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An Independent Bowling Green Ohio Student Thrusday, October 8, 1970 Voice me BG news Volume 55 Number 23 Nixon calls for war standstill WASHINGTON (AP) - President suggestions will trigger a process of official indicated the pullout would be suggestions for a settlement that would, The chief executive said the In- that last April Deputy Soviet Foreign Nixon proposed last night a standstill exploration at the bargaining table. accomplished over a 12-month period among other things, rule out continued dochina-wide cease-fire he seeks "must Minister Jacob Malik talked approvingly cease-fire in Vietnam, Cambodia and In Paris, where it was early Thursday once an agreement was reached. officeholding by Saigon President be effectively supervised by in- of a possible new Geneva conference to l.aos. immediate release of all prisoners morning when Nixon spoke, the word Nixon called also for the "the im- Nguyen Van Thieu and Vice President ternational observers" and that ther deal with the Vietnam war. ant1, a broadened peace conference to from the North Vietnamese and Viet mediate and unconditional release of all Nguyen Cao Ky, he said: should be safeguards against violations. seek a settlement of conflict throughout Cong delegations was that there would be prisoners of war held by both sides"- "Let there be no mistake about one Said Nixon: all of Indochina. no comment until later in the day. declaring that such moves "could serve essential point: the other side is not He put his suggestion in these terms: Departing in several major instances Nixon, declaring that his program has to establish good faith, the intent to make merely objecting to a few personalities. "An international conference Is from previous American initiatives, the "full support of the government', of progress, and thus improve the prospects They want to dismantle the organized "I propose that all armed forces needed to deal with the conflict in all Nixon said of his cease-fire plan: "My South Vietnam, Cambodia and I JOS, said for negotiation." non-Communist forces and insure the throughout Indochina reaae firing their three states of Indochina. This war In hope is that it will break the logjam in all in a national television-radio address: A fifth main point of the Nixon plan-to takeover by one party, and they demand weapons and remain In the positions they Indochina has been proved to of one the negotiations." "The time has come for the govern- be presented in Paris Thursday by chief the right to exclude whomever they wish now hold. This would be a 'cease-flre-ln- piece; It cannot be ruredby treating only However, an administration official ment of North Vietnam to join its neigh- U.S. negotiator David K. E. Bruce-calls from government. plare.' It would not In Itself be an end to one of Its areas of outbreak." who insisted he not be identified by name bors in a proposal to quit making war and on North Vietnam to recognize that there "This patently unreasonable the conflict, but it would accomplish one said the administration would be sur- to start making peace." are two sides to the conflict in the South demand is totally unacceptable." goal all of us have been working toward: Nixon said "the essential elements of prised if the five-point Nixon plan were The President asserted the United and that any meaningful settlement must While asserting that the United States an end to the killing." the Geneva accords of 1954 and 1982 immediately accepted by North Vietnam States is prepared to negotiate a com- satisfy both. is prepared to be flexible on many issues, remain valid as a basis for settlement of and the Viet Cong. plete withdrawal of American troops In this connection, he employed tough Nixon said: "We stand firm for the right Through diplomatic channels, the problems between states in the Indochina He said officials in Washington are from South Vietnam as part of any set- language at the only point in his address. of all the South Vietnamese people to Soviet Union was given advance word area" and that the United States would hopeful rather that the President's tlement. The anonymous administration Referring to recent Viet Cong determine for themselves the kind of earlier in the day of the general content accept agreements reached by those government they want" of Nixon's address. And officials recalled nations. Moore gives okay for athletic goals ByJackO'Breu go 'big time' and join the Western "Recently passed MAC legislation Assistant Sports Editor Collegiate Hockey Association, or to practically equalizes grants for each attempt to play an independent schedule sport among member institutions. The Athletic Director Screening until competitive teams in this area Bowling Green coaches within the past Committee's report of policy and am- {hopefully in the Mid-American Con- two years have had an ample recruiting bitions for athletics at the University was ference) are developed," explained the budget," stated the committee. committee in its report. "The Athletic released yesterday by President Hollis However, the report continued, some Committee has encouraged the ex- A Moore, Jr. coaches feel that they are handicapped Included in the statement is the sum- ploration of possible membership in the because of the lack of an assistant and of Western Association." mary of qualifications for the position of the conflicts of teaching assignments. athletic director, a review of all phases of "I've pushed joining the league ever athletics at Bowling Green and ambitions since I started my job," said Jack "Our recruiting program is without a of the department of athletics. Vivian, head hockey coach. "It's one of doubt hampered because of the lack of an The committee was necessitated last the best hockey leagues in the country." assistant," said Bruce Bellard, head spring when Athletic Director Doyt "We're about 8 to 10 years away from wrestling coach. "I really can't leave the Perry announced his surprise hockey being an official MAC sport," he campus too often because of the duties I resignation effective in January. added. "Even if we did apply for ad- have here." . Six points were listed by the screening mission into the Midwest Association committee in its summary of today we couldn't become a member The wrestling program at Bowling qualifications for the new athletic until at least the 1972-73 season." Green has really grown, he noted, adding director, including ability in public "We would be on a trial basis for one however that it's hard trying to supervise relations, managerial experience, year," explained Vivian."We would play 50 to 60 athletes all by yourself. academic preparation through a some of the members of the league and if "I jst year Ohio University had three master's degree and an age of under 55 the members decided we qualified for national champs as coaches," com- years. admission they would vote to admit us mented Bellard. "They could afford to President Moore approved of the into the league." send someone to all the big wrestling policy statement with the following "But I really can't see us joining the tournaments in New York, Oklahoma memorandum to the committee: Midwest Association until the 1974-75 and places like that to recruit talent. "I strongly endorse the continuation season," concluded Vivian. "We're the only school in the league of our broadly based athletic program One weakness noted by the committee with no assistant either a graduate or a here at Bowling Green, and personally in its statement was that the present six- full time one," he remarked. find more reason for pride In our member MAC was too small and thus Swimming and wrestling are the only program because of the large number of creates some scheduling problems. two programs noted by the committee sports in which we participate (12 on an "In the opinion of the alumni, BowUng that don't have good athletic facilities Intercollegiate basis, 9 on a club basis) Green should encourage the Mid- although it was made clear that overall than even our winning record, though of American Conference to expand by the physical education and recreational course I would like to see that remain addition of at least two teams with facilities are less than adequate for high also." national recognition and with similar present or future needs. One of the first items mentioned in the academic standards to the universities Ambitions for the department of policy statement concerned the ice now in the conference," wrote the athletics cited by the group were as hockey team and program. committee. follows: an aquatic center which is now The committee noted student interest Another point brought out in the policy in the planning stages and is expected to and enthusiasm in hockey and felt that statement was the need for assistant be the first phase of a new health and the sport was "at the crossroads" of staff-members in the area of soccer, physical education complex; a con- expansion and development.