THE MICHui NAJ AN ATLY rench, FLN Gather 25-NATION AGREEMENT: Announce Tariff Reductions Fo Fiual Peace Talk, Predict Quick Accord layP. Krim INEWS CONFERENCE: 97f~ ny, # To Direct Delegations Report Disagreement On Three Questions EVIAN, France (P)-Final de- tails of a peace agreement for Al- geria were taken up by rebel and French negotiators in a heavily guarded conference yesterday. There was speculation that the talks may take no more than four or five days. The two delegations-with the French delegation led by Louis Joxe, minister foix Algerian af- fairs, and the rebels' by their tough, wary deputy premier, Bel- kacem - met for five hours in morning and afternoon sessions. Security Forces Strict secrecy surrounded the gathering. French security forces stood guard. No news conferences were scheduled by either side. Both French and rebel authorities are aware of the danger of inflam- ing further the partisan emotions fanned by terrorist operations in the North African territory. The rightist Secret Armiy Orga- nization is campaigning with ex- plosives, gunfire and death threats to keep Algeria French, as it has been for 131 years, and protect the holdings of the million Euro- pean residents. Moslems are wag- ing similar street warfare in sup- port of the desire of most of Al- geria's nine million North Africans for independence. Despite the news blackout, it was evident the first day's meet- *ings were working sessions and thit a strenuous effort was being inade to settle once and for all the bloody question of the military rebellion now in its eighth year. Three Problems It was generally believed, though not officially confirmed, that three issues remained unsettled: a time- table for the French Army with- drawal from Algeria, the release of FNL terrorists now in French prisons, and an interim executive to govern Algeria until full sov- ereignty is achieved. In Algeria, where the Moslem masses marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the tide of violence ebbed. Algiers and Oran had only in- dividual attacks which have be- come almost routine in the bloody history of struggle in those cities. The mayor of Mers-El-Kebir, not far from a huge French naval base of the same name, told the Algerians it is time of forget the past and to go on living together. Pur President Urges Peace WithinInduty orld WASHINGTON (M)-President John F. Kennedy appealed yester- day for quick new starts a week from yesterday toward peace in the United States steel industry and towards peace in the world through disarmament. Kennedy didn't tie these topics together in any particular way-i except indirectly by means of a single date, the importance he gives them, and the fact that they were top subjects at a presidential news conference. Kennedy teed off his session with reporters with word that he had dispatched telegrams to steel company executives and President WASHINGTON (-) - A 25-na- tion agreement to cut tariffs on many industrial items by about 20 per cent was announced yes- terday by the White House. President John F. Kennedy termed it "highly advantageous to the United States." Most of the reciprocal tariff re- ductions will involve the United States and the industrial nations of Western Euroue. The details were worked out in nearly a year of negotiations" at Geneva. U.S. Advantage The United States is claiming a four-three advantage from the agreement, on this basis: whereas the United States tariff cuts will involve $1.2 billion of imports from the other 24 countries, the foreign negotiators agreed to reduce levies on $1.6 billion of United States goods. The figures were based on world trade in 1960. Major items affected include new automobiles, chemicals, drugs, industrial and electrical machin- ery, scotch whisky, textiles, can- ned fruits, some steel products and glassware. Taking autos as an example, the White House estimated $he average American car will cost $126 less in European markets once the low- er tariffs go into effect. The cost of a European car purchased in the United States would be down an average of $21.50. Two Stages In most cases, the cuts will go into effect in two stages-the first due by June 30 and the second a year later. Kennedy told Congress that, in MORE ECONOMICAL-In addition to consuming less gas, foreign cars will 'cost less under the new tariff proposed by President John F. Kennedy. But the larger American cars will now be within the purchasing power of many Europeans. Labor Department Report Shows Employment Gain WASHINGTON (P)-Substantial improvement in the nation's em- ployment situation in February brought the idle rate down to a 19- month low of 5.6 per cent of the work force. The Labor Department reported this yesterday, saying employ- ment rose by 731,000 to 65,789,000 while unemployment dropped by 120.000 to 4,543,000--both far better showings than was expected for the season. Officials said the improvement represented some rebound from adverse job conditions resulting from heavy winter weather in Janu- ary. But they also indicated the figures represented new economic gains. The employment rise'was more than five times the 130,000 nor- mally expected increase in jobs be- tween January and February. An increase of about 75,000 among the unemployed had been forecast instead of the encouraging total decline of 120,000. Rising employment anddeclin- ing unemployment brought the seasonally adjusted rate of unem- ployment down from 5.8 per cent of the work force in January to 5.6 per cent in February - lowest rate for any month since July 1960. The rate had been 6 per cent in December. Seymour Wolfbein, deputy as- sistant secretary of labor, told re- porters that if the 5.6 per cent idle rate continues, unemployment will remain the same at 4.5 mil- lion in March. Approve Aid For Workers WASHINGTON (P-Senate and House conferees approved a $435- million manpower training and de- velopment bill yesterday and tag- ged it for final action. The legislation was described by its backers as a first step toward retraining workers who have been thrown out of their Jobs by new machinery. It also is designed to upgrade the skills of persons already em- ployed. More than one million persons are expected to be benefited dur- ing the three-year program. President John F. Kennedy urg- ed passage of the measure and Re- publican legislators played a big part in working out the final com- promise version. - i - - 'r Orbit Solar Observatory CAPE CANAVERAL (R) - A complex solar observatory soared into orbit yesterday to probe mys- teries pf the sun, how it controls conditions on earth and the peril that giant solar flares hold for hu- man space travelers. Nicknamed OSO, for Orbiting Solar Observatory, the 458-pound laboratory was hoisted into a 350- mile-high orbit by a Thor-Delta rocket launched from this space- port at 11:06 a.m. Almost immediately, SO's in- struments began- radioing infor- mation on radiation streaming from the sun. From its vantage point above the cluttering veil of the earth's atmosphere, the satel- lite provided scientists with their first direct solar studies. OSO is the first of several ob- servatories planned to seek basic scientific data about the sun. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration hopes a pro- cession of such satellites will help answer many questions House, ToaVote to Increase Membership WASHINGTON W)-The House Rules Committee gave its-approv- al yesterday for the House to vote today on whether to increase the House membership to 438 The committee's approval of the measure left the way open for amendments that could further raise th~e, total. But House leaders who scheduled today's vote ex- pressed, confidence that any such efforts could be defeated. The bill, around which there has been months of back-stage dickering, would let Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Missouri each keep one seat that otherwise would be lost through reappor- tionment under the 1960 census. Thirteen other states will lose the full quotas assessed against them because their population growth was below the national average. Even with the bill, Penn- sylvania still would lose two seats and Massachusetts one. David J. McDonald of the Steel- workers Union asking a resump- tion of bargaining on a new con- tract by then. Negotiations Broken Negotiations on a -contract to replace one expiring June 30 were broken off last Friday. McDonald suggested then they not be resum- ed before May 1, whereas the ad- ministration has been pressing for an early settlement in the inter- ests of economic stability. There were indications in both labor and management camps that Kennedy's plea would be heeded. 'McDonald announced in Pitts- burgh that he had sent Kennedy a telegram saying the union will comply with the President's re- quest. He did not indicate when bargaining might resume. Send Assistance The steel industry's negotiators sent Kennedy 0. reply accepting next Wednesday for resumption of negotiations. They noted the industry had said at last Friday's breakup they were willing to meet- again at any time. March 14 also is the date an 18-nation disarmament conference opens in Geneva. Kennedy called it an extremely important meeting. He said, too, it would be entirely proper to dis- cuss there the problems of Berlin and Southeast Asia. He said that even if the United States resumes nuclear tests in the atmosphere it still will keep pressing for a test ban to head off a perpetual nu- clear arms race he said would be risky for the future of the human race. - Garbed in gray, standing before 385 newsmen, Kennedy had some casual announcements, but few de- tails, in response to questions. Defense Chief Opposes Plan For Bombers WASHINGTON M) - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and the chairman of the House Armed Services committee squared off yesterday for a battle over the committee's effort to force the Pentagon to spend about $300 mil- lion more on the B-70 bomber. Speaking before the Advertising Council, he disclosed that the na- tion's military chiefs-except for Gen. Curtis E. Lemay, Air Force chief-three days ago had reaf- firmed support for the Adminis- tration's present limited B-70 de- velopment program. McNamara said it "seemed un- wise to me, seemed unwise to the chiefs and seemed unwise to the President" to launch into what he said would be a $10-billion pro- gram until radar and other special technologies related to the B-70 had advanced enough to show whether the project is worthwhile. order to forestall a threatened col- lapse of the negotiations, he agreed last September to lowering cer- tain United States tariffs below the levels which the tariff com- mission had found necessary for the protection of American pro- ducers. - He said that had he not done this, the United States would have lost substantial trade in the long iun and would have blocked the way to greater economic coopera- tion with Western Europe. Larger Concessions In addition to claiming that the United States received larger con- cessions than it granted, the White House said the six-nation Euro- pean Common Market agreed to renew talks soon on proposals to lessen discrimination a g a i n s t American farm imports. The announcement termed this a fundamental change in the Eu- ropean position. Kennedy sent Congress a special message in which he said United States negotiators were sometimes hamstrung by the inflexibility of the trade agreements act which expires June 30. He said the limit- ed tariff-reductions permitted by law were a big factor in his deci- sion That decision was almost un- precedented but Kennedy said it was necessary if the United States U.S., Canada Tell Of Tariff Cuts OTTAWA (;')-A Canada-United States agreement on mutual tariff cuts was announced yesterday. Finance Minister Donald Fleming said the cuts cover some $128 mil- lion a year in products traded be- tween the two countries. WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: Pass BiI To Control Funds 4' By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-A compromise bill to give the secretary of labor greater power to keep tabs on pen- sioned welfare funds and to dis- courage criminals from dipping into them won final agreement yesterday of Senate and House conferees. * * * SANTOS, Brazil-Ex-President Janio Quadros returned to Bra- zil from a six-months voluntary exile yesterday and received a large welcome from several thou- sand supporters. Quadros, whose surprise resig- nation last August pushed Brazil to the brink. of civil war, may open a new drive for political pow- er. JAKARTA-Indonesia may soon open secret talks with the Dutch over West New Guinea, an Ameri- can source said yesterday. LONDON-Five women members of Parliament last night called on United States and Soviet women to campaign for an immediate ban on nuclear weapons tests. The appeal was in a letter sent by the women-all members of the oppo- sition Labour party. * * * NEW YORK--A vicious backlash from winter's worst storm ravaged the East Coast from Virginia to New England yesterday with surg- ing tides and violent winds. * * * . WASHINGTON-Mrs. John F. Kennedy will leave today on the first leg of her trimmed-down trip to India. Her trip will follow much the same path Britain's Queen Elizabeth took on a royal tour in 1961. HOUSTON-Only Lt. Col. John Glenn was missing yesterday when the nation's astronauts were brief- ed on plans to send a two-man space craft around the moon. Glenn was prevented from taking part in the discussion by a busy schedule at Cape Canaveral. * * . NEW YORK-The stock market went through another slow decline yesterday. Losses of most key stocks were fractional. Dow-Jones Averages reported 65 general stocks closed at 241.02, and 30 industrials at 706.63. was to come even close to match- ing tariff concessions offered by the other countries. "Wecannot be expected to bar- gain effectively in the future under the limitations of the present law," he said. "If we are to lead, as we must, we must have the means for the exercise of leadership." ANN ARBOR CIVIC THEATRE presents THAT Swinging, Singing HIT!t OPENING TONIGHT "Once A Year Day" "Hernando's Hideaway" r LAOS CIVIL WAR: Royalist Position Remains Precarious "Hey There" 4 -r rU "Steam Heat" P'VJAMAi~r By The Associated Press VIETIANE, Laos - The Com- munist Pathet Lao forces, aided by neutrals and approximately 10,000 North Vietnamese soldiers and advisors, maintain a tenuous -hold over almost two-thirds of Laos. However, the royal government of Premier Prince Boui Oum, which is supported by the United States and an army of about 70,- 000 soldiers, controls; a broad belt along the Mekong River. This r .r """""'"" personal copy of this special story about a very special su~mmer 9 Full information on the University of Wisconsin's famous Summer Sessions for '62: 6, sessions, 60 institutes, 600 courses. f Colorful features about the good llfs In Madison, by distinguished Wiscon- sin alumni: Holiday's Herbert Kubly Washington's Marquis Childs Yale's John Dolland s Illustrations by ourartist-in-residence Aaron Bohrod of Time and Look fame, Including a custom four-color cover, "Summertime Wisconsin." * A campus report by The Milwaukes Journal. " Helpful full-length articles on: Howto Study In Summer How to Plan Your Lifelong Learning Dramatic Ai Preser rts Center its I area contains the majority of Laos' population of two million. Major Cities In this belt are Laos' major cities-Vietiane, Luang Prabang, Thakhek, Savannakhet and Pakse -and by far the greater part of the ethnic group known as the real Lao people. People of mixed and minority racial strains pre- dominate in the Pathlet Lao areas. This is a picture far from en- couraging for the free world. Some observers will quarrel with it, some claiming the pro - Communist forces and their neutralist allies hold as much as three-fourths of the country, others arguing that they have less than two-thirds. There is no satisfactory way in which a map can be drawn of Laos' rugged mountains and jungles showing definitely the areas held by the government and by its enemies- Troops Dispersed The troops of both sides are widely dispersed over miles of thinly populated and almost in- accessible wilderness. Drawing a line between two points known to be in the hands of the same side does not neces- sarily show the situation. Between the two points may be an area of mountain and jungle big enough for a whole army. Villages quite close to this ad- ministrative capital have been, infiltrated by Pathlet Lao agents. Hold Mountaiis On the other hand pro-govern- ment Meo guerrillas and tribes- men hold mountain tops near the rebel center of Xieng Khouang in the Plaine Des Jarres and strike out from their bases on- frequent raids to sabotage roads. Laos' cease-fire last May never has been reduced to a written, agreement showing the front lines held by either side. The situation at Nam Tha, a village in the far northwest which was attacked by the ,Pathet Lao in January, is an example. The Pathlet Lao claims the cease-fire line May 3 was less than two miles from the village. It claims its attack, by five or six battalions, was no closer than 3.5 miles. Pathet Lao's claim to a cease- fire line less than two miles from Nam Tha may be based, however, on nothing more than that five or six of its soldiers were in a settlement that close to Nam Tha last May. Pathet Lao forces definitely hold three of Laos' 12 provincial capitals-Sam Neua, Phong Saly and Xieng Khouang - though Prince Souvanna Phouma's neu- tralists claim to administer Phong Saly and Xieng Khouang. The neutralists in other areas also have set up administrative villages as rivals to the real provincial cap- itals. Isolated Capitals Three more provincial capitals -Nam Tha in the northwest and Attopeu and Saravane in the south -are almost isolated and threat- ened with capture by the Pathet Lao at almost any time. Laos' political frontiers appear just as vague as its military lines. 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