Cable News In Brief (Press, 3 June 1972)

On 3 June 1972, various significant news events were reported. A Japanese factory, responsible for producing a chemical aimed at preventing water pollution, has halted its operations due to allegations of causing air pollution. In Alabama, the surgery for Governor George Wallace intended to remove a bullet from his spine has been postponed again. Hospital officials indicated that while the drainage from his abdominal infection is moderate and improving, the Governor is enjoying a regular diet with an increasing appetite. However, he has been prohibited from receiving visitors since the previous Monday. In Moscow, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet unanimously ratified a non-aggression treaty between West Germany and the Soviet Union. Dr Kurt Waldheim, the United Nations Secretary-General, announced the need to renew the mandate for the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus due to ongoing tensions. He has suggested a six-month extension until 15 December in a report to the Security Council. In Djakarta, Indonesia, the demand for telephones is reported to be drastically higher than supply, with only 42,000 available against a requirement of 420,000, as stated by the Director-General of Posts and Telecommunications. Cuban leader Dr Fidel Castro has arrived in Hungary for a goodwill visit as part of his six-week tour of Eastern Europe, which includes stops in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Poland. In Washington, it has been announced that homosexual acts between consenting adults in private will no longer be subject to criminal prosecution. This agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union marks a significant change for the estimated 50,000 homosexuals in the city. A report from London reveals that approximately 500 passengers have already booked flights on the British Overseas Airways Corporation's Concorde, expected to enter regular service in early 1975, indicating high demand for the supersonic airliner. The US officially announced its first bilateral aid agreement with Bangladesh, which includes a $59 million grant for rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the new country, aimed at importing US commodities and funding construction projects. Lastly, an album of 20 watercolours by Joseph Lycett, a convict deported to New South Wales in 1811, was sold for £9,500 at Sotheby’s in London. These paintings, depicting Aborigines in various activities within the picturesque New South Wales landscape, were purchased on behalf of an unnamed Australian. In Italy, three policemen were killed in a car bomb explosion near the Yugoslav border, an incident leading to stern reactions from leaders amid a rise in police attacks in Northern Italy. This violence follows the shocking assassination of a leading Milanese policeman, Dr Luigi Calabresi, which has intensified concerns regarding law and order in the country under a caretaker government.

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