CHICAGO F-ri. Ma-r. 15, 1974 1,a the ,aew s tonight - P-re side ,at Nix OJI ;,. C 1,icago - the-re submitting to questio,as f-rom membe-rs of TIie Executives Club. He see,ned to be e11Joyi11g it - as were they. At any rate, they applauded loud a,ad ofte11; est,•clally whe11 he said as lie did, several times - lie would ,sot -res ig,a a ,ad IIJOU ld c 011t i11ue OJI for three more yea rs. Apart from Watergate - he discussed the legacy he inte,ads to leave to the Ret,ublica,a Party. "IJI NiJ1etee11 sixty-eigllt, wlien I ran" said lie -- "we laatl a w"r where tire e lau,adred America,as were bel,ag ltllled every week. There were t,riso11ers of 11Jar wl,o hatlr, 't come back /qr Jive or six yea . rs - we ltad riots, ,,. oa,r cities, a11d bur,ai11gs - we had disturba11ces o,a our campuses - the rate of crime was go i11g 11p - aJ1d we were movi,ag into a highly i11/latio,aary period." "111 Ni11eteen. Seve11ty-six'' - lte conti11ued - "it is my belief, if we hold to our c · ourse - that this is what" CHICAGO - 2 the Republican 11ominee for Preside,rt "will be able to ru.• o,r: O,se - a world at peace; two, the starti,sg of co ,nm u" i ca ti o,. s w it h the le a de rs of o,, e - fourth of the people of the world - in the Peoples Republic of Chi,.a;" a,sd three, here at ho,ne - prosperity without i11fla ' . ' o,., "the rise in crime turned arou,ad, - drug addictio11 comi,ag down' ' - a welfare program "in which we Ji,eally make it more profituble to go to work tha,a to go on welfare." And a health program "where every America,a will have the op"ortunity to get the best health care a va ila bl e . " The President further 11oti11g that the U11iled States - "is indispe,ssable to the security of Europe;" a11d, yet our Nato Allies - said h.e - "have bee,s followi11g a program of "confro11tation a11d even hostility 011 the economic a11d political front." The President aadi11g: "We car.not have it both ways - we are either goi,sg to go along together - or we will go separately." BRASILIA In the fu.t"ristic cit_v of B1 " asilia - tl,e inar,guratton of General Ernesto Geisel as PresideNt of Brazil - the fourth military officer to hold tllat Job in the /)ast ten }•ears, But it was First Lady Pat Nixor, wl,o nearly stole the shoro. Mrs . Nixon's arrival bringing a standing ovatio• - from Brazilians and other frJrelgn dignitaries atten:dir,,g the inai,guration. NASHV . l . LLE 'l ' he President and Mrs. Nixon will botla be travellrtg lo Nasl,ville, Te•nessee - to attend lomorroNI niglet'• premiere p, · rformance of the "Grand Old Ot,ry" - i,r. its ,ee11 1 fiftee,i millio1t dollar - ''Opry House." Otlters expected to atte•d - include tllree sertators. four goverrtors and tltirteen congress men. MOSCOW From Ile US a,rd Russia - a joi,at a,a,ao.,,acement tllat Secretary of State Kissi,ager will agai• joNr,aey to Moscow - week after reext, to core/er.,;,,, Sovl•t l11all•rs - o,a "bi-lateral relatiores a,ad irelerreatioreal matters of ,: .. , . ,, ,., co11cer11." A11d - preparattore for a later visit by Presideret Nixo,a. WASHING TON I II W a s h i,, 1,: I o ii K in 1,: Hu s s e i ,, of Jo rd" 11 in a s p e e c I, said /he American people had now become fir ml_,, involved in Middle East prohlems. There can he no question - s a id he - " t h e ma n s i tt i n g in Iii s ca r w a it i n g for gasoline - is involved.'' Said King Hussein: "Israeli leaders have within their grasp a future Jo,• their people that /hey neuer had before; a future - free from. fear." ALMA llTll F o r S o r i e I L e a ti e r B ,. c z It 11 e r - r, t r i I> I o day I o A I m a .-l /a, ca fJ i I a I of So I i e I Kaz a k h st a 11 : I of/Ille b 1· « t e I he t went i et h a 11 11 i 1 e 1· s a 1· y - of R II s s i a 's "r i .,. Ki 11 l an d s , " Jar III i II g de1elof)me11/ program. Brezhner laking /he occasion to charge that western 11e1t s media are dislorling So v iet policies; and lhe1·eb)' slou ing dele11tc. Said Ire : "These malicious attacks by foes of peace do 110/ s11rp1·ise us - 1t e continue on our way." CHARLESTON From Charleston, West Virginia <l report of a siidden d ro · P i II f he tn·od II c Ii 011 of moons lti ne ,oh is k c · _v. A Feder · al reve11ue agent blaming the decline - mailll_v on shoddy 11 orkma11ship. Said he: "They just don't make that good old m o 11 11 ta i II de w t h e ,o a_\ , th e .\' 11 s e d t · o do . , , , Ho w d y do , Bi l l ! STREAKING Here 110w - ll1e slreaki11g story lo e11d all s'reaki11,: stories. A'1d that's a promise. II comes /1·0111 Clricago. A bix sig11 on a major /iolel sayi,rg: "Streakers rcpe11t - your e11,l is in sight." So is mi,ie. A11d so lo'1g until Monday.