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Show It'll Be Wetter Our Phone Numbers DESERET MEWS Occasional rain or snow tonight and Wednesday. Cooler today with daytime highs near 50. Windy today. Probability of precipitation tonight, 80 per cent. Details, weather map on Page 0 News, News Tips 0 Circulation Delivery Information 5 Sports Scores 5 Classified A.ds Only Editorial offices: 34 E. First South 524-440- 524-284- 524-444- 521-353- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH B-1- 2. 5 524-444- , VQL. 371 NO. 1 8 32 PAGES The Mountain West's First Newspaper 10c TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1969 Red China, N. Korea Condemn Nixon World Voices Hope, Cautious Optimism By PHILIP L. NEWMAN United Press International The world reacted today to President Nixons inauguration with a blend of hope and cautious optimism. Most nations wished him success in his efforts toward peace. Only Communist China and Korea condemned him. North China called Nixon a chieftain of reactionaries and North Korea said "the Nixon clique was made up of war maniacs and murderers. Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Britain said Nixons inaugural speech foreshadowed a world on the threshhold of hope. I think he embarks on his job with the right degree of hope and caution and the recognition that there are no easy solutions to the world's in said Wilson problems, London. Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgomy and Premier Alexei N. Kosygin congratulated Nixon and urged improved relations in the interests of U.S.-Sovi- peace. The Soviet news agency Tass told the Soviet people of the inauguration in a dispatch that emphasized the new President's call for peace. It failed to mention the antiwar demonstrators along the Washington parade route. The Soviet press carried dispatches today empnasizing that Nixons inaugural speech dealt with the problems of peace. parade route showed dissatisfaction with reactionary rule of the monopoly capitalist class and reactionary domestic and The Soviet news agency Tass quoted Nixon as saying that "aftei a period of confrontation, years of negotiations begin. Cjmmunist China called Nixon this new chieftain of the reactionary U.S. ruling circles. The Communist New China news agency in a broadcast heard in Tokyo said Nixon would find tougher going than former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Communist Chinese said demonstrations by groups along the inaugural foreign policy of U.S. imperialism. This improvisive demonstration dealt a severe blow to Nixon, this incoming chieftain of U.S. imperialism, the report said. The Jerusalem Post reflected uneasiness about the policies of the Nixon administration by praising the man he replaced. When Lyndon Baines John over the reins of government to Richard Nixon, lie could reflect with much satisfaction that despite the bitterness of the past two years he had left his mark on the history of his great nation, the Post said. We shall not forget his encouragement, his simple and his humane approach support. The newspaper A1 Ahram in Cairo accused tire Johnson administration of total and to Israel favoritism predicted the Johnson adminis son handed semi-offici- Irfeotni's tration reply to the Soviet Union's Middle East peace nlan restrict freedom of might movement of Nixons government. Pope Paul VI telegraphed Nixon from the Vatican and said he had asked God to protect and guide you, to grant success to your efforts for unity and peace In Vienna, more than 100 Nixon, finish youths shouted the war! in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Information Service Amerika Haus. ..." IForsft IDsy As President A JiuMeiiniti irae By FRANCES LEVVINE WASHINGTON (AP) Richard M. Nixon ended his first day as President on a jubilant social note with a four-hou- r tour of six tuxedo-cla- d ladies so with balls and bejeweled jampacked inaugural men that dancing was a near impossibility. At least 30,000 ballgoers gave the new President and his lady cheering ovations as he. made the rounds Monday night in white tie and tails, making brief speeches laced with humor and expressing v i-- UPI Tewphoto Pres, IN HOUSE HOPPER faith in the American people. The President and his family spent about 30 minutes at each bail and he wound up at 1:30 a.m. on a serious note. Bill Proposes Plan To End and Mrs. Nixon and Vice Pres, and Mrs. Agnew share spotlight at one of Monday, night's six inaugural balls. VIEW OF INAUGURATION Historic Day To Remember By HACK MILLER Deseret News Staff Writer - WASHINGTON Even though today was business, not quite as usual for President Richard M. Nixon, he had Mondays historic day to remember. And even though most of Washington tried to return to routines of running a government, waiting for whatever changes there were, the people here shall not quickly forget the events of Monday. It has possibly been said many times that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, havihg a large pla yin inaugural program, was one of the big atThe Tooele High tractions. School band, one among many, had its share of the honors, although the young Utahns were victims of a late parade and this put them past the presidential stand in the days darkening hour. Here in Washington much publicity was given the pro- testors movement. It is true that there were the beards and the protests. There was some reason to be alarmed. It was disgraceful that even one rock was thrown at the President's car. But these protesters were near the White House and such a minor part of so splenTreasury Building for the padid an occasion that the only rade. Only a few hundred feet ink that should be used for from us was the largest conthem is that which enters centration of hippies. their arrest on the courthouse National Guard troops were dockets. continually fronted kept The protestors gained noththe protestors. This against In balk. their fact, they was the area where the Presiing by have further incensed an al- dent was most carefully ready annoyed nation. Law guarded. more effective and order and As soon as the President's enforcement in the courts has been one of the presidential limousine passed tiie area in and Washington question, the attending secret service men unbuttoned the seems to hold hope that something will be done about that cars protecting bubble, and the Nixon's bobbed up like side of our sickness. This reporter took position See BACK on Page A4 pledges America is a good country, he said, and Americans are good people. I hope we can be worthy of the great goodness that is in America these next four years. Mainly, though, Nixon was in a joking mood. He reported that President Johnson left the lights on at the White House for us. DOES IT FIT When he finally headed home, he told a delighted crowd: A They gave me the key to the SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) door .of the White House dozen northern California rivers front . 01 going home t0 see lf A raced to the sea at flood level or near it today as torrential, Nixon.s enjoyment o his new rains and high winds howled was obvious. Many of his without letup for the fourth day. joking remarks were directed at The Weather Bureau said gale how ln8 he had sought the encJ warnings remained in effect., Where 1 s:t, he said, any with winds up to 4j miles an'auguratlon would be hour through Wednesday. Slow-- (bought this one was especially ly rising pressures 300 miles off good, didn't you? the coast brought some hope of He noted I never had better a possible letup in the heavy seats at a parade than I did rains. today, adding I sent for my seats eight years ago. California Braces For Floods Inventory Tax By DEXTER C. ELLIS Deseret News Staff Writer - rl Lodge Heads Delegation For Paris Talks Saturday - The first PARIS (AP) plenary session of the Vietnam peace talks, with Henry Cabot Lodge as head of the U.S. delegation, will be held Saturday morning, cials said today. U.S. offi- Lodge arrived here Monday night as the appointee of President Nixon to succeed Ambassador W. Averell Har-rima- The meeting Saturday will by a week the first follow four-wa- y meeting on proce- dures in which Harriman headed the U.S. delegation. This next meeting will finally bring together delegations of the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Natlonnl Liberation Front to discuss the substantive questions of the heart of the war. The was announcement made after contacts today between U.S. and North Vietnamese officials and a l meeting between Lodge and South behind-the-soen- top-leve- e Vietnam's Ambassador Phang Dam Lam. After his meeting with lam, Lodge told newsmen: I am full of zeal and full of a desire to get ahead and so I am glad that we have had this progress up to now. Lodge was asked whether the agenda would be discussed at tiie meeting and he replied negatively, adding that the meeting will be on matters of substance. Lodge met with South Vietnamese Ambassador Phang Dam Lam for less than an hour. Lodge was accompanied by the outgoing deputy U.S. negotiator Cyrus R. Vance and by Lodges own chief aides Lawrence Walsh and Marshall Green. BACK HOME Welcome For Choir j meeting Saturday at which the negotiators put through the obstacles which had held up the opening of the four-wa- y talks for more than two Washington at the Salt Lake The Eel River in Humboldt1?1 bVB?ng V months. alluding International Airport Monday County threatened the town of 8fher handicapped chil- i n 1972. pduca,io! co administration. those in day care dren inchiding , Some Saigon officials were evening. levee broke Fembridge, and a FA) OR PHASE-OUcenters now under supervision left with the impression after On the flight home from Pres-- 1 in southern Sacramento County The sponsors of the Senate( of the State Department of Wel- that Saturday meeting that ident Nixons inaugural, choir! forcing 100 residents of the provl-jfarbill believe the phase-ou- t to to dance have North Vietnam is more eager members sang for the crews of Sherman Island farming com-th- e was going He confided. "Im not' $ion would permit tiie State Tax, Tiie bill to make peace than its Viet to seek higher ground, tonight. two United Air Lines y Commission to gauge more ac- tered Cong allies. planes. One aircraft The rising American Rlver a very good dancer." jcurately tiie effects of the legi- PRETTY UNUSUAL This assessment emerged torched down at the airport at 5 forced the evacuation of 60 per-p.station and to devise a means and the second one at o:30 sons (rom a trailer B from authoritative park in Outgoing President Lyndon today rlad Johnson managed to get in a! accounts of last Saturdays p.m. Sacramento itself. Choir director Richard P. twirl on the dance floor with his first meeting of representaSTANISLAUS THREAT wife, Lady Bird, at his 1965 tives from Saigon, tiie United Condie remained in the East to State officials said tiie swollen Inaugural Balls. But that was States, North Vietnam and the visit relatives and Dr. AlexanViet Congs National Libera-tio- n der Schreiner left Washington Stanislaus River in the Central pretty unusual. And there hard-mor- e for Florida where he is sched-j- v a 1 e y represented Front. ly seemed room for anyone to uled for concert appearances, danger than other dance this time at all. potential Other choir members and!rjVers." Nixon introduced his family: illlllllllll!llltllll!llllllllllllllllllllllll!llllltlllllll leaders were greeted by fami . . . , .wile Pat, daughter Tricia, 22 and SECTION A ei lies and friends. Roi;eld or;her escort, Doug Rogers, son of of Water, Department National, Foreign Because of their rigorous Restate tbp secrPtary vf state; daughter Today's Thought schedule sa d Stanislaus 5, 12 City, Regional 20, and her husband, judp during the two days of e0UI!cps; 8 9 food control pdvjj small Womens relatively Pages Eisenhower, inauguration ceremonies, there ,has lie who knows not , and will be no choir rehearsal irescnors He said Pat has been first Editorial Pages U knows that he knows Thursday night, hut members! "So reservoir storage to hold lady in my house 28.j years, Music 11 not, is a chi hi. Teach him. will be at the Tabernacle half this storm runoff isnt avail- - now shes First Lady in the Our Man Jones 11 Our Man in Washington able, he said, and were al- White House." Persian Proverb B SECTION Mrs. Nixon wore a mimosa ready having some localized See OVATIONS on Page City, Regional -- 1. 3, 11. 12, 20 problems downstream." )tl!lllllllllillllll!;illlllllllllltllllllllllll!lllllllllllll j lfriS8 centr'and!116 i e. char-'munit- INSIDE THE NEWS 1 i 1 the South Vietnamese side Lam was accompanied by his deputy. Nguyen Xuan On Phong. It was Vance and Phong who led tiie allied delegations s at the procedural four-side- The $10 million revenue loss estimate was supplied by the State Tax Commission, although All inventory taxes would be! the exact amount is not known, wiped out next Jan. 1, with aj The purpose of HB104 is to loss of $10 million in revenue,! improve the states business tax under a bill introduced in the climate, to encourage local busiHouse today. ness to stay in the state, and to A similar bill was introduced equalize taxation of local busiearlier in the Senate. However, ness inventory to that of free it would phase out the tax over port goods, wares and merehan- three years dise. The House bill (HB104) was OTHER MEASURES introduced by Verl D. Stone, Several other significant bilk Fork, and J. Harold were also introduced in the Mitchell. House today. PROVIDES EXEMPTION HB1Q2 would add a new secIt would exempt from the ad tion to the drunk driving law valorem property tax those requiring a mandatory prison goods, wares and merchandise sentence of 1 to 5 years for anyheld for sale in the ordinary one w ho caused the death of ancourse of business and which other person while driving constitute tiie inventory of any! under the influence of intoxieaf-retailewholesaler, manuf acting liquor. At present, the turer, or livestock raiser, and maximum penalty under this which are present in the state of act is one year. Utah on Jan. 1. j hb99. also introduced today, Tnis act and the Senate bill would require that all automo-ar- e intended to implement a, bile repair shops be licensed constitutional change voted by land regulated by the state, citizens in the November gener- - except gasoline siations which al election. The proposition is' do certain light repairs, supported by the state adminis- EDUCATION' BLL tration, however on a phaseout Under ,1)e provi5ions of anoth. basis. The Senate bill (SB8) er new billi HB105) the Statp ld reduce the 26 per cent of Education would 0VPr ,he given jll,isdicHon IS r, TOTAL SELLOUT T! fcig'vinduP er,e cuation of hundreds of persons of nt fof.,three da in scores of small riVerside focial and they inaugural communities. w ere a sellout at $3o a head and Humboldt sheriffs $1,000 for a box. Some 25 bands, County Lionel deputies said about 225 persons including Hampton, ;were removed from Starvation Sammy Kaye, Lester Lanin, Flat when the Van Duzen River Meyer Davis, Guy Lombardo i overflowed. About 40 left nearby and Duke Ellington performed, when Alton minor creeks It was crushing mob scene ev-- ; Members of the Mormon backed up. erywhere. Nixon surveying the Tabernacle Choir received a Now I know crowds, joked: leyeE BREAKS home from joyous welcome i 10-1- A-- 4 |