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Show 1 . I he Suit Li.U' 1) i ,u IT x Trade Talk: ! y i eetwy " Dollar Dips - tf- f In Switzerland to 2 Swiss francs. It dropped 1" 5 schillings m Austria times down about 15 pfennigs from Friday's cloe. fhe dollar fel three cen- - r Japanesc ijunrS Again In Europe ' pAssail U.S. I By Don Obordorfer Washington Post VS nter ' LONDON (LTD The value dollar skidded downward again Monday in slow trading in Europe, where dealers stiU awaited some sign that individual governments might intervene to support it. By contrast, the dollai moved upward in active trading in Japan. Currency dealers said the official Bank of Japan had to' sell dollars during the day to prevent their value from increasing too rapidly. Gold was mixed in slow trading, moving up in some European markets but down m London and Frankfurt. In Japan, the dollar closed at 285 08 yen Monday compared with Friday's closing price of 264 95 With the government bank stepping in to sell dollars and slvW the increase in their value, traduig was described as active. f, of the - TOKYO Secretary of State William P. Rogers and 2fth?r senior officials were subjected o a barrage of Japanese criticism here Monday Jor alleged United States deficiencies as a trading partner. 4'ntil recently, the shoe was rim the other foot. ; n Rogers and his American colleagues said at an b cabinet-leve- l conference on economic relations that recent U S. restric-- " turns on the export of soy- beans were "unavoidable" and temporary. No Assurances I- - While saying they fully concern, they did not offer the hard assurances or special consideration which this number one sian ally has been request-- , mg. 7. Until just a few months ago -it was the United States which did the complaining and do- manding at joint economic meetings and Japan which was required to do the explaining and defending. The principal topic then was the Japan's . large bilateral trade imablance in favor of Japan. United States made contiguous demands for strong Japanese action to bring the imbalance dow n. m troublesome The trade imbalance has been cut nearly in half in the first months of I 1973, Secretary of Commerce - Frederick B. Dent reported to the meeting Monday, and 1 Rogers publicly declared that we are clearly moving in the right direction." Ml r Ask Action The Americans requested additional Japanese action to facilitate American exports and thus continue the trend, but the impact of their sug-- ' gestions appeared to have been diminished by the sudden 1 U.S. restrictions on sales of Some agricultural commodi- ties and other raw matenals. ZZl At least four Japanese min- isters, headed by Foreign Min-- r kster Masayoshi Ohira. ex- -' pressed official dismay at the restrictions during export Mondays joint meetings. In . an unusually blunt statement, . Ohira said the Japanese gov-- ;; eminent , which has been promoting sales of U.S. com-- 7 modifies here at U.S. request finds Itself gre; Uy embar-- passed" by the American export curbs. 7 1 4 'J Associated Press Wireohoto William P. Rogers, at center, Left, Commerce Secretary Frederick Dent, right. Secretary listens to opening speech of Tokyo conference. Agriculture Undersecretary J. Phillip Campbell. of Stale French Hint N-Te- Scanning World Scenes L011 st Siart Near Nol Spurns Bid to Leave New York Times Service PAPEETE, TAHITI (UPI) flurry of French military activity in the South Pacific suggested Monday that France was on the verge of beginning its controversial series of nuclear tests atmospheric above Mururoa ato!'. French officials here continued to decline comment on the exact date of the beginning of the tests, which had been expected to start during the A wck. The tests will be staged in defiance of a ten porary injunction issued by the World Court in The Hague at the request of Australia, New Zealand and other South Pacific territories concerned about the danger of radioactive fallout. The New Zealand frigate Otago is sailing in the area of the tests m a show of protest, and it reported a sudden increase in activity on its radar screens over the weekend. Officers and newsmen aboard the ship said the increased activity was most likely French PHNOM PENH, CAMBOAuthoritative sources here report that President Nixon sent President Lon Nol of Cambodia a letter early this month inviting him to come lo the United States for medical treatment related to his stroke in 1971, but that the invitation was declined, reportenly in the belief that it was a move to ease him out of power. These sources said that despite the refusal, a visiting Gen. Nixon representative, Frederick C. Wevland, commander in chief of the United States Army in the Pacific, renewed the suggestion late last week in meetings with Lon Nol. They said that the Cambodian president was still resisting despite mounting pressure in Cambodian circles. DIA These sources confirm that a large number of Cambodi ans, as well as Americans, now view Lon Nol personally, and perhaps his entire ruling group, as standing m the way here Of effective government for a and of negotiations ceasefire - Comm-uniM-le- address for 7 the Monday meeting, Ohira asked the United States to an "exercise increasing 7 degree of discipline in manag-in- g Battles Go On Near Capital PHNOM PENH, CAMBO-D( P) Fighting continued just south ot Phnom Penh on Monday, and a Government commander said Communist-letroops may tie preparing to attack one of the capital's suburbs d the capital and the other near the besieged city of Takeo. 39 miles soutn of Phnom Penh. Two government troops were killed and 13 wounded, a spokesman said. He had no figures on insurgent casualties. government division commander said the Communist-leforces may be driving toward Takhmau. The suburb, he said, would provide an excellent staging area for an attack on the capitals airport at Pochentong. Government troops also clashed with insurgents in two villages, one 12 miles north of fsB&aEfr affair ec yfa in the ?l states of Guerraro and 1972 Michoacan PARADE 278-440- The intensity was about the same as the earthquake that destroyed the business area of Managua, Nicaraguas capital, last December. Of HOMES SHOW 4 Ires design service FROM UTAH WOOLEN imfrpYOT Fabrics as young TAKEN FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK as you are Come in and see all the exciting fashion looks. Let us show you how much you save by shopping DISCOUNT FABRICS! PLAY-TIM- E Favorable Treatment Solids, checks, plaids W Values to 2.00 LOW Some of the open irritation ,pvi be a form of economic gamesmanship. TARTAN PLAIDS WINDOW PANE CHECKS GINGHAM CHECKS at Its Values to 5.00 Best Sew outfits with this season's favorite look. Washable blends in a variety of color combinations. 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VdO BEST INTERIOR DECORATING ON NAME BRANDS to own economy," refrain from further actions against Japanese imports to the U.S., and to continue to 7 provide a stable supply to 7 Japan of logs, iron and steel T scrap, wheat soybeans and feed grains. ; Departing from a previously prepared text. Rogers assured the Japanese that the United T Slates would continue to be a ; dependable source of supply and asserted that ; for ' in theJapan, future the United States T would take Japan's needs fully 7 into consideration. He gave no specific guarantees, however. West German d open-ende- its ...Special 2 3595 long-rang- e I 7 Friday's dose of 4 14. In Frankfurt, the dollar dosed at A 7 I In his keynote r d (Copyright) Asks Discipline ; Traders in Europe, encouraged by the prospect of government intervention, bought dollars last week and for three days the American currencys value moved upward. But the prospect of government intervention has not materialized m a significant way. and the dollar was depressed again In Paris, the dollar lost five centimes Monday and closed at 4.09 French francs against the insurgents and Cambodia's former ruler, Pnnce Noiodom Sihanouk. Earthquake Jars Mexico Citv MEXICO CITY (AP) An earthquake rocked Mexico's planes and helicopters capital orMonday, but no serious damage for injuries rehearsing procedures was reported. recovery of radioactive waste . The Seismologiral Center samples. A French air force KC135 here said the quake reached an intensity of 6.5 in the d jet plane, an American-buil- t aircraft used in, Richter scale. The epicpast tests to follow the rad- enter was not pinpointed, but ioactive cloud from the nuclethe center said it was probaar blast, arrived at Tahiti's bly some 140 miles southwest of here near the Pacific coast airport. with IK A Reminder to SHOP COTTONWOOD MALL MON., TUES., WED., THUnS. f f 4800 So. 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