News stories from Saturday October 2, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Rep. Richard Poff, who once said he would rather serve on the Supreme Court than be President, asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration as a potential Justice. Mr. Poff, who was reportedly President Nixon's first choice to fill one of the two Court vacancies, said he made the decision because, if he should be nominated, the Senate debate would be long and protracted. [New York Times]
- Rep. Pete McCloskey, who has been campaigning to prevent the renomination of President Nixon, has run into serious fundraising problems. Since the announcement of Mr. Nixon's new economic policies, potential liberal Republican donors such as David Rockefeller have not made the contributions Mr. McCloskey had hoped they would. [New York Times]
- Opponents of Nguyen Van Thieu's campaign for re-election as President of South Vietnam continued to call for a boycott of tomorrow's voting. Mr. Thieu, in a televised speech, denounced the street protests against him and told the South Vietnamese that it was their duty to go to the polls. Although Saigon was calm, two large demonstrations were broken up by police in Hue. [New York Times]
- The familiar beetle shape of the Volkswagen, virtually unchanged since the automobile was first imported into the United States, was reported to be due for replacement. A number of sources have predicted that a new, small VW will be introduced for a variety of reasons. Among them are the new government safety and pollution standards, competition from other imports and internal troubles in the company. [New York Times]
- A survey of Soviet espionage disclosed that it appeared to be increasing around the world at a time when Soviet and Western officials are considering negotiations to reduce tensions. The survey also showed that the main target of Soviet intelligence efforts remained the United States, although it has been expanding steadily in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. [New York Times]