August 29, 1971

Nguyen Van Thieu says Pres elections 'will proceed as scheduled' on Oct 3, statement before he votes in lower house elections; rejects Nguyen Cao Ky proposal that both he and the Vice Pres resign so pres elections could be postponed and reorganized to insure their honesty; US officials see little chance of compromise in election crisis; diplomatic sources say Pres feels confident he can maintain stability if anti-Govt demonstrations begin; expect protests but not many; informed sources see possibility that Pres may suggest creation of a watchdog com to oversee the vote; see no chance that Vice Pres will re-enter the race; Bunker absence from Pres Palace seen indication that Amer officials have given up efforts to salvage appearance of a contested pres election; no evidence of any impending coup seen; accepted view in Saigon on Duong Van Minh withdrawal from race is that he probably would not have pulled out if the Vice Pres had been in it from the start, because he would have had a better chance in a 3-man contest; illus of S Vietnamese soldiers in Saigon st to insure order in Natl Assembly election

LESS than two weeks after President Nixon's an nouncement of a new economic policy, it had accomplished a primary objective: The upsetting of the Japanese yen. The decision to let the yen float upward in value came Friday after the Japanese float upward in value came Friday after the Japanese Government, which previously had spent $2‐billion to keep the yen at its relationship of 360 to the dollar, was forced to commit an additional $1.25‐billion.

WEST ORANGE, N.J., Aug. 28—Top‐seeded Marty Riessen of Evanston, Ill., and Pierre Barthes of France scored quar terfinal victories today in the $25,000 Eastern grass courts championships, forced indoors by wet grounds to the West Orange Tennis Club.

Although it has not always loomed as one of the major themes of his work, there is a deep and abiding strain of family piety in the writings of Edmund Wilson. It makes itself felt with particular force in those autobiographical evocations of the world of his youth—the world of his parents and his teachers—which re cur throughout his books and consti tute some of his very best writing. It gives to his sense of history, espe cially American history, both its special tone of elegiac regret and its sharp feeling of personal involve ment. It forms, moreover, the essen tial background to the recital of ex asperations and distaste which has come in recent years to dominate Wilson's accounts of his forays into contemporary life.

econ consultant and specialist on Japanese indus J C Abegglen article on effects of 10% surcharge on Japanese indus says it appears that Japanese exports to US may not be reduced and may increase; says it is unlikely to bring about permanent reduction in Japan's exports ability at any rate and may reinforce trends that are making Japanese gains in productivity; notes shock of announcement has given way to realistic assessment of problems and to analysis of options available to indus; says major US imports from Japan have no alternative mkts, that domestic Japanese econ remains in yr-long period of slow growth and that Japanese mfg costs are almost fixed costs once capacity is in place; says it would appear inevitable that program of aid, perhaps in form of credits on export business, would be established to provide cos with short-term support; holds exports that have been most substantial are likely to continue at present levels of physical vol although at some reduction in dollar vol; sees effect of new trade policy likely to accelerate sharply some basic trends already taking place; notes surtax will have greatest impact on smaller, less efficient producers and will accelerate trend to concentration of production into larger, more internationally competitive units

HOUSTON, Aug: 28— Thir teen‐year‐old Cathy Calhoun set a world record in the women's 1,500‐meter free‐Style and Mark Spitz won his fourth title to night in finals of the National Amateur Athletic Union swim ming championships.

Cost of Living Council to permit price rises in econ areas normally subject to seasonal fluctuations, rules that auto dealers now selling '71 cars at discount can charge more than discount price for '72 models, but not more than they asked for '71 models when they came out last fall; Cost of Living exec dir Weber indicates auto prices may be difficult to control because some dealers may allow less for trade-ins, in effect raising prices; says it would have to be determined that dealer reduced his trade-in allowances 'as pattern of practice'; Woodcock terms ruling on autos justified

R B Semple Jr int on US econ and pol; Connally's closeness to Nixon and influence in Nixon Adm discussed; illus

Mayor Dunn declares state of emergency in Elizabeth, NJ, after heavy rains; several hundred families evacuated from homes flooded by overflowing Elizabeth River

Army's campaign to make mil life more appealing and satisfying has had revolutionary impact on 8-wk basic training course; infiltration courses, midnight inspections and long work days and wks have been abandoned; many old-line soldiers dissatisfied with changes; many recruits, surprisingly, not pleased; feel training is sloppy and half-hearted, with little physical or mental exercise; situation at Ft Ord, Calif, discussed; illus; trainees and training cadre members comment

Pro football will have a year of success beyond its prior dimensions. Its moods—angry and hurting while heroic and rewarding—will again suit a society hungry for value judgments and identification.

A. J. ANTOON, who has just staged Shakespeare's “Cymbeline” under the August moon in Central Park, needs either more boldness or less. He isn't afraid to make mock of the play from time to time, he isn't afraid to alter its lines from time to time, he isn't afraid to treat it as though it were “Charley's Aunt” or “Tarzan of the Apes” or even a Beatrix Potter drawing from time to time. But everything he does is done from time to time. He hasn't the stout heart to see any one attack through, with the result that Shakes peare's charmingly grotesque fairy‐tale seems badgered by pinpricks instead of being carved to a new shape.