WASHINGTON (UPI) -
President Nixon and _ Sovie
leader Leonid I.  Brezhney
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

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Asgoclated Press

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28—Gov. A,
G. Sortie, of North Dakota, died here
this morning. Death was caused by
heart disease from which the gover-
nor has been critically ill for the past
libres days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlte was born
April 26, 1874, near Alderta Lea, Minn.
His parenis were Iver and Mary Sor-
lie, natives of Norway. ‘Wken he was
19 years old he cama to North Dako-
ta where he worked in a bank, operat-
ed a general store and later became a
traveling salesman.

Accumulated Fortune. .

In 1907 he entered the fuel sead
and feed businesg at Grand Forks as
A. G, Sorlle and Company. The en-
terprise Was successful and was the
basis for a considerable fortune which
he later accumulated in other busi-
ness endeavors.

Despite his ‘extensive interests the
Non-Partisan League seiecied him as
‘tg standard bearer in 1924, and he
won the. gubernatorial election. He
wag reelected in 1926. but did not
seek renomination this year, saying
that he desired to retire to private
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