Paris talks recess KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA (AP)--President Nixon received Henry Kissinger's report on his Paris negotiations yesterday, and then ordered a trusted aide to fly to Saigon to tell President Nguyen Van Thieu of secret steps toward peace in Vietnam. The quick trip to South Vietnam by Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., Nixon's chief liason with Thieu, was seen as another sign that a peace agreement might be near. But as Nixon met at his bayside villa with Kissinger and Haig, the White House refused to amplify on Kiss- inger's statement Saturday before leaving Paris that his six days of talks with the North Vietnamese had 0 been "very extensive and very useful." Presidential Press SecretaryRonald L. Ziegler said Haig left Florida for Saigon yesterday evening to "discuss the current status of negotiations with Pres- l4 ident Thieu." Ziegler said Haig would confer with leaders of three (See TALKS page 2) Darkness before the dawn? (AP NEWS ANALYSIS)--Some of the things happening these days seem to tempt even cautious observers to reach for the old bromide about darkness before dawn, despite the frustrating contradictions strewing the path to peace in Vietnam. The outlook was dark, indeed, when Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got back together. After the first week of resumed negotiation, there remained no visible- sign t** of a break. But the answer to peace may be as much in Moscow and Peking as in Hanoi and Washington, and some things now stick out like the proverbial sore thumbs. First, many domestic and foreign matters clamor for the Nixon administration's attention. On the domestic PRESIDENT NIXON AND KISSINGER la (See ANALYSIS page 5) . go over peace talk report New Orleans blacks fear racial reprisals NEW ORLEANS (AP)--A major question emerg- "I'm particularly concerned with indiscrimi- es in the aftermath of the "skyscraper nate retaliation--individual policemen who are shootout." going to overact," said Bill Rouselle, a black What effect will the incident have on race and former deputy director of the city's Human relations in this city of 600,000 where 46 Relations Committee. per cent of the population is black? Others were more concerned over the longer- "There is a fear among blacks that police term damage that could be done by the battle will react more rapidly to incidents," said at the downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel Jan. 7 Revius Ortique, black attorney and former and 8. A black sniper, three white policemen member of the Presidential Commission on and three other whites were slain. Violence. "How are the white taxpayers going to vote "The community recognizes police might be on racial programs now?" said a black official 0 edgy (tense) and is saying to itself, 'I got- who asked-not to be identified. "Are they going ta be careful.' Last Monday during the shoot- to say those housing projects didn't do any ing a black man tried to get through the po- good, those job programs didn't do any good?" lice barricades, reached in his pocket and Other blacks here hoped that whites in New was shot." (See TENSION page 2) Page 2--LATE NEW ROUNDUP Guantanamo Gazette Monday, January 15, 1973 TALKS- from page one " other nations touched by the IndoChina conflict--Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The Presidential spokesman would not say if or when GAZETTEER Kissinger would return to Paris, but the phrasing of .a digest of late news his reply--"I have no information on Dr. Kissinger's further travels,"--spurred speculation that Nixon's top foreign policy aide would soon resume negotiations with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho, perhaps as early as midweek. Lower-level technical talks between U.S. and North Vietnamese experts continue today in faris, where the BELFAST (AP)--Guerrillas of the outlawed Irish Repub- Viet Cong yesterday echoed Hanoi's assertion that prog- lican Army launched attacks on Northern Ireland's police ress had been made toward peace. force yesterday with explosions that killed three off- Immediately after Kissinger and Haig reached Nixon's icers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and critically Key Biscayne compound early yesterday, they began a meet- wounded three others. Two separate blasts brought more ing that lasted until nearly 2:30 a.m. Ziegler said. death to the British province already reeling under an offensive by terrorists using bombs and Soviet-made Their sessions in Nixon's paneled study resumed at mid- rockets. A 20-pound bomb left as a booby-trap under a morning after the trio strolled outside into the Florida policeman's private car in Londonderry tore two offic- sunshine to pose for photographers. ers to pieces and left two others gravely injured with Nixon and his two Vietnam advisers appeared somber as head and chest wounds. The four policemen had just come they stood outside the President's one-story white villa. off duty at Londonderry's main police station. The They chatted and, as they turned away, Kissinger flashed bomb, apparently connected to the ignition system, went a brief smile. off as they settled into the car parked on a quay be- sede the River Foyle, which divides Northern Ireland's While walking back to the office, the President reach- second city. ed up to stroke the four new stars on Haig's uniform. Haig, Kissinger's top assistant for four years, recently WASHINGTON (AP)--The Navy has dropped assault and was promoted to full general and nominated as the U.S. rioting charges against a black sailor who has plead- Army's deputy chief of staff. ed guilty to lesser offenses stemming from a racial riot aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk. Seaman Apprentice Will- TENSION from page one iam Taylor of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to breaching Orleans and the nation as a whole would closely examine the peace and communicating a threat. The reduced charg- the anger and frustration that could have driven the es were the result of pre-trial plea bargaining with sniper, Mark James Essex, whatever his private motives. Taylor, who appeared before a special three-man court "I certainly hope people don't take this as simply the martial panel in San Diego Friday. He's the fifth sailor act of a private man for private reasons," said another to be tried ashore for participating on charges aris- black leader, who also requested anonymity. "It's a symp- ing from the October riot. tom of racism." WASHINGTON (AP)--President Nixon has picked a young "This event will be what we make of it," said Bob Tuck- California lawyer to head the Justice Department's er, the young black executive assistant to Mayor Moon civil rights division. He's J. Stanely Pottinger, a Landrieu. 32-year-old Harvard graduate who has handled civil "There are lessons to be learned. The police will learn rights for the Department of Health-, Education and Wel- tactical lessons. Hopefully, by the same manner I think fare since 1970. Pottinger will succeed David Norman people all around this country can learn something from as assistant attorney-general. The Florida White House it, learn there are real hard problems to deal with." said Norman is being nominated for a judicial position but did not explain. Tucker foresaw responsible public officials "trying to create a sit- uation to cut away the conditions that put him (Essex) on the roof." What another black leader feared was that well-intentioned whites in a couple of months would say, Yeah it was a real tragedy," but not take Guantanamo a hard look at themselves. Local Forecas Gazette Partly cloudy. Visibility 10 miles. Re A-. LeB. Mcddi. CPt. Ib Ate Water status Winds NE 8-13 knots with gusts to 18 knots during the daylight hours JO St Vi g . t becoming N 6-10 knots at night. JOSA Henrd Sith. ditor WATER PRODUCED: 4,914,000 IJoh iner.y . ocion Edit, High today 85 degrees. Low tonight L . r es M o. 68 degrees. Bay conditions 2 to 3 WATER CONSUMED: 5,535,000 w.nteam 0am-t1 1. P16d a-i to tM e11s ad feet. High tide 1634. Low tide 2310. Cfl1athm. tP shipad.satio mm.ppra a. 0un5154 to OtXB M,.CI. ptIt- .. CX WATER LOSS: 421,000 IPpl*1tI. I'tpt*., dly. *Ii -k It -. t ofiitXC.rf.I t-. VIIe If8Ofllt~ C~pett.Lttt t. .7. WATER IN STORAGE-l6,8GG,000 I* U- Monday, January 150 1973 Guantanamo Gazette LOCAL NEWS--Page 3 Drug program explained By J02 Steve Vieregg to quit using drugs. Second, a person identified by another as a drug user has 24 hours to apply for the Ens. Jack Altherr, drug exemption officer for Naval program. Station, fears some persons are not taking advantage of On the other hand, a person is not eligible if he the drug exemption program simply because they have not has already been charged with a drug-related offense, gotten the word as to what the program is all about. whether it be by civilian or military authorities. "Perhaps one reason is that the program hasn't had a He is not eligible if he has been pushing drugs; nor lot of publicity," he said in an interview. "Also, is he eligible for the program more than once. Also, there are some misconceptions about the program which he cannot wait more than 24 hours after being named. need to be set straight." In return for turning himself in, the person is Recognizing that a drug problem does exist within the granted exemption for all cases he lists.