Washington, Aug. 28. (AP)—Con-
tinuing conferences with Republi-
can campaign managers in the east
Herbert Hoover today was assetmb-
ling information upon which to
base a decision as to the extent he
will participate personally in the
presidential fight there. .

Reports received by Hoover
since his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation is
one requiring attention and his ad-
visers are urging him to go into
New York, Massachusetts and New
Jersey for at least one speech for
each state and more if time can be
found for them.

After he haus canvassed the east-
ern situation, he will be in a posi-
tion to fairly well map out his

campaign up to election time. It Is
certain he will take advantage of
his swing back to his home tu Car-
‘fornia to vote for making a ser-
tes of addresses. . Whether he will
take the northern route home
through Wisconsin, Minnesota
‘Montana and Oregon, or the south-
ern route, remains to be deter:
mined. |
* Should Hoover decide to muke a
labor day address next Monday, it
will be In Washington with a radio
hookup, it was stated today at his
office. However, the candidate
thinks the time is too short for the
preparation of an address.

Representatives of the Republi-
can candidate still were seeking
today to secure a building in which
to open his personal headquarters.
There has been some delay in ob-
taining the home of the late Repre-
sentative Frothingham, of Muassa-
chusetts, and some other building
nearby may have to be leased.
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) — President
Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezh-
nev, already planning another summit
meeting next year, formally pledged
today to avoid military confrontations
and threats of force that might trigger
nuclear war.

The vows were contained in a policy
declaration which also said the leaders of
the two superpowers would “immediately
enter into urgent consultations with each
other” if a nuclear conflict threatened.

Shortly before Nixon and Brezhnev
signed the agreement in the East Room
 of the White House, Treasury Secretary
George P. Shultz and Soviet Trade Minis-
ter Nikolai S. Patolichey met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair House to
initial another pact intended to
strengthen commerce between the United
States and the Soviet Union. About 50
captains of American industry were
present at the signing.

The two latest accords brought to eight
the number reached since the start of the
summit talks Monday. They were signed
a few hours before Nixon and Brezhnev
were to depart aboard the President’s
 jetliner for San Clemente, Calif., where
they planned to conclude their confer-
ences over the weekend.

The decision by the two leaders to hold
a third summit meeting in as many
years was announced Thursday night at
a lavish banquet in the Soviet Embassy.

Their promises to meet again in Mos-
cow next year were accompanied by
champagne toasts. The jovial atmos-
phere reflected the signing earlier in the
day of pacts intended to accelerate
negotiations to limit and reduce offensive

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