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Show mttmm toNijtiea CL JOE By BAUMAN cy. It probably could hae been over a long time ago. I think its a political deal to get lum back in office. Deseret News Staff Writer Salt Lake residents reacted with caution, relief and some skepticism to presidential adviser Henry A. Kissingers report Thursday that an agreement to end the war ir. Vietnam could be signed within a matter ' inter- Main views Street along Thursday afternoon, many of those approached indicated they thought the peace developments could be related to the presidential upcoming elections. No, dont 1 really belice ,vfcV& Miss Byington said Stepname Kissinger, Byington, 16, Brigham City. "1 think its going to take a few years to achieve peace. From the way it looks they're not doing too hot a job in ending day. Highs Details on Page VOL. 60.LOWS it. 1 Mr. Lund I'd like it to end soon dont think it will. but Robert Reitz, 28, Midvale, said he thought the developments are "going to get somebody reelected to the presiden 25 to 35. B-1- 4. just say that there were so many loose ends that they I NO. 373, 54 101 PAGES 10c it 1 1 Mr. Bowen had to Lund. Thats so long. Its tie port more complex would like to 84. 619-ls- skeptical of the reimpending peace. have to see it first. Well, Weve had these promises before, time and time again. It might be a political maneuver. Ave., was togetner, said why it's taken than people believe. Culbert Bowen, Mrs. Smith Mr. Lau t of 1 Mountain West's First Newspaper ... long time longer than it needed to be." Lvle Pearce, Havre. Mont, See REACTION on Rage A-- Our Phone Numbers News Tips Circulation Information Sports Scores FRIDAY, 122 Years Of Service Sam Utley, 22, 23-- llli East, said he thought the peace developments have come at an appropriate moment It's pretty close to November. 1 have confidence in Mr. Nixon and 1 Mr. Kissing"' personally don't see how the other person running for president could deliver on Ins promises. 1 think Kissinger knows what he's talking about " "Id sure be happy to see it over." commented Mrs Lillian Smith, 613 Aloha Kd. '"I think it's been continued for a OCTOBER 524-440- 0 524-284- 0 524-444- 3 524-444- 8 27, 1972 Waits For Hanoi On Talk Fro - U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) officials indicated today they have not yet received a signal one w'ay or the other from Hanoi on reopening talks that Henry A. Kissinger promises will bring peace to Vietnam in a matter of weeks, or less. The presidential adviser, saying, peace is at hand ... dnd agreement is within told newsmen Thurssight,remains to be what day: done can be settled in one more negotiating session ... lasting, 1 would think, no more than three or four days. He said Hanoi was told last Sunday the United States is ready to meet at any time and at any place, but that there was never an American commitment to sign a peace agreement by Oct. 31. In Paris, a North Vietnamese spokesman today said his government is prepared to meet with Kissinger whenever the American negotiator is ready. However, Nguyen Thanh Le disputed Kissingers claim that there was a misunderstanding over the U.S. position on an Oct. 31 deadline. Kissinger had said the deadline was requested by Hanoi and the United States agreed to try to finalize an agreement in that time. He said there may have been a misunderstanding on Hanois part over the American promise to try to achieve that date, which the North Vietnamese put to be a commitment. But Le said we dont believe there is a misunderstanding. It was written black on white in a message from the President on Oct. 20. and Mrs. M. W. Van Dyke, whose son has been missing 4 years, are cautiously hopeful. Mr. American officials did not take that statement as an answer to Kissinger's request that Hanoi decide if a new is to be held. They meeting pointed out the real answer probably would go through private channels and would not be presented by a official in a public forum. lower-rankin- and Mrs. Milton L. Jenson, their son a prisoner, hope peace is real this time. g It was also indicated that the administration Nixon expects a barrage of negative statements and public criticism from Hanoi in the next few days while the private efforts continue quietly. The sources also cautioned against considering the latest reaction by South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu as an indication that Saigon is necessarily opposed to the terms outlined Thursday by Hanoi and Kissinger. It was explained that Thieu has not criticized publicly any of the nine points disclosed Thursday. And the officials say the United States is in full agreement with Thieu when he says no set I lenient can go into effect without his approval. In fact, they point out, the need for the Thieu government to sign a treaty is one of the six or seven issues Kissinger says must be cleared up in another meeting with the North Vietnamese. The White House aide said was among the ambiguities that arose in the attempt to meet the Oct. 31 request by Hanoi. this point In London, meantime, SecreMelvin R. in line with Kissinger's promise to North Vietnam, U.S. warplanes haw halted all bombing operations on that nation north of the 20th Parallel tary of Defense Laird said that, Although American mines in Haiphong harbor are included in the U.S. military activities above the 20th Parallel, Laird declined, at a news conference to say when the mines might be deactivated or how long the process would take. Kissinger said the North Vietnamese were asked last Sunday to sit the time and place for settling the ambiguities that arose m the push to meet a rush timetable. Hanoi-requeste- d North Vietnam said today, it had rejected however, prolonging of the negotiations and Washington must bear full responsibility for the fact that the the already complete See U.S. on Page OPI Telephoto President Thieu says peace will come when he s:gns not until then. A-- 8 Thieu Counters With SAIGON (UPI) - President Nguyen Van Thieu said today there will be no peace in South Vietnam until he signs a treaty himself. He countered the nine-poi- peace plan with a proposal for an internationally supervised to decide the referendum makeup of a new Saigon government. ment be formed between his administration and the Viel Cong according to the percentage each side received in the referendum. Thieu has hinted at such a but his proposal today w as the first time lie had spelled out his idea. The president has alvvay s insisted that only internationally supervised elections could rebut place his government, today's proposal of a referendum would not directly elect anyone. It would instead allow the choosing of government officials by both sides. The president said the United Nations or any combination of two or more countries could supervise the referendum. that lie controlled He proposed that a govern By ROBERT COPIER Deseret News Staff Writer We hope tins is the real tiling. We have had our hopes raised so many times, only to end up bitterly d'sappomtcd " This comment by Milton I 389 W. Main. Sandy, summed up the feelings of most relatives of Utah men missing or held prisoner ol war in the Vietnam war at the news Thursday that "peace is at hand. Jensen is the father of Air Force Maj. J. R. Jensen, who has been a prisoner of the North Vietnamese since his plane went 'town Feb. IS, 1967 Jensen, It is wonderful news, but we are apprehensive about it. We are not 'citing our enthusiasm run away with us because of our tense and serious concern," Jensen said "Certain points m the negotiations have not been agreed upon, he said. Dr. Kissinger says they are minor points, but the North Vietnamese migh' they think they are major ones. Nothing has been signed yet. The war is never really over until a compleie accountr ing is made of prisoners-of-waand soldiers missing m action. Until that is done, the war has not yet ended for families al home," Jensen said. N I Mrs. Jensen shared her husIt would be band's feelings. wonderful news if it would turn out to be real this time. Our son has been missing for over five years. We didn't hear from him until 34 months after his capture. We have had many hopes dashed aw ay and we don't intend to let that happen again. We are waiting until something is signed. and Mrs. M. W. Van Dyke, 2044 Michigan Ave., whose son, Air Force Capt. Richard Van Dyke has been missing m action four years, shared the cautious optimism of the Jensens. Mr. "Our hopes have been manv times before, so we t 10 hands and 10 legs to sign treaties, but without my signature, it means there has been no agreement by the people, Thieu said. It will be invalid m South Vietnam. I am not an obstacle to peace. I reflect the of Vietnamese will the d people. Thieu told the lawmakers. I dont know what (U.S. presidential adviser Henry) Kissinger and the North Vietnamese have said to each other. 1 only know the stand of South Vietnam. Thieus speech followed by one day word from Kissinger in Washington that peace is at hand in Vietnam and final agreement could come in one more meeting with the North Vietnamese. Radio Hanoi earlier Thursday broadcast term of the agreement. palace. are not afraid of a and the peace," Thieu said. I am sure it will We cease-fir- e For once, nobody could say 9!) 9 per cent of the people, and nobody s could claim cither, Thieu said. It was an obvious come. But it only will come when I personally sign the and treaty for a cease-fir- e peace. "The Communists can use two-third- Inside The News three-side- coalition proposed by Hanoi and Washington to take over the reins of government. Both the Viet Cong and North Vietnam have always opposed any United Nations "interference in South Vietnam in the past. We have not agreed on anything yet and yet the Communists boasted that there and are will be a cease-fir- e preparing for it, Thieu said in a speech to legislators at the presidential referendum for several weeks, Thieu told legislators who marched to his downtown Independence Palace to show support for the President that he favored a South Vietnamese referendum so the people could voice their own wish. Plan 9-Po- int reference to the TODAY'S STOCKS NEY YORK 'Budget-Breaker- s' (UPI) on the New York Stock turned lower in Exchange slow trading Friday as inves- Prices tors took to the sidelines. Shortly before 113 p m. the Jones Industrial Average was off 2.41 to 948.15. Vetoed By Nixon Dow (Complete New York. quotations. Page 3 Peace? POW Kin Grapple With Hope h time A graduate student from Hong Kong. Justin Lau. 24. 232 H St., attending the University of Utah, said, think that's a good sign that really would help bring home the prisoners, I think, and that would surely help Nixon to get reelected." Chuck Thieu. Get a new guy and then it's okay. I just dont like the way hes nminng his country over there. said Rick Berger, 23. 1284 Malvern Ave. "May Ik it's our government's fault that we're letting him, but 1 dont think we should let him do that kind of thing. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 0 Mr. I think all the way back to Johnson and Kennedy they all would have liked to end it, said W'alldorf. I can't see any president playing with that many lives just to be reelected. it's about 1 DESERET MEW Generally fair tonight and Saturto ;N Mr. Walldorf Take A Break 50 think ended. Ted Walldorf, 33. 731 Logan Ave., said of the envelopment. "Its good. It's over. said Seeing is believing, his friend, Gary Lund, 26, Bountiful. weeks." of In pticism are not going to get to overly Mrs. Van Dyke said. We just hope the present efforts will lead to p.ace soon. We art. happy with the stipula tion that prisoners of w ar and servicemen missing in action throughout Indochina will be accounted for. excited, Mrs. Van Dyke said also no confirmation that her son was taken prisoner. But she is hopeful that he was because of North Vietnamese newspaper accounts describing the downing of a plane the day her sons plane went down and reports of the pilots there was This was my bigg"st feat," Mrs. Van Dyke said, that ting would not fully account for the missing. . The real torture begins now. I suppose, until they get home and safely in the arms of their families. John F. Dingwall of I don't Orem said, believe everything that comes out of do believe the Hanoi, but administration is patting forth extra effort and it may be fruitful. I guess the next few days will tell the story." Mrs ) WASHINGTON -(AP) President Nixon announced today he is vetoing nine bills some of them major because they would break the budget by about 82.75 billion during the next two years. The fattest money bill Nixon vetoed would have appropriated $30.5 billion to finance activities of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He that complained measure would call for the over- of $535 million. spending Even that sum, he said, would still amount to pressure for higher taxes. 1 Her husband, a Marine master gunnery sergeant, disappeared July 8, 1965, at Uhu Lai, 50 miles south of Da Nang Don Wood of Provo See PEACE on Page Mrs. A-- 8 l a memorandum, Nixon spoke of his determination to hold federal outlays to $250 billion in the fiscal year that began July 1 a ceiling he says must be met if higher taxes are to be avoided. required to finance the promservices are not availand would not be availwithout the higher taxes I promised to resist. The President said I believe that political leaders must lay the facts on the line, to talk straight to the people and to deliver on the promises they make to the ised able, able have people. Some of the other vetoed bills: amendments to the Pub-b- c Works and Economic Development Act, changes in the Mining and Mineral Policy Act, an See MXOX on Page A-- IN If were to sign into law, these said Nixon, I would, in efftet, be making promises that could not be kept since the funds I measures n Today's Thought The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can well, and doing well whatever you do. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |