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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1973
Page
1
Speaker A. G. Lancione says Democrats may compromise on financing methods for a Vietnam veterans bonus to avoid stalling in the Ohio House. A constitutional amendment slated for today was delayed after the sponsor’s mother-in-law died.
The 6th U S Circuit Court of Appeals backs an order requiring Ford and other automakers to install ignition interlock seat belts for front seat passengers in all new cars by August 15. The ruling relates to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration directive and follows a remand on certain airbag testing procedures issued last December.
Representatives of the American Bar Association gathered in Cleveland for a week-long midyear meeting. About 1,500 attendees expected to discuss topics such as no fault car insurance and police responsibility standards. Major speakers include George Bush, new RNC chairman and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
The destroyer USS Basilone returns to its home port in Newport Rhode Island with the bodies of three sailors killed in a boiler room explosion. Eight men were injured in the blast Monday. four evacuated by Coast Guard helicopter to St. Naval Hospital New York City in critical condition, the other four to Newport Naval Hospital on arrival.
ICCS chairman Michel Gauvin said the first U S prisoners may be freed around February 10, with some released from Hanoi. He noted no definite date but expected a staggered release and anticipated Vietnamese prisoners would be freed or exchanged soon after the initial group.
Gauvin names two possible sites for Viet Cong prisoner transfers in South Vietnam An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon and Phu Hoa as options U S withdraws 2000 more troops in four days reducing strength below 20000 Joint Military Commission asks the International Commission to ready three prisoner recovery teams with two hours notice under the cease fire plan all prisoners to be released by March 28
The AP reports returning American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia may receive up to 100000 dollars in back pay and allowances, plus a possible five dollars per day for their captivity. Air Force records show 79 men with 50000 to 100000 dollars, 247 with 25000 to 50000 dollars. Estates may receive funds for deceased prisoners, and missing cases await presumptive death findings. Maj Floyd Thompson and Lt Cmdr Everett Alvarez Jr are cited among beneficiaries.
Juan V. Corona started 25 consecutive life terms after being convicted in a mass murder trial tied to the 25 itinerant workers found buried in peach orchards by the Feather River. The verdict, reached in Fairfield, followed a defense motion denial amid jury tampering claims and courtroom contempt citations.
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi remained gravely ill after a second surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center following a week after a holdup shooting. The 71 year old chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee faced serious risk as doctors reported no blockage but noted the operation worsened his condition.
In Washington Rep John Dingell introduced a bill to ban Saturday night specials defined as handguns with die cast frames or receivers melting below 800 degrees. The move follows a Nixon guideline to narrowly define a ban to protect legitimate gun owners. The text argues higher manufacturing costs would push such weapons off the market.
Armed guards began patrolling several airports nationwide while others delayed new antihijack measures due to a federal injunction. The Associated Press reports some locations activated security steps, while the injunction halted full deployment.
A federal judge in Washington ordered a 10 day delay in enforcing new airport security measures, set a Feb 13 hearing on a permanent injunction, and allowed airports to decide on armed guards by Feb 13. FAA earlier refused to extend the midnight deadline despite ongoing security mandates at O'Hare and other airports.
European state banks shield the dollar by buying over a billion dollars as the currency sags on European exchanges. West Germany's Bundesbank buys 1 million in the first hour. Bank of England, Tokyo and Tokyo officials take steps to curb dollar inflows while the dollar opens in Frankfurt at 3.1500 marks.
Sen William Proxmire proposes a counter budget cutting 4 billion from Nixon’s base and shifting 6 billion to domestic programs. He calls for 10 billion in reductions across defense foreign aid space public works and highways with targets including defense base closings and manpower programs.
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