News stories from Monday February 23, 1970

Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:

Arab guerrillas ambushed a bus of American tourists in Israel; one person is dead, two are injured. Israel is also upset over the weekend crash of an Israel-bound Swiss airliner. Golda Meir declared that international action is needed to stop terrorist attacks on planes. Arab guerrillas vowed that they will use every weapon they can against Israel. [CBS] The investigation into the Swiss Air crash in Wurenlingen, Switzerland, continues. Sabotage is suspected and Arab nations are being watched closely. All over Europe, flights for Israel are under tighter security. The Soviet Union stated that the U.S. and Israel are blaming Arabs for the crash in an effort to justify more U.S. war planes for Israel. [CBS] Jordan is the biggest home base for Arab guerrillas -- more Palestinians than Jordanians live there. Commandos have the power; King Hussein was trying to maintain an appearance of sovereignty, but now that is gone and he cannot restrain guerrilla activity. Recent attacks have aroused pro-Palestinian spirit, and the people want to re-establish the land of Palestine. [CBS] President Pompidou of France arrived for his visit to the United States. Jews in Washington greeted him with a protest of the sale of French jets to Libya. Today's rally was large but peaceful, but other protests are sure to come. Security was tight as Pompidou arrived; there were no incidents. Ceremonies will be held tomorrow. [CBS] In January, President Nixon vetoed the Department of Health, Education and Welfare appropriations as inflationary. Congress has finished a new bill, which is still more than the President wants. Senator Mike Mansfield says that Congress should ignore the threat of a veto. [CBS] Hubert Humphrey asked Lawrence O'Brien to return as Democrat party chairman, and says that he expects a "yes" answer soon. O'Brien has contacts in all factions of the party. [CBS] Mrs. George Romney is the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan. She lacks the endorsement of Michigan's political leaders, but has some support. [CBS] U.S. B-52's spent a seventh day of heavy bombing raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail and villages near the Plain of Jarres in Laos. It appears that the North Vietnamese troops currently occupying Laos are preparing for a new attack. [CBS] Labor Secretary George Shultz told the leaders of organized labor that the administration will control unemployment if it gets too high; AFL-CIO president George Meany predicts 6% unemployment. [CBS] Economists for General Electric and the University of Illinois say that a recession will occur unless interest rates are lowered. [CBS] The Senate voted to make free school lunches available to all needy children by next Thanksgiving, with the federal government paying all costs. [CBS] Senator Robert Packwood's bill would limit tax deductions for dependent children, only three would be allowed. The purpose of the bill is to deter population growth. [CBS] There is concern over the Soviet Union's plan to change the course of three Siberian rivers. A British scientist says that doing so could trigger worldwide climate change. [CBS]