European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1969 round table peace talks will Start tomorrow continued from Page a tons will meet at an unmarked round table at the International conference Center a . Spokesman refused to characterize the agreement in any Way or to say whether i represented a Concession by the .-Saigon Side which had been insistent on a marked table which would clearly show that the conference was two sided. Evidently the agreement was reach with the understanding that the two sides could View the conference in any Way they chose and the americans an South vietnamese still stress the View that it will be unexpected decision makes it possible for peace conference machinery to be in motion two Johnson hails talks expects More fighting continued from Pago 1 be brought Home and the resources used to deter aggression can be used to fight poverty and illiteracy at Home North Vietnam s official radio however warned vietnamese communists not to count on the four sided peace talks at Paris and declared we must continue fighting Ever More strenuously to assure that we get our peace in the present situation radio Hanoi declared we must take advantage of new victories and push Forward still More strongly to bring peace to Johnson observed that the Paris agreement was not As dramatic or As reportable Asfor example valiant Marine actions in the Northern part of Vietnam. But he added i Don t believe there s a Marine in. Uniform who wants peace As much Asdean the president added that the record will show his administration made steady Progress for peace while improving conditions at with deep Emo Tion on the procedural break through in Paris Johnson said we must be confident that a honorable peace is possible in we Here at Home he said that the nation also must be Clear and firm in pursuing with our allies the limited but vital objectives we seek in Southeast Days before expiration of president Johnson s term of of fice but if ill expected that to enlarged conference will dim for some in Demolli str cedi iral Matteri relating How the delegations will operate when they finally get Down to talking about How to achieve two Side four Side disagreement continues though hav ing been shunted aside by com Mon consent. A spokesman forthe. North vietnamese clearly characterized the meeting Asfour sided while a Saigon spokes Man just its clearly stressed two sides. Nguyen than be the North vietnamese spokesman said the conference would be made up of four delegations to reflect the idea that they Are South Vietnam has resisted the idea that the Viet Cong s National liberation front should have a status of Equality with the Sai gon government. . Ambassador w. Averel Harriman denied that the Solu Tion represented a Victory for oneside or the other. It was not suggested by Fly one person hot fold n$tsmi8i it was not a Compromise but just a decision that All could agree to and Satis factory to All the participants Harriman hailed the agreements an important step on the Road to peace saying that the talks May get Down fairly quickly to substantive matters perhaps bythe Tittle his successor Henry Cabot Lodge arrives in a wee to 10 Days. Harriman said he was particularly gratified that the agreement was reached be Washington a presi Dent Johnson said thursday the task of combining National Prosperity with Price stability is the biggest remaining Overall eco nomic " Challenge facing the nation ,., heu offered this judgment in submitting to Congress his final economic report a document bristling with Pride Over advances during his administration but also pointing to prob lems facing his successor. Johnson described other major unsolved economic problems in these terms we must More fully secure the foundations of the world monetary system and of our own balance of must fulfil our Many urgent Public needs such As goo education efficient transport of Tion clean air and pure As Well As Quantity is the key to a better life. R we must share More Equit a Bly the fruits Prosperity among All our citizens. A nation As prosperous As ours can afford to open the doors of Opportunity to All. Indeed it canno Tafford to leave any citizen in poycrty.", Johnson said that during his five years in the White House the nation s total output of goods and services has if creased by More than $190 Bil lion expressed in stable average income of americans after taxes and a of Ter correction for Price rises in peace Hopes Spur Market new York a the Stock Market responded thursday to Progress in the Vietnam peace talks with the strongest Advance of its Dow Jones average of 30 industrials posted a gain of 6.84to 938.59 at the close after hav ing been up 7.58 in Early sprinted ahead from the opening and after a midday sink ing spell firmed. Trading volume on the Newyork Exchange swelled to 13-12 million shares from 11.81 million wednesday. Russia takes big step toward Orbital station creased 535more than one fifth and More than in the previous t13 years combined he said r the Economy had an exceptionally big year in 1968, with a $71 billion Rise in the Gross National product Gnu to $861 Bil lion he said. But he added ruefully that income ways 1988 was too big a year because of a discomforting age Price spiral. For that reason he explained he sought to offer in his final budget wednesday prudent program a tight an for fiscal continued from Page 1 missions of the developments interspersed with triumphal band newspapers hailed these events the Docking of two manned spacecraft soyuz 4 and soyuz 5. The creation by the linkup of the four elaborate Compart ments of the ships of the world s first experimental orbit Ting space the first Transfer of Crew men Between two spacecraft in orbit with two cosmonauts Tak ing a walk from soyuz 5 to so Yuz 4. The ships then returned to Independent orbits. The two ships when locked to Gether with electrical and Tele phonic connections Between them provide two Small command compartments and two Large living compartments which the Tass news service said could be use for a variety of research and accommodation was not Clear whether an Airlock connection provides for crewmen to move from one weather partly Cloudy to Cloudy with Uola Dtho Ert. Little Chano saturday. Frank Furt medic la re High 41, Low m. Temper Ture recorded thursday get t 4 4am pm 45 55 Adana p62 Lathani p 45 46 Aviano cl34 39 Berlin p 41 43 Brulli p34 36 cop no an r 34 43 Frankfurt p 4 4am pm 41 43 London ft4e 68 Madrid p 27 94 Munich p45 44 Parlac p 84 41 Pfoff twits pm 49 rom r 44 two la pc Coudy a partly Cloudy a rain. 2nd weather wino docked ship to the other inter Nally. It. Col. Yevgeny Khz nov an Alexei Elise yes a civilian made the Transfer from soyuz 5to soyuz 4, leaving it. Col. Boris vol nov clambered into space As the locked ships were passing Over South America. Elise yes followed him Over the soviet Union when Khz nov had reached the Orbital compartment of soyuz4. Television transmission showed Khz nov lifting a Bulky to camera from the outside of soyuz 5 where it had been used to guide the Docking As it. Shatalow in soyuz 4 nudged into the Stern of the other ship. Elise yes worked slowly along the Silver curve of the ship cling ing to a Handrail adjusting the connections Between the ships and performing other tasks apparently untroubled Les Ness. By weight the soviet space program also lays greater stress on construction of Long life orbiting manned space platforms to carryout a variety of tasks including Assembly of interplanetary space ships. The United states with the huge Saturn 5 Booster at us disposal can launch interplanetary payloads from Earth but the so Viet boosters Are smaller from a space platform would avoid the massive kick necessary to break the grip of Gravity. . Newspapers to be airlifted continued from Page land at san Francisco for the Pacific will be forwarded by the publishers pay Only the usual second class mail rates the military will pay from 20 cents to As much As 44 cent around for such Distant Apos a Pakistan and Vietnam compare with the 7 cents a Pound the Mili tary now pays for regular trans Atlantic surface mail an army postal service spokes Man estimated that the new serv ice would add an additional $1,4million to the annual Cost of Send ing army and air Force mail Overaas. 1970" with a $3.4 billion surplus and a recommendation for a year s Extension of the 10 percent income surtax. Dampen spending this should hold the Gnu Rise to about ?60 billion in 1969 an Dampen the increase in consumer spending he Over All gains win not and should not be As Large a those in 1968, but they will still make for a highly year he declared. Prosperous the president said the goal of combining High employment with stable prices has eluded every Industrial country for . Cannot achieve it in a single year he said but should be Able to do so Over a period of years with an appropriate mixture of policies. Other highlight sin other highlights of the re port Johnson recommended changes in the setup of the Federal re serve system so that among other things the term of the chairman of the Board would be aligned with that of the presi Dent. Said he was highly gratified that the . Balance of International payments was in balance in 1968 for the first time in 11 years but conceded that Tempo Rary factors aided in this. Reiterated his View that the Gold Price should remain at $35 an ounce. Warned against revival of protectionist sentiment in the United states and said Trade barriers should be further reduced instead of being raised. Recommended that an Urban mass transportation Trust fund be created out of a portion of the revenues from the Auto excise tax to help cities build such systems. Said Federal Loans should be Grants an expanded to bring a College education within the Means of every qualified Congress again to enact an Industrial health an safety Bill. Said the Federal government should act to ensure that the states provide higher work men s compensation payments. Recommended that the waiting period for social Security disability payments be Cut from six to three months tote the expiration of Johnson Sterm because it was lie who had the initiative to get the talk started the first meeting to open at10 30 , saturday win have four members of each delegation present a total of 16, plus secretaries As Cyrus r. Vance will represent the americans col. A Van Lau the North Viet. Namese Nguyen Phong the South vietnamese and mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh the and Lau reached the agreement after two meetings one of an hour and a hair wednesday and another of half hour thursday morning. The , delegation spokes Man William j. Jorden said that since there Are a number of procedural matters still to be taken up the Deputy chiefs of delegations will be carrying the Ball. He added that he hoped the talks on procedure such mat ters As arrangements for future sessions the languages to be used and so Forth would proceed smoothly so that the conference soon could get Down to the Busi Ness of discussing the terms for peace in is agreement on the languages. English and vietnamese will be official and French will be a working language. Peace Issue in Washington . Authorities said that after the proce Dural talks the Basic Issue of peace will be taken up along lines that have been explored. Outstanding among these willbe an Effort to restore the de militarized zone As a genuine Buffer and the restoration of an effective International control commission composed of Indian Canadian and polish shape of the table and speaking arrangements had Bee Nat the Core of the Wrangle which held up the convocation of enlarged talks since Johnson announced the end of the bombing of North Vietnam oct. 31 and opened the Way for a new phase of the conference. Hanoi vie the North vietnamese spokes Man As if suggesting that the solution was a Victory for his Side told newsmen Hanoi had proposed a round table As Long ago As dec 12, and the unite states and the Saigon administration must Bear the entire responsibility for the fact that it has taken until Jan. 18 for the conference to on the other hand South Viet Nam s spokesman insisted that the Accord showed its Good will be no flags or pm items in the conference North vietnamese said they wanted the first meeting to Republic but that the United states injected. The americans said ii ure meetings might eventually my open to the the first Day the Saigon american Side will speak first and at the next meeting the communist Side will speak the saturday meeting the Allied Side has designated Hoiu Saigon s no 2 Man As tin speaker followed by Vance. Firearms. Continued from Page the proper internal Revenue service form which May be chained from the irs. The army message also pointed out that Rod and gun clubs Are not i Hori Zed to mail guns As official mail under the postage and fees paid authority and individual cannot qualify As dealers in order to mail Navy and air Force Are sending similar instructions their postal authorities the pen agon official said
