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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Page
1
In Copenhagen a fire tore through the Hafna hotel early Saturday killing at least 33 people. Most victims were foreign tourists trapped on the upper floors as flames gutted the five story hotel and both staircases collapsed. About 85 guests were believed to be in danger. Survivors fled via windows and balconies.
Ottawa lawmakers passed a back to work bill ending the nine day Canadian rail strike. Railroads expect trains to roll by Sunday noon. Unions face penalties up to two years in jail and 5000 dollars. leaders weigh obedience amid changes to wage provisions.
After a blaze shattered a hotel, guests fled by bed sheets and stairs as fire teams hunted for victims. Police later counted 85 guests from various origins with several Americans among them, while others were hospitalized or housed nearby.
Jules Fine and his wife fled Hafnia Hotel in Honolulu using a fire department ladder and only their passports and cash. Fine, an assistant inspector for the U S Agricultural Research Service, credited discipline from World War II and said they saved only Mrs Fine's knitting. Guests reported smoke and peril as firemen guided others down ladders in the hallway and from windows. Lou Mark of Miami Beach also escaped via a second-floor window assisted by a fireman.
A Solon man Daniel R. Philipp, 21, died in Cedar Rapids area crash when his car left the road on Kirkwood Boulevard SW struck a driveway embankment flew 100 feet and landed in a field. He was found about 6 am by a passing motorist. Medical examiner cited probable neck injuries and hours since death.
Film director John Ford, famed for Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath, died of cancer at his home in California. The six time Oscar winner, known for Western epics and navy documentaries, left a wife and two children.
Little Rock reports Representative Mills a Democrat from Arkansas remains in satisfactory condition after surgery to repair a ruptured back disk. The discharge notes stated he is expected to make a full recovery as he recovers at a local medical facility.
An international team pulled the crippled Pisces III from 1,375 feet beneath the Atlantic near Cork Ireland. Sailors Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson, trapped inside, were freed as air dwindled, after a three day effort that involved U S Navy robots and divers from Canada and the United States.
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew conferred for about two hours after Nixon’s California trip. A White House aide described it as a thorough discussion not addressing Agnew’s resignation. Officials said they talked about the Maryland investigation and other subjects including legislative priorities for the new session.
The unmanned Curv Ill, operated by eight American crew, used emergency oxygen to hold out as it lifted the 19 foot Pisces III from 400 feet to 60 feet. Vickers Oceanics officials hailed the success after Chapman and Mallinson endured near depleting oxygen. The operation faced gale force winds as the eight inch nylon line finally hauled the sub aboard the Vickers Voyager.
A squadron of F 4 Phantom jets left Nam Phong Thailand marking the withdrawal of the last U S marine combat forces after 11 years in Indo China. About 1 700 support personnel remain to depart with 3 weeks to finish.
Amtrak overruled the chief justice and sided with Senate minority leader to allow smoking in some first class Metroliner cars effective Saturday. The ban, sparked by Chief Justice Burger’s complaints about cigar smoke, divided cars into smoking and non smoking sections as debates from lawmakers and industry groups followed the issue.
Senator George McGovern labeled American Indian Movement members as rip off artists and lawbreakers during an interview at the state fair. He criticized their tactics, said they exploit Indian problems for selfish ends, and warned that Dr. King would disapprove of their use of violence and rifles.
JAN CLEMENTE Calif AP President Nixon issued a Labor Day statement urging renewed dedication to preserving an abundant America that is free and secure for current and future generations.
In Moscow AP reports Pyotr Yakir and Viktor Krasin two leading Soviet dissidents were sentenced to three years in prison on anti-Soviet propaganda charges after a six day trial.
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