Doctors Say Truman In Serious Condition At Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, is reported in serious condition at Research Hospital Kansas City. Doctors diagnosed bronchitis with mild heart weakening from arterial sclerosis. pulmonary congestion confirmed. He remains conscious, receiving inhalation therapy and antibiotics. night comfort described as good. White House officials kept advised.
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Nixon keeps Butz as agriculture chief replaces Peterson with Dent
President Nixon announces Earl Butz will remain secretary of agriculture while commerce secretary Peter G. Peterson exits to handle a temporary economic mission abroad. Frederick B. Dent, former president of Mayfair Mills, named to succeed Peterson. Dent is a Yale graduate and textile leader from Arcadia South Carolina. Peterson to travel to Europe and Japan for talks before returning to private life. John Volpe to step down as transportation secretary to become ambassador to Italy.
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Apollo 17 set for 8 53 p.m. blastoff from Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 launches tonight with Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt aboard a Saturn V. The 13 day lunar mission aims for a historic final moon visit this century though weather clouds may threaten liftoff.
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Saigon Base Hit By Reds Assault Near City
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shelled Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut Air Base with more than 50 rockets in the heaviest attack on the capital since Tet. Ground fighting pressed toward Tam Binh Village as about 1,500 government troops, backed by armor and air power, repelled the invaders. Nine killed and 534 wounded overall. one American dead, two wounded. Additional rocket strikes damaged U.S. and South Vietnamese facilities around the base, while a school and homes suffered casualties in surrounding areas.
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Kissinger Meets North Vietnamese Delegation in Paris Talks
In Neuilly near Paris Kissinger meets Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy for the third time this week as negotiations on a Vietnam cease fire continue. Haig Sullivan and Nguyen Co Thach accompany the U S and Vietnamese teams amid tight security and no public progress announced.
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U S Cuban Accord Near On Hijacking
Washington reports the United States accepts a major portion of Cubas plan to curb hijackings including keeping anti Castro refugees from harassing the island and extradition of hijackers as an alternative to prosecution. Volpe orders new security procedures with armed guards at airports and mandatory passenger screening within 60 days.
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Optimist Solves Crossword With Pen
An optimist tackles a crossword using a pen, embracing every clue as a challenge rather than a risk. The bold approach hints at confidence and a readiness to risk a wrong letter for a correct solution.
Briscoe Targeted by Dallas Police Over Parking Ticket
Texas governor elect Dolph Briscoe faced an unexpected test to his influence as two Dallas patrolmen warned they would ticket his car for overtime parking. Briscoe, amid a meeting, had staff inform the officers he would return soon, but the officers insisted they would tow the vehicle if not moved within 10 minutes. The officers were unnamed and Briscoe canceled a later meeting.
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Wintry Blast Grips Basin Texas With Subzero Cold
Arctic air swept through Texas on Wednesday driving Odessa to wind chills of minus two as temperatures plunged. Readings included Amarillo minus one and Lubbock six with a wide front bringing gusty winds, dust storms, and sheltering cold across the Panhandle and Gulf area.
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