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Show a President Richard M. the Church Otfice Building. 47 E. South Temple, about 6 p.m. Nixon, his wife and daughter and several members of his will cabinet ta.-c- part Days of 47 events today in a brief visit to the Beehive state. During his three-lmu- r top enroute to a working in vacation Calitornia the President will confer with leaders of The Church ot The President, his wife Pat. daughter. Tricia Secretary of interior Walter J. Hickel and Housing and Urban Development Secretary George Romney will fly into Latter-day-Sain- com One. They will be met at the airof the port by Secretary Treasury- David M. Kennedy who arrived in the state earlier: Rep. Laurence J. Burton. and Rep, SherGov. man P. Lloyd. Calvin L. Rampton also will be there to greet the President. Air Force One will land at the National Guard area of the Salt Lake International Bracken Lee instructed police to tolerate no protests during the Presi-dent'- s visit after several militant groups said they planned a demonstration duiing 'he Presidents talk. hi Christ of and make a brief public speech from the steps of Of. the Salt Lake Airport in the presidential plane Air Force J. Mayor in Utahs Jesus 1 ixon io Airport. That section will be closed to the public. The President's bullet-proo- f limousine was to be flown in today to carry Nixon at the head of a motorcade along North Temple and stop in front of the Church offices. The saeet will be roped olf to other traffic and the public will be allowed to assemble along the block to hear and see the President. After his speech, Nixon will g meet with the First Presiden cy and Council of the Twelve of the LDS Chmch for about an hour and then proceed to the Salt Palace for the indoor Days of '47 rodeo. White House officials said he probably wont be able to remain for the entire rciieo. is The plane presidential scheduled to depart snortlv alter 9 p.m. for San Clemente, Calii. A huge block of seats has been set aside at the rodeo for the President and his party. Opening ceremonies at the rodeo will include recognition of tiie Presiucnt and the ot Hail To The playing Chief " Secret Service agents have been in town most of the week to make preparations for the presidential visit and handle senility arrangements with the cooperation of local offitook oft f'om D.C.. ihis morning and beiore coming to Sait Lake Citv will stop in Fargo. N.D. Pre-ide- from Minnesota and South Dakota all Republicans. Nixon will stay at his West-ern White House at San Clemente, Calif., aoout 10 days. When the Nixons return to Washington Aug. 3. they will stop in Denver tor a presidential meeting with the head of state agencies planning programs utilizing federal aid to local police forces and courts. The Chiei Executive, who has said he will consider no partisan undertaking- - in this election year at least until October meet- - with tour Republican governors and one 1) e m ocrat host Governor William L. Guy of North Dakota. cial-. The coming party lined up at Fargo's Hector Airport included three House members The Fargo layover was tor a conference with the governors of five upper plains North Dakota, Minstates nesota. Iowa and Nebraska. nt In addition to Guy, the wel Our Phone Numbers Generally Fair News Tips 0 0 Home Delivery 5 Information 8 Scores Sports 5 Classified Ads Only Editorial Offices 34 E. 1st South 524-440- Generally fair today and tonight. Partly cloudy with chance of showers Saturday. Lows 56 to 60. Details, weather map on Page l. 524-284- 524-444- 521-353- B-l- VOL. 374, NO. 35 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 5 4 By HAL KNIGHT A giant chain of color, music and pageantry snaked for two miles through Salt Lake City today in the states biggest yearly celebration the traditional Days of 47 10c PAGES THE MOUNTAIN WEST'S FIRST NEWSPAPER JULt FRIDAY, 24, 1970 I Floats, Dignitaries, Bands In Spotlight Deseret News Staff Writer . 524-444- I tv early as 2 a.m. and were peacefully snoozing on Main Street as the sun came up. Others huddled in blankets and folding chairs at dawn to make sure they had a front-roview of the extravaganza. A color Marine Corps guard, followed by the Marine w parade. More than 135 gaily floats, marching bands, animals, clowns, prancing beauty queens, civic dignitaries and drill teams made up the links of the chain over deco-raifc- a d route. Tens of thousands of spectators jammed sidewalks, street curbs and office windows from the Brigham Young Monument on Main Street all the way to Liberty Park where the mammoth parade ended. The gala celebration was scheduled to be climaxed with an indcor rodeo at the Salt Palace with President Richard M. Nixon as a guest of honor. Also in the Presidents party at the rodeo will be his wife, Pat and daughter Tricia along with three Cabinet officials: Interior Secretary Wal- ter J. Hickel, Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy and Housing and Urban Develop-meGeorge Secretary nt Romney. R e publican Congressmen Laurence J. Burton and Sherman P. Lloyd also will join the President at the rodeo. Early birds were on hand in plenty of time to get a good seat for the parade. Some brought sleeping bags as Marathon Winner Barrus, Ray 26, Price, won the first Deseret News Pioneer Marathon race this morning, crossing the finish line at (he base of the Brigham Young monument after docking a 2:49.17 over the le coarse. Burras was followed - by of Salt Jim Santomeir, in Lake, who finished 2:57.44. Third place honors went to Steve Price, also of Salt Lake, with a time of 3:01.32. John Dunn was fourth with a time of 3:02.09. Dunn is from Provo. The winners received their trophies from the Days of 47 royalty in cere- monies at the finish of the race. (See details, page .) Bugle Corps Band led off the parade to the pulsing beat of marching music and sections of the huge procession followed at intervals. President Jospeh Fielding Smith of The Church of Jesus Saints Christ of Latter-da- y and his wife Jessie led a long line of civic and government See COLORFUL on Page A 4 100-fo- -- Days of '47 Queen Nancy Jackson and her attendants, Jane Rasmussen and Linda Romney, greet parade spectators from colorful float. Nasser Splits Arabs With United U.S. Bid Action Press International The Arab world appeared split and bewildered today by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nassers acceptance of the U.S. Middle East peap propc 's. A reluctant Israel was plang it cad and the Palestinia. lerrillas threatened to seize any terrttoiv Israel abandons. Israeli planes today hit Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal area with 43 planes in the filth consecutive day of air attacks. There a No were attacks duiing the night in the area where Nasser said up to 1,000 tons of Israeli bombs a day had failed to knock out Egypt's missile sites. Secretary of State William P. Rogers in Washington was Today's Thought Faces in the crowd along the route mirror the spellbinding quality of a parade for viewers of all ages. American liberty is a religion. It is a thing of the spirit. It is an aspiration on the part of the people for not only a free life but a better life. Wendell L. Willkie greatly encourreported aged" by Egypt's decision, newspaper ser was guilty by the officially endorsed Soviet Union. Rogers aides were said to be urging Israel to accept the plan despite its doubts about a three-mont- h ceae-fiie- . The tir- -t reaction from was wan. Official Israel spokesmen said the government was studying the text of Nasser's speech very caretul-!and there would be no comment until it was examined next probably thoroughly, week. They said Nasser gave d no inkling he was truly in settling the conflict. Radical Iraq was pointedly Beiiut tool, and the v intei-este- pro-Ira- said of Nas- lopsided logic." Political sources in Beirut said there were dear signs of tension between Caii o and Baghdad. Olticial BaghJid Radio only that part of the speech in which Nasser the American initiative. referring to the Egyptian head of state without a t:K The newspapers frontpaged Washington stage-manage- d reports that Nixon nas the Egvptian answe. d The seemed pres to have been thrown off balance by Nasser's acceptance and stressed the military aspects of his speech. inside The News SECTION A 8 National, Foreign City, Regional World of Women 10, 12. 18 13-1- 5 Editorial Pages Do-I- t 16,17 17 Man Financial - 10 1 7 8, 9 ..10, 11 11 City, County Trash Maps .11 SECTION C 1, 2 Young Americans 3 City. Regional Theater SECTION B City, Regional Our Man Jones Sports Obituaries Weather Map 4 7 SECTION D TV Highlights Z City, Regional Comics 1 1 |