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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
1
Occasional rain and snow expected across West Virginia and Ohio with varying temperatures. Western Pennsylvania sees snow and rain, Kentucky faces heavy snow warnings, while Sunday humidity and northeast winds reach up to 11 mph.
The report notes plans to clear the way for the Buchanan Dam on the Chowchilla River in California and the Snake River dam in Idaho. It also says Nixon exempted Mumford and Gilliland from mandatory retirement and prepared for foreign affairs conferences with Kissinger.
Moscow reports say the Paris publication of Solzhenitsyns Gulag Archipelago triggers an international copyright clash. The Soviet Union formed a copyright agency to control foreign publication of Soviet authors and warns contracts with publishers without state authorization are void.
A week later U S and Soviet foreign ministers along with Egyptian Israeli and Jordanian peers plan a full Geneva plenary per Issinger timetable. Elections threaten to renew military talks on time and Golda Meir must win a coalition to maintain mandate. a Likud victory could delay the process. undecided voters plus a large reserve mobilization hinder turnout for both sides.
Chelyan troopers bought 10 dollars of firecrackers and arrested a 15 year old for sale and possession. Cpl. Roger Oates said the seizure aims to curb holiday dangers as many firecrackers can cause serious injuries during the New Year period.
North Vietnam's Vietnam News Agency reports a film titled Thristmas Guests shown in Hanoi highlights U S POWs and the December 1972 air offensive. The film follows a B52 crew of six and notes confessions of pilots captured during attacks on Vietnam villages. The agency says most prisoners were released under the Paris cease fire with no Americans remaining.
Altizer died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and authorities say the 19 year old man from South Carolina was killed. The father is charged in connection with the case.
Mrs Mary Altizer sought help after a shooting at her residence early Sunday. A neighbor recalled Altizer saying she was shot at and requested to use a telephone to call police as emergency crews responded. Dyer indicated the motive for the incident has not been established.
Mrs. Peterson recalls hearing a shot after a visit to the Altizer home where the family had resided for about 12 years. Altizer's body was later taken to Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home as authorities investigated the incident.
The article traces Solzhenitsyn’s youth in Rostov University and Komsomol, his wartime service and growing distrust of Stalin, and how his later prison experiences shaped his critique. It notes his early defense of communism, the critical correspondence with a friend, and his evolving view leading to The Gulag Archipelago.
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