Shelby, N. G.,-Aug. 28,--Six persons were Killed, 15'in-|
ed-and an. undetermined: number-are. missing: in. the -col-
se of the First National Bank building during @ tush hour

ay. : : bs Penh aid tugt | : a
‘The-death toll may rise as three hours’after the crash
vykmen had: been able. to clear away. the debris ‘only vat

pace of the buildings
 i JHE DEAD Pee

“Muss Ora Ehtridge, secretary to .
tlie bank president. ~ et

Guy Green, hank. clerk.

Alex Boyd, bank’ clerk.

Deb. Blanton, ‘a ‘farmer,

Carl Blanton, his son. -

An ‘unidentified white man.

Pollte “estimated the. death’. toll
Would ‘Thount steadilyas resctiz crews
dug deepér into the debris in .the
search: of bodies. :

No accurate chéck up could be made
of the ‘missitig persons. but. 1s was
known thet a.dozen:or more? had not
been accounted « for.” F

Farly this aiternoon. the crews. bac
searched. only the ‘edges. of the hugé
pile of debris, arid it was feared man}
more bodies would-be found towarc
the center,

It, was feared that a. crew of
savenicen . negroes who were
 avorking in. the’. center: of (the
} building were, all kified. The

réscue crews had not beer, able:
ws. yeo to.get to the place where
the negroes wefe working.
. It-is known that. fifteen per~
sons ‘were Injured, Several of
whom may died. | They: were all
taken’ to a hospital here as they
qwere extticated from the fallen
structure,

Excavation work ut a .nearb
puliding was. generally assigned a
the catise of the collapse of the ban
pullding. It’ was--known’ ‘that’ stv
etal persons were in-@ procery an
a tallor's shop. which ‘were & part .c
the building, ‘but it was, expected t
je hours’ before ‘that part of th
structure could. de searche
thoroughly. * g ‘

The bullding was on. a° prineip:
business, corner ‘here.’ ”

There were a dozen persons. em
ployed In the bank and as the crag
occurred during a rush moruing ‘bus!
ness hour, it was .helleved, thab ;
least “that. many others were In 4

pullding., Four persons were employ
shed’ in.‘the grocery and:+wa in’ it
itallors':shop, * a a ee
: it: was believed that.j¢ would
{| . bechours before rescue crews could
bring out the hodies.of all tae
persons. either, dead or. trapped
° the, piles of debris, and
ni of the death toll def-
aseertalmed. ~~

  
  
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) —!
President Nixon and_ Soviet
leader Leonid 1. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military.
confrontations and threats of
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 into” 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 —in 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 two
leaders promised that the
United States and the Soviet
Union “will act in such a
manner as to. prevent the
development of situations capa-
ble of causing a dangerous
exacerbation of their relations,
as to avoid military confronta-
tions, and to exclude the
outbreak of nuclear war be-
tween them and between either
of the parties and _ other
countries.”

The accord also calls for the
signatories to proceed from the
premise that each will refrain
“from the threat or use of force
against the other party, against
the allies of the other party,
and against other countries, in
circumstances which may en
danger international peace anc
security.”

 
 In advance of the signing,
Nixon briefed congressional
leaders of both parties on the
declaration, which is a. state-
ment of policy—not a treaty—
and therefore does not require
‘Senate ratification.
| Presidential advisor 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 summit
conference in aS many years
was announced at a_ lavish
banquet at the Soviet Embassy.
In a jovial atmosphere, Nixon
and Brezhnev dined and (oasted
each other after signing pacts
earlier in the day to. speed
nuclear arms negotiations and
cooperate in research on
peaceful uses of nuclear ener:
(gv.
 Before they boarded _ the
“Sort of i fer «a leu
aiternoon flight to the Westerr
White House, Brezhnev ar

ranged to meet with 4
American businessmen to sel
them en expanded trade wit!
Russia.

Raising their glasses in a ret
and gold trimmed banque
room Thursday night, Nixo
and Brezhnev pledged a con
tinued effort to expand Soviet
American friendship.

* . . The Soviet Union's lin
at improving relations with thi
United States is not som
temporary phenomenon,” th
stocky Brezhnev said. “It is ;
firm and consistent line reflect
ing the permanent principles o
Soviet foreign policy .. . It is «
line that rests on the ful
‘support of our people.”
 | Nixon replied he hoped the
third summit meeting could be
held next June. He indicated he
wished the meetings to become
) annual affairs.
| “These summit meetings
have brought us closer’ to
| gether, have brought greater
| understanding of our differ.
.ences and greater determina-
iHon te reduce. those
. dilferences.’’ Nixon said.
Brezhnev will be a guest at
» Nixon's home in San Clemente,
»La Casa Pacifica. from this
-evening until Sunday morning
»when he flies back to Washing.
ton. He will opretape a
-television address which will be
‘broadcast to the American
. people Sunday evening.
| Brezhnev leaves the United
States M\iondayv for Paris.
 