Technician Volume Llll, Number 23 Monday, October 23, 1972 Vietnam peace settlement near NEW YORK (UPI) —The United States downfall of Thieu, whom Nixon tiations was whether the interim all the accords reached were highly nam. It would be chaired by both and North Vietnam have reached basic promised never to abandon.” coalition government would be tentative and they remain so. What’s sides. agreement on a peace settlement, the Time said once a ceasefire is called, tripartite with Saigon loyalists, Com- more they could be amended or even After the election, the coalition two major U. S. news weeklies re- three committees would be formed. munists and neutrals represented or shattered, if the US. is forced to committee would be replaced with ported Sunday night. including an expanded International whether the neutrals would be make concessions to Thieu.” people chosen by the new assembly, Newsweek reported that presi- Control Commission to supervise the omitted. expected to number about 300, dential advisor Henry Kissinger and representatives of the Saigon govern- Thieuopposes admission of neutrals Coalition Committee according to Newsweek. The Assem— North Vietnam negotiator Le Duc ment and the Provisional Revolu- to the government, fearing that the As things now stand, Newsweek bly‘s first major task would be to Tho have agreed in principle on an tionary Government to create the neutral members picked by the com- said, the agreement calls for a coali- draft a new constituion for South immediate ceasefire, release of all caretaker or interim government. munists would remain loyal to the tion committee, probably composed Vietnam. Analysts in Saigon, POWS, and formation of an interim Representatives Viet Cong’s Provisional Revolutionary of 18 to 30 members, to be charged Newsweek reported. expect that the- coalition government until national Government while the Saigon neutrals with arranging elections for a national new constitution will provide for a elections, to be supervised by the The third committee would be could be wooed away. assembly. In addition, there would be a weak executive branch “to allow the French, can be held. composed of representatives of all “This third force,” Newsweek said, smaller “executive committee” to run competing forces to maneuver for Time magazine reported the North four parties to the war the United “appeared to Thieu to be a guarantee the day to day affairs of South Viet- strength.” Vietnamese have agreed for the first States, North Vietnam, the Thieu that he would eventually be forced - time to deal directly with South Viet- government and the Provisional out of power.” - -up namese President Nguyen Van Thieu Revolutionary Government _. to According to Newsweek, Kissinger »-‘ and he will stay in office until a negotiate with the control commission and The put aside the neutral problem ,-c “caretaker” government can be on the withdrawal of troops and to work on other areas of the agree: '-_ formed.,“This provision,” Time said, release of POWS. In a report from ment and thereafter “progress was Y-.— “meets the demand of President Saigon, Newsweek said the chief rapid.” Nixon that he not participate in the stumbling block during earlier nego- The magazine warned, “to be sure. McGovern organizer criticizes State students by Marty Pate Meredith. Adams offered no explan- Basically, the work involves can- News Editor ation why Meredith students are more vassing a neighborhood to determine The McGovern-Shriver Campaign is McGovern motivated. In fact, he the number of McGovern supporters, finding little active support at State stated it baffled him. undecideds, and Nixon supporters, according to Tony Adams, Wake Few volunteers come from St. plus the issues that most concern the County McGovern -Shriver campaign Mary’s. “It’S’ worse than State,” said voter. The information is returned to director. From the 13,800 State Adams. “But, unlike State, the campaign headquarters which re- students, Adams stated only 40 or 50 students at St. Mary’s aren’t apathetic, sponds to the voter’s concerns with a volunteers have joined the Campaign. they’re just Republican.” The greatest numbers of volunteers handwritten letter explaining Adams’ remarks came during an Work is the interview Friday conducted in the come from the community. The McGovern’s stand on the particular formula for electing a President, and these campaign helter-skelter atmosphere of the Wake majority of those workers are in their issue. workers in the McGovern Headquaters on Hillsborough Street find , County Democratic Campaign Head- late 203 and 305, and over one-third of (see ‘Orgam'zer’page 8/ the work long and hard. (photo by Caram) quarters located on Fayetteville the workers are over 55, many of Street. The interview rambled from whom are professional people. Kissinger in Saigon local campaign efforts to the Water- Grassroots Movement gate affair, but Adams repeatedly returned to what he termed the Adams then made another attack “selfishness of State students.” on State students. “If these people RumOrs fly on war accord “To call it a lackadaisical response can take time off from their practices would have been an understatement. and heavy responsibilities to work Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger cease-fire. But even with Thieu’s laos and Thailand Friday. a US. The students are so damn apathetic it down here, I know the students can sought President Nguyen Van 'l’hieu’s support, it was pointed out the plan embassy spokesman said. Sullivan also depresses me. It all boils down to take time off from their football support for a cease-fire that could be still would need the approval of the was present at some of the selfishness now that the draft has been games and the like to spend 2 to 3 announced before the US. North Vietnamese before taking Kissinger-Thieu meetings. taken off their backs, and the Viet- hours a week working for us.” presidential election next month, effect. If a cease-fire is called, South nam war is winding down, they just McGovern’s campaign .strategy is South Vietnamese sources in Saigon Thieu’s agreement to the American Vietnamese sources said it will include don’t care,” he said. based upon a massive grassroots move- said Sunday. cease-fire plan would automatically Laos and Cambodia. Both countries ment employing volunteers to canvass Kissinger met twice with Thieu at Racist Attitude rule out a coalition government, one are used by the North Vietnamese to neighborhoods door to door, which is the Presidential Palace Sunday, taking of the key demands of the channel war supplies to South ~2\ Adams continued even further and precisely what the Wake County cam- time between the sessions to fly to Communists, Vietnam. Thailand also is involved termed the attitude of students as paign is attempting to do, but a neighboring Cambodia for three hours the sources said. As Kissinger talked with because U.S. warplanes operate out of “racist”. “They don’t care if the shortage of volunteers has curbed the of talks with President Lon No] in bases there. yellow people die, just so long as efforts governnTent officials in Saigon, here. Adams stated that 700 . Phnom Penh. In Paris, Prime Minister Souvanna Americans aren’t being killed.” people are needed to adequately cover The Vietnamese sources told UPI William Sullivan, U.S. Deputy Assistant Phouma of Laos said newspapers The majority, percentage wrse, of the 71 precincts in the County and reporter Tracy Wood in Saigon that it Secretary ofState for the Far East, student volunteers come from reporting an imminent settlement of only 485 workers are available. was not known if Thieu agreed to the conferred with political leaders in the Indochina war were generally well~informed. Souvanna was enroute to the United Sbtes for a meeting with United Nations Secretary Queen General Kurt Waldheim. A high-ranking official in Phnom Penh said members of the Cambodian Ten contestants vie for crown in election this week govemment and leaders of the rebel Khmer Rouge Communist guerrilla force had held a series of meetings on by Andy Terrill Fraternity refused to conduct the Coliseum tunnel. We hope that a large gram to facilitate the queen’s acti- ending the war. Ass ’t News Editor event as it had in the past, and the number of students will realize that vities." The contestants have been “There has been movement toward Ten finalists for the homecoming Student Senate refused to provide Miss Wolfpack represents ,them and interviewed and they have agreed to reconciliation,” said the official, who qu‘een title of “Miss Wolfpack” were funds. that the title can be made relevant to represent appropriate activities. Indivi- described the contacts as “delicate selected last Tuesday from the field of Al Burkart, president of APO, said the times, and that they will take the duals or groups with specific proposals and highly discreet.” 2| nominees. The queen is to be they expect the contest to be fair and opportunity to vote. to lend the title to a relevant program Thieu has adamantly opposed any chosen by the student body this week to be a good one. “There were origi- “A lot of people take the position in which the queen’s presence would coalition with the Communists in and will be crowned during half-time nally 21 contestants nominated by that the contest is irrelevant. We think be of some value should contact South Vietnam, contending it would ceremonies at Saturday’s game against organizations, fraternities, sororities, this is a fun contest. The fraternity Burkart. effectively give them control of the South Carolina. and dorms. We narrowed this down to does a lot of relevant things, and we Finalists in the contest are Sarah country. Instead, he has offered to For the second straight year, Alpha the ten finalists, and on Wednesday feel we can do some fun things, too.
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