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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
1
U S forces suffer their heaviest losses in 19 months with two B52 bombers and two fighter-bombers lost and 16 crew missing. The toll since Monday's raids reaches eight B52s four fighters and 43 airmen, as Hanoi claims attacks hit embassies and the Hanoi Hilton camp.
Two survivors of a Uruguayan air force plane crash in the Andes were rescued after more than two months exposed to cold and snow. They reported 14 others still alive high in the mountains while seeking aid in Los Maitenes near Santiago.
Two Air Force Thunderbird team members Capt. Jerry D. S. Bolt and Tech. Sgt. Charles H. Lynn, both 30, are killed when an F4 fighter crashes 80 miles north of Las Vegas. Bolt hailed from Lubbock Texas and Lynn from Mobile Alabama.
Consumer prices in November rose three tenths of one percent driven by higher costs for food clothing and residential gas. Beef prices rose as Nixon extended meat import quota suspensions into 1973, while the living cost index stood at 126.9 percent of the 1967 average, up 3.5 percent from a year ago.
Washington reports accuse North Vietnam of violating the Geneva Conventions by placing a damaged prisoner of war camp near potential bombing targets. The Hanoi broadcast said prisoners and visitors were injured as walls and ceilings cracked. Pentagon officials cautioned they have no proof the report is accurate.
David J. Lifka, 19, Mitchell Iowa, died at St Marys Hospital Rochester from massive head injuries after a Dec 14 collision on foggy Hwy 9 five miles west of Osage. Passenger Michael Belend 19 Stacyville injured. Lifka's funeral planned at Sacred Heart Church with Champion Funeral Home arranging. Lifka survived by wife Irene daughter Twyla and his parents William and Mrs Lifka Stacyville plus four siblings.
Five gunmen who fled a failed Willie's Supermarket holdup in Chattanooga surrendered early today after their getaway car was stopped north of Atlanta. They released hostages, including a 4 year old girl, and face federal kidnapping charges. The ambulance driver who offered himself in place of a captured woman recounted the ordeal.
Sacramento expert Dr. J M Stubblebine warns the Christmas season heightens emotional stress and violence. He says despondency and loneliness prompt conflicts and alcohol use, noting a case where a father’s accident during tree trimming led to a family breakdown and a hospitalization the next day.
Joe M Dealey president of the Dallas Morning News paid 250000 ransom for the release of Amanda Mayhew Dealey 22 the kidnapped daughter in law who was found bound and unharmed after two and a half days Her husband Joe M Dealey Jr works at the paper and the incident was disclosed by Felix R McKnight editor of the Dallas Times Herald.
Festival Thursday features remarks from Joseph Schmidt, outgoing president of the Chamber of Commerce, and introduces Alouette as a key figure in the event agenda. The program aims to boost local business and community engagement through networking and cultural activities.
Herald want-ad promotes a three bedroom house with garage and full basement, with a family dining room. Available now to rent per month. ad ran six days but the house was rented after appearing twice. contact 433 8851 for fast action.
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