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Show Nixon Asks TROUGHTS... Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our se'f-confidence. — Fra Feacion, French writer today and Friday temperatures; I ued night In upper 30s high xpe ed Friday near 70. Will Keep NATO Russ Hike lee From Floods Allies Informed Fleet in On Russian Talks Mideast By W nach By NICHOLAS DANILOFF \SHINGTON UPI I NATO HENRY address at y Organiza NATO fore said today it is Mediterranean me arms t Club Will Host Confab Three full meetings would. be nations to a commonstrategy.” activities are Rotary Club hosts President made ni a recurrent suggestion that the The district includes 52 clubs —24 in Utah, 27 in Idaho, and The conference will be held April 17-20 with business ses- gency today in the battle against floodwaters which have driven thousands of NATO a conference tutelage under personsfrom their homes im the upper Midwest. More than 2,000 persons were forced to leave their homes whenflooding tributaries of the Moscow's Mississippi River pounded steadily against levees and dikes “in scores of Midwest The 3,500-word government Soviet NATO nations and the Warsaw statement, distributed by Pact government in the Soviet news agency Tassandpublished the annual District 542 Conference of Rotary International bloc meet in an effort to end one in Oregon ised the anniversary observance Looking the future, he backdr » for condemning it as commented: "We would do well an ager antidemocratic to create new machinery for force, tor making a series of Westernpolitical consultation as demands on West Germany, and well as to make greater use of for re-issuing its cal] for an the process that already ex- East-West European security ays of business and The Kremlin of the Westera being plannedfor next week as the Provo By United Press International The governor of Minnesota declared a state of emer- war p) para he Westerr alliance expected Provo Rotary SHAPIRO MOSCC anniversary nister Midwest Floods Claim 3 the cold war communities A slipping dike at Sioux Falls, S.D., protecting a large indus trial area and an 1!8-block in Moscow's press, coincided With wTival of seven Soviet At the initial session of the warshins to residential section of the city, was reported to be washing reinforce the fleet in the NATO council this morning tussians’ 30-ship Italy’s Foreign Minister, Pietro Mediterranean Nenn, advocated such a meetAnother seven Soviet naval ing as soon as possible. vessels sailed into the sea today sions set at the Fox Theatre How ever, Foreign Minister from the Atlantic, bringing to and social and entertainment Joseph Lunsofth Netherlands about 44 the numerical strength events planned at tne River- urged a slow ap ach to such a of the Soviet fleet, according to side Country Club, Eldred Cen: conference. He recommended British defense sources in ter and BYU's Wilkinson Cen- that NATO should request London ter. clarification by the Communists Releaseof the statement was L. Grant Hansenis the chair- on their proposal timed witi: the opening today in manofthe conference commit- The United States has been a meeting of tee and indicated that some wary of an immediate NATO- Washington foreign and defense ministers of 700 registrants are expected Warsaw get together, favoring the 15 NATO-member ations. from throughout Utah and instead that somesolid ground Idaho, as well as from Ontario, work be laid by individual The NATO ministers were conferences betweenthe various expected to weigh the Soviet Ore. occupation of Czechoslovakia governments on both sides. Fox Theatre Nixon told the 15 alliance against the possibility of holding Official registration for the away at the bottom Floods have already a friendship hour and dinner, will be held Thursday afternoon at the Riverside Country Club for interested Rotarians and their partners. The opening business session of the conference will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre and a get-acquainted Rotary Hour will be at the Riverside Country Club at 7 p.m. Friday Saturday's schedule will see a business session at 9 a.m followed at 12 noon by the men’s U 5 S ° | While the floods continued 1 ey OVIETS their silent ieroads in the upper 2nd Major Battle of Week Agree to Eye funnel clouds, and rain or hail and ladies’ luncheon. The Rotarians will meet at Eldred Center and the Rotary Anns will be at the Riverside Country Club. precautionary mea- and tanks and that Israel statement conti- returned the fire. He said the in the south of the Bitter Lakes and in the ranean, The fundamentals of a Pol rt Tewfie region European settlement, the So- Hesaid the shooting began at viets said, involved West 4:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EST) and German recognition of existing that intermittent artillery exEuropean borders, renunciation change wasstill in progress ait of its claims to West Berlin, hour later. It followed two the xlluding to the buildup of battle was concentrated Nixon Aims | nued, the Soviet fleet in the Mediter- Firdan and Ismailia areas At Deceit By MICHAEL DENNIGAN PARIS (UPI)—North Vietnam and the Viet Cong said today Governor's Banquet statements by the Nixon adrai- recognition of East Germany, A 2 p.m. business session will nistration about progress in and the elimination of any Charges New Offensive in negotiating from an any progress hereplied, “No, I wouldn't think so. basins, gusty lashed portions of someinterior nL \states ° Rains up to four inchesfell on northeastem Arkansas. Hail, at times reaching spotted an 80-mile long egg stripsize, from near Harrison to Batesville. High exchanged fire across the cease- to provide other countries with|in Hot Springs. | fire line in a series of smaller means of carrying out nuclear! The U.S, Weather Bureau said Cairo underscored the impo:-| clashes The outbreaks A river winds, sometimes forming into Israeli_and Jordanian troops /have agreed to negotiate ways| winds downed some powerlines tive day series of statements explosions for such peaceful/hail fell on other areas of cameas Israel purposes as engineering/southwestern Arkansas, south expressed displeasure at the’projects, Western disarmament|Texas, central Mississippi and decision of Ca Nations officials said today. |southeast Missouri Ahram, whichoften reflects the tance of the trans-Suez Canal fighting. The newspaper Al nic ad | During the night, heavy rains views of President Gamal Abdel peace envoy Guanar Jarring to discontinue his peace efforts for one pea ee negolla-| ere repaid fom other parts Nasser, said Israel was plansouthwest and southern time being. Israeli officials tions will be starting as early a5|5¢° ning a major offensive along) the \stonm area. Egypt and the Big Four/next week. the canal in retaliation fer the blamed powers for the breakdown and At first there will be a| The Weather Bureau meaArab rocket attack on the called it part of a French and preliminary exchange of ideas sured one and a tenth inches of Israeli port of Elath Tuesda/ and Egyptian artillery fire on Soviet plot to force Israeli forces along the canal States and Britain Arab peace terms. later the same day. Anwar Elsadal, a top aid to > asser and a member of the! higher executive committee of children.” Heflatly ruled out negotiations with Israel. A Jordanian military spokesman in Amman said the machinegun and tank battle the United anq information on the science Tain in 20 minutes at Bertram, to acceptlof Board Hasn‘t Called Him , explosions purposes such for/Tex., Nebo Board Decides by Split Vote Not to Renew Stansfield’s Contract No.” Both Communist negotiators made ‘he charge during the talks that the administration was trying to deceive the 30 miles northwest of as|Austin, and almost an inch in ‘engineering projects—the build- less than an hour at Meridian, ing of dams, harbors, water-|Miss. Cooley Says > nuclear |peacefu! ways, etc. The two nuclear superpowers will then discuss arrangements under which non-nuclear countries which signed the treaty against the spread of quclear weapons can receive such Other precipitation included 29 inch aad a half at Huntsville, Ala. about an inch and a quarter at College Station, Tex and more than an _inch al Columbus, Miss., and Crossville, +€40 Services. A The United States and Soviet negotiators at the Geneva HOUSTON (UPI)—Dr. Denton gicarmament conference said lasted 45 minutes in the Al A. Cooley, who performed they will make a joint history's first artificial heart announcementlater. U.S. AmbassadorHenryCabot proposal the Kremlin brought between Tel Aviv and Haifa Later, Israeli and Jordanian Baqoura area four miles south Lodge made a vain attempt to (See RUSS HIKE Page 4) guide discussions at the Vietnam peacetalks toward proposals designed to de-escalate the war. He accused the Communist unrealistic position Asked later if there had been central N Projects forces battled with machineguns|of eS the Sea ofpra: Galilee. There . . GENEVA (UPI)—The United! and tank fire across the cease- were noreports ofcasualties fire line for the sixth consecu- Before this baitle broke out!States and the Soviet Union the ruling Arab socialist union,| rally Wednesday night: battles Tuesday in which the told a two armies fought for five “We are determined ‘o liberate hours in the afternoon and our land by the blood of our| be followed at 6:30 p.m. by secret negotiations were aimed possibility of West Germany again for an hour and a half at the Governor’s Banquet in the at deceiving American public ever having nuclear weapons. night main ballroom of the Wilkin- opinion. They did not deny there The Soviets said NATO's Earlier today Arab guerrillas son Center. were secret talks but they recent activity made it impera- struck deep into Israeli territoConcluding activity is a final heaped scorn on reports of tive that all nations of Europe ry, blowing up a water pump at (See PROVO ROTARYPage 4) progress. meet in a security conference, a the village of Beth Shoeva side of |Hawarden on the Big Sioux, at Cherokee on the Little Sioux ——--|and at Estherville on the Des |MoinesRiver. of sandbags. (Herald-UPI Telephoto) Israeli, Arab Tanks Duel; nece sary su The major trouble areas were jat Sioux City, Akron and The town is to the right. The work was slowed by a shortage pile more sandbags on a new dike, at Akron, Iowa. The By United Press International talks wi he Russians. Particularly noteworthy is Israeli and Egyptian tanks “The United States fully inicads to undertake deep and the activization of war prepara- and artillery dueled across the Mediterranean Suez Canali today in the second genuine consultation with its tions in allies both before and duri % region of E urope wherethe U.S. major battle of the week. The any negotic'**" missile-auclear fleet is constant- action came after an Egyptian ly cruising,” the statement said. official said Egypt is deterA situation fraught with the mined to recapture its lost (See WILL KEEP Page4) most dangerous surprises is territory in the Sinai desert taking shapein that part of the AnIsraeli military spokesman world, ard this compels peace- in Jerusalem said Egyptian loving States to take the forces opened up with artillery Reds Say old dike which broke earlier this week in the background. STANDING ATthe edge of the raging flood waters of the Big Sioux River, volunteers, mostly high school students, conference begins Friday, April foreign ministers: 18, at the Fox Theatre. However a golf tournament, with caused three deaths operation, said Wednesday he Western officials, however, has not been called to appear said that statement will concern Top Democrats To Keynote State Convention SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)— before any medical board here. the opening of U.S.-Soviet Two well - known Democratic Cooley also played down albilateral talks on peaceful senators will be in Utah next Saturday. April 19. possible rift between himself Nuclear explosions Grave Alaska and fellow Houston transplant) Earlier today the Soviet Union Sen. Mike surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey ejected an American proposal will keynote the state DemoEdand a possible inquiry vy the|!0 place a limit on nuclear cratic Convention and Sen. National Institute of Health Weapon stockpiles by halting mund §. Muskie of Mair will military production of enriched speak at the Jefferson-Jackson “I expect to appearbefore the ‘uranium and plutonium By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Springville, with Lynn Crook. tendent Russell N. Stansfield SPANISH FORK — By asplit Santaquin, voting in favor, and had been notified at the last Baylor Medical School Board to] vote, the Nebo Board of Educa Dr. William Sorenson, Spanish board meeting that his contract answer any questions which voting again Board would not be renewed. However. tion Wednesday night voted to Fork, American public and calledthe advertise for a new superin- president Ray Whiting did not there was nothing in theoffi Nixon administration “perfi tendent of schools, who would vote. Dr. Sorenson made a cial minutes of the board con- just exnect to appea dious.” Afterward, they repeat- take over supervision of the vigorous defense of the present cerning this action, and Board Different Research ed the statements to newsmen, district. beginning July 1 superintendent during the meet- Clerk LeRoy Whitehead, questioned by a representative of Cooley said the artificial refusing to confirm or deny The motion was made by Dr ing. secret talks were actually under J. Robert Hogan, Payson, and Mr. Coffman stated in the this newspaper after the last heart used in Friday's operation kell Karp, 47, of Skokie. way. seconded by Glen Coffman special meeting that Sunerin- board meeting, categorically on denied that any discussion con- Ill, was not connected with the By WALTER WHITEHEA cerning the superintendent's research conducted under DeS.\IGON (UPL)—The inte tenure had taken place Bakey’s supervision and funded Communist Applications Deadline by the NIH South Vietnam in his motion, Dr. Hogan in- banquet the sume eveni Phattb, Intensity of Communist Attacks Lowest of Year L. GRANT HANSEN Rampton Sets Legislature Agenda structed the district clerk to | Now You Know| d{ and 1 85 Cooley said earlier the money CS (ONCS! point Ree ao used to develop the heart used tax notify the three universities that a“ vacancy in the superinten- in last week's operation came from his ownresearch foundafelt dent's job existed. The board tion May 12 at 5 p.m. as the date be set when applications must befiled DeBakey is the executive sai director of the Baylor Medical (See NEBO BOARD Page2) ssion of the 38th Utah Legis- which will be placed on the take up legislation affecting fi- he did not foresee the possiSchoo! of which Cooley and Dr, agenda if legislative leaders naneing and taxing authority bility of school finance being re. Domingo Liotta, the heart's jare of sufficient urgency” to re- governo” after the regular ses- an increase in property sion of the legislature because limits. quire immediate attention Ramoton, who said he One of these “urgent” mat- of technical defects Gov. Calvin L. Rampton W As a result of Rampton’s the special session could nesday officially laid out the ters mentioned by the governor agenda for the May 5 special was a teacher negotiations act decision to have the lawmakers completed in three days, By RAYMONDF. SALT LAKE CITY etna 246 ki unded while Communist yon a?) . leaths declined ¢ A Meets Ba ronment report toda said { the Viet{ Cong Cong. and an North t Vietnamese initiated 183 attacks tars or mcidents last week, 47 per cent fewer than in the previou week and “the lowest number and early hitting 20 We rockets and It was the most over ngs in five nights mor- Overall were described as light At the same time, U.S. and Six matters, including Senate reach agreement onits basic of political subdivisions, cities considered designer, are staff members. since the beginning ot the South Vietnamese troops repo! will have another chance to The governor said teachers confirmation of appointments content ed 89 Communists slain in six DeBakey said he was not aware Year.” Such !egislation would estab- seek new approval of tax rev- are not completely satisfied By United Press International to various offices, sales tax neadquarters reported clashes from one end of the with the schoo] finance packThe town of Enterprise, Ala.,| of the existence of the heart) 222USAmericans killed last week battlefield to the other. Four of legislation and bills affecting) lish guidelines for teachers and enue measures. fmancing and taxing authority| administrators to follow during) During the regularsession, leg- age passed during the regular has a statue to a boll weevil in| Used Friday. and 1,042 wounded—the lowest|the fights raged on approaches of cities and counties, were contract talks islators rejected pleas of a num- Session, its town square in recognition of} But Cooley rebuffed any|weekly U.S, casualties since the to me city, To the north, a placed on the agenda The lawmakers will be ask- ber of city officials who want- However, he added, there is the inseet’s role in a cotton crop|Comment on a possible con-|Coinmunists’ began their nation- Marine helicopter laden with Rampton told newsmen he ed to re-enact a pair of sales ed either half a per cent addi- little evidenceof growing teach- failure that forced the towninto|troversey between himself and) vide offensive nearly seven ammunition crashed aad exploded, wounding 15 Gls. a more profitable industry, hs weeks ago. ‘ would add other items “‘if they;lax measures vetoed by the tional local option sales tax or er militancy in the state. |