From Santiago - a report today tlaat at least t11Jenty-five persons llave died i,e Chile - in tl,e last tl,ree days, ..A-. the res"lt of a •r series of viole11t stor,,.•- tl,at l,ave give11 tl,e co.,11try its .,orst stretcla of .,;,.ter ;,. so•e tl,irty years. /,s all, t11Je11ty-t.,o of Cl,ile's t.,e11ty-five t,rovi,aces - l,it by lieavy ral11s a11d gale-lil,e .,,,., •. Willa flood dealla11 ret,o rled al Valle,aar, Coylaai qMe, CMrico ••ti Valt,araiso - as ••ll as Sa,atiago. Blgla seas sat al•o c•••l•I laeat1y d•••ge - al ••ell coastal cities as Talcala•••o ••ti Tie •••Iller bla,,.ed, .,1,at'• "'or• - for lla•I tlo•b le avala11cla e. .ffe 011e llaat loolt tlae ,,_. lives of five ~ ~ •1ti ~ ye•terday ~-i,,,lle-~ - at Claile '• .,orld-fa•o••,,APortillo sl,i resort. For the first time - a code of good practices was put forflJard today - by the Natio,aal Selected Mortlclo•s Society. o,,e tleat wo•ld req•ire its eigl,t """dred ,,.e,,.ber• to offer low-cost b•rial services to a,ayo"e "'"o •••I• Ille•. Also, to f•rrti•" a detailed acco••ti"g - of all f•rteral Cot,ies of tlae code - ••b,,.itted to tl,e Wlllte Bo•••, ~ a•ti- Tr11st Co,,.mittee,1u1d tl,e Federal 1'r•d• / .).. Co••l•sio• - for fi••l at,t,roval. Today's actior, - tlee re••II of •ldest,reod crl tic is,,, of t,rlci•g t,rac tic es ;,. '"• f•••r•l SINGAPORE ----------- Confusion in Singapore - was compo1111ded still /Mrther today. By a gover11me11t an1101u,ceme11t - disassociati,tg Si,egapore from the so11tlreast Asia Treaty SIJtgapore 's atttt11de loftlard Seato - "J1ot 0J1e of 11J1dersto11dlJ1g or sympatlly" - said Forelg,. MIJ1l•ter Rejoro t,ea"'. A ddl,eg ti, at tla11s - Brita I,. "'' ll be per,,,, ttetl to retai,e its fflilitary bases ,,. Sl11gapore. B11t 011 co11tlltlo• tl,at It 11se tl,e,,, for Seato p11rposes - 011ly wlae,e s11cla 1>11rt,oses col,eclde "''"' Ille i,eterest• of Sl•got,ore. Wl,e,e 111lgllt tl,ot be? Wl,e,. tl,ey are "/>•rely - 011ly i f Si11gat,ore itself ftlere ••der e,ee,,,, attaclt . WHEAT Russi 1 s eel ion to purchase wheat abroad ls seen as the possible harbinger of another crop failure an this was con trmed today tn Mos c ow -- by a report that Russia oes expect a poor harvest. Also Russia's preoccupation with agricultural problems ts seen as at least partly responsible ror its refusal to be drawn further into the Vietnamese conflict. GOLDBERG. A rthur Gol d b er today l ew f rom Was h ington to N · w York, to confer with S e retary General U T h ant -- on the U N's continuing financial crisis. The tal k -- laaat lasting more than an hour. With Ool d ber -- sai d to have outlined a new U.S. stan rl on the East-West stalemate -- that has deadlocked the U.R. for nearly a year. s to what out stand ls -- no off1c1al word as yet. But toda y -- a f amous British newspaper, The Guardian stated flatly that Ameri c a h as given up its fight -- to f orce payment by Russia, France and other u.•. delinquents. Goldberg to aMounce this decision Monday sat the Guardian -- adding -- ' 1 ln the almost cast-iron knowle ge that Rus s ia an d France -- will make substantial voluntary contributions" to the U.N. t TRAIN ------ Across the Atla11tic - the craclt tra11s-E•rope express today crashed i11to a sta11di11g freigltt trai• - •ear Fra•llf•rt i,a West Germa11y. Three Europea•s dead - tliree serio•sly i11jured - in the res•lti11g to•gle of •rec1tage. A """'ber of Aneerica11 to•rists •••• 011 board~ VIET NAM FOLLOW LODGE -------------------- - ---- Meanwhile, A U S Navy jet was slrot down today = about fifty miles from the North Vietnamese capital of Ha,roi. RetMr,red pilots reporti11g that it looked as if it had been hit - by a Sllrfac~to air missile. tlte seco11d U S J,la,ee so dow,.ed - ;,. less tha,. a mo11tlt. Back 011 the gro101d - a force of America,e paratroopers a,ed i11fa,etryme11 - de,g i11 today at Pleil"_,, flllowing aN over11ight airltft - to tire big gover11meJ1t slro,eghold ;,. the Ce,etral Highla11ds. They will evBNl•ally joiN a11d reinforce tl,e goverJ1me11t cola,m,. - tliat fo•ght its way iNto Nearby Due Co oNly last night. Tl,eir job - to sec11re vital l,igl111Jay NiNetee,e. Pleiku's chief s11pJ,ly route - to the coast. The President also attended a White Rouse ceremony today - at which Henry Cabot Lodge •as sworn i,1 for a second time - as U S Ambassador to Viet Nam. The President talti11g this occasion - to lt,sock dow,s a statement e~rlier attribated to Lodge. O,ee •• to tlse effect tlsat the U S "'ould keep its military forces ,,. Viel Na• - eve• If the Viet,samese gover,s,ne,st slso11ld 110., req11est that tleey be "'itlldra.,,.. Said Ilse Preside,st: America,e figllti,sg •e,. .,oa,ld ,sot be ,,. S011th Viet11am - if tlle Saigo,s gover11me,st lead ,ao t .,.,. ted ti, e,,, a,sd asked for tie em • "We are tie ere" lie •• .,e,.I o,a - "o,sly to llelp tl,e people a,sd tl,eir gover11me11I • ' to help themselves." As for Lodge - he •as asked about tlee tllBPMted stateme,st a,sd replied simply: "I did,,'t say it." HOOVER -------- In Wasl,tngto,a - it was open house at the White Hollse today. The President inviting promi,ee,at Repe,blica,as - to join in a special trib•te to the late Herbert Hoover. As highlight of the occasio,s - the Preside11t ~ signi11g into law a bill~.)l'hat •ill set 'f tl,e Herbert Hoover Natio11al Historic site - at tVest Bra11ch, lo"1a) Wl,ere tl,e 011e-time Preside11t was bor,s - a11d .,1,ere he •as be,ried ~ je,st a year ago. ~ 6\. ~ ~ . Herbert Hoover - a ma11 who t11ew 110 petti,ees•. Wl,o ertde,red tie cr11elties of pe,blic life - •ilho•t beco•t,eg e•bittered. "A big mart, a dedicated ma11, a good ••• - co!!'L' ab o v e all , a de v o" t an d I, o ,. es t a,. d ~"'/>as s i o,. a t e • •,. . " So said the Preside,at. A11d so i11deed - he •••· PAY ---- Congress today voted its final a1>1>ro ca l - of that billion dollar military pay raise. With a s1>ecial bo11us - for U S fighting men in Viet Nam. The President ex1>ected to sign the bill - before the end of the mo11th. If he does - it'll mea11 bigger 1>ay e11velo/)es - for more tha11 four millio11 U.S. military perso1111e lj /tarli•g September First. SKEGNESS ---------- The city Fathers of Skegness - a popular Britisl, sea resort - were 11p in arms today. Over a,r i,rvasiort of novelty c;alesmen. Hawking cans that are said to co11tai11 - q11ote , · bracirtg sea air from Skeg11ess" -- u11q11ote. One whiff of the so-called Skeg,ress air - s11ppo••tl to st·mulate tlle appetite, i11crease vitalitY. •ootl,e frayetl - - 11erves "J"'" give 11e10 aest to lif~ B11t "this is ritlic11lo11•" - says tlte Slteg11ess City Co1111cil. Callt11g it a crass co•mercial attempt - to capitaliae 011 tl,e re•ort'• ltealtltf•l rep11 ta ti o,e. O,ae co11,ecil•a,a ,eoti,eg tl,at 10or•t of all - tl,e ca,es 10ere processed ,,. Lo,edo,aJ /.t1 tl,erefore co,atai,a ,ao s It eg,e es s air at all. Just plai• old L o,a do,r • •og. A11tl th at never did anybody any good - said l,e.