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Urn. a. 401 r- Secret Agreements Surprise to Citizens North oreas Pledge 1 TO 1 i zt PR 'J -n South Unity Efforts 7 By K. C. HWANG with Kim Vounejoo, director of SEOUL (AP) South and North Korea announced to their surprised citizens today they have agreed in high-level secret meetings to set up machinery to ended in an armistice July 28, 1953.

and the two Koreas are still officially at war, ith even mail exchange cut off. Korea, a Japanese colony from 1910 through World War II, was divided into U.S. and Soviet occupation zones after the defeat of Japan. The zones became separate republics in 1948. The South Korean negotiator in the talks was Lee Hu-rak, di- meeting was not announced.

Lee told newsmen: "This is only the beginning we now enter confrontation with dialogue. In the past we had con-frontation without dialogue." II said Seoul proposed the talks after concluding that North Korea was set for a military Invasion The United States and Japan issued statements saying ShouI had informed them of the developments and they approved of the North Korean government's organization and guidance department and younger brother of Premier Kim. North Korea's second deputy premier Park Sungchulcame to Seoul for the talks here. Lee and Kim Young-joo are to be co-chairmen ot. the new "South-North Coordinating Committee" that will start negotiations for peaceful unilication and promote exchanges iu, vari work for unification of the long-divided peninsula.

Simultaneous announcements in Seoul, the South Korean capi tal, and Pyongyang, capital of Communist North Korea, said a new accord provides for a tele I 1 -reclnr of-the-ccntral jnUillige-nc them. Stale Depart ment -pres-- phone- hotline betweenthe: -hurt ous fields. The date of its first agency. In Pyongyang, he met officer Charles W. Bray said in Paratroopers in Sicifl Thrust i Saigon Forces cities to prevent accidental war and for a joint political committee to open exchanges in many fields and to promote unification of North and South through peaceful means without outside interference.

The two governments also agreed to refrain from armed provocations and from slandering or defaming each other and to avoid accidental military incidents. The agreements were reached at meetings in Pyongyang May 2-5 and Seoul May 29 June 1. The top leaders. South Korean President Chung Hoc Park and North Korean Premier and Communist party chief Kim II Sung participated in the talks in their respective capitals, the announcement said. It was the first such contact In Quang Tri Washington the agreement was "mst encouraging." The Japanese foreign ministry spokesman praised "the courage and leadership of the two Korean governments" and expressed hope they will settle their differences.

Koreans accustomed to hearing their governments denounce each other were surprised. Some said they were shocked. "I'm now at a loss how to deal with communism and Communists," a young secretary said. "We have been told to hate them." First friendly contact between the two nations began last Sep- temher when Red Cross officials of South and North Korea opened talks to arrange communications between divided families, involving an estimated 10 million persons. The govern- See KOREA, Paget By RICHARD PYLE SAIGON (AP) South Vietnamese paratrooiiers drove to Uie southwestern edge of Quang Tri City today in a lightning assault against North Vietnamese troops manning defensive strongpoints, military sources said.

Bald Is Beautiful Strong, proud and handsome, (he bald eagle symhoiixes the might of the United States on this Fourth of July. Also known as the American eagle, he appears on the emblem of oar country. This bird, who is housed in the aviary at Dickenson Zoo Park, had been shot and left sun rwta by ant? to die. Permanently injured, he cannot survive in the wild, so as a member of an endangered species, he was given a home at the zoo, but be remains the property of the Department of Inte- rior. reported between North and South Korea since before the 1950-53 Korean War that took 2 million lives, including 54.246 Americans fighting for the South.

The three year conflict North Vietnamese were killed in the fighting today, 59 in clashes with the marines and 34 in a battle with the paratroopers. Air strikes accounted for many of the dead. "The enemy appears to be pulling back, but we're encountering resistance from nearly every treeline, every village," said an American adviser, Capt. Gail Furrow, 32, of Urbana, Ohio. "So far it's been relatively light.

1 expected them to make a bigger stand, but it's tough for them to fight out here in the open. We've got air support; they don't. "But if they decide to put all their people in Quang Tri and stand and fiyht, it's going to be rough." The lead battalion of para- Several hundred troops with; U.S. advisers made the attack, killing at least 20 North Viet-i namese and recapturing 12 artil-j lery pieces lost in earlier fighting. At nightfall, the South Vietnamese were reported occupying positions about half a mile from the center of the provincial capital which the North Vietnamese captured May'l.

Government spokesmen in Saigon claimed the recapture of two district headquarters: Mai Linh, 1,2 miles southeast of Fourth of July Birthday Invitation to World President Says: LY 'All omei 'j If Quang Tri, and Hat Lang, six Hi- miles southeast of the capital. It Iroopers fought its first sizable battle on Monday, taking on an We may be two days late hi doing so, but we rise to applaud the signing of "the most subversive document of modern history" In today's lead editorial. Page 28. contacts contacts aimed at reducing the fear and the ignorance which have divided mankind down through the ages, and at fostering habits of trust and patterns of cooperation This, he said, was a major aim of bis trips earlier this year to China and the Soviet Union. Nixon said he would send formal invitations to foreign governments "extending a welcome to the people of those nations to visit the United.

Slates, as laws and circumstances permit, during the bicentennial era and especially during the year 1976." He termed the action estimated North Vietnamese battalion in a bunker line at La Vang. Furrow said the South Vietnamese killed 23 enemy, captured eight trucks and recaptured one 105mm howitzer and two 155mm howitzers the North Vietnamese had been using. U.S. jets knocked out two 130mm artillery pieces and five trucks on the western flank of triumphs still lie ahead for us as a people. There are still wrongs to be righted, and new goals of peace, prosperity, justice and a better environment to be met." The Presidem spent much of Monday at his office, near his oceanside home here.

Among those he conferred with were Henry A. Kissinger, assistant for national security affairs, and John D. Ehrlicbman, domestic policy aide. Nixon signed a batch of minor private bills and declared parts of Arizona and West Virginia to be disaster areas eligible for federal relief funds. was the fust recapture of any of the 14 district towns lost to the North Vietnamese in their three-monlh-old offensive.

The marines on the eastern flank of the Saigon drive to recapture Quang Tri were reported within four miles of the city, and marine officers said their men could be in Quang Tri tomorrow if ordered to go. However, there were signs of stiffening North Vietnamese resistance around the town. Field commanders reported encountering the first bunkers of what By FRANK CORMIER SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) President Nixon issued a broadcast invitation to the world today to visit the United States on its 200th birthday in 1976. "Let America be known throughout the world as the "land of the open Nixon said in a live, 10-minute July 4th holiday radio broadcast from the Western White House.

He spoke from a prepared text Nixon expressed hope that "millions upon millions of visitors" would help celebrate the U.S. bicentennial. He jaiionef Jhe stayi to enhance the quality of peace 1 1 through people-to-people It is time to say to the world's nations: "You helped to make us what we are. Come and see what wonders your countrymen have worked in this new country ol ours. Come and let us say thank you.

Come and join in our celebration of a proud past. Come and share our dreams of a brighter future." Nixon said that as the bicentennial approaches, Americans "have a feeling of healthy impatience for change a determination to make this good land even better." He struck much the same iniieTTnTTdnhaTTioliday message that said in part: "Great trials and greater Alahami.Gov. George Wallace has recovered sufficiently from an assassination attempt to take short trips from his "Maryland hospital. Tage 10. the advance.

Furrow said his troops bad captured six North Vietnamese Why jan'4 mm register Noting that America has been was believed to be a heavy line of fortifications. Spokesmen in Saigon said 93 "Zicgler ruled out appointment of See NIXON, Page IS peopled by many lands, immigrants from the President said After Turndown by District Court Judge abandoned them after a large number of "They said their officers just ran away, back up north," said Furrow. Behind the front lines, officers said government troops had finished mopping up small groups of North Vietnamese soldiers See WAR, Page 16 here: mat a commoa question oi persons visiting at a vote information booth set op at Battlefield Mall. Page 17. Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates proves that old cliche: The ballgame isn't over until the final out Page 19.

i I Democrat Credentials Challenges Going to Federal Appeals Court California delegates. I mented, "It might not be crick- Traffic Toll Slill Climbs Associated Press The number of traffic fatalities exceeded 550 today with the return trip home still ahead of Attempts by Chicago Mayor et; it might even be dirty pool. Richard J. Daley and 58 of his but is it unconstitutional?" His allies to upset a committee vote depriving them of seats as con Cloudy, Cool Variable cloudiness and cool tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight in the SCs.

High Wednesday in the 70's. Precipitation probabilities 2A per cent tonight and Wednesday, (Complete weather on Page 24) HOI RLT TKMrF-BATl'KKa M.ta! 7 1 I cm 1 2 (I 1 10 kl 4 m. am. .) i m. vention delegates.

many Fourth of July holiday The Illinois vote gave McGovern at least 41 supporters among the challengers seated by the committee in place of the weekend travelers. The count of traffic deaths began at 6 p.m. Friday and will end at midnight Tuesday. The 102-hour period is generally considered four davs. Daley contingent.

McGovern answer was that there was no clear constitutional principle involved. Humphrey welcomed Hart's ruling and said the convention floor "is the proper place" to resolve the dispute. He predicted that "a safe margin" will uphold the committee vote at tne Miami Beach convention next week. If the ruling is sustained, he said, "we would have a good chance to get the nomination." But it was McGovern who was about to get the endorsement of labor leader Jerry Wurf, presi forces first sought a compromise in the Illinois dispute. WASHINGTON (AP) Parallel efforts to upset the California and Illinois decisions of the Democratic Credentials Committee moved toward a federal appeals court today.

Attorneys fighting the committee decisions said they would appeal U.S. Dist. Court Judge George L. Hart's ruling Monday that the judiciary should not get involved in the debate. Anticipating the appeals, nart told the lawyers that the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia had agreed to hear arguments today, despite the holiday. Hart's decision came in these cases: The move by Sen. George McGovern's camp to overturn the Credentials Committee vote stripping him of more than 130 but after the California upset, Venturesome HST they stood firmly against Daley, Supporters jof Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey initiated the challenge to the winner-take all aspect of California's primary, and Humphrey picked up most dent of the 600,000 -member lias Cutting Advice For Hairy Reporter American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employ ot the delegates taken from McGovern and apportioned among all who ran in that state.

In ruling on the California challenge, Judge Hart com- es. Wurf had endorsed Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine early hi the campaign, but was preparing to withdraw that today and throw his support to McGovern. Twenty five AFSCME mem Claim Am erican 1 lot at eg Rules Now Russian Chess Blaster bers from 13 states are con- Threatens World Tou vention delegates and may follow Wurf's guidance.

The Associated Press head rney KANSAS CITY (AP) Harry S. Truman ventured out of his hospital room Monday night nd muttered te- a nurse acebm-panying im on a stroll along the-arbrridors that a newsman needed a shave and a haircut. The walk along the "th floor hallways of Research Medical Center capped his first full day at the hospital, where be was admitted Sunday, (or tests described by his personal physician as routine. The 88-year-old former chief executive sent a shock of excitement along the corridor as word of his stroll prweded him. An elderly man, resting against count of delegate commitments showed McGovern with 1,281 9, Humphrey 498.55, Alabama Gov.

George C. Wallace 381. Muskie nurses' station on the floor and heard a voice mutter something relating to "a shave and a haircut." Butler, the only man in the hallway sporting mutton-chop whiskers and a mustache, turned to see the former president moving along with a nurse and three chuckling Secret Service agents. Truman was dressed in -a ma-roon bathrobe, knee-length black socks and slippers and leaned liuhtly on a cane held in his left hand. Moments later he appeared again on the return trip to his room, nodding to the nurses behind the counter and Butler.

"You know, Mr. President, when I was 11 years old 1 saw you at the Truman Library on the Fourth of July, the day Hawaii became the 50th state," Butler said. "You officiated at See HST, Page 16 225.55, and 454.4 uncommitted. It takes 1.509 for the nomi It's a Punk Fourth nation. The candidates went their REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Hours after Bobby Fischer ended his holdout and gave the world chess championship new life, Russian Boris Spassky put the match In doubt again today.

Spassky lodged a formal protest objecting that Fischer, the American challenger, "has vkv Jated the rules of the match" by failing to aptiear for its scheduled start on Sunday. The world champion told Max Euwe, president of the World Chess Federation, that his decision to allow a postponement in Fischer' favor was unacceptable. -Then Spassky and his aides, who were expected to draw lots for tonight's 'match, staged a glum-faced walkout. Spassky was asked if there was a chance for a game today. He said, "It is not known." Speaking to newsmen after the Russian walkout, Euwe was much more forthright, Asked whether be considered the Russian move threatened to wreck the whole match, be replied, "Certainly." th door frame of his room, ot various ways for a pre-con-vention respite.

Humphrey was at his lakeside retreat in Waver-ly, and McGovern was at his farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. tered his hand to Truman, who pulled his right arm from a nurse's grasp, shook his fellow patient's hand and said, "Nice to see you." Robert W. Butler, a Kansas 'Quit Hounding Me9. Fella9 Even the offer of a choice firecracker from Richard Gahm doesn't wipe off the woebegone expression from the soulful face of Cleo, a basset hound. Maybe it's the Fourth of July weather, chilly and wet, which makes her appear so downhearted.

Richard, 7, is the sob of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Gahm, 3Jty Gicnhaven.

Wallace, looking forward to See DEMOS, Page IS City Times reporter, was at the.