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™| JOURNAL ^ , T „ Daily Entered As Second Class Ofntp'MCBTTDr' AT T7 1\/rr»l\jn A V nrrvm -inni Republican Established 1830 SINGLE COPY 15 Cents VOL.26,NO.3397 Matter Post Office Ogdensburg, N.Y. OtxDENSBURG, N.Y. MONDAY, JULY 19* 1971 Journal Established 1858 OliNVlLOL wr I u ^ « Nixon Announcement Sparks Peace Proposals SAIGON (AP)—The South Viet- namese government today renewed its proposal for a cease-fire and the reunification elections with North Vietnam that President Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold 16 years ago. _ Although both the government and a U.S. Embassy spokesman said it was reaffirmation of proposals made in 1969 and July 8, by South Vietnam, the renewal of the bid took on new sign- ficance in light of other moves aimed at a peaceful settlement. These include a new sevenpoint peace package put forth by the Viet Cong at the Paris peace talks July 1 and President Nixon's forthcoming visit to mainland China to confer with Red Chinese leaders. At the daily briefing for news correspondents, U.S. Embassy spokesman Roy W. Johnson was asked if the United States saw anything new in the South Vietnamese proposal. \So far, we haven't found anything new in it,\ Johnson replied. \It is a reaffirmation of a statement made in 1969. It is also a reaffirmation of two points of the five-point proposal made July 8 in Paris, We see nothing new in it.\ There was no immediate comment from the State Department in Washington. However, sources familiar with the peace negotiations said they ex- pect North Vietnamese and Viet Cong envoys to rebuff the Saigon proposal. The latest South Vietnamese statement was made in a communique issued by the Foreign Ministry to mark FORMER COUNTRY CLUB WATERFRONT— yet been cleane The beach area at the St. Lawrence State Park, complaints by p formerlyy thee Ogdensburgg Countryy Club,, hasas nott Search Draws New 1 FORMER COUNTRY CLUB WATERFRONT— yet been cleaned out this year, according to The beach area at the St. Lawrence State Park, complaints by people who live nearby, formerl th Ogdensbur Countr Club h no Search Draws New Evidence Agnew Had No Advance Word similar proposal more than two years ago, on April 7,1969, but that was a time of large-scale fighting and there were 543,400 U.S. troops in Vietnam. Today, the war is winding down and U.S. strength has been cut to 236,000 troops, with at least 42,000 more to go this year. The atmosphere may be more conducive to fruitful negotiations. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told newsmen Sunday that he thinks it possible that Communist China already has put pressure oh North Vietnam to change its policy. Citing the Nixon trip to Peking, he said: \If Red China has, already accepted peaceful coexistence, surely the North Vietnamese will change their policy. There is no doubt.\ But North Vietnam indicated Nixon would not be able to use Peking to achieve a settlement unacceptable to Hanoi. Without referring specifically to the President's trip or to Red China, an editorial in the North Vietnamese Communist Party newspaper Nhan Dan said \Nixon's policy also consists of trying to achieve a compromise between the big powers in an attempt to make smaller countries bow to their arrange- ments. But the time when the im- perialists could dictate their will to the world has definitely gone. The time when a big power could bully a smaller country has also ended for good.\ The lull in the war entered its fourth week, and military spokesmen reported battlefield action at the lowest level since the big U.S. troop buildup in 1965. But U.S. officers said they had no formal ( evidence that there was any connection between the lull and the various peace moves. They suggested that the North Vietnamese were conserving their troops and war materials for attempts to disrupt the South Vietnamese congressional elections next month and the presidential election in October. 1 No Advance Word NEWCOV-B, N.Y <\AP) — / s^all search party pushed into thd Adiron- dacks this morning looking for 8-year- old Douglas Legg in an area about 15 miles from the point where he was reported missing. The party of six men and a bloodhound attempt to find new evidence of the boy since Sunday afternoon when a sneaker print and a scent were observed. The area probed this morning was far remote from the other areas that have been searched over the past 10 days. The search had been confined to 13,000 acre family estate where the boy was reported lost. State Police reported finding a clear sneaker print Sunday afternoon with circles in the sole pattern like those of the missing boy's. Other prints, less clear were also found, along with the scent. The new traces were found in a grassy clearing known as Shattuck's Clearing where the Cold River and Moose Creek come together. The area is about 17 miles northeast of Long Lake. Meanwhile, the boy's grandmother, Mrs. Mable Melvin, wrote a $1,000 check to the Newcomb fire department ladies auxiliary to help pay for the volunteered food and supplies, according to Lilbern Yandon, town supervisor. The auxiliary made thousands of sandwiches and provided other food and coffee to the hundreds of volunteers who participated in the search effort daily. The volunteers worked tenaciously although they could not identify with the prediciment of a small boy alone in the wilderness forest. They express sorrow and frustration Washington (AP) - Differences within the Nixon administration are holding up American plans for a program of balanced East-West troop cuts in Central Europe. U.S. officials are saying some authorities favor a general cutback of 10 per cent at the start while others are questioning the whole concept of reductions that could upset the balance of power. As a result the plans promised to the North Atlantic alliance-NATO-by early July will be about a month late. The official expectation is that President Nixon's intervention will be needed to resolve the dispute which is likely to come- before the National Security Council in the next few weeks. Complex issues, with strategic and political implications, are involved, including the future of Berlin, East Germany's status, Soviet motives and security arrangements. As informants representing the main schools of thought within the ad- ministration explained things, the lineup looks like this: 1. Some key authorities want the United States, and NATO, to stand by a 1968 offer to negotiate what the jargon calls \mutual balanced force reduc- tions\ or MBFR, with the Communist that the boy's wh^preaboufcs continue to elude them in the Adirondack forest, and they experience the hardships that he faces, but with a difference. They cannot comprehend what Dougie is going through, although they are tripped by the same tangled un- derbrush, sink into the same bogs up to their hips and deeper, and are cut in the face by the same low-hanging tree limbs that they push through during the search. These men, however, fend off nature's handicaps with boots to protect their feet, and heavy long pants and long- sleeved shirts as protection against the foliage and raini from occasional downpours. Most, before they enter the woods, spray themselves with a bug repellent.' But Dougie has none of these. The youngster walks the same woods, is drenched by the same rains, but all he wears is a light T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. And he can't count on shelter at night, as the hundreds of volunteers can. \It kills me. I feel guilty sitting in a cabin a t night, dressed and fed, and that kid i s still out there,\ said one volunteer as night fell and the temperature again plunged into the 40s. They believe Dougie still lives, may still be able to wander out of the maze of Adirondack forest where he was lost July 10. The search has so widened that it takes in areas miles from where his great-uncle maintains a lodge on a 13,000-acre estate and where Dougie was lost. \It's one of the toughest areas I've searched,\ said Doug Templin, of Sierra powers. The cuts would take place in Central Europe. 2. Other high-level Americans say monkeying around with force levels now could imperil the finely poised power balance built up so laboriously in postwar Europe between East and West. They say that power balance, resting on American nuclear strength, is the best way of preserving peace and any disturbance could jeopardize prospects io agree on Berlin, German affairs, limitation of strategic arms and other issues. Complicating this; philosophical tug- of-war between the diplomatic and strategic planners of the two sides is the mood of Congress. New demands are building for reduction of the 300,000-strong U.S. garrison in Europe. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield has complained INDEX Women's Jf age Page 4 Sports Page 9 Classified Page 8 Editorial Page 10 Jack Anderson Page 10 TVKorner Page 7 Comics Page 11 the 17th anniversary of the 1954 Geneva agreements that ended the French war in Indochina, divided Vietnam at the 17th Parallel and provided for reunifica- tion elections. The South Vietnamese government refused to sign the agreements but observes the an- niversary as National Grief Day. The communique today called for \reunification of the two zones by means of general elections in both North and South Vietnam under, international su- pervision.\ \While waiting for reunification,\ the communique said, \the two sides can meet to explore the development of rela- tionship between the two zones. \Pending the reunification of the country, which would take some time to materialize, at least the two zones Madre, Calif., one of 29 members of the famed Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team flown in to help with search ef- forts. \It's denser than California, except for some areas of Sequoia National Park.,, Templin said. One searcher reported being ankle deep in bog one moment, waist deep with his next step. It's this kind of wild forest land that makes many of the searchers anxious. Bear tracks abound and cub prints often are mistaken for a child's - perhaps Dougie's - footprints. Search coordinators believe Dougie has nothing to fear from any bear still not frightened out of the area by the hundreds of humans beating the bush. The only problems with bears might come if he stumbles upon a female with her cub, they say. Sunday, what seemed to be a child's footprint was checked by a forest ranger. If it was human, it could not be Dougie's he said, because it measured only seven inches and Dougie's print would be at least nine inches long. Occasionally, as rescue teams stumble and crawl through knotted areas of vegetation, cries of en- couragement are heard in the woods. 'C'mon, don't avoid the hard spots,, crawl in there. It could be your son or brother who's lost,\ one Marine reserve sergeant was overheard exhorting his men. \We'll get in there, sarge. That's what we came for,\ came the testy teply, a s ifi the Marine .felt insulted when the sergeant urged him to look harder for Dougie. publicly that the U.S. Economy is not strong enough to continue shouldering so heavy a burden, There is for the United States and NATO another major consideration. Not long ago, after years of argument and education, the Americans finally got NATO to adopt the strategy of flexible response. In unfancy terms this means U.S. allies agreed to depend, in the first place, on conventional power to repel an agressor. If that fails they could use tactical nuclear weapons to push the attacker back. Ultimately, the' full weight of Allied strategic nuclear power could be invoked. But to be able to react so flexibly against an invader NATO had to accept the reality that more men and non- nuclear guns are needed. The NATO armies now are far below required levels. Those administration elements favoring cuts have these ideas in mind: —As a starting point, an across-the- board cut of about 10 per cent in the troops and armament of NATO and Communist forces in Central Europe. should be able to coexist peacefully to promote welfare and happiness for all the people.\ The South Vietnamese government \solemnly requests the North Viet- namese authorities to end their negative attitude and start immediately serious negotiations without any preconditions so that an agreement on a total cease- fire can be reached,\ the communique said. \In a more serene atmosphere, when the guns stop firing, the two sides will discuss the modalities of general elec- tions under international supervision in both zones in order to realize the reunification of the country.\ In Washington, there was no im- mediate comment from the State Department. However, sources familiar with the peace talks in Paris expect the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong to rebuff Saigon's bid. President Nguyen Van Thieu made a WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon gave Vice President Spiro T. Agnew no advance word of his plan to visit Communist China, says an informed White House source. Agnew, according to the informant, was excluded from all advance planning and knew nothing of Nixon's dramatic move until Thursday night when the President publicly announced his in- tentions. This may\account for Agnew's refusal to comment when first contacted by newsmen about the announcement. The vice president was in Africa at the time on one of the final legs of a month-long around-the-world trip which took him away from the councils of government during final negotiations on an agreement for Nixon to visit Peking. Agnew is known to have displeased the White House earlier this year when he described the visit of an American tables tennis team to Peking as a disaster for the United States and a propaganda victory for Red China. Kissinger Arranges Visit WASHINGTON (AP) — President Nixon set up separate meetings today with bipartisan leaders of Congress and Cabinet members to report on his diplomatic approaches to mainland China. Returning Sunday night from a 12-day stay in California, the President was greeted by some 300 people at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., including representatives of the Cabinet and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The White House said the welcome was spontaneoa^t 1 With Nixon w€re Secretary of State William P- Rogers and Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, the presidential aide who secretly visited Peking July 9-11 to nail down a preliminary agreement with Premier Chou En-lai for Nixon's planned visit. During the flight from California, Kissinger suggested to a small group of newsmen aboard Air Force One that the Nixon trip might well occur next spring. While saying no date is fixed, he cautioned that necessary detailed negotiations in preparation for the journey could hardly be completed early in the fall. And he noted that, as he put it, the winter weather i n China is brutal. Kissinger, in his first attributable public remarks on his own travels to China, said he was accompanied by two' Secret Service agents charged with making certain the classified documents he took with him were never unguarded. One of the agents did not even know he was bound for Peking, said Kissinger, until a Chinese navigator boarded the plane. There has been no word on what nationality o r type aircraft was used but informants in Saigon said Kissinger flew from Pakistan to Peking on a com- mercial airliner under an assumed name and under a foreign passport, probably German. The Chinese agreed to total secrecy, Kissinger said, and lived up to their pledge, taking him from the airport into the city in an auto equipped with silk- draped rear windows. Kissinger said he could see out, but no one could see iii. The President's assistant for national security affairs reported he was very impressed with Chou. Kissinger said the Chinese premier was well enough in- formed on events in the United States to ask pertinent questions about a Nixon BULLE TIN PLATTSBURGH, N. Y. (AP) - Harold J. Arthur, 67, former governor of Vermont, died this morning of cancer at Plattsburgh Air Force Base Hospital here. Arthur was a retired Air Force Reserve major. He was admitted to the hospital April 19. Arthur was the Republican nominee for congressman in 1958. He lost, it was the first time in more than 100 years the Republicans had lost a congressional election in Vermont. GG1142aed July 19. WEATHER Cloudy and cool with periods of rain this'afternoon and tonight ending early Tuesday followed by gradual clearing and chance of a few thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight. Highs today and Tuesday in upper 60s and 70s. Lows tonight mid 50s t o low 60s'. Winds south 8-to 15 this afternoon and tonight shifting to northwest 10 to 18 Tuesday. talk July 6 to newspaper and broadcast executives in Kansas City. Kissinger told his host he was at a disadvantage in discussing the remarks because, due to his travels, he had read only press accounts of them. The next morning, Kissinger said, he was delivered a full text of the speech, in English, with marginal notes by Chou. Kissinger said the Chinese asked him to return it, claiming ft was their only copy. Trip Linked To Vietnam WASHINGTON (AP) — President Nixon askgd the leaders of Congress tod/ay for restraint in Capitol Hill discussions and reactions to his planned journey to Communist China. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott reported Nixon said in effect at a White House meeting with the leaders, that it would be better to hold down congressional speculation about the inission because of its delicacy. \I don't think the President is trying to muzzle anybody at all,\ Scott said. \He is simply stating the momentous nature of the occasion and the necessity for restraint.\ Senate Democrat Mike Mansfield said it is essential to understand that much preparatory groundwork has to be laid in advance of the mission. Mansfield said Nixon \will b e walking on eggshells\ in advance of the meeting with Premier Chou En-lai of the People's Republic of China, and negotiations leading up to it will have to be secret. Scott said earlier that the timing of Nixon's visit to China indicated the United States Will have no combat troops in Vietnam by May 1, 1972. Going a step further, the Penn- sylvania senator said Nixon's an- nouncement he will visit Peking by next May implies possibly there would be no U.S. forces at all in Vietnam by that time, \except those necessary to carry out such agreements, as, hopefully, have been made.\ \Do you think it is feasible that an American president can go to China while there are any troops left in South Vietnam.\ Scott was asked Sunday on ABC's \Issues and Answers.\ \I think that he could go if the reason for keeping some troops in South .Vietnam is-coupledHvith the-prisbner-of- war Issue at that time.\ Scott said - as he often has - that he thinks Nixon has set a withdrawal plan but not a firm date for total U.S. pullout from Vietnam. Under Nixon's announced withdrawal plan all but 184,000 of the U.S. Contingent in Vietnam is due out by Dec. 1. The President's next timetable is expected to be announced in mid-November and could involve all the remaining force. The closest Nixon has come to an- nouncing a flat-out end to U.S. in- volvement in the war was his April 7 press conference statement: \In my campaign for the presidency, I pledged to end American involvement in this war. I am keeping that pledge. You should hold me accountable if 1 fail ...\ Meanwhile, Rep. Paul N. McCIoskey of California, who says he will challenge Nixon in next year's Republican primaries, said the President's visit to Peking could have a salutary effect on the Paris peace talks only if the Nixon': administration drops its insistence oa- preserVing the Thieu-Ky government in South Vietnam. \I think if the President will abandon that ..-. negotiating position that we can settle the Vietnam war within 30 to 60 days,\ McCIoskey said on NBC's \Meet the Press.\ Another potential candidate for the White House, Sen. Henry M. JaeksOn, D- Wash., told a Tampa, Fla., news con- ference he hopes communications with China will lead to a cease-fire in Viet- nam and that Peking will be brought into the armsTlimitation talks. Riot Tears Western City OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Riot-clad policemen and sheriff's deputies swept down the main street of the city's Mexi- can-American section early today to put down a disturbance during which stores were looted, a bank, school and phar- macy were fire-bombed and police and firemen were pelted with rocks. Nineteen juveniles.and 20 adults were arrested on. various- charges stemming from the disturbance which officials said involved 100 to 150 young persons. The 47-man arresting force moved in about an hour after a smaller group of police and firemen were driven back and forced to withdraw from the area. The violence began Sunday night after an announced antipolice rally in a park next to the school failed to materialize. Groups of youths began forming oii the main street, Cooper Avenue. Police said the youths broke into nearby stores and set fires, then at- tacked police and firemen sent into the area. All firemen and officers were Ordered out of the area after being pelted with rocks and bottles and hearing rifle shots. Most businesses in the socalled \colonia\ district had broken windows and there were numerous thefts, though largescaling looting did not occur, said police. Police said no shots were fired and no tear gas used in making the arrests. The trouble apparently grew out of \a minor incident last weekend over a traffic ticket\ for a double-parking violation, police said. Open containers of beer and wine also Were found in the car. RESTON IN PEKING HOSPITAL NEW YORK (AP) — James Reston, columnist and vice president of The New York Times, is reported recuperating from ah emergency appendectoniy in Peking, The Times said Sunday that Reston was stricken Friday and was taken to the Anti-Imperialist Hospital in Peking, where Chinese doctors diagnosed his condition as acute. He was operated on Saturday with a local anesthetic, the Times said, and Mrs. Reston later reported that there were no complications and his tem- perature and blood pressure had returned to normal. Mrs. Reston, who entered China With her husband July 8, had warm praise for the Chinese doctors and the medical care he received, the Times said. Plans For U.S. - Soviet Troop Cuts
