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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
2
A predawn blaze at Washington Hill nursing home in West Philadelphia killed ten elderly residents and injured three. Fire officials blamed a faulty alarm system and noted the building had recent fire code violations. Over 150 firefighters and police responded as survivors were removed to hospitals.
In Santiago heavy gunfire near the defense ministry and the presidential palace occurred as a 45 hour curfew lifted. Allende loyalists clashed with troops. Hortensia Bussi de Allende sought asylum in the Mexican embassy. Gen Augusto Pinochet was named the junta leader with deputies sworn in, and authorities claimed to crush major resistance while reports tallied high casualties. Nixon weighs a temporary 10 percent tax surcharge to fight inflation with potential refunds later.
Iowa highway patrol and highway commission urge motorists to avoid Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City until its formal opening next Wednesday. Officials warn against early use during University of Iowa game weekend and note ongoing shoulder work and barricades. Trespass charges possible. contractor security to patrol sites.
Cambodian government troops advance from the north and east to trap insurgents along the southwest edge of Kompong Cham. Rebels hold the textile factory and parts of the university campus near the airport three miles northwest. Civilians face hunger as helicopters land and aid scarce.
Ottawa reports August inflation up 1.3 percent the sharpest monthly jump in over two decades. The increase is likely to fuel opposition to Prime Minister Trudeau's inflation relief plans.
The Baltimore special grand jury investigating political corruption resumes under unprecedented secrecy. U S marshals seal court corridors as indictments potentially loom. N Dale Anderson faces 39 counts of extortion, bribery, and conspiracy. Federal officials weigh whether to present Agnew related allegations to the panel.
Tel Aviv reports the largest air battle since 1967 over the Mediterranean coast north of Lebanon. Israel claims 13 Syrian Migs shot down and one Phantom lost. Syria claims five Israeli jets downed and eight Migs lost, with a Syrian pilot rescued at sea.
After the first alarm, interior of a three-story cement structure was engulfed in flames. Most of the 52 patients were trapped on the upper floors as flames shot out, hindering firefighters from entering. Rizzo cited the intense fire and the challenge it posed to his men.
Charles Colson expects indictment in the Watergate break in and withdraws from public testimony before the Senate committee at his request. Lawyer David Shapiro cites constitutional rights and condemns leaks as a motive for Colson avoiding pretrial publicity.
London police announced the arrest of three men in Birmingham connected to recent bombings in London and other British cities. Denis Doyle 18 Patrick Dowling 37 and David Wyn Owen 26 appeared in a Birmingham court and were remanded. Dowling faces conspiracy charges, Doyle a bomb making textbook theft, and Owen theft of electrical supplies used in devices.
Atty General Richardson announced he will not reopen the 1971 ITT antitrust settlements. He told Senate questioning that reopening would not serve the public interest and could cause harm. The decision was disclosed during a hearing on Willam Ruckelshaus’s deputy attorney general nomination.
Senator Edward Kennedy warned that Congress would have to impeach if President Nixon refused to turn over Watergate tapes after a Supreme Court order. He argued the constitutional crisis would escalate far beyond the current Watergate dispute.
President Marcos declared that all Muslim religious holidays observed by Islamic nations are to receive official recognition in Muslim-majority areas of the southern Philippines, widening official acknowledgment of Islamic culture and practice.
The note outlines parents as those who bear children, support teens, and guide newlyweds, emphasizing their diverse responsibilities in family life and social roles.
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