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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Bismarck, We 1), AUR. 28. Ae
Governor A. G. Sortie, of North Da-
‘kota, died at the executive mansion
here at 3:45 o'clock this morning.

Death came after an illness” of
more than a month during the last
four days of which his condition has
‘been critical. He was suffering with

heart disease.

Successor Is Dirt Farmer

Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
suceeeds Governor Sorlie as the
state’s chief executive, will arrive in
the state capital today to assume his
| duties.

Gov. Sortie’s death brings to the
executive's chair a. real dirt farmer
loses one who is rated as a self made,
\self educated man. He was educated
lin the common schools and business
college. Later he studied law and
elvil engineering. taking mail
courses in those subjects.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
| April 26, 1874, in Minnesota. His
| parents were Iver and Mary Sorlie,
 Inatives of Norway, When he was 19
‘vears old he came to North Dakota
“where he werked in a bank, operated
la general store and then became a
ctraveling salesman,

Chosen Governor in 924
| Despite his extensive interests. the

nen-poriisan dsague seicisd him as
jits standard bearer in 1924 and he
iwon the gubernatorial election after

‘a hot fight with R. A, Nestos, the
republican ineumbent.. He was re-
{elected in 1926, but did not seek re-
‘nomination this year, saying that he
‘desired to retire to private life at
‘the end of his term.

In 1900 Gov. Sortie married Miss
‘eJTnnie Odegard. After her death he
| married Miss Grace Hilleboe at
Grand Forks in 1919. He was the
father of five children,

; One of Gov. Sortie’s most import-
‘ant acts of his first term was the
| Spel onent of Gerald P, Nye, to the

United States senate to succecd Sen.
lator E. F. Ladd who died in office.
 