Rogers Nixons friendship eases State Department task
Washington AP Nixon picks William P Rogers as secretary of state, leveraging a long personal bond with the President-elect. Observers say Rogers will advance core goals: Vietnam peace efforts, Israeli Arab conflict settlement, strengthened Atlantic Alliance, Soviet summit talks, and a reshaped foreign aid program.
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Nixon selects Mayo for budget chief and Rogers for state
President elect Nixon announced Chicago banker Robert Mayo as budget director and will name William P. Rogers as secretary of state. Other potential picks include Michigan Governor George Romney for housing and urban development and Alaska Governor Walter Hickel for interior.
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Opinions Split On Price Remedy
Washington editors report divisions among lawmakers and business leaders on inflation remedies. Some favor restrained spending and high taxes, others argue laws cannot fully curb price rises. Data show costs up, incomes rising, and consumer buying patterns shifting as savings decline.
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Rogers Aids Nixon In Critical Early Administration
Washington AP report outlines William P. Rogers as the new Secretary of State designate, highlighting a long, intimate Nixon relationship and key role in guiding the leader through three crises described by Nixon in his book Six Crises. Rogers brings deep government experience, including top roles in the Justice Department and prior service alongside Nixon since World War II. Short lineages trace their first meeting at Quonset Point and Rogers’ reputation as a stubborn graft and communist hunter.
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Russians Tailing U S Destroyers Near Black Sea
U S Navy says two destroyers Dyess and Turner have been shadowed by at least one Russian destroyer in the Black Sea, staying 2 to 9 miles behind. Soviet planes have overflown the ships more than once since their Monday entrance through the Bosporus. Secretary Clifford defends the voyage as routine with no provocation.
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Cabinet lineup shaping for Nixon administration
The AP reports possible Nixon Cabinet picks including William P Rogers for State, Melvin Laird for Defense, David Kennedy or Robert H. Anderson for Treasury, John N. Mitchell for Attorney General, Robert H. Finch for HEW, George Romney for Housing, Clifford M. Hardin for Agriculture, Tim Babcock or Walter Hickel for Interior, Maurice H. Stans or others for Commerce, James J. Reynolds or George P. Schultz for Labor, John A. Volpe for Transportation, and Winston C. Blount for Postmaster General.
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U S and South Vietnamese clash in Mekong Delta fight
U S forces and South Vietnamese troops report heavy fighting Tuesday with more than 75 enemy soldiers killed. In the Mekong Delta 55 miles southwest of Saigon a force of 500 regulars clashed with Viet Cong, nine enemy killed and 78 captured. Three Americans died and eight wounded in two clashes 60 miles north and 250 miles northeast of Saigon. Militiamen and a pacification worker killed in night attacks on bases. 32 militiamen and 13 workers wounded. Ground actions occurred at two hamlets southwest of Saigon and northeast of the capital.
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Rockefeller Hoped For Post But No Cabinet Offer Made
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller hoped for a Nixon cabinet post but no direct offer was made sources said. Rockefeller considered defense or state secretary roles or a distant U.N. ambassadorship while Nixon officials moved away, leading Rockefeller to suspect his phone would not ring.
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