News stories from Saturday October 17, 1970
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- President Nixon launched the fall political campaign by campaigning for candidates in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, the President praised Republicans including Senate candidate Nelson Gross and vowed a generation of peace, as demonstrators chanted. In Pennsylvania, Nixon appeared for Rep. Edwin Eshleman; Mrs. Nixon and Julie and David Eisenhower are campaigning, too. [CBS]
- A C-5A transport plane exploded in Marietta, Georgia, killing one person. Three explosions occurred in the right wing; sabotage has been ruled out. [CBS]
- Susan Edith Saxe and Katherine Ann Powers are on the FBI's most wanted list for killing a guard during a bank robbery in Boston. [CBS]
- Secretary of State William Rogers will meet with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko again on Monday; last night's meeting was discouraging. The two men are not on first-name terms anymore; charges and counter-charges were made.
The United Arab Republic and Soviet Union may launch a new Mideast propaganda campaign.
[CBS] - Palestinians guerrillas reported fighting against Jordanian Army troops near the Syrian border. [CBS]
- Syrian President Nureddin al-Attassi has resigned; the Socialist Party is split. [CBS]
- Anwar Sadat was sworn in for a six-year term as President of the United Arab Republic. [CBS]
- The search continues for kidnap victims in Quebec. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau defended his hard-line approach against the Quebec Liberation Front terrorists. Troops are patrolling Montreal; most people are calm but perturbed. Some civil rights have been suspended. [CBS]
- Turkey reported an epidemic of cholera, and asked the U.S. for medical aid. [CBS]
- Business council economists will tell President Nixon that inflation will increase unless wages are curbed. They predict 5% unemployment next year. [CBS]
- President Nixon's veto of the bill to limit radio and television political ads shows the high cost of politics. Primary winners are almost all rich; the poor can't afford to play. Rep. Morris Udall says that a person must be rich to run for the Senate, or be obligated to big contributors. The Federal Corrupt Practices Act, which was the last bill to be passed regarding campaign funds, dates from 1925. That bill is a farce; candidates only have to report money they know about and only about half of campaign money is ever reported. Some Congressmen wants a full disclosure of political funds, but Congress mostly fears new rules. [CBS]
- College football has annual publicity campaigns. All-American quarterback Archie Manning is a popular figure in Mississippi. Mississippi sports publicist Billy Gates wants Manning to get the Heisman Trophy and is waging a campaign to get him the award. Even President Nixon says that Manning is a great passer. Manning's teammates take his publicity as a joke, but like being in the national spotlight. Ole Miss lost to Southern Mississippi today, 30-14. [CBS]