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OCR Page 1 of 29WEEKEND NEWS REVIEW
December 11, 1972
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
The Major Sunday Stories:
- HAK prepares tonméet w/Le Duc Tho Monday following Sunday
session of technical experts who apparently discussed the draft
in great detail.
Enemy attacks declined sharply in SVN while
US bombing remained heavy.
Asian Development Bank would
like to play an important role in SVN's reconstruction - and per-
haps NVN's as well.
- HST is removed from "critical" list and moved to "serious" as
his condition improves.
- Apollo 17 is above the moon and preparing to land Monday at
2:45 p.m.
- Tanaka's party racked up easy victory in Japan's Parliamentary
elections
Indonesia faces a rice shortage that could lead to
that country's worst crisis since Sukarno's fall.
- The major stories in Sunday papers: Strauss Wins DNC spot
after Westwood resigns "voluntarily. 11 Leads Sun, Post, Star,
Times.
Haig returns home to brief RN w/speculation
"cautiously positive.
11
Soviets w/seemingly major pledge of
military and economic aid to NVN.
Krogh/Whitaker appts as
Undersecys of DOT and Interior respectively led the Sat. Star
and there are widespread reports that Moynihan will be named
Amb. to India. And Post says Malek will be Deputy of OMB.
Astronauts continue on course w/oversleep unaffecting the
mission.
US probes United crash in which 45 died, including
Cong. Collins (D-III), 29 year old CBS reporter Michele Clark and
Mrs. Howard Hunt who had $10,000 in cash w/her.
- 6 of our 7 Sat. papers led w/the Chicago plane crash. The Times
led w/: "Jobless Rate Dips to Level of 5.2%, Lowest (since '70'¹ and
its subheads hilite the stix: "Responded to Strong Economy - Was
at 5. 5% for 5 Months"/"White Adults Benefit"/Almost No Gains
Reported for Part-time Workers, Blacks, and Teens. 11 Story is
p. 1 or prominent inside elsewhere
The other major Sat. press
stories: Kleindienst stays on w/major changes below
HST still
critical
Life dies
Irish and Catholic Church's favored status
in move designed to spur reunion w/Protestant North
Apollo 17
continues on course
7 hijackers killed in mid-air gun-battle over
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