I .,. 3 <.'., WHITE HOUSE Th e big s tory tonight -- Hi 11 t o c om e ; Presi dent N i xon 's !. c hcduled report to the Nation -- on, Quote, "the Pntire ~ituation in Cumbod i a -- as it relates to both Cambodia and U.S. forces in Cambodia." The President's address set for . . r,. nine o'clock, Washington time - - ....td-t. wt•~ be r .arr ied I ive on many of these CBS / stations. CAPITOL HILL FOLLOW WHITE HOU l As for tht! :.pt!\; if il. on tent of the Prl.!l» idcnt •., '>pt:t:c.11 -- that remain!>, of . , t. ,~,¥ course, a ct~lt guarded secret. .~,, However, the White Hou!>e circ~lat t:ng a memo today I ,,_ on Capitol Hill -- which perhaps give a clue:. The me"'o noting that Conmunist forces -- have "increased enormously" their hostile activities in Cambodia; adding that any attempt to i ngore this situation -- 'would only pre~ent an open American flank to the enemy. 11 The memo then went on to express confidence that the present allied eperatlon ~f~ In Cambodia -- 'will result in a savinglof American llves. 11 )'l-serving, aaa what's rnore~e Pres I dent hes~ no intent ion of involving the U.S. -- in a "long term, quicksand ope rat ion" in Cambodoia. eARIS FOLLOW CA P ITOL HILL The cri~is in Call'bodia wa ~ ~,~o topic A today -- a, peace talks in Paris. The Conmunist side aLcusing the U.S. of ex tending the Viet Na m riar __ to all of Indochina ; also accusing the U.S. u 1 .. upp,, ,, •• , .J 1ms to Cambodia -- for the purpose of massacring Viet Namese and Ch I nese " · Hi:;, .. Is . This, inc i den ta II y -- the f I rs t rrention of Chinese deaths in Cambodia. However, Phi II Ip Habblb for the U .S. -- promptly challeng~ the Conmunist ,i( tirade; calling it a prime example -- "of duplicity and deception;" noting especially that the enemy statement made no mention -- of the tens of thousands of Viet Namese COIIIIIUnlst troops curre , nt ly operating In Cambodia. Habblb further tel ling the enemy delegation : "Your failure to take cognizance of your own llleg;,I presence In netghborlng conmunltles -- is sufficient c011111entary on your Ill-founded charges concern Ing u . !, • po I I cy. 11 !Rj) PARIS A later develo•""'nt: Conriunh,t otfidal!> in Fari!> reporting that ReJ China', Premier Chou t" < , -- wa one -,f tho!>e wt,o attended tMI let t iH "j ungle ~~it meeting " last week.end in lndodo1na, '-"~. suppo!>edly ~ .. 1 1, • ·, , - -.ct-inese comrades -- ctwt Pel...ing wi 11 support them to the fullest. £11p0U " ... ,, T • t h Viet Na m es '-' t r oop~ were knifin9 do,,,n into Cambodia today , · rand mil i tary ~upport -- .1lso, U.S. advisors. Tho main th ~d-destory mission -- carrying about twenty-five miles Into d lL ,J I .t t l t -1 r I t' st the towns of Chipou -- and Prasault. Supposedly heading • 1 nith tambodian troops at Svay Rieng -- another fifteen miles away. In the · proce~s, the South Vie · t Namese reportedly kl 11 ing about four hundred and fifty Viet Cong -- also, c . apturing vast supplies of food and equipment. South Viet Nam's General Do Cao Tri -- who heads tJIXIIX the mission -- asserting that his men wl II carry on"for many days. 11 Hoping -- said he -- to trap and destroy thousands of Conmunists -- who have long used this area as a sanctuary. SUEZ JERUSALEM In the Middle E.ast -- on the figh , ting front -- another Egyptian raiJ across the Suez Canal. This one -- according to Cairo -- the biggest yet ; involving an estimated six hundred men -- who are ~aid to have inf I icted heavy damage on a n~er .s. of I srae Ii targetl• nU"' ~ On the political front --A Jerusalem;· a charge today that Russia has become "an interventionist power" in the Middle · East. This -- according to Israel I foreign minister Abba Eban; who said that the alledged presence of Soviet pilots in Egypt -- ~;+:9- ~~J. Is part o f " an international eottidence trlck'~on Britain, France and the U.S. MOSCOW FOLLOW SUEZ JERUSALEH - Fron Hoscow though -- a somewhat different view. Instead . " he refusing to discuss tewl•t •• the possibility of Soviet Intervention In the Middle East, either directly or indirect , ly. A spokesman saying of the Israeli charge: ''We cannot b(!!h_er formally to deny such stupldi ty. 11 VINA DEL HAR At Vina Del Har, Chi le -- Chairman Arthur Burns of the u.s. Federal Reserve Board -- the main speaker today of a meeting of inter-American Finance administrators. - -u/1,f ttowever, his remarks -- released simultaneously In Washington -- perhaps of greater A Interest to the U.S. financial conrnunlty. Arthur Burns taking a look at the eeon0111lc \. ,, tndl~tors ,,..therefrom predicting a gradual end to u.s. inflation; •~this will ,, ff be ace0111Pllshed -- said he -- without sending the econ0111y into recession -- without ,, producing excessive unemployment. ~~ The . _ . - head also observed that Interest rates -- "have al ready pusecl their ~ " u /) ,, " pak·"lilthough they will remain high -- said he -- at leastLthrough the foreseNble . ' - ' future~ ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN From Ann Arbor, Hic . higan -- a do-it-yourself guide to Improving the environment; listing twenty-five different ways in which you and I __ each and everyone of us -- can help curb pollution. For example, the guide suggests: ''Keep your car tuned." -- or better still, "ride a bicycle." It also tells those who want cleaner air : "don't smoke." And If every Amer lean were to place "a brick In his tol let tank" -- we are told -- It would save ml I I Ions end mill Ions of gallons of water dally. ' -<AL Distributing this 11st ~ the Idea of a couple of Ann Arbor eighth graders; David Ferguson and Jenny Ml Iler -- both age fourteen. Jenny explalnlng: ''The world Is Just too nice a place -- to be al I messed up." CUISINE Paris again -- an appraisal of American culsiner.s seen through the eyes of a recent visitor from France -- namely, Jean Lasbugues, an Inspector for the famed Hlchel In Guide; who says that Americans who eat out -- "can eat pretty well," by any standard. And this -- sa Id he -- ma In I y because "there Is such a range of restaurants -- including many good ones where they serve foreign culslne. 11 As far Nonsieur Lasbugues~favorite American dlshes•--..Aflrst, steak; then clams -- which are unavailable in France; and next -- "8ine Lobster. His only - , - - 4 4 ~ - - complalnt . - csld m ,- -d ~~ that "service Is so lrregulaX -- SOINtl•s excellent, sometimes very sloppy." But of course -- he added with a Gallic shrut -• "one can say that of France, too. 11