did not really feel the Prog Ress that was made said state sen. John w. E. Bowen an Ohio Republican who was among four dozen elected negro officials surveyed by the associated press. Only a minority of those re plying to the questionnaire thought that the cause of civil rights made an Over All and Vance in 1967. Many of the pointed to a problem that is receiving More and More Atten Tion As riots grow More and More common the fact whatnot All Levels of the negro Community Benefit equally fro what is being done. Arthur Fletcher a City coun Cilman in Pasco wash., said College trained negroes an skilled Blue Collar workers Are much better off but added that they make up less than 20 per cent of the negro  remaining 80 per cent who were either marginally employed or definitely hard Core unemployed found Little measurable change in their personal circumstances during1967," Fletcher said. Most negro officials believe poverty and social decay in the slums Are the most important problems facing the nation this election year. A Large proportion of those naming slums As the most important problem refused to divorce them from the Vietnam War which they contend i draining off needed Money. The officials overwhelmingly said they believe increasing emphasis on Community Organiza Tion in negro slums is a Good sign and that most of their constituents Are not yet ready to agree with negroes who have abandoned integration As a los cause. The Survey made before the assassination of or. Martin Luther King or. And the resulting riots included predictions of More racial turmoil this sum Mer. In an earlier Survey about 50congressmen reported that the nation s attention is focused on rioting rather than on the War or tax issues. One new England Congress Man who asked not to be identified said that the crowd in my District shows so Little under standing of the racial crisis that refuse to listen to  More than a third of the officials just polled said Advance ments in some areas were balanced by regression in others. Most of the officials Are democrats and consequently most said they place their Faith forbore opportunities in the democratic  negroes Are going to continue their identification with the democratic party and big City negroes probably will too said state rep. Julian Bond a Georgia Democrat. Wandering about Moscow a Broad Dean streets the visitor finds the capital is not Over run with modern ways. Be cause of the automobile Short age traffic is no problem. There is no air pollution an the Pace of life seems saner than in the big cities of the West. The russians have their problems but thanks to their adaptability they seem unperturbed. They have Long been accustomed to shortages of such Basic items As food and  russians have strangely philosophical attitude about their discomforts. If some thing does t work or in t Avail Able Many muscovites will say Nich Evo a Many sided word that is roughly equivalent to the Spanish Manana tomorrow Altitude. Nich Evo literally Means nothing but the new soviet language has transformed it into an All purpose word with Sev eral Slang definitions the mos common of which is Don t let it bother  foreigners find this casual attitude surprising but not a serious problem for the Russia shave almost no Contact with outsiders. A policeman guards each building occupied by for Eigners recording the coming Sand goings of residents and visitors. As a result the foreign ers Are shut up in an isolated society. One striking tragedy immediately noticeable is the absence of old Russia from modern Moscow so much of society is Dull and Boring lacking the Rich past of the old nobility and the Tsa Rist Empire. The Church harassed but still operating is treated As an Antiquity and remains one of the few vestiges of the past. In spite of these paradoxes Enigma and difficulties most westuflfs01 8j1 immediate sympathy the russian people who warm and Loving if mistrustful of  russians enjoy Toad they like to drink. They curious people and ate Intaj on building communism which they believe will work better in their country thana Jother system. Income Rose in All states during 1967 Washington a a Sonal income increased for americans in All states last year the government reported Sun Day. Total personal income Ros nearly 7 per cent Over Hatol 1966, an average boost of $3.1 1 preliminary estimates by the Commerce department showed increases ranging from less thai i4 per cent in four states i North Dakota new  and Nebraska to Mort than 9 per cent in Washington and Maryland. The highest average ,$4,268, was recorded for my District of Columbia. Up next Cut topped the state list with $3,865, and mississippi11,895 was the lowest. Although the Ordinary Home areas stayed High in the government noted a Cor tinting narrowing of Reg differences in this decade. Average incomes in the Southeast and the lowest end of the regional scale Rose 50 per a from 1960 through 1967, for ample while the average of the far West grew 37 per cent. European edition col. James w. Campbell Usa it. Col. F. �. Miichael jr., aft of ,., Mert Proctor Elmer d. Frank production a j Henry 9. Epstein .,.� circulation in a an unofficial Newt paper of and for the , armed Force pub Al commander in chief u.8. 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