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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Jot urday May 1 8 North Viets say Compromise is impossible continued from Page t would offer anything in return he replied there is not a sin Gle vietnamese plane flying Over the United states. The United states must Stop the bomb ing. There is no Compromise possible on this  the position of the two Side thus appeared at this moment to be Frozen and ahead Lay attest the Prospect of an arduous propaganda  j. Jorden spokesman for the . Delegation told Cor respondents a North vietnamese agreement on any one specific Point for example on restoration of the demilitarized zone Between North and South Viet Nam would not be enough to justify an end to All military action against the North. This gives the american some Elbow room to Man Euver. Jorden emphasized this by Dis agreeing with a questioner that restoration of the Buffer zone where heavy concentrations of North vietnamese troops no operate would bring an end to the  would say that the Condi Tion for the cessation of the bombing would have to be base Don the total situation prevailing at the time Jorden said add ing that such a decision would have to be made personally bythe president of the United  thrust of the american Effort seems to be to seek a step by step Matching of concessions ruling out any gesture to Hanoi without Assurance of reciprocity. The first step might As ambassador w. Averell Harriman the chief . Negotiator has suggested involve the demilitarized zone created at Geneva in 1954 when the let tarns were divided. If the North vietnamese were willing to reestablish the Doz the United states would probably be willing on its Pareto make a definite step toward de escalation of the War. The next step might involve Laos and Cambodia Vietnam sister nations in what once was French Indochina. The unite states wants the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the two agreed upon and guaranteed by International supervision. This could be a Likely key to the total end of the bombing. Nitze says civilian limit would Hurt War Effo Washington up the Pentagon told Congress thurs Day that a freeze on the level of civilian government employees As part of a $6 billion Economy measure would seriously disrupt the Vietnam War Effort. Deputy defense Secretary Paul h. Nitze said another result would be higher draft Calls because soldiers would have to be used to fill jobs that would otherwise go to civilians. His warning posed a new czechs get Surprise visit from Kosygin Moscow a Premier Alexei n. Kosygin regarded by non communist observers whereas a moderate who wants to avoid a showdown Between the soviet Union and Czechoslovakia made a dramatic appearance Friday in Prague in a possible attempt to Salvage a deteriorating situation. The Surprise trip was officially explained Here and in Prague As being for a Brief rest and medi Cal treatment at the invitation of the czechoslovak communist party and government. But there was no publicly known medical reason for Kosy Gin to need treatment in Czecho Slovakia. The announcement added advantage will also be taken of Kosygin s stay in the czechoslovak socialist Republic for a continuation of the Exchange of opinion with czechoslovak Lead ers on questions of Mutual  recent talks Kosygin was met at the Prague Airport by the same members of the liberalizing czech leadership who had come to Moscow two weeks ago for hurried talks. The russians said then that they were worried As to whether party chief Alexander Dubcek s group had an adequate grasp of the situation in Prague and thought liberalization might get out of the party s control. Kosygin appeared in Prague after a renewed outburst of angry statements in the two nations newspapers. His trip without other Mem Bers of the soviet leadership raised speculation among non communist observers that the leadership is divided on How Tough to be on Czechoslovakia. If Kosygin wants to avoid Tough Ness he might have flown to Prague to try to Calm the Situa Tion these observers suggested. Possible hitch  to win congressional approval of a 10 per cent income tax surcharge tied to the $6 billion budget Cut some of the economies Gerfei Toome from a ceiling i � million Federal civilian employees under the plan before both houses of Congress. The Impact of such requirement on this department would seriously disrupt durability to support the . Military Effort in Southe Astasia Nitze said in a letter to key House members. It would also require the reversal of our nearly completed three year program to substitute. 95,000 civilians for 114,000 men in  the $15.5 billion tax Bill coupled with the $6 billion spending Cut and corresponding slash in civilian employees has been delayed for a House vote until at least Early june. Sources said democratic Lead ers have not lined up enough votes yet to pass the measure. Last thursday while approving the 10 per cent tax and Economy measure House Senate conferees ordered a ceiling in Federal employees to the level of june 30, 1966. This would be accomplished by ordering Feder Al agencies to leave open one out of every four vacancies with several exceptions. Present Federal employments about 2.6 million and the civilian employee level As of june 30, 1966, was 2.3 million. Pc vow e a ? ?-.-. ". " a pc ". To "7 a shake and a smack sen. Eugene Mccarthy one of the democratic presidential candidates gets a kiss from mrs. Marion Lippert in Orlando fla., As he reaches to shake the hand of an other Well Wisher. A photo Laos and Cambodia Nih routes for the infiltration 8rel and arms into South the restoration of the the return for a total bombing if agreement could be achieved Ion these Points the meet could proceed to Complex questions of How to disengage warring troops and to othe military and political Aust my blocking the Road to peace a North vietnamese spokes Man told correspondents Hanoi is prepared to continue talk Taulbut would not speculate on 3 Long this current sparring phase of the meeting would last o i what might come next. The Hanoi representatives Are not yet ready to end the phase of Public debate statements and exchanges of accusations the americans want the talks to i into private business sessions. We will see we will go on talking Satur-1day and then we will see the Hanoi spokesman said. He insisted however that no com Mon ground had been reach Edas  Jorden said that the Ameri-1cans will enter the third full-1 scale session with the Hope it will Advance the cause Oil peace. I would say our attitude Isone of Hope that tomorrow s meeting and successive  move us closer to a solution of the Basic problem we facets reach a just and lasting peace for Vietnam he said. There is some evidence of con Cern Here that a wave of riotous unrest in France might have a Impact on the peace talks. The Host government of presi Dent Charles Cle Gaulle already is acutely embarrassed by the developments. The general clamor in parishes had a tendency to deflect attention from the peace talk Sand has even provoked an official i French suggestion that the re chinese dead set against peace in Vietnam have been in evolved. Communist China s Pressl and radio have yet to mention the talks since the opening of this conference last monday. French strikes spread rapidly Vonti nixed from Page 1 conferred with his top Security officials including the Interior and defense ministers the Paris police prefect and the directors of state Security and the gendarmerie. No statement was is sued after the meeting. Pompidou warned the student sin a television broadcast that the government " ill fight any at tempt to subvert the nation. Ten thousand gendarme reservists were mobilized thurs Day night to swell the ranks of the 60,000 already on duty and Strong guards were thrown around the Eiffel Tower the opera and other National Monu  Stock Exchange reacted sharply to the growing social unrest and prices dropped As much As 5 per cent. The franc fell to anew Low in relation to the Dollar. The National committee of the National Union of French Stu dents meanwhile issued an a peal for worker student Solidarity against de Gaulle and direct edits followers to take direct action against newspapers and otherness Media which do not correctly report on our  Pound hits Low Gold hits High London up the Pound hit another All time Low As Gold climbed to a free Market High before slacking off slightly on the London Market  Pound fell to 2.385 against the Dollar. Major London dealers fixed the official Price at $41,60 an ounce Friday morning with smaller traders reported Selling at prices brazilians All heart want to stay so Sao Paulo Brazil a the number of attempted suicides shootings and knifing i Brazil s largest City has suddenly and sharply  the cause is being attributed to a widely publicized Hunt by the local Hospital for a heart transplant  number of serious traffic accidents also has dropped according to Doc tors at Sao Paulo s Hospital Das clinical where a 30-Man medical team stands ready to perform Latina Erica s first heart transplant operation. All that is needed is a donor. It s a strange phenomenon said a Hospital official. Nor Mally we have a Large number of emergency cases but All of a sudden there Are very  every seriously injured per son brought in is checked Over carefully by a special team to determine whether he would be a suitable donor in Case of death. Reporters photographers an the curious maintain what one official described As a ghoulish watch at the Entrance to the Hospital s reception area for emergency cases. I ranging from $41.40 to $41.90. By afternoon the official rate slacked off to 41.50, the first slackening since the Sharp Rise from 40j began wednesday Gold Price highs of $41.48 to$41.60 were reported around a rope London dealers said the steady Price Rise since wednesday was due to a Supply demand Market with very Little Gold offered Foj Sale. Dealers said Sellers Sta off the Market after soul a repeated that it was holding g surcharge. Gold was coasting at f40. London wednesday Roo i i South Africa repeated it dec to stay off the Market. It Ope thursday afternoon and Ope Friday at a free Saikei it of 41.60  
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