Nixon Brezhnev summit signals landmark US Soviet cooperation
Moscow reports a turning point as Nixon and Brezhnev, Podgorny, and Kosygin sign accords on enviromental control disease combat cosmos exploration and future trade. The highlight is the first SALT style arms agreement amid Vietnam and Middle East tensions.
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Nixon toasts Soviet war heroine at Leningrad memorial
President Nixon delivers a luncheon toast in Leningrad honoring Tanya Savicheva a 12 year old girl whose diary pages depict family deaths. He reflects on all Tanyas worldwide and hopes for a peaceful world through U S Soviet friendship. He raises his glass to Tanya and to city heroism.
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Nations praise SALT despite Romania’s limited coverage
European Communist bloc leaders hailed the SALT pact as a move toward detente, while Romania gave scant notice, burying the news in its foreign section. Czechoslovakia praised the agreement as a beacon for solving international issues politically.
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Protests in Belfast Overshadowed by Death Toll in Ulster Violence
In Belfast a bombing and shootings left one dead and 16 injured as Protestants marched seeking a British crackdown on the IRA. Gerald Duddy, 20, was found shot in Andersontown, the 341st fatality since British troops arrived to mediate Catholic and Protestant violence. Bombs struck two theaters near Crumlin Road. William Christie, the Protestant lord mayor designate, was injured by shattered glass.
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Nixon watches historic arms treaty signing in Kremlin
Pat Nixon avoided the spotlight but said she watched her husband sign the historic arms limitation treaty in the Kremlin Friday night. Reporters noted her placement behind pillars as she observed via television.
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