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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
2
President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev announced a landmark agreement to regulate superpower relations to reduce the risk of nuclear war. The pact covers bilateral and multilateral implications, pledging both sides to avoid deteriorating confrontations and preventing threats or use of force.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. of Davenport must refund 42.6 million to gas and electric customers for 19 months ending Aug. 1. Average refunds are 74 dollars per electric customer and 17 dollars per gas customer. The refunds cover overcharges collected since Jan. 1 1972 under bond. The commission called it the largest utility refund order in history and approved partial rate hikes for 1972 and beyond while requiring a plan to lower current rates within 30 days.
Washington AP reported the administration eased voluntary dividend guidelines for 4 percent growth or an alternative formula tied to the 1968-72 average. Committee head Arthur Burns said the change could boost dividend payments for elderly and widows relying on income and aimed to support the sagging stock market after the 60 day price freeze.
Nearly 2,000 Dungeness workers at the multimillion dollar nuclear power station walked off the job in a Friday strike after a union leader swore at a senior engineer and was fired for refusing to apologize. The picket affected site operations in England.
A Senate Watergate panel prepares for John Dean's public appearance while networks plan live coverage. Lowell Weicker questions Dean's credibility and warns about leaks as Congress weighs secret testimony and further investigations into the White House plumbers and broader security matters.
The International Court of Justice at The Hague urged France to suspend nuclear tests in the South Pacific pending a final ruling on disarmament. By an 8 to 6 vote the court said Australia and France should avoid actions that could escalate the dispute. France refused to disclose device details, while officials warned of ecological and safety concerns.
A playful line shows a child on a trip telling his father he wishes his mother could live, laughing at the odd choice of wording and the light absurdity of the moment.
Construction workers at the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo staged a wildcat walkout over bad road conditions on highway 94 access routes to the plant. All 3,000 workers quit. union officials say sentiment sparked the action though no action was planned to fix the roads.
Thirty five astronauts and crew members completed a 20 day mission covering 11 million miles in orbit aboard Skylab. Commander Charles Conrad announced they were in good shape as the Apollo ferry ship docked with the USS Ticonderoga after a precise descent into the Pacific near San Diego.
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