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Nov.mb.. 3, 1972 Voice THe BG news Volum. 56 Number 33 No peace visible until pact signed PARIS (API - The North Vietnamese recognize any cease-fire agreement able" proposals declared yesterday there will be no concluded against its will The Viet Cong argued that in failing further negotiations with Henry A to sign the agreement, the United Kissinger until the United States IN FOUR HOURS of vituperation States shortened the chances for U.S. commits itself to signing the draft between the opposing Vietnamese dele- prisoners of war getting home by peace agreement gations, there was little to show that Christmas North Vietnamese and Viet Cong peace is at hand,' as Kissinger. speakers denounced the Nixon admini- President Nixon's advisor, said last U.S. DELEGATE William J Porter stration for what they called a breach week avoided the polemics of the other three of promise" in failing to sign the Nguyen Xuan Phong of tne South delegations In a brief statement, he accord by Oct 31. the deadline set by Vietnamese delegation did not directly reiterated that the issues still to be Hanoi refer to the peace agreement in his clarified in the draft agreement "can The Saigon government warned at speech but raised a series of major be settled quickly with effort and the 165th weekly session of the peace objections to what he said were will." conference that it would refuse to "utterly contradictory anil unaccept- He warned that the United States would not allow itself to be rushed into a settlement of "the few remaining problems of substance He denied the repeated Communist Nixon explains charge that these problems were mere pretexts for delay, and declared "MISUNDERSTANDINGS, if they exist, must be faced frankly and dealt settlement delay with Kxcessive haste in settling the final elements would jeopardize the work that has been one and might place contention that the United Stales had WASHINGTON (API - President the future viability of the agreement in agreed to sign a Vietnam settlement Nixon said last night "we are ready to doubt ' pact by that date conclude" a Vietnam peace settlement Kissinger told a news conference last The nine-point agreement disclosed but "we are not going to allow an week it was up to Hanoi to set the date by Hanoi makes no reference to an election deadline or any other kind of for a final secret negoliating session Indochina-wide cease fire Rather, it deadline to force us into an agreement He said the United. Slates has given "a says "24 hours alter the signing of the which would be only a temporary truce commitment that the text that will be agreement, a cease lire shall be and not a lasting peace " agreed to at the next session will be the observed throughout South Vietnam In his first nationally televised politi- final text and that no new changes will cal broadcast of the campaign. Nixon The nine point draft agreement dis- be proposed declared "we are going to sign the An autumn orroy, with at mony leaves on tho ground as on tho troos, otchos closed by Hanoi also says that all The North Vietnamese spokesman. agreement when the agreement is 1 decorative paltornt for this bicyclist's scenic rid*. Fall warmth will foreign troops would IK withdrawn Nguyen Thanh I.e. told newsmen after right, not one day before-and when the disappear along with tho seasonal bicyclist. from Cambodia and Laos aiul lli.il the session that the United Stales had agreement is right, we are going to military activities in those two given such a commitmenl on the text sign, without one day's delay countries would end negotiated last month. •WE HAVE reached a substantial agreement on most of the terms of UN settlement." Nixon said the settlement the U.S. is ready to conclude would accomplish the basic objectives he presented on District candidates' views vary May 8 A return of all prisoners of war. a ceasefire throughout Indochina" and By Scotl Scredon tary spending and the minimum wage. On other issues. Latta voted against inflation in the first part ol the Nixon the $250 billion spending ceiling bill the Whalen amendment on the military administration last month. the right of the South Vietnamese to Managing Editor REP. LATTA voted against the draft, and the Hathaway amendment, Edwards also said he believes in a determine their own future "without Mansfield end-the-war amendment, THIS BILL would have given Presi- that would have added more funds to guaranteed income for all Americans, having a communist government or a Bruce Edwards. Democratic candi which would have called for with- dent Nixon the power to cut the federal coalition government imposed on them .date for Fifth District Congressman, the Federal Higher Education Act. but would not say how much of a drawing U.S. forces from Vietnam- guarantee he favored budgel lor the 1*73 hscal year to $250 against their will ." and Delberl Latta. the incumbent subject to the release of American pri- billion, and to cut all but a few of the HE ALSO voted against a bill that Without giving details. Nixon said Republican candidate, agree there are soners of war-within nine months of programs authorized by Congress. would have exempted admission He said the total cost of such a plan "there are still some issues to be strong philosophical differences its adoption. policies at all higher educational insti- would work better and cost less than Edwards also said he thought l.atta resolved..." between them The amendment was offered a tutions from laws banning sexual dis- the Current welfare program, which is was a supporter of "big business." "I think Mr. Edwards put it quite number of times last year and early which he described as giving money NIXON SAID he has insisted that crimination, and voted for continued a "sort of hostile detective approach ." clearly when he said he is a firm sup this year. construction of the Supersonic Trans He also accused Latta of abdicating and power to the wealthy, then letting these issues be settled before the porter of Senator McGovern. and I am Latta said he voted against the port airplane iSS'l'i his congressional powers by voting for it trickle down to lower income people. agreement is signed, adding "that is a follower of President Nixon," l.atta amendment because there was no why we refused to be stampeded into The Whalen amendment would have said assurance that prisoners would be re- extended the military draft for one meeting the arbitrary deadline of Issues that both candidates sec .is leased year instead of two The bill was voted October 31st " representing a clear distinction of their "We were merely hoping that they This was a reference to Hanoi's on in 1971 and defeated. views include the Vietnam war. mill- ithe North Vietnamese! would do The Hathaway amendment, voted on that." Latta said in April of 1971. would have added $726 Edwards said he supported the end- million for federally-financed educa- the-war amendments and would have tional programs This bill was also re- voted for them if he had been in Con- jected. gress l.atta said he voted for the SST "This war has torn the country because the United Stales was ahead of apart, and has torn me apart." he said all other countries in the aerospace industry, and should keep ahead. "OUR PARTICIPATION in the Viet "We also COUM have come up with a namese war has done more to slow much cleaner, less polluting plane than down acceptance of democracy and the French did. he said capitalism in under-developed coun- tries than anything we've ever done," EDWARDS HAS called the current he said 5.5 per cent unemployment rate "in- Edwards was also critical of Latta's excusable ." support for the military-industrial He said President Nixon's decision to complex, saying it is "a waste of the raise interest rales, which allowed pro- economy " fits to go up in the non-labor sector of Delbert Lotto Bruce Edwardt Edwards said he was for the Leggett the economy, and his hands-off amendment, which would have cut $350 policy" on prices until lasl year led to million from the Safeguard anti-ballis- tic missile system I ABM I He also opposed the new B-l bomber Both programs are being continued by the federal government. Ohio College Association Latta voted against the Leggett amendment, and the amendment to Absentee ballots delete funds for the B-l bomber. Monday is the last day students can have absentee ballots notarized LATTA SAID he didn't support the recent bill in the House of Representa- opposes tax amendment at the Office of Voter Facilitation Greg Jackson, director of the office, said as of yesterday afternoor tives to raise the minimum wage notary publics had processed about 2.500 ballots.