News stories from Saturday June 17, 1972
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Senator George McGovern, whose opposition is scattered and disorganized, is favored to win at least 200 of the 248 delegates to be elected in the New York state Democratic primary Tuesday. If he wins, Mr. McGovern would have more than 1,200 National Convention delegates. Fewer than 300 more would be needed to get the 1,509 delegates he needs for the presidential nomination. [New York Times]
- Herbert Stein, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, has made detailed criticisms of Senator McGovern's plan for redistributing the national income and raising the money through tax "reform." This is the first time that the Nixon administration has made a detailed attack on Mr. McGovern's economic proposals. [New York Times]
- Preparations for a 24-hour international airlines pilots' strike for stricter laws against hijacking proceeded today when 28 United States airlines failed to get a court order banning participation by American pilots in the strike, which is scheduled to begin at 2 A.M. Monday. Pilots in many countries have pledged not to work during the strike period. [New York Times]
- With Senate hearings on the Strategic Arms Limitation Agreements scheduled to start Monday, several of the American negotiators, who were pledged to secrecy during the long talks, now are able to speak about their experiences, and about how the two major agreements, the defensive missile treaty and the interim accord on offensive weapons, were worked out at the summit. [New York Times]
- For the second time this year, President Allende of Chile has changed his cabinet, dismissing six ministers, in a move to deal with growing political opposition and an economic crisis. The cabinet changes reportedly were made after a bitter fight within the governing Popular Unity coalition in which the Communist party appeared to have prevailed over the more radical Socialists. [New York Times]
- Broadway theatrical history was made tonight with the 3,225th performance of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof", making it Broadway's longest-running show. The previous record, which had stood for 25 years, was held by "Life With Father." [New York Times]