Fiscal Upturn Elusive in Nixon Economic Outlook
Washington AP reports industrial production fell for a fourth straight month with November down six tenths of a percent despite the GM UAW settlement. The Federal Reserve cites declines in business and defense equipment and materials, but notes auto production should rise after December. McCracken offers a moderately optimistic 1971 view. unemployment 5.8 percent. The economy crosses $1 trillion GNP, Nixon unveils a new clock.
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Hickel Details White House Isolation and Dismissal
Former Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel tells AP that presidential staffers created an isolation of thought at the White House and meddled in department affairs to keep him from persuading Nixon. He says he was fired Nov. 25 after two stormy years, and urges youth not to give up, outlining his aim to solve problems without political ambition.
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Agnew Defies GOP Critics At Idaho Governors Meet
Vice President Spiro Agnew defended his 1970s campaign tactics at Sun Valley Idaho urging unity while insisting his approach divided opponents was essential. He invited seventeen Republican governors to breakfast to press for changes and face a possible shift in strategy. Governor Tom McCall condemned the speech as bigoted and inappropriate amid GOP losses in November.
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CIA Ties Probed Between Douglas and Volman
A House investigation report highlights possible links between Justice William O. Douglas and the CIA via Sacha Volman in a Dominican literacy project. The panel found no grounds for impeachment, while debates on public hearings continue and requests for agency documents persist.
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FDA says canned tuna safe despite mercury findings
FDA Commissioner Charles C. Edwards says Americans can keep buying canned tuna as tests show 23 percent of surveyed cans exceed the 0.5 parts per million mercury limit. Industry recalls 923,600 cans. expansion to 30,000 lots packed in 1970 expected. Edwards calls the margin for safety substantial and not a health hazard.
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