Vice Pres Ford says on Dec 7 that if Pres Nixon continues to be successful in solving Middle East problems, 'there will be a groundswell of support' for him, news conf; says 'Amer people are far more interested in peace than in a matter like Watergate'; illus of Ford with Nixon

Ford Says Nixon Told Him He Won't Quit Presidency

Labor Dept officials, in reptg rise in unemployment rate to 4.7% in Nov, say that oil shortage was not involved

Jobless Rate Back at 4.7% After Decline for a Month

NYC Police Comr D F Cawley on Dec 7 asserts that because he had been apptd to specific term in office he has declined to submit resignation requested of high-ranking Mayor Lindsay adm officials by Mayor-elect A D Beame; Cawley decision angers Beame, who declares 'nobody is going to run the City of NY after Jan 1 but the Mayor'

Fixed Police Term Cited

Repr J J Rhodes, newly-elected House minority leader, tells reporters on Dec 7 that he would not be party to any move in Cong to urge Pres Nixon to resign, news conf; says he hopes Judiciary Com's investigation of possible Pres impeachment would be 'thorough' and 'rapid' so that matter can be cleared up once and for all by Mar '74; says he hopes Judiciary Com will not vote impeachment resolution and that if it does, he hopes resolution will be defeated on House floor; illus

HOUSE G.O.P. PICKS LEADER AMICABLY

Mayor-elect Beame's reapptmt on Dec 7 of N Scoppetta as Investigation Comr seen as move to appease groups that were pressuring Beame to give important post to Ital-Amer

Scoppetta Reappointed

R L Vesco's extradition to US is refused by Bahamian Magistrate E E Osadebay on Dec 7 on grounds that fraud charge on which Vesco was indicted in NY is not extraditable offense; Osadebay further rules that US did not produce sufficient evidence to warrant Vesco's extradition even if fraud were covered by extradition treaty; US has no right of appeal against decision, but can ask Bahamas Sup Ct to review ruling; charges against Vesco recalled

Vesco's Extradition Refused by Bahamas

Japanese officials, concerned over oil shortages, indicate their attitude toward econ aid for SE Asia, which was shifting to a no-strings approach, will shift back to view that aid should be used to develop natural resources, including oil, that Japan would buy

Japan Braces for a Full‐Scale Oil Crisis

unofficial spokesmen for independent truckers on Dec 7 say they are dissatisfied with assurances of special aid during fuel shortage and are proceeding with plans for national truck stoppages; cites Ohio and Penna as likely areas of stoppage; Overdrive (Pub) publishers M Parkhurst and delegation meet with Sec C S Brinegar; Brinegar says some complaint is justified, holding there is genuine fuel shortage and nothing will be gained by law violation; delegation meets with ICC Chmn G M Stafford, who says rates will have to rise because of increased costs; Parkhurst asserts ICC changes will have little impact on problems of owner-operators because of desperate situation posed by fuel crisis; envisions protests by sit-ins at truck stops; Amer Trucking Assn says 2-day stoppage will cause large econ loss and have impact on range of industries; Professional Drivers Council urges truckers to refrain from obstructionist tactics; scores profiteering by oil cos as source of truckers' problems; IRS repts investigation of charges of price gouging

Truck Drivers Plan National Stoppage 2 Days Next Week

Dem gubernatorial aspirants in NY weigh effect of Gov Rockefeller's expected resignation to devote full time to his Pres quest in '76

DEMOCRATS WEIGH ROCKEFELLER PLANS

prime rate is raised to 10% by First Natl City Bank, Bankers Trust Co, Mellon Bank, Continental Illinois Natl Bank ft Trust, Marine Midland Bank and Franklin Natl Bank on Dec 7

First National City Leads Banks Lifting Prime Rates to 10%

Sen, 82-0, on Dec 7 passes Natl Energy Research and Development Act (1973) calling for massive 10-yr research and development effort targeted to make US self-sufficient in energy; authorizes expenditure of $20-million, largely exclusive of nuclear development; bill differs sharply from Adm proposals which asked for $10-billion effort over 5 yrs but nuclear energy would be major item in total and orgn of energy research would be different from that in Sen bill; Adm believes Sen bill concentrates to heavily on development of geothermal power, solar energy, improved transportation of power, development of power from fuel cells, employment of agr and waste materials for power sources and coal research; Sen rept on bill asserts nation is suffering from critical energy shortage compounded by past and present failure to attack problem in coordinated manner; act creates Cong policy for natl research, development and demonstration of various fuels and energy technologies; authorizes $800-million annually to fund current research and mandates 'Manhattan type' project under joint Govt-industry aegis; Sen Jackson says total energy research will cost $30-million over next 10 yrs if all other nuclear and energy research are added to bill's provisions for other types of research; HR Commerce Com approves Natl Energy Emergency Act (1973), giving Pres vast power to cope with crisis

SENATE APPROVES $20‐BILLION FUND TO SEEK ENERGY

Dec 8: diplomats in Cairo say on Dec 7 that Egypt has decided to attend Middle East peace conf opening in Geneva on Dec 18 even in absence of prior Israeli troop withdrawal from Suez dry area; hold that decision has been communicated to USSR and US; rept that Egypt has decided to give precedence to Geneva conf, which is intended to deal with problems of long-range Arab-Israeli settlement, over Egyptian-Israeli mil talks at km 101 UN checkpoint on Cairo-Suez rd; talks at km 101, which were to deal primarily with immediate mil issues on ground, were suspended by Egypt on Nov 29 in protest over Israel's refusal to withdraw its forces on west bank of Suez Canal toward Oct 22 cease-fire lines; Egypt reptdly will refuse to resume mil talks before Geneva conf because it feels that in absence of additional pressure Israel is not likely to make any withdrawal; hopes that Geneva talks and Dec 13 tour by US Sec of State H A Kissinger will generate such pressure on Israel; diplomats feel that cease-fire on Israel's extended front lines with Egyptian and Syrian forces remains extremely fragile, noting that major new fighting could break out at any time; there have been growing number of incidents involving planes, artillery, tanks and infantry in what 1 source calls new 'mini war of attrition'; internatl officials believe that clashes are 'controlled' by high commands and not angry outbursts by local comdrs; feel that 'uncontrolled' local incidents would be even greater danger to cease-fire than deliberate efforts to use mil for pol ends; Cairo pol sources welcome Kissinger's previous day message that US will 'not rule out totally' considering stationing US and USSR peace-keeping forces in Middle East; Egyptian Pres A el-Sadat appealed for such a dispatch on Oct 24, 2 days after cease-fire broke down, permitting Israeli forces to reach outskirts of Suez city; Kissinger's statement is regarded as promising departure from past US policies; Egypt's decision to attend Geneva conf concludes lively debate among Egyptian Govt officials; one group of officials and journalists argued that Egypt should emulate Kissinger's strategy and leave alone immediate problems such as Israeli Army's presence outside Suez while dealing over-all issues of peace; maintained that problem of Israeli withdrawal would be academic sooner or later since there can be no negotiated settlement without eventual Israeli withdrawal from Egyptian territory; other group of officials and journalists urged Egypt not to go to Geneva as long as Israel had not proved 'willingness to live up to internatl agreements' by carrying out UN Security Council's Oct 22 and Oct 23 resolutions and withdrawing to lines of Oct 22 under 6-point agreement inspired by Kissinger; Sadat is believed to have been under pressure from other Arab states to take hard-line position

EGYPT REPORTED READY TO ATTEND PARLEY AT GENEVA

The stock market extended its strong technical rally yesterday as the DowJones industrials soared 23.93 points to close at 838.05. The upturn followed Thursday's advance of 25.81 points, which began the turnabout after the Dow had plunged nearly 200 points within six weeks. Page 49.

Stocks Continue Surge

Comment on holiday scene in Dresden and Leipzig, E Ger, during Christmas season; illus of Dresden

Christmas a Big Businessin East Germany

Cambodian Premier In Tam, Dec 7, reptdly offers his resignation to Pres Lon Nol for 2d time in 2 mos; reptdly cites as reason lack of cooperation by some of his Cabinet mins; refused to go to a session of ruling council; Lon Nol refused to accept his Oct 14 offer of resignation because of split it would have caused in the Govt

Cambodia Premier Again Offers To Resign, Criticizing Cabinet

S Vietnamese troops reptdly recapture Kien Duc, Dec 7, and move on Gia Nghia, opening Rte 8B; S Vietnamese can again land at Nhon Co strip; heavy fighting continues in Mekong Delta prov of Dinh Tuong; S Vietnam repts 42 Communist cease-fire violations in other parts of S Vietnam, lowest figure published by Saigon since Jan truce accord; illus of montagnard refugees fleeing from fighting in Kien Duc on Dec 6; map

Saigon Recaptures Key District Capital in Highlands

Cambodian refugees, because of end of US bombing, begin to return to towns and villages controlled by insurgents; movement linked to econ hardship in cities and not to pol ideology; refugee situation revd; econ hardships described

Some Cambodia Refugees

US and USSR are transferring Washington-Moscow Hot Line to network of space satellites, partly to put line beyond reach of human interference; details worked out in series of meetings in Moscow, completed Dec 7; formal accord to be signed Dec 10; existing system is a teletype operation using both radio and cable; new system, scheduled to go into effect Sept '74, will use 2 separate satellite networks, Molniya II of USSR and Intelsat of US; an Intelsat station is being built at an undisclosed Moscow location; Molniya station being built at Ft Dietrich, Fredericksburg, Md; US team of communications engineers working out accord was led by Deputy Asst Sec W K Maeher, USSR's by B V Minashin; illus of 2 types of satellites; map of existing system

U.S.‐Soviet Hot Line Shifting to Satellites

GB on Dec 7 orders 17% cutback in fuel allocation for airlines and has banned Sunday flying for small aircraft in move to cope with fuel shortage

Britain Orders a 17% Cut In Fuel for the Airlines

analysis of Soviet support for Pres Nixon draws parallel between current Soviet attitude and Amer feelings at time N S Khrushchev was ousted in '64; holds that Amers were 'pained and puzzled' because after confrontations with Khrushchev, US found him partner in peaceful coexistence and regarded him as force of moderation in USSR; points out that now Soviet authorities complain that US liberals are joining forces with conservatives to pose conditions for broader trade and other ties--such as free emigration for Soviet Jews and lifting of pressure on such dissidents as Soviet physicist A D Sakharov; claims that Soviet Govt finds it disturbing that many liberals who raise embarrassing questions of human rights are also in forefront of domestic attack on Pres Nixon

Russians Explain Their Support for Nixon

Escaped San Quentin State Prison inmate F C Salas is shot and captured on Dec 6 after commandeering truck with 4 persons in it and smashing through roadblock

Escaped Murderer Shot

US receives gen assurances from Eur allies in NATO Dec 7 that they will increase their efforts to reduce balance-of-payments burden caused by Amer troop commitment to W Eur; assurances given in meeting of NATO defense mins, except min of France, in Brussels; Eurs had been placed under pressure by Jackson-Nunn amendment linking US troop withdrawals and to US payments losses; Eurs do not give concrete commitments now; rept from special NATO com discussed at meeting; recommends number of ways compensations could be made, including more arms purchases in US and greater share of costs in Eur; Defense Sec J R Schlesinger represents US at meeting

NATO Allies Assure the U.S. Of Aid in Paying Troop Costs

Article on improved relationship between US and Poland notes Poles know more about embattled status of Pres Nixon from Amer official and quasi-official broadcasts beamed to Poland by Voice of Amer and Radio Free Eur than from their own press and broadcasts; says it is not unusual for Polish officials receiving Amer visitors to enter mild defense of Nixon

POLISH SCIENTISTS HELPING THE U. S.

Hanoi charges that US stationed aircraft carrier Midway off its coast on Dec 6 and demands that it be withdrawn, Chinese news agency Hsinhua rept of Dec 7 statement by N Vietnamese Foreign Ministry

U.S. PLACES CARRIER OFF NORTH VIETNAM

Spanish police on Dec 7 rept that 14 persons have been arrested in San Sebastian in connection with series of bomb attacks in Spain's northern Basque provinces; bombs, believed to have been planted by Basque separatists, badly damaged 2 bars in nearby Bilbao and 3d bomb was defused; police also seized several weapons, 3 photocopiers and large amt of material on Basque independence movement; bombing incident brings number of fire and bomb attacks in last 3 weeks attributed to Basque separatist orgn (ETA) to 8; it is believed that bombings were planned to coincide with 3d anniv of trial at Burgos in which 16 ETA members were given long prison sentences for guerrilla activities

Spain Arrests 14 Basques in a Wave of Bombings

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December 8, 1973

Headlines from December 8, 1973

Ford Says Nixon Told Him He Won't Quit Presidency

Jobless Rate Back at 4.7% After Decline for a Month

Fixed Police Term Cited

HOUSE G.O.P. PICKS LEADER AMICABLY

Scoppetta Reappointed

Billboard 200

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Ringo

Jonathan Livingston Seagull/soundtrack

The Joker

You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Notable Births

Historical Context for December 8, 1973