News stories from Sunday December 19, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- President Yahya Khan of Pakistan will resign, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto will become the central figure in the government. President Nixon spoke with Bhutto today. The city of Dacca in Bangladesh is in turmoil. Celebrations continue but there is still much bitterness and hatred; bodies of Pakistanis are scattered in the streets. [NBC]
- At Khulna, Bangladesh, Mukti Bahini guerrillas beat Pakistani captives; killings were narrowly averted. Indian troops entering Khulna were hailed as liberators. [NBC]
- Heavy demand is expected for the U.S. dollar due to the devaluation. Some countries have closed their money markets. On "Meet the Press" today, Cost of Living Council director Donald Rumsfeld predicted the creation of new American jobs. The Nixon administration is considering the removal of the 10% import surcharge; the price of gold is said to be the key to any new trade concessions. [NBC]
- President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath meet tomorrow in Bermuda. [NBC]
- Farmers may vote against President Nixon in 1972. Recently-appointed Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz was criticized at the convention of the National Farmers Organization and by Senator Edmund Muskie. At the convention, Senator George McGovern pledged his loyalty to family-type farms, as did Senator Hubert Humphrey. Butz will be closely watched by farmers. [NBC]
- Eight black American Jews will be deported from Israel. [NBC]
- The IRA may hit Catholic leaders in Northern Ireland. [NBC]
- Martial law in Greece will be suspended in some places. [NBC]
- The Soviet Union reported that the television signal from its Mars spacecraft has failed. [NBC]
- North Vietnam shot down three American jets over that country. [NBC]