Friday, N01 • ember 12, 1971 WHITE HOUSE At the White Hu11se - another surprise press con f e re n c e , 11'i th P r c .-; i<l e II I Nix on I c I Ii n g of t he u it h d r a w a I of an additional forly-ji, e thousand men from Vietnam b_y Feb r II a >' .V O 11 e ; a m o ,, e a i m e d at cu I I; n g o, er - a I l U. S • troop s t re n g th in \ i e I 11 a m - I o a I e i· e I of a h u " d red a n d t h i r I v nine lho1'sand men. The President stressing, houe er, that U.S. "air power will continue to be tlsed" - as long as necessary. Adding that the U.S. u ill retain a residual force in Vietnam unless and until there is a negotiated settlement. But once that's accomplished - he went on - the U.S. will lf'ithdraw ,ts support forces not only from Vietnam but also from other Pacific bases. Tur'1ing 11ext lo domestic mailers - tl,e President (Jreducls that his Phase Two for eco,,omic cont>·ols !.El.LI_ succeed. .Further, that the ,1C1lio11's rate of i11flalio11 - w i II b e c II t i ti h a If i 11 Ni 11 e I c e 11 Se I' e " I Y T " ' o . Th is - s a id h e WHITE HOUSE - 2 - ,nainl . v because of "enormous Public support." TAY NINH WEST In Soutl, Vielna · m - at1ollier milestone in the U S "vietnami~a/lo,i'' program. The U S command - closing down a camp called Tay Ninh West; its last border outpost - capable of shelling enemy . . . targets In nearby Cambodia: thereby marking an end lo U S involvment - in the ground fighting in that country. On f he political front • an advance pesk at President Thieu's scheduled address Monday - to a Joint session of the Scuth Vietnamese Senate and House. Go11ernment source$ saying the President 1t11ll announce - a thirty-eight percent devaluation of South Vietnam's currency. This - 1t1e are told - the first step in a series of economic reforms - aimed al dependence reducing Saigon's present ( I.Ii • • • ~ on U S aid. UNITED NATIONS For /lie leaders of Red China's neao delegation lo /he U N - ii was lime today for a few diplomatic amenilies) f!"••• includin . g a ceremonial v isit - wilh Adam Malik of Indonesl.a . lhe current president of /he U N General Assembly: ~ a lour of the U N lieadquarters building - chattl.ng aoith fellow dip 1 lomats - ~ making arrangements for formal certification at the bedside of hospitali~ed U N Secretary General according lo protocol. Incidentally, aoe are also told that the ne.,ly arrived Red Chinese - are avid readers of US newspapers and news maga~l.nes. And wlial do they lttrn Io .,St te @ Ml•gi first? Why, the stories about themselves - what else! AGNEW Here at ho,ne - Washington - a meeting of the Northeastern Republican Conference where · the main spe : aker - Vice P1·esident Agnew, charged that the nation' ' s news m e di a has b e e n and is h e I /J in g the Dem o c rats con d 11. ct a , . , total propaganda war - aimed at mis"Ye/)resenting" the accomplishments of the Nixon Adminis : tration. Case in point - said the Vice President a number · of recent articles "distorting" the Nixon record on scho · ol lunches. Vice President Agnew adding that the press generally - has ignored an adminis : tYation attempt to obtain better jobs for American Indians; while at the same time - said he - giving "full coverage" to Democratic attacks on existing Indian programs. This - says Agnew is clearly a 11 ctdctllated and dedicated effort by the enemies of this admi,1,istration to deprive the A m er i ca" p e of, le of the tr tt t1z. '' ANTOFAG.4S TA For Cuba's Fidel Castro - a v isit today to tire salt ,,,;,.es at Antofa . gasta, Chile wlrere 'Ire also saw a few cof>f>er miJ1es of>e,aed uf) and de v eloped b }' those Nortlt Americans. Castro's ,oelcome to lire interior of Chile - failiJ1g to matcll lfJllat lie received in Santiago. Be was a I s o ta r g e I of a r, e tl.tlol, /ii ed toda ) ' .,i tll Santiago's Ma yo r lg11ac io La,ago. Opf>os ili o,a leaders ;,. city council - tl,e majority i,a fact - sMggesth,g - •rgi,ag Castro to l,old "free , secret, a,rd democratic elect1011s" ha Cuba. PENNSYLVANIA Washingto11, Pennsyl ania - the first defendant in th.e slaying uf nine llnion official Jock Yf1blonski - his wife and daughter found gllilty today of first degree murder. Aubra,i Budd:v Martin now facing a sentence that may turn out to be either death or life in prison. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Fo1·mer Georgia Gover,zor Lester Maddox has embarked on n serie · s of speaking engagements at colleges across the land; with his latest appearance - at Fairleigh Dickinson Uni ve rsit':v in New Jersey. Governor Maddox recalling that he had to walk barefoot to school - once packed peanuts for three cents an hour - never knew he was under-privileged and disadvantaged till some politician told him. Govern · or Mad ' dox adding that he saw "no difference between racial proble · ms in the north and those in the South. Further contending that "black people can get ahead in America" because they now have the opportunity to do so. Also that all worthu hile pers . ons are controversial - himself included. The articulate ex Georgia Governor saying if a man doesn't have "a Ii tt le controversy ab o tt t him - then he's not worth anythi1ig." That - from Lester Maddox. GENEVA From lhe World H e al/I, 01 • gan i zolion , in Geneva - a reporl loda y Iha/ HonR Ko,ig f lu is r,goin stoeeping across Europe and head i ng West . The same I y p e of flu - t ha t fir s I s to e p I t h " ' 11 1 or l d b a c k i n Nineteen Sixty-Eight . Only this time not quite so ~ r .!> IJ:d -A World Heallh saying , "clinically ii is not severe and no deaths have been reported." Nevertheless, anli-flu vaccine is noting I hat p len.t y of J( tf ~I I - st fbrrl•" avallab le - and "for this type should be effective." J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~ ~-~ ~~~ ~;~ ~~~~~· FOOD L o 11 do 1l a g a i n - I I, e p " b I i c a Ii o,, o .f a ,, t' rt· g II id e t o di n it, g i 11 G r e a I B r i I a i 11 a .,, d Ir t' I a ,, d : l ,, 1, o,, o r of which - a special dinner for o,,e hu,,dred selected g u e s t s : to i / h 11, e m e.,, 11 f ea I u r i "g a tr a s s o r I m e 11 I of delicacies prepared b_\ ' /011r of Bt·ilaln ' s ~ chiefs . Joie de One co11rse - for example - cnh!ttllng If ole braise wht)j~es/1 xoose li1•er braised in liquor wtth fresh langerlt1 . es and raisins. By tire way, the new 111if guide listing as Britain's lop reslat1f'ant - the Box Tree Collage al llkley, E,igla,rd: whose chef Malcolm Reid - to a s one of II. o s e pres ez t . Som eo,ie ~ 4 asking A.Reid: "What's the secret of your s11ccess?" To which he replied slmf>ly: ~ hard 111orlr . .. __ ~ ~ ' - ~ (J._ ~~ ¥-5'4-~ ~ ~ l ' ~ . - 1 )'Cd\, , . EAST GIPPSLAND This next from East Gipf)sland, Australia; where the Canber,•a go v ernment maintains a national park - the home of thousands of kangar,,n, one of whom has been dropping in lately - at a local pub; bellying up to the bar · - to partake of his favorite brew. Joe-Joe - they call him. A roo is usually called Jo-Jo. Observers noting once more, that Joe Joe the Kangaroo - Warren - is a nice quiet drinker; never a bounder. FOOD London again - the publication of a new guide to dining in Great Britain and Ireland: i . n honor of which - a special dinner for one hundred selected guests: with the men , u featuring an assortment of delicacies - - prepared by four of B r i t a i n ' s ~ I chiefs. Joie de One course - for example - cc,nsf1Uug If ole braise w h t ~ ~ e s h goose liver braised in liquor with ff'esh tangef'ines and raisins. By the 111ay. the nelf1.,. gtlide listing as Bf'ilain's top restaurant - the Box Tre · e Cottage al llkley. England: whose chef Malcolm Reid - was one of those presmt. Someone ~~ asking /\Reid: To which he "What's /he secret of your success?" ''y-~ replied simply: ~ ha·1·d work."-- rL..,_l, /\ (>._ ~ --- l) -v - .5'4,~ ~ - - )14 1 .