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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
5
The piece recalls paying 801.26 for Action Comics introducing Superman, wonders what nostalgia era collectors pay now, and notes orange crate scooters fetch 12 dollars and crate ends 10 dollars. It muses on riches from discarded items and the fashion of the 1930s, contrasting past and present.
Overheard humor from a shopping scene includes a golfer who took a partner swap after a tease about quitting. A coach laments a disastrous season and jokes his only friend is his dog. An elderly man grouses that everything affordable is chopped or smothered, while another speaker admits delaying tasks until the day after tomorrow.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Flight control experts fear a failing control gyroscope on Skylab could end the mission prematurely. Skylab 3 crew Carr Pogue Gibson on day 31 of 84 face reduced maneuvers and fewer experiments as CMG No 1 failed early and CMG No 3 shows distress. If CMG Two fails officials warn stability would rely on gas thrusters and docked Apollo thrusters.
Downtown shoppers mostly oppose continuing Sunday shopping hours past Christmas citing rest day values and fairness to workers. Respondents include John King, Carole Smith, Orpha Vickers, Darrell Crist, Linda Dickerson, Harold Twist, Art Hartley, and William Duda, with parking ease and convenience noted as factors.
The Rev Donald S Harrington refused to award the Gandh Peace Award to the Rev Daniel J Berrigan unless he publicly denounces an anti Israel speech Berrigan gave. In that address he described Israel as a criminal Jewish community and a nightmare manufacturing human waste. Berrigan, an anti war activist, had served time for burning draft records. Attempts to reach him were unsuccessful. Harrington criticized Berrigan's portrayal of Israel and said the speech should have been made to a Jewish audience.
David Heath of Owensboro Kentucky, 34, received his medical school diploma while terminal cancer looms. He says the degree represents a life dream to practice medicine, though he does not expect to hang a practice sign and hopes to make it through the holidays. Heath learned of his terminal cancer after an May exploratory operation uncovered widespread illness. Doctors could not locate a primary source. He remains determined, noting the chart outcome did not erase his resolve.
In Ionia Michigan a group of 28 inmates at the Michigan State Reformatory barricaded themselves behind pool and ping pong tables for two hours to protest reduced recreation after a Saturday disturbance. Officials said the march to limit access followed a strike by about 300 inmates over a TV cutback to save energy.
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas completed a week of testimony on the 1970 Air West acquisition by Howard Hughes. Indictments could come within two weeks. Witnesses included Hughes associates, former Air West directors, an American Stock Exchange official, a Wall Street broker, and two journalists. Prosecutors declined comment. The case centers on possible conspiracy and stock manipulation connected to the sale and Hughes campaign contributions.
A hooded former Royal Ulster Constabulary detective, Ivan Johnson, was found dead near the border in Ireland with head wounds after an apparent Thursday kidnapping by the IRA. His killing marks the 921st death in Northern Ireland violence. Police reported shots fired at officers on a Clady bridge nearby.
Mass transit expands to curb fuel use with discounts and extended service. New York offers two for one weekly rides while Chicago area lines run a Board for a Buck deal. Cities from Everett to Seattle and San Francisco report higher ridership as energy concerns drive commuters toward buses and trains.
An Egyptian official warned Austria may face more attacks as Soviet Jewish transit to Israel continues. A September train hijack near the Czech border held 37 Soviet Jews and four hostages before releases followed Schoenau camp closure. The Woellersdorf facility will briefly shelter arrivals before they are flown to Israel.
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