SS eee ee Ua
ferences with Republican campaign
Taanagers jn the east, Herbert Hoov
er Tuesday. was assembling informa-
jtlom upon which to base a decision
az to-the extent he will participate
personally in the presidential fight
there.

Wiliam H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State Hocver committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
lican standard hearer to supplement

(the advices given him Monday by
i Carles D. Hilies, narional commirtee-
man for New York, and Daniel E.
Pomeroy, ‘Vice chairman of the New.
| Jersey committee.

| Reporis received by Hoover since
‘his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
;quiring attention and his advisers sre
urging him to go into New York.
}) Massachusetts and New Jersey for at
[least one speech fer each siate and
more if time can be found for theft!

After he has canvassed the eastern
situation, he will be in a position to

fairly well map out his campaign up
to election time. It is certain ihat ne
will take advantage of his sing hack
to his home in California to vote for
making a se of addresses. Whether

hern route home,

 

 

 

 

he Will take the norti
through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mon-
tana and Oregon, er the southern
route remains to be determined.

| Before that time he very probably
Will zo into the middie west. speaking
at Chicago and some other cities, and
also into the border states.

 

  
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
‘President Nixon and Sovie
leader Leonid I. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military
confrontations and threats ot
force that might lead to nuclear
War between their two nations.
| In a policy declaration, the
leaders of the two nuclear
superpowers agreed to “‘im-
mediately enter inte urgent
consultations with each other”
should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon and Brezhnev signed
the agreement —the eighth
since the start of their summit
talks —ln a ceremony in the
East Room of the White House
a few hours before their
scheduled departure aboard the
presidential jetliner for San
Clemente, Calif., for the conclu-
sion of their week- long con-
ference.
| In the agreement, the twe
leaders promised that the
\United States and the Sovie'
Union “will act in such ¢
manner as to prevent th
idevelopment of situations capa
ble of causing a dangerou
exacerbation of their relations
as to avoid military confronta
itions, and to exclude th
outbreak of nuclear war be
‘tween them and between eitne
lof the parties and othe
countries.”’

The accord alse calls for th
signatories to proceed from th
premise that each will refrai

“from the threat or ase of fore
against the other party, agains
the allies of the other party
‘and against other countries, i
‘circumstances which may er
, danger international peace an
; * security.’

In advance of the signing
* Nixon briefed congression¢
‘leaders of both partes on th
declaration, which is a State
ment of policy —not a treaty -
and therefore does not requir
| Senate ratification.

| Presidential adviser Henry A
|Kissinger said the intent of the
doctrine was ‘to prevent the
outbreak of nuclear war.”’

The decision of the two
 leaders to hold a third summi
conference in as many year
was announced at a  lavisi
banquet at the Soviet Embassy
In a jovial atmosphere, Nixoe
and Brezhnev dined and toaster
each other after signing pact:
earlier in the day to speec
nuclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on
 t peaceful uses of nuclear ener.
; gy.

| Before they boarded the
“Spirit of 76° for a late
afternoon flight to the Western
| White House, Brezhnev  ar-
ranged to meet with 40
American businessmen to sel]
them oa expanded trade with
Russia.
 