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News stories from Sunday June 10, 1973
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Henry Kissinger, North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho and South Vietnam's President Thieu are seeking an agreement regarding peace in Vietnam. Although the meetings are secret, the main problem seems to be formalizing the division of land between North Vietnam and the Saigon government. The U.S. role is to serve as a stand-in for South Vietnam in Paris. South Vietnam government forces are currently on full alert. The Saigon government refuses to allow North Vietnam any control of land in South Vietnam, and the Communists refuse to give up control of land they occupy. There is little chance for an agreement by political means. [NBC]
- West German Chancellor Willy Brandt continued his Israel visit. There have only been a few demonstrations against the first German leader ever to visit Israel; he has generally been received warmly. Brandt met with David Ben-Gurion, who opened the door between Israel and Germany. Brandt hopes to normalize relations. [NBC]
- Charles Colson urged President Nixon to force John Mitchell to admit his role in the Watergate scandal. Colson said that the former Attorney General, being at the top of the re-election committee, most likely knew what went on. Colson said that the cause of Watergate was too much money in the campaign committee, overzealousness and a desire to win. [NBC]
- Senator Adlai Stevenson stated his view of the reasons behind Watergate at commencement exercises at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Stevenson said that the Watergate scandal should be a lesson for the future. America must renew and strengthen institutions which have been weakened by those who treat politics as a game and practice "anything-goes" politics. [NBC]
- Until 1962, the number of Canadians who immigrated to the U.S. each year was twice as high as the number of Americans who emigrated to Canada. Today it is just the opposite. Many American workers are going from U.S. cities to Toronto, Canada's business capital. College professor David Shanno remembers Chicago life as terrifying. He never rode public transportation in Chicago but now rides daily in Toronto. His wife Kathy said that Canada is perfect for rearing children and completely safe anytime. Susan Cohon said that Canada is a marvelous experience and great for children, though she does miss American enthusiasm a bit.
Up to last November, Americans just moved to Canada and then informed the Canadian government once they were there. Now Americans are subject to immigration laws that were designed to keep undesirables out. [NBC]
- Playwright William Inge, a Pulitzer Prize winner for "Picnic" and an Academy Award winner for "Splendor in the Grass," apparently committed suicide. [NBC]
- Henry Kissinger will meet again with North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho in Paris, France, for post cease-fire negotiations regarding Vietnam. [NBC]
- Senate Watergate hearings next week expect to hear from former campaign director Jeb Magruder and former White House aide John Dean. Federal judge John Sirica will rule on special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox's request that their testimonies be heard without television coverage. [NBC]
- A government commission in London is beginning its probe over the call-girl scandal which caused the resignation two government ministers. [NBC]
- The Skylab mission is continuing as scheduled; the astronauts are scheduled to return to earth in 12 days. [NBC]
- In Calcutta, India, the urban misery is unbelievable. The only available entertainment is feeding a colony of rats in a central park. Of nearly 9 million inhabitants, 250,000 are born, live and die in the streets. Workers earn 34 cents a day -- which is above the national average -- but factory pollution is killing the city. No progress is possible because of the well-entrenched low standard of living and the enormous growth of the population. Communists took over five years ago, hoping to work a miracle, but their efforts ended in mass slaughter and the Communists were finally voted out of power. The central government is now putting up new housing, but not enough. Calcutta is being stifled by its problems, with no hope for relief. [NBC]
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