Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday july 31, 1968 Rusk hammers Hanoi Washington special tons Secretary of state Dean Rusk said tuesday thai the United states will not halt the bombing of North Vietnam until some responsible authoritative source discloses what Hanoi will do in return. The tone of the Rusk press conference remarks were Bard reflecting the recent Honolulu conference Between president Johnson and South Thieu in which he was a participant. During the 39-minute press conference most of it about Vietnam or. Rusk hammered at Hanoi s refusal to disclose any willingness to take reciprocal action. Hanoi s Posi Tion is that Only after the United states ends All bombing unilaterally will it then discuss other to some it appeared that or. Rusk was hardening the Ameri can terms ending the bombing. He sidestepped a question As to whether defence Secretary Clark Clifford s ear Lier Call for Normal infiltration from North Vietnam is still the Amer Icari Price for ending the bombing. Or. Rusk replied Only that we have been unable to find a basis for a very far reaching Assumption in this that was a reference to the earlier san Antonio formula under which president Johnson said he would Stop the bombing in Exchange for productive discussions while we would assume North Vietnam would not take advantage of the bombing cessation or limit or. Rusk declared that the evidence is that the communists Are preparing another major attack As presidents Johnson and Thieu agreed in Honolulu. He rejected the current Lull in ground fighting and the Lack of recent rocket attacks on Saigon As signals that Hanoi is holding its hand deliberately i see no reason said or. Rusk if there political decisions made on the other Side they cannot find was to let us know what these political decisions he said that the answer the United states wants from some authoritative source could be direct or that amounted to at least a modification of president Thieu s statement at the end of the Honolulu meeting that Hanoi should announce officially any de escalation. Much of what or. Rusk said about needing to know what would happen if the bombing is halted related to political issues not just military de escalation by the communists. He explained that he foresaw two stages military arrange ments which would include a bombing halt but which would also include action on their Side and presumably after that discussions on political issues to bring peace in South East Asia As Well As in Vietnam. Just what you want to happen if we Stop the or. Rusk said that at the beginning we want a construct Ive and positive discussion or response to suggestions by the United states to produce a live and let live peace in the area. He spoke of the demilitarized zone of Force Levels infiltration and attacks on the cities but declined to go into details. We have added quite a few Points of possible discussion to this said or. Rusk but there is nothing in there from Hanoi in the Basket. We would like to see them put something in the Basket of peace in Southeast some 15 times in one formulation or another or. Rusk hammered away at Hanoi s refusal to say what will happen tomorrow next week next month if the bombing is ended. A newsman finally re that or. Rusk seemed to be switching from a Call for restraint or reciprocity to a demand for a 1. Or. Rusk replied that he did t understand that any change was involved. Later at the White House. Presidential press Secretary George Ghristian commented that the essence of what or. Rusk had said was simply that in our judgment there s been no change on either Side since the president s March 31 proposals and bombing limitation. Or. Husk spoke tuesday on the eve of the ,15th Paris and the four month anniversary of the bombing on the latter he refused to speculate on How it might continue com menting that it May have some military handicaps. He also said that about 30 per cent of the trucks headed South Are destroyed or in route under current bombing rules. Or. Rusk refused to comment the sentencing to five years in prison of former South vietnamese presidential Candi Date Truong Dinh do who had advocated coming to terms with the communists. Or. Rusk also characterized As pretty much the same group the National liberation front and the new communist sponsored Alliance of National democratic and peace forces. During the press conference or. Rusk also said he would expect that we would rather with the soviet Union on a place and Date for missile control and reduction talks. Said failure to win Freedom for the Pueblo crewmen North Korea was a matter of bitter disappointment but promised to continue to press the matter to bring the men Back Safe and alive. To comment on the czech soviet crisis other than to say he had received a hot entirely satisfactory reply from the soviets to his protest Over Kremlin charges of Ameri can interference. Today of All he said he did not intend to comment a., reference to the current czech soviet talks urged both sides to permit Relief to reach Biafra praised the coming Nigeria Biafra peace talks and called for military restraint meanwhile. Steel walkout averted Pittsburgh a the United steelworkers Union has wrapped up its richest contract Ever a three year pact that will Cost big steel More than in wage and other benefits. Hammered out in a month of secret negotiations it was narrowly approved Over strident objections tuesday night barely a Day before a strike deadline at the. End of the old agreement. It will add Between 90 cents and to the wages and benefits of steelworkers. First estimates calculated the package As an increase of 6.5-per-cent or better in each of the three years. The big question now is what will happen to foe steel Indus try which has insisted that a six per cent animal increase in labor costs would wipe out two thirds of its profits and put some companies out of Busi Ness steel executives who said re Psia Teddy during the Winter that Price increases would be Neces sary after the new labor con tract now Are refusing to answer questions. For the first time in years some companies have been Cut Ting prices to try to combat for eign steel which Sells for to a ton less than Domestic steel which Sells for to a ton less than Domestic steel. A new Domestic Price increase would Only increase the Gap. In addition a Price increase now would t help business since major customers already have a two month stockpile accumulated in Case of a strike and they could shop around for the Best bargains. I. Wabel president vhf the Union said the agreement would Cost the Industry considerably in excess of but he said it was t inflationary. Inflation is already he said. We re Only catching Here Are major provisions of the contract yearly wage increase of 20 cents 12 cents and 12 cents for a total of 44 cents. Over the life of the contract seven cents will be the a flip classifications for a total of 51 cents. Pension improvements aver aging 30 per Centre allowing a Man with 30 years service to re. Tire with a minimum or a month versus the old i or Bonus pay for workers not now covered for an average of 10 cents the details will be worked1 out by a joint Board with appeals to arbitrators. 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