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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
1
The article details mistletoe as a year round plant in warm zones and its tendency to grow in clumps at treetop level. It notes children climbing for mistletoe before Christmas, the plant not harming host trees, bird attraction to berries, and white robed Druids using gold sickles to harvest it for rings amulets and bracelets to ward off evil.
Reports say Nguyen Phu Duc, Thieu's foreign policy adviser, urged realism as he met President Nixon and Henry Kissinger. Kissinger held two talks with top North Vietnam officials, attempting to close the gap on terms despite South Vietnamese objections.
Defense Secretary Laird signals a budget increase possibly exceeding 80 billion dollars as force reduction talks with the Soviet Union begin January 31. He plans a final Brussels trip to reassure NATO allies and press forward with defense expansions.
Du Quoin leaders weigh how to shape the party at a Washington meeting as Lt. Gov. Paul Simon is floated as a potential Democratic national chairman. John Rednour says he may contact Clyde Choate Bennie Cherry and Gov elect Dan Walker while Westwood may step aside for party welfare. Cherry predicts a compromise will prevail amid calls for clear up of issues. Rednour declines further office, plans no run in 1973 and hints his staff role at Southern Illinois University.
Governor elect Daniel Walker calls the Illinois racing situation rotten and demands a fresh start free of board influence. He backs reform and questions officials while perceived opponents urge resignation and point to past schedule decisions. The remarks follow his Springfield news conference after defeating Gov. Ogilvie.
Supreme Court refuses Napolitano appeal upholding an Illinois judge's removal. Court will hear the government's appeal next spring after the Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis found McDonnell Douglas violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act in a case tied to public welfare and discriminatory behavior.
President Nixon shifts Donald Rumsfeld from domestic policy to NATO ambassador at Brussels ranking as a top foreign policy assignment. Rumsfeld, 39, twice served as an aide and adviser, replacing David Kennedy who will move to roving ambassador duties. Kennedy asked for reduced duties as Nixon prepares future postings.
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