WASHINGTON (AP) — The United
States and the Soviet Union Thursday
signed an agreement of principles de-
signed to permanently limit nuclear
weapons by the end of 1974.

President Nixon and Communist leader
Leonid I. Brezhnev signed for their
nations at the White House. The
agreement, the outstanding accom-
plishment of their summit talks, was
cemented at the President's Camp David
retreat in the Maryland mountains.

The two nations agreed as a matter of
principle that efforts by one or the other
to obtain a nuclear advantage would be
inconsistent with the goal of
strengthening peaceful relations.

The agreement is designed to spur
negotiators for both countries at now-
recessed talks in Geneva. Significantly,
the arms limitation envisioned by the end
of next year would include not only
numbers but the quality of the missiles
themselves.

Nixon and Brezhnev also agreed that
limitation on strategic offensive arms
must be subject to ‘‘adequate veri-
fication.’’ Both nations would be per-
mitted to modernize and replace weapons
only under conditions to be agreed upon
at Geneva.

At the same time, Nixon and Brezhnev
signed a 10-year pact to expand
 cooperation between the two countries on
peaceful uses of atomic energy. It suc-
ceeds a series of two-year agreements.

The major points of the compact in-
clude: (1) controlling thermonuclear
fusion; (2) research on “fast breeder’
reactors which create more fuel than
they consume; (3) research on the fun-
damental properties of physicai matter.
 
 

Bismarck, N: D., Aug. 28—-UP}~—
Governor A. G. Sorlie of North
Dakota died at the executive man-
sion here at 3:45 o'clock this morn-
ing.

Death came after an illness of
more than a month during the last
four days of which his condition
has been critical. He was suffer-
ing with heart disease.

Family at Bedside

At the governor's bedside were
the immediate members of his fam-
ily, his wife, his son, Arthur, Jr.,
his daughter Louise, his sister-in-
law, Miss Stella Hilleboe and
Mrs. Hilleboe, Mrs, Sorlie’s mother,
| His brothers and sister who came
‘here Sunday from Minnesota points
and from Eastern North Dakota
had started back home because of
‘their hope that the governor would
‘recover and their belief that death
was not imminent.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie, was born
April 26, 1874 near Albert Lea,
/Minn. His parents were Iver and
Mary Sorlie, natives of Norway.
When he was 19 years old he came
to North Dakota where he worked
in a bank, operated a general store
‘and then became a traveling sales-
man,
| Maddock Becomes Governor
| Walter Maddock of Plaza who
'sueceeds Governor Sorlie as the
| state's executive will arrive in the
| state capital today to assume his
| duties.
| Govrnor Sorlie’s death brings to
the executive's chair Walter Mad-
‘dock the lieutenant governor who
iis a real dirt farmer and is rated
a self-made man. He was educated
in the common schools and busi-
ness college, Later he studied law
and civil engineering, taking mail
courses in those subjects.

Head . O. P. Delegation

Since 1906 he has operated a
farm near Plaza and has ben ac-
, tive in forming farmer cooperative
jassociations, He was chairman of
the North Dakota delegation to
the last republican national conven-
tion.
| In 1906 Governor Maddock mar-
‘ried Miss Marguerite Tierney of
Grand Forks. They have four sous
‘and a daughter.

 

 
 