Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania

Thant U Thant Favored For UN Leader By Soviet

Soviet premier Kosygin told a long talk Tuesday the government wants Thant to accept re election when his current term expires November 3 He said Thant might consider but has not decided to run Thant to announce by early September whether he will seek re election United States Britain and France have voiced support for a second term The secretary general may be chosen by the General Assembly on the Security Council recommendation Thant prefers to spend time with his family and return to Burma but will place World Health Organization first He spent three hours in conference with Kosygin on Viet Nam disarmament and European issues The U N deficit largely stems from Soviet and French resistance to peacekeeping costs Thant may visit Leningrad then Moscow before leaving for New York He is due to meet Soviet party leader Brezhnev in Moscow.