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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1971
Page
2
Arab diplomats at the United Nations remained silent as Israeli proposals were presented. United Press International reports the lack of official statements or reactions from participating envoys.
The Jordanian government and the Palestinian Liberation Organization called for a cease-fire as five days of fighting persisted in Jordan. Reports from Amman said fighting continued with gunfire and tracers heard in Amman. UAE and other Arab leaders discuss sanctions and a return to Cairo peace terms while Egypt seeks international intervention.
The FDA seized over 2 million dollars worth of swordfish from Asia, South America and Canada due to mercury concerns. More than 90 percent of 4.5 million pounds tested exceed 0.5 parts per million, with a sample at 2.4 ppm. About 73,000 pounds more are withheld pending checks. A 15-member chemist team tests stock stored in Boston Gloucester and New Bedford, with fresh imports from Pacific regions found safe.
Veteran U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge was jeered from the stage at Stanford when hecklers disrupted his opening talk at a three day United Nations conference. He later spoke in a smaller room after apologizing to Lodge and urging restraint.
President Nixon announced a depreciation rule change to accelerate tax deductions for equipment, claiming it will spur investment and jobs. Critics say the plan funnels benefits to business while inflation and unemployment remain high. Economists differ on the likely impact.
Adm. Thomas H. Moorer chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met in Phnom Penh with Cambodian and U.S. Embassy officials and Cambodian High Command generals. He discussed the deteriorating Cambodian military situation as Communist forces cut ground communications and attacked boats on the Mekong River. Moorer’s talks followed a briefing by U.S. Ambassador Emory Swank and a luncheon with Premieu Lon Nol.
Washington officials report a new information system that records those who publicly threaten policemen. Sheriff Mike Canlis says files are not created, but names of threats are logged. The move follows a meeting with Attorney General Mitchell and 15 police leaders and cites FBI data of 86 officers killed in 1969.
Houston UPI reports lunar soil and rock findings erode the theory that the moon split from the earth. Scientists at the lunar science conference debate whether the moon was captured or formed from primeval earth material, with Soviet input and new evidence of exotic particles called creep shaping the discussion.
Consumer crusader Ralph Nader accused the Nixon administration of allowing public health risk by letting meat packing plants in 26 states miss a December 15 deadline to meet federal standards under the 1967 Wholesome Meat Act. He urged Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin to assume inspection control in noncompliant intrastate plants.
Britain and the United States pulled out of the U N General Assembly Special Committee on Decolonization amid criticism of its “militant” stance and fears the 1961 panel supports armed guerrilla actions. The move followed the Assembly’s broad decolonization program seen as restricting colonial territories.
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