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32 Chicago Tribune, Saturday, February 12, 1972 Briefing for Candidates War Protest Group Meets, Assails U. Si on Viet Offered by Nixon BY GWEN MORGAN ChicaM Tribune with his domestic affairs adviser, John Ehrlichman who heads the White House Domes tic council which, along with teeirinMw iiMjiiiifini i if' ifMi7'i''itffniiif--TMliffliijdl VERSAILLES, France, Feb. 11 Eight hundred persons from 75 countries opened a three-day anti-Viet Nam War conference today and approved a resolution denouncing the United States. The resolution criticized U. S.

leaders for suspending peace talks in Paris while increasing 4-1 BY FRANK STARR Washington Bureau Chief Chicago Tribune Press Service KEY BISCAYNE, Feb. 11 Any candidate for his party's Presidential nomination who wants a briefing on the administration's Viet Nam policy is welcome to call Henry Kissinger's office, the Florida White House said today. Whether the candidate gets a briefing from the President's national security adviser, however, may well depend on whether he or she is a member of Congress. Sets Some Limits Responding to reporters' questions, Gerald Warren, dep 1 Preu Service "a claque engaging in a Nortlu Vietnamese propaganda exer-; cise." "The American government is indicating that we are im-; portant," said the Swede. "It-is right.

This is the most im-I portant meeting we have ever; organized." Calls It Slander He said President Nixon; "wants to be reelected in No-; vember and is now in a good-position to win, so it is up to." us to show he is wrong." "Porter slandered our meet" ing," said the Rev. Paul er of the New York Theologi-; cal Seminary. Bronson Clark, former secret tary of American Friends; Service Committee, said 10 of-the 100 Americans are Quakers! and "hardly subject for Red; baiting." He said Porter-should resign. Georges Marchais, president of the French Communist Party, was among the Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet Com-; munist Party chief, sent a. message condemning U.

S. war policies in Indochina. George E. Johnson Humanitarian The annual humanitarian service award of the Abraham Lincoln Center, a settlement house at 700 E. Oak-wood was given to George E.

Johnson during a dinner last night in the Sherman House. Johnson, president of Johnson Products, was cited for "leadership in business that has provided opportunities for people of all races, creeds and ages to further themselves in intellectual, cultural, and civic pursuits." uty White House press secre naval and air strength in Indochina. The Rev. James Groppi of Milwaukee, a Roman Catholic priest, was coleader of the American delegation numbering about 100. Porter Attacked Introductory speakers Andrew Souquiere, secretary general of the French Peace Movement, and Swedish Bertil Svohnstrom, chairman of the Stockholm Viet Nam Conference, said American negotiator William Porter "has done honor to our assembly by condemning it." At yesterday's 144th session of the Viet Nam peace talks, Porter called the protest meeting a circus and those present tary, said "any member of the Senate or House may receive a briefing any time they wish." But when questioned about nonmembers of Congress like the Departments of Justice and Health, Education and Welfare, will be conducting a study of legislative and Constitutional actions possible to resolve the busing controversy.

Nixon has indicated that after a White House meeting Monday in Washington he will make a decision on what to propose. Nixon spent the afternoon at Grand Cay, in the Bahamas, with Treasury Secretary John Connally, discussing primarily the administration's coming proposal to outlaw property taxes, possibly by a value-added tax, a form of sales tax. Connally Future Eyed Asked whether the political future of Connally, who is a Democrat, would be discussed, Warren said "President Nixon has the utmost confidence in Connally and hopes he'll stay on, but I don't think that is an issue." There have been rumors that Connally would leave the administration before the election this fall. The White House also announced that Premier Nihat Erim of Turkey would make an official visit to Washington March 21 to discuss, among other things, strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Turkey's efforts to end the cultivation of opium poppies. Hi New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Alabama Gov.

George Wallace, both of whom seek the Democratic nomination, Warren responded that U.S. Planes "formal brief mg of candidates TRIBUNE Staff Photo: By Janes O'Leary James Hodgson, secretary of labor, discusses plight of nation's jobless at press conference. Gerald Warren others. I respect the other opinions. You will have to let the people judge as to which is right." Warren said the National Security Council, of which Kissinger is a major foreign policy member, has briefed "a wide range of individuals if any figure in public life wants to call the NSC, I'm sure the call will be welcome." Meets with Ehrlichman Nixon, who flew here last night for a weekend focused on domestic issues in advance of his China trip, today named Norman A.

Erbe of Des Plaines as chairman of the Chicago Area Federal Regional Council on Democratic Policy which was created in March, 1969. Erbe is a secretarial representative of the Department of Transportation. Nixon spent the morning Pound Reds; in the past has been carried out after the convention chooses its nominee." "Let People Judge" President Nixon, as recently 3 Jets Lost Job Fair to Acquaint SouthViefs Pilots TakeOver Air.Laird as his press conference yester SAIGON, Viet Nam, Feb. 11 (UPD American bombers Vets with Employers stepped up their efforts to fend day, has been defending his criticism of candidates who he says have encouraged the Communist Vietnamese to delay responding to his 8-point peace proposal. BY PHILIP WARDEN BY JAMES STRONG off a building Communist offensive in South Viet Nam, and the United States Command tChlcMO Tribune Presj Service "I have stated my position canceled a sheduled port very categorically," Nixon said yesterday.

"It is different from leave for the aircraft carrier Coral Sea in order to keep three carriers on station in the Tonkin Gulf. Troops went on yellow alert tonight at the big U. S. Air- Propose Televised Debate Between McCarthy, Muskie base in Da Nang, and at other American 1 installations around South Viet Nam's second larg est city, in preparation for re-n Communist action ters at 48 E. Chicago Av.

that against them, field reports BY GEORGE TAGGE A proposal was made yester the unemployment rate among returning veterans is 10.1 per cent and added, "We are letting our veterans down. Not only is this unemployment higher than the 5.9 overall unemployment rate, it is higher than the rate for nonveterans in the same age group." Sees Other Problems He admitted he was "making a pitch" for the veterans but added there are other employment problems, teenagers, minority groups, displaced aerospace workers, and women. "They all deserve our attention and we are giving it. But none deserves more attention than the veteran. It's not a popular war he's been fighting.

He doesn't return home to the plaudits of the multitude and big parades down Main Street. It's a war without heroes, fought I'm afraid, for a nation with little gratitude." Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson disclosed yesterday that a Job Fair for veterans will be held May 9 and 10 in the International Amphitheater in which the Labor Department expects to attract 700 employers and at least 4,000 jobless servicemen. The monthly average of veterans discharged last year was about 75,000, he said. "Last month it surged to 110,000.

Today there are more than veterans without jobs. The nation can't be too proud of that figure." Sees Rise in Jobs Hodgson said the economy is "up and rolling" now and predicted that unemployment will continue to decrease altho he refused to speculate on the pace of improving the employment picture. In a speech to the American Management Association personnel conference in the Palmer House, Hodgson said that said. Heavy fighting raged in day to set up a televised debate coastal Binh Dinh Province, where the Communists appeared to be trying to tie down SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11-Secre-tary of Defense Melvin R.

Laird said today the South Vietnamese are now flying more than 1,000 combat aircraft as compared to only 200 a few months ago. Laird told a press conference "it should be borne in mind that during the last four months 90 per cent of all air missions in South Viet Nam have been flown by South Vietnamese pilots. "It will be possible within a short period of time to turn over air responsibility to the South Vietnamese," Laird said. Have Training, Equipment Laird said he would not assure the world of the military desire or determination of the South Vietnamese for a successful conclusion of the war but he said they would have the training and equipment necessary. Laird was in San Diego to join 1,500 constituents of Rep.

Bob Wilson chairman of the House Republican Campaign Committee, in honoring him for completing 20 years in Congress. Laird and Wilson were House freshmen together. Laird said he planned to stick by 'his statement when appointed secretary of defense in 1968 to serve only four years, give or take six months. "I think four years as secre-tary of defense is long enough," Laird said. Raps Nixon Critics Laird joined administration leaders in lashing out at the; Republican and Democratic Presidential hopefuls who have attacked President Nixon's" peace proposals to North Viet Nam while negotiations were in progress.

Without naming any 'of the critics, Laird said they "knowingly or unknowingly did aid the other side. "They gave substantial assistance to Hanoi," he said. But while Laird was speaking with newsmen and later at the Wilson luncheon in the Cortez Hotel 75 peace demon' strators burned Laird in effigy on the street outside. Laird said the carrier Kitty Hawk would be going to the Tonkin Gulf next week to pro-, vide protection for the continued withdrawal of American combat troops from The carrier Constellation is on station in the gulf. between Sen.

Edmund S. Muskie and former Sen. Eugene McCarthy, the only two candidates in the Illinois Presidential preference primary March 21. South Vietnamese reserves ing with women of the news media at 811 W. Junior Ter.

On Wednesday McCarthy is slated to attend a 2:30 p. m. meeting in the American Indian Center at 1630 W. Wilson Av. Another meeting with Spanish-speaking Chicagoans is being set up for Wednesday.

At 5:30 p. m. he will meet the 39 candidates for national convention delegates running under his banner in the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, and 15th congressional districts. that could be thrown against them if they launched an offen sive in the nearby Central Highlands. Patrick Crowley, Illinois cam The U.

S. Comand acknowl paign manager for McCarthy, said it was appropriate to edged the loss of -three jet 'start the ball rolling on Lin warplanes and the deaths of coln's birthday." He told re two pilots. An F-4 Phantom was shot porters at McCarthy headquar- down in Laos last night and its Fischer Reneged on Iceland pilot and navigator were rescued today, spokesmen said. Another F-4 and a crashed on takeoff from U. S.

bases in Thailand. One man was killed in each plane, the McCarthy is getting a staff report on the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Proposes Debate As a reporter stood by, Crowley telephoned Muskie's Illinois campaign manager, Angelo Geocaris, and extended the invitation. "I've talked to Gene, and he thinks it would be a good idea if Muskie and McCarthy would debate on TV and let the public see who most resembles Abe Lincoln," Crowley told Geocaris. Geocaris told Crowley that he will talk to "the big moguls" of the Muskie camp about the proposal.

Busy Monday Schedule McCarthy regards Illinois of prime importance in his unusual drive for the Presidential nomination, Crowley said. Therefore, McCarthy may spend two weeks here in March. McCarthy will make an appearance at 11 a. m. Monday at his headquarters, then ride the subway to the Circle Campus of the University of Illinois for a speech in the Illinois Room of the Student Union Building.

At 3 p. m. Monday McCarthy is scheduled to speak in the Rambler Room of Loyola University on the North Side. He then will have a private meet- Tourney, Soviet Chess Unit Says Walker Hits Waste, Vows State Cuts Daniel Walker, Independent candidate for governor in the Democratic primary, praised The Tribune series on the spokesmen said. American planes flew their heaviest raids inside South-Viet Nam in six months yesterday and today, spokesmen Teachers' Plea Not Introduced said.

They were backed up by Petitions by dissident teach South Vietnamese jets and ers calling for a new vote were turned over to. the financial secretary on petitions demanding a re-! consideration of the vote 17 when teachers agreed not to strike. Some teachers are un-! -happy about cutbacks in per-; sonnel and contend they did not realize the full impact of the cuts when they agreed to stay on the job. of the Chicago Teachers Union but the demands were not introduced a yesterday's meeting of the union's House of $14.2 million waste in county government yesterday. He said that if he were governor he would try to cut a similar percentage of waste from the state budget.

Walker spoke to about 75 residents of Chelsea House, retirement hotel at 920 W. Wilson Av. "If you can save $14 million prop-driven fighter bombers, they said. Ten Filipinos captured last November by the Viet Cong after their tugboat went aground off the coast of South Viet Nam, were released tonight. The release of the nine merchant seamen and one Filipino passenger was announced in advance by the Communists in a Hanoi Radio broadcast five days ago.

Representatives. The Teachers Action Committee and the 'Active Chicago Teachers say they have collected about 4,000 signatures COINS BACK HOME TO DIXIE The south look! better every day to many blacks who cafe north to find fobs and a better life. Find out why so many return to Dixie In the February 13 Chicago in the county budget, what about the state budget of $5 Tribune Magazine. billion?" he said. "I'm the only candidate for BY JAMES YUENGER Chief of Moscow Bureau Chicago Tribune Press Service MOSCOW, Feb.

ll-The Soviet Chess Federation today accused American Bobby Fischer of reneging on an agreement to play Boris Spassky of the U. S. S. R. for the World Chess Championship beginning June 25 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

It was the first disclosure that Reykjavik, with an offer of $125,000, had won the spirited bidding to sponsor the match. It still is uncertain whether Fischer and Spassky will, in fact, play there. Spassky, current; world champion, had listed Reykjavik as one of four cities acceptable to him. Others were Amsterdam, Paris and Dortmund, Germany. He specified that he wanted to play in a moderate climate.

Fischer had proposed Chicago, Buenos Aires, Montreal, and Belgrade and Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The Russians claimed among other things that Chicago's $100,000 bid had missed the deadline set by the International Chess Federation. In an official protest, the Russians also charged that Max, Euwe, head of the inter- governor who says no new tax the U. S. S.

R. protest said, "altho sometimes it led to disruption of the rhythm and schedule of games to which they were accustomed." They said tradition accords the reigning champion preference in selecting the site of a major match, and they criticized Fischer for having said publicly that he wants to play where the money is best. Belgrade made the biggest bid of $152,000 ior the match, but Spassky said he didn't want to play there because it would be too hot in summer. The agreement signed here last Monday stipulates that the winner will receive 62.5 per cent and the loser 37.5 per cent of the $125,000 that Reykjavik put up. The two players also would split 60 per cent of the subsequent television and movie revenues from the match, with the winner getting three-quarters of that sum.

If they draw, this would be split 50-50. "The U. S. S. R.

Chess Federation thinks the "time has come to bring to light the course of the talks about the world championship so the public gets a correct view," the protest said. But Russian officials said there had been no talk of either side "vetoing" any one of the 14 cities seeking the match. national federation, had permitted the American challenger to violate rules established for arranging the match. They complained that Fischer proposed his list of acceptable sites on Jan. 31, four days after the deadline set by Euwe.

But that Euwe let the violation pass. In a press conference at Moscow's Central Chess Club, the Russians said that Col. E. B. Edmondson, president of the United States Chess Federation, signed a preliminary agreement here last Monday on the date and site of the match.

They circulated copies of that agreement today. They assumed Edmondson was Fischer's fully authorized agent because he had come here directly from Reykjavik, where he had seen Fischer. The Russians said they learned yesterday in a wire from Edmondson that Fischer had rejected the agreement. In careful diplomatic language, the Russians indicated that they were fed up with Fischer, whose temperament is legendary. He has already been given many concessions in 'preliminary challenge matches, they said.

"Soviet chess players took Robert Fischer's religion he is a Seventh Day Adventist and other habits into account," Sues Chicago Pill Firm in Wife's Death CINCINNATI, Feb. 11 IUPD-A $1.25 million damage suit was filed today against G. D. Searle Chicago, a birth control pill manufacturer, by a man who said his wife died after taking the pills. The suit was filed by William Watkins of suburban Mount Healthy, who said his wife, Christine, 23, fell unconscious and died on June 16, 1970.

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