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.
 
WASHINGION (OPI) —
President Nixon and Soviet
Jeader 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 iwo 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 cighth
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 conclusion of
‘their week-long conference.

In the agreement,. tne two.
leaders promised that the
United States and the Soviet
Unien “will act in such a
Manner as to prevent the
development of situations
capable of causing a
dangerous exacerbation of
their relations, as to avoid
 military confrontations, and
to exclude the outbreak of
nuclear war between 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 endanger
international peace and
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 adviser Henry
A. Kissinger said the intent of
the doctrine was “‘to prevent
the outbreak of nuclear war.'*

Kissinger said steps toward
the agreement began at the
end of the Moscow. summit
meeting between Nixon and
Brezhnev in May, 1972.
Kissinger said the accord
“can be a_ significant
landmark in relations
between the two great nuclear
powers."”

Tre. accord, effective im-
 mediately, is of unlimited
duration and both parties said
nothing in it would affect ar
impair the right of individual
or collective - self-defense
under the U.N. Charter or
separate treaty obligations,
such as those the United
States has as a member of
NATO.

Asked how the agreement.
might relate to current
American bombing in
Cambodia, Kissinger said
only that such military
operations were in progress
when the agreement was
negotiated.
 