Winona State University OpenRiver Winona Daily News Winona City Newspapers 10-23-1969 Winona Daily News Winona Daily News Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews Recommended Citation Winona Daily News, "Winona Daily News" (1969). Winona Daily News. 944. https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews/944 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Winona City Newspapers at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in Winona Daily News by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Cloudy Wi th Refri gerated Chance of Pie Cases Rain Friday Classified Section Unilateral Cease-Fire Seems Unlikely By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER in recent weeks to order U.S. Defense Department. tions have argued a cease-fire long-haul" strategy so that both ¦ ' ;' .WASHING/TON (AP) _ A uni- forces to stop shooting in the Ziegler did not say what other in a war with no fixed front sides are in process of de-esca- lateral .cease-fire action by the hope that North Vietnamese and views have entered into current would be extremely difficult to lating the conflict. United States now seems unlike- Viet- Cong leaders will follow Vietnam policy discussions. It is carry put. Some key officials here be- ly in view of statements by De- suit. The President is expected understood, however, some They also have contended the lieve that under such a strategy fense Secretary Melvin R. to react to the senatorial urg- members of the U.S. negotiating major U.S. purpose since the the communists may reach a Laird, but the Nixon adminis- ings in a speech on Vietnam team at the Paris peace talks peace talks started has been not point where they would be inter- tration is reported looking into Nov. 3—if not sooner. have advocated serious consid- just to end the fighting but to ested in a cease-fire. They say other possibilities of bringing Laird said Wednesday he does eration of a new cease-fire pro- make peace. the United States therefore about a halt in the Vietnam not believe a unilateral cease- posal, and the possibility has The developing situation with might be justified in making a fighting. fire would be a successful ap- been discussed in the State De- which Nixon is now working, proposal now at Paris to have it Statements by high officials proach to ending the conflict partment. however, is different from that available for negotiations if tha indicate that if President Nixon without some firm assurances Nixon proposed in a Vietnam which confronted him during his communist position does change. decides to take some cease-fire from the other side that it would policy speech last May that earliest months in office. The latest proposal for a uni- initiative, he will require assur- go along. cease-fire' arrangements under Under his policy of "Vietnam- lateral cease-fire came Wednes- ances . .that the enemy will White House Press Secretary international supervision should izing" the war he is gradually day from Senate Republican cooperate. Ronald L. Ziegler, when asked be part of a war-settlement withdrawing U.S. troops by the leader Hugh Scott. He said it Nixon, it is believed, could ei- about the Laird comment, said package. thousands from Vietnam. And seemed to him the war had ther issue a general cease-fire "obviously this is a part of the But a proposal of a cease-fire at the same time, U.S. officials come quite close to a cease-fire call or propose that limited over-all discussion and thought as an end in itself—a means of have recently reported, the already and he thought the situ- cease-fire areas be worked cut, that exists .in the administra- stopping combat while efforts North Vietnamese are reducing ation ought to be formalized . perhaps around major popula- tion." for a settlement continue— their combat strength. He suggested an announce- tion centers or in specified geo- He also declared Laird was would mark a departure from They have not announced any ment of a cease-fire on a specif- graphical areas of South Viet- speaking as an administration U.S. policy as outlined by both policy reasons for doing so, nor ic date and explained his idea 'nam.yy. official and a close adviser to the Johnson and Nixon adminis- confirmed the reduction reports. this way : "We will not fire, and Nixon has been under pres- the President on Vietnam, and trations. But Washington officials believe then if we " are not fired on, sure from some Senate leaders was reflecting the view of the Officials in both administra- they are shifting to a "low-cost, you've got a cease-fire." Batt (AP) lefield - The total of Meanwhile, the total of South ported 684 U.S. troopsDeaths wounded progran. of troop withdrawal. I U.S.SAIGON Remain my is "still relatively low." gion aroundLow Saigon, U.S. casual- U.S. battlefield deaths in Viet- Vietnamese combat dead ex- last week, a sizable increase The weekly casualty report "It is too early to place any ties were four killed and five ceeded the American total for ' nam last week remained near over the 573 reported wounded brought the number of Ameri- meaning on it," he said. "We wounded. the 23rd straight week, with 301 the week before. - Tb Saigon cans reported killed in action in have said the reason for the low U.S. headquarters reported' 10 ¦ ¦ .. .... ..... the lowest figure for the past . , . \ . > government troops killed. government reported 878 of its Vietnam since Jan. l, 1961 to level of activity is that the ene- enemy rocket and mortar at- three years, with 78 Americans EARLY SNOWFALL . Tony Egan of the Glen Ellen The allied commands report- troops wounded, compared with 39,047,Tand the number of ene- my is preparing for a winter- tacks during the night, two of killed in action/the U.S. Com- 1,000 the week before. Ski Area, Waitsfield, Vt., work$ his way up slope in October ed 1,624 North Vietnamese and my reported killed in that peri- spring- campaign which normal- them against American troops mand announced today. The larger Vietnamese cas- od to 562,532. storm which left five inches Wednesday. Egan was the Viet Cong killed last week, the . ly kicks off around November." along the demilitarized zone. snow . It was the fourth consecutive ualties in comparison with those A spokesman for the U.S. Small American reconnais- About B52 bombers year in row. For complete" lowest enemy toll reported in 10 dropped first skier on the slopes for third week that fewer'thah 100 Ameri- , of the Americans is attributed Command poted that action has sance and ambush patrols killed about 300 tons of bombs on (AP Photofax) ' action. 11% months. South Vietnamese weather information, turn to page 15a. cans were killed pin headquarters said enemy* activi- to the assumption by the Viet- picked up slightly in the past 25 enemy soldiers in five skir- North Vietnamese base camps ty during the week "remained namese of a larger share of the three days but said the number mishes Wednesday and early and supply and staging areas at a moderate level" but "de- fighting and io the American of actions initiated by the ene- Thursday, all but one in the re- along the DMZ. creased 20 per cent compared to the previous weekly Agnjew Blasts Muslki i^sty, week^American toll was four less than the total of 82 ^ the week before; and 14 more than the three-year-low of 64 re- On bisarmament Pll if ported for the week of Sept. 28- Oct. 4. not content with this nation By WALTER R. MEARS Agnew's statement was the "is The U.S. Command also re- AP Political Writer latest in a series of strong at- keepng prudent pace. WASHINGTON (AP) - /Vice tacks on those disagreeing with "He wants it to slip back- President Spiro T. Agnew, keep- Nixon. wards," Agnew said. ing up his strongly worded at- "Does lie clear- th^se things "No responsible person would A Lesson, Please with the White House?'. , asked propose that the President play tacks on administration critics, ' There are plenty of books has accused Democratic Sen. Republican Sen. Edward. W. Itussian roulette with U.S. secu- Brooke of Massachusetts, who rity," Agnew said. "Yet that is on how to take it easy after Edmund S. Muskie of irrespon- we retire. What we need is "Russian then admitted he didn't know ¦what Sen. Muskie did." sibly advocating a a book on .how to take it roulette" -disartnamentjlcm. the answer. easy before Muskie Tuesday proposed a Criticism^ j ^^defense .contin- we retire . A spokesman said Agfiaw act- 'across the Senate Railroad timetables are im- , not on adminis- unilateral U.S. cessation of the ued to flow ed on his own "Wednesday in the wake of Ag- portant, says the cynic. If ttat-6h 'instructions, in challeng- testing of multiple, warfaedded , missiles as a step to stimulate new's weekend attacks on Viet- it weren't for them, we'd ing Muskie's proposal that the anarchists never know how halt the testing of arms control efforts. nam protesters as late the United States y "impudent trains are ...Teh years muliple-warhead strategic encouraged b new, Brooke is the chief sponsor of snobs." ago the moon was an in- missiles for six months. a resolution backed by 43 sena- And another charge was lev- spiration for lovers; ten Agnef called the Muskie plan tors urging a U.S.-Soviet mora- eled against the vice president.