WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Nixon
and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev
pledged today to avoid military con-
frontations and threats of force that might
lead to nuclear war between their two na-
tions.

In a policy declaration, the leaders of the
two nuclear superpowers agreed to ‘“imme-
diately enter into urgent consultations with
each other’? should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon and Brezhnev signed the agree-
ment —the eighth since the start of their
summit talks —in a ceremony in the East
Room of the White House a few hours be-
fore their scheduled departure aboard the
presidential jetliner for San Clemente,
Calif., for the conclusion of their week-long
conference.
 In the agreement, the two leaders prom-
ised that the United States and the Soviet
Union “will act in such a manner as to
prevent the development of situations ca-
pable of causing a dangerous exacerbation
of their relations, as to avoid military con-
frontations, and to exclude the outbreak of
nuclear war between them and between ei-
ther 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 cOun-
tries, in circumstances which may endan-
ger international peace and security.”

In advance of the signing, Nixon briefed
congressional leaders of both parties on the
declaration, which is a statement of policy
 —not a treaty — and therefore does not re-
quire Senate ratification.

Presidential adviser Henry A. Kissinger
said the intent of the doctrine was ‘‘to pre-
vent 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 toasted
each other after signing pacts earlier in
the day to speed nuclear arms negotiations
and cooperate in research on peaceful uses
of nuclear energy.

Before they boarded the “Spirit of 76”
for a late afternoon flight to the Western
White House, Brezhnev arranged to meet
with 40 American businessmen to sell them
on expanded trade with Russia.
 
 

BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 28 (P).—
Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Dakota
died here this morning. .

. Death was caused by heart disease

from which the governor has been

critically iN for the past three days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie wes born
April 26, 1874 near Alderta Lea, ‘Minn.
His parents were Iver and Mary Sor-
lie, natives of Norway. When he was
19 years old he came to North Dakota
where he worked in a mbank, oper:
ated a general store and’ later be-
came a traveling salesman.

In 1907 he éntered the fuel, seed
and feed business at Grand Forks as
A. G. Sorlie and Company. The en-
terprise was successful and was the
basis for a considerable fortune
which he later accumulated in other
business endeavors.

Despite his extensive interests.
the non partisan league selected him
as its standard ‘bearer in 1924 and
he won the gubernatorial election. He
was reelecte® in 1926, but did not
seek renomitiation this year saying
that he desired to retire to private
life at the end of his term.

Governor Sorlie's death brings to
the executive's chair Walter Mad-
dock, the Heutenant governor, who is
a real dirt farmer, and is rated es
a self made man. He was educated
in the common schools and business
college. Later he studied Jaw and
civil engineering, taking mail cours-
es in those subj

 
 