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Viet Gains Imperil Vietnam Peace Agreement - SAIGON A North (LTD Vietnamese division overran a key district capital near Da Nang in fighting today, imperiling the defense of South Vietnam's second largest city and possibly spelling an end to the Paris peace agreement on Vietnam. hand-to-han- d Military spokesmen said a battalion of government Rangers and a militia unit were defending Thuong Due when it fell shortly before noon after Networks Shy Away From Restrictions - CBS and NEW YORK (UPI ) NBC officials said Tuesday they N would not cover the House three weeks of pounding by however, that the defenders may Communist gunfire and the have been able to retreat. impeachment proceedings live if Radio contact with Thuong onslaught of the 324th, a fresh leaders put congressional division which was spotted last Due was lost as the Commuexcessive restraints on coveraweek northwest of Da Nang. nists were breaching the ge. : The division slipped through perimeter 500 yards away after ABC said it would see what Field battle. the jungles of the Truong Son an $ rules are made before deciding. ' mountains into the Thuong Due reports said the fighting was "I am not prepared to give nver valley and launched its hand to hand and the Commuanyone a blank check," said nists were backed by tanks and Richard attack last Sunday. Salant, president of CBS $ There was no report of the fate artillery. I am prepared to $ "and news, of the 500 defenders who held out CBS from live withdraw 25 miles Thuong Due is with no link with the outside southwest of Da Nang, 370 miles coverage if the journalistic except by radio since Aug. 2. A north of It's loss puts the restraints on the networks are . command spokesman said. town of Saigon. Due Due, nine miles to excessive." of Richard Wald, president in imminent the southeast, Si NBC news, also said he would danger, and imperils the outer $ the if withdraw coverage defenses of Da Nang. excessive. restraints were command spokesman Saigon ABC's senior vice president for Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien said today said South Vietnam stands by its news, William Sheehan said it 1 if Thuong was too early to "hypothesize on $ earlier statement-tha- t Football League players have Due "is taken by force, we will a set of rules." ABC would wait lost more than$l million in consider it an abolition of the to see what rules were made $ :$ salary and estimated revenue Paris agreement, with the before deciding, he said. There have been reports that S losses to owners range from $2 to complicity of North Vietnam. " ?i Dr. Henry Kissinger and North the special committee might ban $3.4 million. Usery said developments in the Vietnamese chief negotiator Le certain reporters from the NFL talks today and Thursday Due Tho received the Nobel proceedings or try to limit the $ would be "very critical." peace prize for hammering out types of camera shots that could "I am more hopeful," he said. the Jan. 27, 1973 accords in Paris. beused. Several Bell Plants Hit By Walkouts in Protests By United Press International The tentative national contract settlement with Bell System employes may have averted a nationwide strike, but Bell employes on both coasts staged walkouts Tuesday to protest the contract's terms. Pacific Bell Telephone employes in Orange County, Calif., struck in protest of the national contract settlement 600 employes walked off their jobs in a y protest. Another 200 of Workers Communications America walked out against Ohio Bell because of what union officials termed a lack of I High Wire Walker Baffles Officialdom - NEW YORK ( UPI j A 25year-ol- d Frenchman who once scaled ftotre Dame Cathedral today walked a high wire 1,350 feet in the air between the towers of the World Trade Center, second tallest building in the world. The man, identified as Philippe Petit by police, spent two nours swaying precariously on tne nign wire, returning from time to time to the roof of one of the 110-:- J story towers and then to the wire before he was arrested and taken to a hospital for observation. An alleged accomplice also was taken into custody. A spokesman for Beekman Downtown hospital said Petit and the accomplice were found to be in "excellent health, both physically and psychologically." " "They were exhuberant and delighted in what they accomplished," he added. The two men were taken to a stationhouse where police said they would be booked on criminal trespass and disorderly conduct charges. in New York as a street entertainer Petit is ' who performs magic shows and pantomime around the n 'city. A friend said he planned the World Trade Center stunt, his biggest, "for weeks and weeks and weeks." Police said they were at a loss to explain how Petit and his associate managed to stretch the cable in the first place. Security in the building, which is operated by the New York Port Authority, traditionally has been tight. A port authority spokewoman estimated the distance between the two towers as about 140 feet. Only the Sears Building in Chicago is taller. THE HERALD, Provo, 1974, SP!it Possib,e From Ethopia Threat Constitution -- A new constitution ADDIS ABABA (LTD Ethiopian draft stripping Emperor Dropped Haile Selassie of the monarch's age-ol- d absolute powers may split the WASHINGTON (UPI) -Sof State Henry A. Kissinger has withdrawn his diplomats said today Prime Minister Lij Michael threat to resign now that the Imru said Tuesday Selassie's: Senate Foreign Relations Compowers would be taken over by mittee has cleared him of an elected parliament and the accusations he initiated wirelegislative, executive and judi- taps of aides and newsmen in 1969. cial branches of government would be completely separated. At a June news conference in Imru disclosed an outline of the Salzburg, Austria, on the first leg draft constitution in the wake of of President Nixon's Mideast six months of unrest in the armed trip, Kissinger threatened to forces against alleged official resign unless cleared by the corruption in the remote, committee of charges he northeast African kingdom. initiated the taps in order to plug The armed forces chased from leaks of national security power or arrested hundreds of documents. local officials, Kissinger had testified his only politicians, businessmen and aides of role had beenfto provide names Selassie on charges of of individuals who had access to the documents. corruption. The armed forces coordinat"The secretary is grateful with approved the the committee's report.... Given ing committee draft constitution in principle, the content of the report, the diplomats said. But the: secretary no longer sees any to resign," State diplomats predicted a struggle reason between "radicals and modera- Department spokesman Robert Anderson said late Tuesday. tes" over how it goes into effect. country's armed forces, ecretary . concerning terms of the pact. Two New Jersey Western Electric plants, at Newark and Clark, joined picket lines in the strike by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Talks in Washington continued as the strike moved into its third day. IBEW negotiators are seeking cost of living increases retroactive to 1973 and substantially more than the 10.7 per cent increase in wage and benefits made in a company offer for two contract years of a three-yea- r beginning next year. The government's chief labor mediator, W.J. Usery Jr., called progress toward settlement of the National Football League players strike "very hopeful" and scheduled today's bargaining session for 9 a.m. Chicago Bears' owner George Halas said striking National Oy I1MW, IllIIp rreg " 11 is. lfoW if v. -- pica j 8 fEg fence BeaeCk3l For Thursday, Aug. 8,1974 ARIES (March 21 April 19) a. P-W'Bu- I Attend to your most important matters Jirst. Complications develop later in theday. Much could be left y TAURUS (April 20) Vou're going to try to back out of something you've agreed to do. This will bring some static from the one you disappoint. GEMINI (May 21 -- June 20) Don't build your hopes too high regarding a social activity you're planning to attend. It may not turn out to be that much fun. CANCER (June 21 -- July 22) f1 n,,,cyf g This is not the time to procrastinate. Your opportunity is of a fleeting nature. Advantageous conditions will suddenly shift. LEO (July 22) The bold, certain feelings that you have regarding how you're going to handle a certain issue will desert you if you hesitate. t. VIRGO (Aug. 22) There are some interests which are still a critical area for you. Blunt, above-the-boar- d discussion is a must in order to prevent misunderstandings. t. LIBRA (Sept. 23) 23-Oc- Hurt feelings will result if you promise to do something with a friend, then change plans and companions at the last minute to do something else. SCORPIO (Oct. 22) 24-No- Your concentration and efforts will be when you begin your work. As you tire, your productivity becomes very slipshod. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21) You're still prone to take risks without thinking matters through, especially if things don't work out im23-De- c. mediately CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Ja1 9) Your impulsiveness could lead to your own undoing, Don't make unnecessary in a situation that is running smoothly or it will disrupt everything. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Fe19) You're a bit forgetful today. Set a schedule and follow it or else something of importance you should do will be changes overlooked. PISCES (Feb. 20) You won't take care of things you own as well as you usually do. Something you like could get damaged due to carelessness. your birthday Aug. 8, 1974 Opportunities will come thick and fast the early part of this year. However, you must build upon them sensibly if they are to develop properly. s S SPECKARTS AG MKT. 69 North 100 Eat, Provo FoDs SWAP tfhz. icco "JQ 1 1 : Mf&rli PETERSEN'S FAMILY MKT. 3135 No. Canyon Rogd, Provo PEAY'S AG MARKET East 400 North, Springville 31 Pnemn one-da- communication Utah-P- age PIONEER AG MKT. 200 East Main, Uhi kSf JSg? loio efr yyj . 1- I -s lili I 13 ti'l it |