ECONOMY In the U. s. gross national product - a decUne of nearly six percent during the first quarter of the year; wl,lle the nation's rate of inflation - ~ nearly eleven percent. This according to figures an . no11nced today - by the u. s. Commerce Deparhnent: ~ the naUon 's wars t economic show Ing In sixteen years. ~ <But wait - there's sUll hope. J• New York City - tlae slxteentla annual Forecastl ■ g Co,iference of the American Statistical Association~ learj.. today from Paul McCracken of ,,,e U•lverslty of Mlc,,lga• - one of the nation's foremost economists; who said the nation's rece,st run of eco•omlc bad luck - appears to have turned. McC,-acken addl•g tllat a J•ll scale rec es slon Is 101 Uke ly - and ;::.,04 • ~ tlte outlook !.!._IO Is highly encouraging. PRESIDENT For President Nixon - a heart warming welcome today from the Daughters of the An, rlcan Revolution; followed by an address - on the challe . nge of the future. The President saying: "The peace of the world Is In our hands." AddlNg that : "what 10e do or /a : ll to do - will determine the fa · te of three bUUo · n J,eople on tlals ea,.th; for not only a ge,aeratloN - but perhaps for generations a•d centuries to co•e." Tlae President g.olNg on to say Ila - at Ille present ch,IU•allon - "llas tlae danger of goh1g do11111 bectJlse ltt1 rlcla - of becoml•g •_!!_k - of .earl•g Itself ....-- __ ... ------- apart." But "at tllls time". - lae contl - nued - "tlaere will be a rene•al of America's sense of deslh1y - so that we can leave a legacy sucla as no generat,on las left In t la Is c e "tu r, - a l•ga c, of JI ea c e Io r a U JI a,. k hid. " EDUCATION FOLLOW WHITE IIOUSE ea en ••er /FINI;.. 7i e White H ~use anno•nced today the selection of a woman - as tlte natlo,a's liighest education officer. Virginia Y. Trotter, a Vice Chancellor at the University of Nebrasl,a - to become the · new Assistaftt S e cretary for Ed•catlon h• the Department of Heal th, EdMcatlon and Welfa're; tlse firs t of her sex - ever to hold 111:J post. WASHINGTON W&1 s hington again - a meei, : ng of the f oY "e lgn ministers of the Organization «1f A nerican States; agreeing today to a poll of OAS members - on the --- question of 111hetlt.er to readmit Cuba to future deliberations. Tlrls at the urging of Mexico's E,nllo Rabasa - who called It "the first step to111artls endl•g the isolallo,a ... wru... of Cuba." Tltrpoll a~a endorsed- 6y V.S., Secretary of State Re,ary Kissinger. Fidel Castrojiiq2tTJ:ss qNoted " as sayi,ag - lae 111ould be 1111llh1g to lake ,art i,a /t1h1re dlscussio,as; ••4 assllt do so - "I• a coash,r,,ctive spirit." ZEBRA FOLLOW SAN FRANCISCO ~ Franclsco,Awas ah, the scefle today - of a massive manhunt. Police stopping, questlofllflg and searching - liundreds of youflg people; attempting to track down the so-called "Zebra" killers - s•st>ected of killing twelve whites h1 random street sllooth1gs. MOSCOW /,(,~ Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts JC. a guest today in Moscow; the last stop - on his current fact fi,,dlng tour of Eastern Europerwhere he again received a red carpet welcome - from Communist officials. '\ ....-c--L This --~••1 the Se,rator 's first visit • to A the Russian capital. ~ purpose •! :i:h co•.._, -s:- / said he - "not to negotiate but to lear,r." •nao •• ezll •••• The 10orld's latest e•ergy crisis - r•f" £ kdu; /+• m the Wollo Province of Ethlop1a/;,here tlae R e d Cross officials were faced wlt'!(•••mJngl, e, ■ s JJJ ms aeuJel h task- of de livering tons and tons of grain to remote drought victims; some Uvl"g as ■ wl, a hundred ml les - across rugged terrain - fr · o• tlae nearest storage facilities. LucltUy •.. , .. ~ tlae problem Dj'flJ solved - by .,.._ Mobilia. ;A( 21 -"'flf every available camel; some seven hu•dred - ht all; eacla capable of carryl,ag fo•r -~(.=t- hu,adred po11,ads of gral• - any•laere, anytl•e; a•d tlaen ),. do It - agal,a and again. SMITHSONIAN A . t the Smithsonian hl1IU11la in Washington - a show tonight perhaps un . lque In the aft~ls of ,;\ Americana. A group of drama students from Alaska Methodist University - presenting an orightal production called "Song : of the Great Land"; tlae story of Alaska from the beginning of time - as conceived a•d staged by Frank Brank, the "Mister Theater of A•claot'age." ••s at tie --e, a J :::z 1•d"r-1w« O/- '* ¼1111, 1G ., .. '*••'••; fa11,-a1. Mo line and Dallas. HARRISBURG A: 11011wl wlea of I a:lfCCCliitlh ••I•• Is Ir • ' Pennsylvania Senatorial candidate Herbert Doe11berg~ I ( ~ ,_pay members of Congress - like football players. r.!f:; a good year - yo11 get a good raise i ""•• A■ 1 r z bad year - you take a c•t." ~;QQ Da,re,rberg addl,rg: "Rlgl,t NOIO tlaey ouglat lo ' take a hoe,rly perce,rt cut." CLEBURNE From Cleburne, Texas - the · story of a marriage gone sour; as graphicall y illustrated In a pair of ads - appearing In the "P)ersonal •columa of the Cleburne Times Review. The first - placed by the husband,•,..._,_ •a• 1t Jae k David Dea11. ~~.e.•A.,.,L- ,,, . ,oUl 11ot be responsible - for any debts otlaer than my o•"·" Tlt.e second - placed by his wife Dianna W. ~.,,._ A141h :- De a ,a. -,A I • ,11r "Jack David Dean has never been responsible for Ills own debts - much less mine."