European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Hopes to Cool Middle East Peng hand firemen Rescue a strand diver from an underpass in the los Angeles a As things begin to improve in Southern California after the state s worst floods in 31years. Skies cleared and dry weather was fore cast for the rest of the week. Up photo plans program to Deal with crime in capital Washington a presi Dent Nixon promised monday Neto tactics in the quest for Vietnam settlement and pledged an urgent Effort to Cool the mid East situation lest it Lead to confrontation of the Nixon at his first Whitehouse news conference re called his Oft stated observation that the nation can have but one president at a time and mad Clear now that he is the Man every facet of the government asunder Republican scrutiny. He a4so said that a Rifle is Amajor problem in the capital and that he expects to make an announcement by the end of the week about a Federal program to Deal with it. Washington a or silent Nixon said monday he wants Cut former president Lyndon. Johnson s $195 billion budget it cannot yet predict where re fictions can be made. Nixon told his first news conference that budget director Frobert p. Mayo has directed All departments and agencies to seek savings in the Johnson budget for two reasons first because the new administration would like to reduce the Overall spending total second because we d like to leave room for some of the new programs of this administration i Nixon disclosed that he does not intend to ask Industry and labor to submit to new wage Price guidelines against Infra on although he said the Price Rise must be controlled. " inflation cannot be con trolled by exhorting labor and management to follow certain guidelines he told a questioner. But while rejecting the formal guideposts idea introduced by the Kennedy administration to hold wage and Price boosts Tonon inflationary Levels Nixon emphasized that his administration is searching for inflation curbs that will not create Seri Ous unemployment. Mayo s instructions to the departments issued Over the weekend asked that their budget recommendations be made consistent with continuation of the emergency unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East Vietnam was the most frequently raised topic As Nixon answered 15 questions in 28 min utes. But he spoke with urgency too of the Middle said that Region is a front. On Parie 2,. Col s vol. 27, no. 283 tuesday january 28, 1969 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday weather Cloudy and Haiy with morning ground fog. Let to Chango wednesday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 43, Low 32. Temperature recorded monday Cetz 4�m pm 39 Adana 99 43 Athena p 87 41 Vinno cd 94 s9 Berlin p 41 48 Bruie i p m w cop no in r 80 i Frankfurt i 4 4 am pm 4fi 6i London p 3� 45 Madrid o 31 37 Munich p 42 60 pro p48 46 prot wok p 36 66 Rome p 49 69 wheel i p Al Cloudy i a partly Cloudy i a Nln and weather Wing on site briefing Gen. James h. Polk commander in chief Usa eur and seventh army briefs German defense minister Gerhard Schroeder at the seventh army training Cen Ter near Grafe Woehr site of nato exercise Carbide ice which opens wednesday. Schroeder praised the planning which went into the seven Day exercise. See Story Page 2 is president Nixon. Lights Back on by is willing to meet reds anywhere Paris a South Vietnam Ese vice president Nguyen Cao by said monday that he is Willingto meet negotiators for the other Side in private talks when Ever they Are willing Here or anywhere vice president also told reporters in an Impromptu new conference outside his suburban residence that the Saigon government will Call a cease fire of a few days1 during the tet lunar new year s festival be ginning feb. 16.asked whether he trusted the enemy not to launch a major offensive under cover of a truce on p
