- US. President ‘Jimmy
Carter, and Soviet President
“Leonid Brezhnev are
scheduled to sign the SALT
—Ti--arms. limitation treaty
orrow in Vienna.

“The twa leaders have been
meeting since Saturday, and
the signing of SALT IZ. is
supposed to be the most
important . result of their

meeting,

--Carter left for Vienna
Thursday, saying he was a
"nan of peace.

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He said while the signing

of the arms treaty would not |

settle all the difference.
between the two — super
powers, he said it would

- reduce the danger of a

nuclear war.

Brezhnev was scheduled
to arrive in Vienna, Friday.

The Soviet Union has
asked that the summit
meeting be conducted in a
businesslike atmosphere, so
no. social events have been
scheduled in which both
leaders will be present.

The talks in Vienna are
aimed at improving relations

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between the two nations,
relations that at times have
been quite bad.

The talks are. hoped to
provide the impetus to get

_arms limitations negotiations

going again, and to deal with
such issues as the reduction.
of military forces in Europe,
and the eventual banning of
any nuclear testing.

Brezhnev is also expected
to bring up the subject of
trade, and the Middle. East,
while Carter will want to
discuss Soviet involvement
in Africa, and the growing
U.S. - relationship with
China.

While few concrete results
are expected from the talks,

it is hoped the signing of -

SALT I will go a long way to
reducing tension between.
the two nations.

And while the talks are
conservative . |

groups in the U.S. are

to oppose. the
SALT II agreement with a

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especially at the five —
senators who _ strongly
supported the treaty.

In operation again

The seven closed down
B.C. ports were scheduled to
be operating again late
Friday afternoon, as
longshoremen voted to'settle
their contract dispute.

Members of the
longshoremen’s union ac-
cepted the new contract,
and-voted to end the 11 day
strike, by a majority of 54
per cent, Thursday night.

The contract, reached
with the assistance of federal
mediator Bill Kelly, gives the
workers an increase of 90
cents an hour every year for
three years.

Many flee

Thousands of hungry
people have been driven
from their homes by fighting
in the capital city Managua
as the bloody civil war in
Nicaragua goes on.

And widespread looting is
said to be rampant in the
city, which Sandinistan
guerillas failed to cut off
from the rest of the country,
Thursday.

The guerillas suffered
heavy losses as they at-
tempted to isolate the city
and then launch an attack on
the government compound
housing President Somosa.

In another Nicaraguan
city, Leon, which is con-
trolled by the rebels, a
system of food distribution
has been started in an at-
tempt to prevent looting.

The longshoremen also
have a wage reopening
clause which is tied to the
rate of inflation.

The chief negotiator for
the union, Bob Peebles, says
the membership voted to go
back to work not because
the contract offer was good,
but. out of a= sense of
responsibility to other
workers whose livelihood
depends on the import and
export trade.

Longshoremen were also
fed up with the lengthy
contract talks, and govern-
ment pressure, Peebles said.

S.A. drops
press act

South Africa is dropping
legislation which would have
forced the press to get of-
ficial permission before
reporting on alleged
government corruption.

Prime Ministcr Butto said
the bill was being shelved
following recommendations
by a select committee, and

after talks with press
representatives.
The South = African

government had said the bill
was never intended to gag
the press, but was just a
move to increase clean
government.

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are spreading tacks on the
roads to prevent the trucks
from operating.

Two Canadian "truck
drivers who drove through
the U.S.. reported they had

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respectively, after driving

over tacks. :
“Also. Canadian’ truck

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are not welcome in the U.S.
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