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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1973
Page
1
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose 1.2 percent in March, with food costs surging and grocery prices driving most of the rise. AFL-CIO leader Meany criticized policies while lawmakers blamed Republicans and wage guidelines, noting inflation remained above administration targets.
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell awaiting grand jury appearance accuses Nixon campaign officials of planning the Watergate wiretap. The paper notes U S aerial reconnaissance resumes over North Vietnam with drone aircraft and reports on Cambodian war dynamics and a U S embassy informant. Atomic weather outlook and regional storm reports follow on later pages.
A Madison Circuit Court jury of five women and eight men found James Woods not guilty after about an hour of deliberation in a narcotics sale case. The trial followed a May purchase claim involving one gram of cocaine from Woods’ RMJ Company premises.
The schedule lists multiple egg hunts across the region this weekend. Events occur at Shadyside Pack Hall, Westvale Park, Fairview Park, Falls Park Pendleton, Makepeace Park Chesterfield, and Lions Den Summitville with times from 9:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Sunday events include Fairview Park Anderson Bailey's Hill Shirley Town Park and Beulah Park with several 2 p.m. start times.
Penn Central freight train halted near Pearl to West Second streets caused an hour long wait as four cars were uncoupled in separate spots. A Gridley Tower spokesman blamed vandals and public disruption, noting police aid and ICC hours of service rules while Home Show drew crowds.
A nine year old Ingalls resident darted across Indiana 36 in front of a pickup driven by Edward Weddington. The child died at 9 40 a m. His mother was nearby watching. The fatality is the 11th traffic death in Madison County in 1973. The Rollins family and other injured after a freak parking lot accident at Friendly Foster's added to a tragic day.
Seven American students were detained outside a Moscow passport office for protesting Soviet Jewish conditions. They were released later and allowed to continue their Easter vacation tour. Names of detainees include Klein, Bridger, Fogel, Levanthal, Kornbluth, Pulver, and Schwartz, all from New York. They sang Let My People Go as police removed them, while embassy sources cited no intent to protest.
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