NATO Allies Begin No-Strings Plan To Spur Soviet Talks
NATO foreign ministers meet in Lisbon to draft a positive reply to Brezhnev's offer to discuss mutual troop and weapon cuts in Europe. Secretary Rogers leads the U.S. delegation as talks aim to avoid a wide European security conference while pushing toward reduced forces in Europe. Steel production slows as hedge orders ease. Bethlehem, U S Steel, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube cut output.