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1. Kissinger Flies to See Nixon Peace Now Up to President PARIS (AP) Henry A. tions in Paris had been "use- agreement has not been ment saying the secret talks Kissinger, Tho and all boarding the plane. Le Duc Tho is also remainKissinger and Hanoi's Le ful." reached. made progress." their top aides and advisers "I shall be returning ing in Paris.

Duc Tho today broke off At the end of the longest He said he would remain The statement did not earlier met for a record to report to the President. "He and I will be in clostheir private Vietnam peace session of a week of inten- in touch with Tho "through elaborate and North Viet- hours. The President will then de- est contact through our talks sive secret bargaining, Kis- our usual channel," and namese officials declined to cide what next step should usual channel. That is all I and Kissinger said it singer left to report to Nixon technical discussions would give details. KISSINGER'S U.S.

Air be taken to speed a peace of have to say, thank you." was up to President Nixon at the Florida White continue under Deputy -Asst. The statement merely Force House plane took off at 9 justice and conciliation. "to decide what next step Secretary of State William added that the technical ex- a.m. Hawaii time. "In the meantime, Ambas- KISSINGER declined to should be taken to speed a Sullivan and Hanoi's Deputy perts of both sides would "Special adviser Le Duc sador Sullivan is staying answer any questions.

in Key Biscayne. of justice and concilia- IN A DEPARTURE state- Foreign Nguyen Co continue their negotiations Tho and I have just complet- here to continue his negotia- His departure statement Minister peace tion." Thach. Monday in a Communist- ed very extensive and very tions with, Vice Minister seemed slightly reminiscent ment at Orly Airport, Kissin- The North Vietnamese del- owned villa in Gif useful negotiations," Kissin- Nguyen Co Thach on techniKissinger said his negotia- ger made clear that final egation later issued a state- sur Yvette. ger. told newsmen before cal matters.

Special adviser Turn to Page A-6, Col. 1 row. Tradewinds 10 to 15 Low m.p.h. 68. to resume.

High 78. The Weather Mostly fair through tomorHonolulu Sta Star-Bulletin Home Details on Page 2 Hawaii's Greatest Newspaper Vol. 62, No. 13 Two Sections HONOLULU, HAWAII Saturday, January 13, 1973 28 Pages Rash of Price Increases Seen NEW YORK A rash of price increases is likely in the weeks ahead following President Nixon's relaxation of economic controls, businessmen and economists predicted today. Prices will be raised quickly by some companies because they no longer have Fed Ups Rate (C) N.Y.

Times Service WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Reserve Board has decided to boost the rate it charges member banks for borrowing money for the first time in a year. The board announced that, effective Monday, the discount rate that it charges members banks for borrowing will go from 4.5 per cent to 5 per cent. to wait weeks or months for Price Commission approval, and by others because profit margin restrictions have been loosened. Alfred E. Jones, president of the National Association of Purchasing Management, and a vice president of the Koppers Company Inc.

in Pittsburgh, warned that there would be a "substantial number" of price increases now that Phase 2 has ended. Analysts pointed to tobacco, cement, some newspaper advertising, appliances, rubber and some retail goods as prime areas for higher prices. least) last night when beamed by satellite all MEANWHILE, a few companies began raising prices, mostly under the old rules, while others said they were planning similar action under Phase 3 rules. George R. Vila, chairman of Uniroyal a tire manufacturer, said his company probably will put into effect a number of price increases in various products "in the near future." He added that the increas- es have been under consideration, and fall within the old Price Commission guidelines.

Among the price actions announced today were increases averaging 2.5 per cent on the wholesale prices of some types of Polaroid film. Others included a rise of 3.4 4 per cent in lead by the American Smelting Refining and of less than one-half of 1 per cent in ber- rylium copper base products by Brush Wellman Inc. All three companies said the same action would have been taken under Phase 2. Polaroid said its increases were announced to dealers Jan. 8, three days before Phase 3 was announced.

Many economists said the flurry of price increases might be intense but shortTurn to Page A-8, Col. 3 LOOK. A LAKE! A car crashed into a fire hydrant early today on Kapiolani Boulevard near Cooke Street and an instant lake was created. 064 POSTAL MOUNTAIN If your mail is arriving late these days, here's why. Tardy Yule Mail Leaves Postmen Holding the Bag Are you still receiving Christmas cards posted a month ago on the Mainland? If so, you aren't alone.

The Honolulu Postmaster has a big problem on his hands some 3,000 sacks of surface mail piled up at his airport annex. Postal employes are putting in long hours to get this backlog out of the way. "Everything should be back to normal in about two weeks," said Michio Harada, general superintendent of mail here. HE EXPLAINED that surface parcel post mailed throughout the United States during the second and third week of December is now just arriving in Honolulu. "We run into this same headache each year after Christmas," he said.

But while Harada indicated that the pileup is an annual event, there were rumbles within his own department that the backlog this year is far bigger than in years past. Mailmen grumbled quite openly that the mountain of mail this year is of proportions they've never encountered before. And Harada's own figures seemed to support this. He said that the post office normally receives 60 containers of surface mail each week, but since Christmas Elvis Shows Why He's Still 'King' By Ben Wood Entertainment Editor "Tomorrow night we go on worldwide. said Elvis to the screaming crowd.

"And I need all the help I can get." The HIC Arena crowd screamed once more and a horde of teen-aged girls charged to the stage, to Elvis Presley. Presley doesn't need any help. He put on an hour-long show last night that was perfect. Most everyone knows of Elvis the singer, but being there in person and watching Elvis the showman is something to behold. His antics with the squealing girls who swarmed around the stage provided some of the best moments of the night.

He started out giving one or two of them the touch of his hand. As HE'S TOOOOO reaction, left, was favorable the Turn to Page A-8, Col. 3 dress rehearsal for his 12:30 a.m. show tomorrow at HIC. The the number of containers has increased to 80.

"We expect this to drop back to normal shortly," he said. Harada said that the post office processes about 1,000 sacks of surface mail each day. "More surface mail is getting here than we can keep up with," he said. "WE HAVE OUR employes working overtime Turn to Page A-8, Col. 5 (to say the show will be Police Cite Owner of U-Drive Agency Honolulu police wasted no time following publication of a Star-Bulletin story Thursday in which two reporters revealed that they rented a -drive automobile that promptly flunked a safety inspection.

Less than 24 hours after the story appeared, the police issued a citation to Sheldon Soosman, owner. of Mini-Cost Car Rental of Hawaii. The citation charged Mini-Cost, of 1930 Ala Moana, with renting a car that was not an authorized U- drive vehicle. The car, a reconstructed Volkswagen with a fiberglass body, was rented to two Star-Bulletin reporters assigned to investigate Mini-Cost after the newspaper received complaints about the company's operations. The reporters took the automobile, called an Avenger, to a safety inspection station where it failed to pass a safety check.

The Star-Bulletin team also reported on the bill they received from Mini-Cost Turn to Page A-8, Col. 3 Inside the Bulletin Astrology Church News Classified B-5-15 Comics Crossword Dear Abby Editorials Entertainment Family Today Obituaries Sports Temperatures TV Logs Elvis Presley, right, had a over the.