News stories from Sunday January 17, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Information on about 18,000 American civilians, mainly radicals, black militants and those who opposed the Vietnam war, was reported to have been fed into Army computers, dossiers and files between the summer of 1967 and the fall of 1969. The information was gathered by the Army in a wide-ranging intelligence operation that finally was ordered ended last year. [New York Times]
- The State Department has finally acknowledged what its critics have been contending for years: that the President and other agencies have more to say about the nation's foreign affairs than it does. The department's decline is believed to have sharply accelerated during the first years of the Nixon administration. [New York Times]
- As part of its pressure on the steel industry last week to roll back a price increase, the White House canceled a scheduled meeting with foreign countries at which a continuation of steel import quotas was to be negotiated. The cancellation, made known to the industry, was said to have caused great concern. [New York Times]
- The wildcat strike that has deprived New York City of 85% of its patrolmen went into its fourth day today with negotiations reported "gravely deadlocked". Mayor Lindsay cited the maintenance of essential services and the apparent lack of an increase in crime and said that schools would be open Monday. Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy added that the emergency service could be sustained for several more days. [New York Times]
- In Sarasota, Fla., a team of kitefliers claimed a world endurance record by keeping a kite aloft for 37 hours, 17 minutes. The team's leader, Will Yolen, said he was the international kiteflying champion. [New York Times]