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News stories from Saturday November 6, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- The Supreme Court voted 4 to 3 not to postpone the controversial hydrogen bomb test on Amchitka island in the Aleutians. The government warned that the international "balance of deterrence" against nuclear war could be upset if the test were delayed. Justices Brennan, Douglas and Marshall, in dissenting, said the test should be stayed until the Court could decide if federal environmental protection procedures had been violated. The decision came two hours after the Justices adjourned an unusual Saturday session. [New York Times]
- Senator William Proxmire said that he would not enter the presidential race. The decision is expected to aid Senator George McGovern in the primary next year in Wisconsin, Mr. Proxmire's home state. In a statement, Mr. Proxmire said he would have had trouble financing even a limited campaign because his fight against the supersonic transport and for truth-in-lending had antagonized major parts of the nation's business community. [New York Times]
- Informed sources in Saigon suggested that the question of how many American troops would remain in Vietnam next year was still unresolved within the administration. Some administration officials were said to be suggesting that the residual force should be below the 50,000 figure once estimated as necessary. Defense Secretary Laird, ending three days of meetings in Saigon, indicated that withdrawal might be accelerated. [New York Times]
- Moving with uncommon speed, the Spanish police arrested eight men and charged them with participating in a right-wing raid on a Madrid art gallery only hours before in which 24 Picasso engravings were destroyed or stolen. In the past, such raiders have gone unpunished; they are believed to have influence in the government. [New York Times]
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