WASHINGTON (UPL) — President
Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid I.
Brezhnev, already planning another
summit meeting next year, formally
pledged Friday to avoid military con-
frontations and threats of force that
might trigger nuclear war.

The vows were contained in a policy dec-
laration which also said the leaders of the
two superpowers would “immediately en-
ter into urgent consultations with each oth-
er’ if a nuclear conflict threatened.

Shorily before Nixon and Brezhnev
signed the agreement in the East Room of
the White House, Treasury Secretary
 George P. Shultz and Soviet Trade Min-
ister Nikolai §. Patolichey met across
Pennsylvania Avenue in Blair House to in-
itial another pact intended to strengthen
commerce between the United Stales and
the Soviet Union. About 50 captains of
American industry were present at the sig-
ning.

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

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WASHINGTON, Ang. 28. —
{AP) —- Continuing conferences
with Republican campaign man-
agers in the east, Herbert Hoov-
er today was assembling informa-
tion upon which te hase a deci-
sion ag to the extent he will par-
ticinate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

William H. Hill, chairman of
the New York state committee,
had an engagement with the Re-
publican standard bearer to sup-
plement the advices given him
yesterday by Charles D, Hilles,
national committeemaa for New
Boek, | And -Daniel E..Pomeroy,

    

 

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since .his return frm the west
{ndicate the eaatéen situation i
oné requiring. aftention and his
advisers ate urging him to gc
inte New York, Massachusetts
and New Jersey “for at least ont
speech for each state and more
time can he found for them.
 