Tuesday, December 14, l91l AZORES From the Azores - an economic bombshell: President Nixon a . nd French President Pompidou - issuing a Joint communique at the close of two days of talks. They agree in their own u,ords, "to work toward a pro mt, t realig,ement of exchange rates - througll a devaluatio11 of Ille dollar and re valuation of some ot,,er cu . rrenc ies. " Addi11g tllat "tlais realignment - could be accompanied by broader II er m is s i bl e margins of flu c tu a ti on . '' All aimed a t a c II i e vi 116 a solution to the present wo-rld monetary crisis, as Ille com•unique says: "At the earliest possible date." The two President's also makl11g brief pe-rsonal statements - each in his 011111 language. President Nixon sayi11g: "Our talks contributed to good relations between our hvo countries - ~nd a better understanding between ,,,e na"ons of the world." Further stating - tlte parley had f l '' Pom 11 ,·dou adding .- "most been "very success u • ,, co11str.,ctive," too. IBACTION FOLLOW AZORE ' S Nevertlaeless , tlte t,rost,ect of America's f irst dollar ~ t1ev•hu,Uo11 since NiJ1eteen-Tltirt1-Four ~ causing sllock "'""es rlgl&I a,-ound tlae globe . 111 St11ll~erla,ed - ,,,e major ba11ks ortlerhtg a11 ••••tll•I• •••t,e,aalo11 of tratll11g i,a U. s. tlollars. I• West Ger•••, - tlae doll•,. •w•i• d,-opt,i,ag sl&art,l,. I• BrU• ,,. - S•■•lor A•••• of Ver•oNI, for o,ae - observ••• '""' '"• DACCA At Dacca ht East Pak Is tan - at,t,aren tly tl&e 6egh111i,,ag .(h-v of tl,e e11d. •• I I lndla11 lroot,aA - II •• 17\ " , adtJa ; ,ac . lng fro,,. all d •rec Ii on• • " All -1 , n d • a n ad• o a tl d hag I la a I a t, art of 11,e city'• garr•so11 - ••• already s•rrentleretl. Anti ll,e fall 4 of Dacca - accortll,cg lo l,ctlla,c leaders ,A ao lo,ager , a f•allo• TRIP Tlrere is a further report tllat President Ntxo,a miglrl reconsider Iris sclreduled trir, to Moscow, in liglll of Russia's co,ati,aued suf>(Jo · rl of India versus Pakistan . INDOCHINA In the Kround fighting in Indochina - a massi v e assault toda_v on the giant Chut, rubber plantation in Easter,a Cambodia . Some ten tll0Nsa11d Saigon troot,s were attemtlti,eg to wipe out a longtime enemy , sanctuary . It may not be easy . Tlae Clau./1 1>la11talio,a covers more llaan o,ae hundred 1quare ,,, tlae air war - Cambodian jets apparently scori,eg a direct hit on an enemy a• •uni ti on dumt, - less titan fiftee11 miles from Phnom Pe,alt . Tlte Communist cache giving off a series of secondary exf)losions - lasting more tlaa,e t•e11ty m inules . VIENNA Today's session of SALT talks at VieNna - t11e lo,agest ever; for more titan three hours. And, t11ey meet agai,a tomorrow . A co,,f ere"c e source exp la in ing : "Tit ey are .,orii,eg ltard - trying to reach a" agreement." We ltear Ille talks may co,atinue - rigllt tlaro•gle tl1e lrolidays; in tl1e quest for "Peace on eartla - goodwill to ,,..,,.," SST T II e A z ores a g a in - Pre s id en t Nix cJ'lt today ; ,. • r, e c t e d Fra,ace's ne1C1 Concorde suf)ersonic airliner - Just before flyi,ag laome. The President's tour guide - Frencla aerospace official He11ri Ziegler ; who f)oi11ted out the 1>la11e's attribMtes - a,ad also gave Ille Preside,at a mar, sltowing l,ow tl,e Co11corde's s1>eed is drawi,rg conti,aents closer together. w•ere•fJon tlte President said with a smile: "You make me sadder every mi,r•te." This, of course - because we laave 110,ae. The Preside,rt later telli11g ltis laost: "You ca11 be very t,roud. " Wlte,a it was all over tltougla - tlae President tMr11h1g to ret,orters - sayh1g : "I have 011e quote for you - we •ill build it 011e day; we'll start late - but we'll catcla uf> . " So said Ille President . PENTAGON Wiren David Packard aoas af>f>ol,.ted Detn,ty Secretary of Def,u•• e tlaree years ago - 1'e agreed to place 1'1• ,,.aJor ~ stoclt l,oldl,aga i,r a so-called "bli,ad tr11at . " Noao tl,at = • • , Ai res ;g,.ed l\ ti,n e to re"' o ve tlae bli'ltdf old. /1(n ,,, a atateffle'ltt laa11ed today at t1'e PB'lttago" -~Pact•rd setlfSW lais 11J1to11c•ed t>rofita at abo11t T•e•ty-T•r•• MilUo,a. ~ All of ••tc• - la• ••• agr•ed to gh,e to c•arlty. B11t tit• list .,,,.011•c•,,.••t tll•,,.••lv•• .,,.,,,,ever tlley ,,.,,,., •i•I to do •o." ~ w,ortlflg gover•"'•"'' •erva11t; """ 110• tlle beat title of all L,. t,1'ila11tlarot,I• t. scorr SOUTH POLE STATION Today's date - D e cember Fourtee,atl, - tire sixtietll c- • •••iversary of Am,.ndse,a ~~1.fut.t$ta,:-_;:J.Q,~ 2 ,1ca; •••- •• 6cr:•wr tlae first wo+ •I'•~ to reacla tlae So•tla Pole. f1' :furl~~ c~ .:.;-Ftue Ro~?.)~~- ~ ~t{._~~~- ••• 11,111 ••~Scott So•lla Pole Statio",J ~ . FiJ111e 's fa titer.- J U ~ = - Ofle o,f tlae 1eve11tee11 m ••o ••lled will, A"'u11dse11; Lie•le,aa,at Marti• Ro••• - • - e■◄ WPM , l& - I , ..... - - . recall• Ito• pro11d lie 11111• ,1■1 c»JC. at •K• elev••• •••• ~ ~w11.4.r ,.-,,~~ti.f- ~ A•••d••• /i11.ally "'ade ii. ,,. 1•e yeor• ai•ce - F i • • ~ " ~ r l j l l • of•'• w a+-....J f oa,,. to ,.•w•-. A11tarctlc11 -uJuu .. bee.,_,..• U.S. Navy c•~tai,s. But lats greatest t,rid~ - lee insists - is still 1,is I at I, er a,. d t I, e part I, e /I l •ye d ; 11 A "'" 11 tis•" 's Pol a r co"~••• I . Firu,e Ro,u,e saying: "It was tl,e equi u alent of man - la11tli,ag Here ht Netv Yo1'k - DW::ild,rwaa lay Vice P1'es ide,at Spiro A.r••• ~ ~ ; , . . "We liear fflucli . . ,.., abo■I ,olial is called a 'C1' is i• of co,af ide,rc e' ;,. Am e1' ic a - a • t, i1'lt of dest,ai1' - a feeU,ag of ltot,eless,aess about tire fr,tu1'e." B•t all ~ Ui• - "grossly exaggerated" - •••al t•e vice P1'e•ill••t. }-- •• fall ••art of tit• ideal" - ,,.stead r1JolciJ16 at "Ito• clo•• •• ltav, come to •cleievl,.g u." r:awr =, Jin ◄ IP'f•• •asee . .. ltis Nl .. etee,c-Seve,cty-0,ce Clrrlstmas gift list. He said lae'• ~&- ,,,,,,.,.1 .. g '°A Georg• M ea,cy - an ;,. trod11c tory le, son at tit• Eb• .. ••••r Scroog• 3claool of Clarm ; to Martlaa Mllcla•ll - • - a 6ra1ul-,aeao /latlloclted t,rl .. cess pl,o,ae ; to Pre,ltl••I Nlso• - a co•Pl•I• 111,tory of Clal,aa; lo Mao T••-T,, .. 1 - a co,,.,l•I• lal1tory of Ila• Nallo .. al Fool1>all L•ag11•; ,, .. , to U. N. l ~~, ~~ ~ A•&••••tlor Georg• B•••...., X' •• ••••• 'J\ •"t•rtal,a "all o•r - - PRAGUE At PragMe , C~eclaoslovallia - a st,ecial ,revietf1 at a ••"' Soviet scie,ace a,ad tecla,aology eslaibit; witla a grout, of vi• iti,ag diplomata - clleclli,ag o,at tlae varlo,a, dl•t,lay•. A•tl lo t,rove U - Soviet officials •1&t,t,lylr,g a •••••r; ,argl,ag t•• tllt,lontal• - to "go 011 aretl iit it." U,aforl•••l•ly - o,ae did. J••I a allglt tat, - aretl t•• gl••• •••I er•••. For llu r Contr•tle 111lo tlr•••etl ,, •II