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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon, 100 days into his second term, delivers a televised address urging prayers and trust rather than votes. He accepts ultimate responsibility for wrongdoing, cites new information on possible administration involvement, and vows justice without whitewash as he outlines goals for peace, prosperity, and equal opportunity.
Nixon, after a televised Watergate speech, surprised reporters by appearing in the White House briefing room with dead mics and urging them to “continue to give me hell.” He praised the press for exposing the scandal and singled out Judge Sirica for his role.
Lawmakers push to move Watergate probe outside the White House. Senators Percy Javits Bellmon Dole and Bush voice support, urging a prosecutor confirmed by Congress to pursue all leads. Some doubt Nixon acted enough while others welcome new rules.
Storm damage occurred overnight with downed trees and power lines and damaged roofs across Chanute. Police report no tornadoes while winds reached 66 mph at the airport. firefighters battled downed lines and a toppled tree damaged a garage and camper at 301 North Forest.
A Buffalo storm damaged Ora Hobbs farm and nearby areas with twisted trees and scattered debris. Oak leaves mysteriously covered Hobbs yard though no oaks are nearby. Golf balls appeared in Rex Truitt 305 N Steuben yard from unknown source. Damages included a destroyed garage at 1602 S Malcolm Beatrice Baughn and a shed, siding, and shingles loss at Harris home. A Western Petro Chemical Co storage building roof blew off, a water pump building roof removed, and a William Augustin barn demolished. City crews cleared debris and power and communications crews worked to restore service by day’s end.
FBI agents posted outside key White House offices as President Nixon moves to safeguard files for the Watergate investigation. Press secretary Ziegler calls it a protective procedure not aimed at any individual.
President Nixon sent Congress a 2.9 billion foreign aid program for 1974 including 632 million for Indochina reconstruction. The plan excludes Kansas City rehabilitation funds and notes possible future aid for North Vietnam if Hanoi ends military actions.
Mrs. Roger L. Elliott woke during the night to a tornado that struck her farm near Cha nute in Leanna area. The Elliott family escaped unharmed though their home suffered roof damage from a large tree. Across the road a hay barn owned by Mrs. F. M. Alford was demolished with scattered debris and javelin‑like wood fragments in the yard.
An intercepted note refers to an obscure executive labeled "Checkers" as the root of the trouble. The author signs off with a casual Yours, implying internal blame.
North Vietnamese officials and U S negotiators returned from talks with William Sullivan warning Hanoi to fully implement the cease fire or face renewed U S military action. Thach urged restoring mine clearance, aid talks, and ending reconnaissance flights as conditions for further talks with Kissinger and Tho. In Washington the Senate urged Nixon to appoint an outside special prosecutor for Watergate investigations.
In Moscow Brezhnev led the May Day parade from Lenin’s tomb and urged detente with the United States Western Europe and Japan. He framed Soviet foreign policy as a policy of peace before thousands in Red Square.
A nationwide AP sampling one month into the meat boycott shows beef lamb and pork prices nearly unchanged or higher. About 44 percent of items held steady 29 percent rose 20 percent fell and 7 percent were unavailable. roughly half the items sold at Nixon era ceiling prices.
Washington AP reports a bitterly divided Congress authorized a new year of wage and price controls for President Nixon. The bill passed the House 267 to 115 after late Monday approval and drew limited praise while the Senate had earlier approved by voice vote.
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