Autopsy Pending In Heat Related Death Of Elderly Couple
Police awaited autopsy results to determine if no heat due to a $200+ bill led to the deaths of 93 year old Frank Baker and 92 year old Catherine Baker in their Schenectady home. The power company had cut off heat after nonpayment as overnight temperatures fell to 12 and 16 degrees. The Bakers, married 57 years, were found fully clothed by a grandson on Christmas Eve. The investigation noted possible natural causes but left open questions about asphyxiation risk from heating with a gas stove. Their child Frances Heise lives nearby.
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Peaceful Christmas First In 12 Years
Associated Press reports a tranquil 1973 Christmas with less warfare and more economic worry for Christians. Pope Paul VI urged search for salvation as crowds fill St Peter's Square, while Bethlehem saw a small pilgrimage due to fears of Arab violence. Security was tight in Bethlehem but no attacks occurred.
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Nixon and Dobrynin Discuss Mideast Crisis
President Nixon met with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin in Washington to talk over general foreign policy with a focus on the Middle East and Arab-Israeli peace talks in Geneva. The White House did not announce the session.
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Nixon
Anatolya Dobrynin
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Middle East
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
City Police Weather Mixed Christmas Day Duties
Six holiday calls disrupted the city police department’s Christmas Day routine. A car hit another near St Thomas Church after midnight mass injuring no one, while a WOTR Radio Drive incident caused $100 damage to two cars. Burglary attempts at Hare Creek Trailer Park failed, piggy banks were emptied at 514 Grand Street, a man was arrested for public drunkenness at Park Street, and two pastry thieves fled after a chase from IGA Store on North Center Street.
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Robert EB. Davis
R.D.3
Corry
Wayne A. Mack
New Castle
Davis
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Macr
IGA
Courtney Fargo
Fargo
Raymond Avenue
Recount Still Rankles in Erie Council Race
In a November city council contest for three seats, incumbent Benjamin Calderone beat Laurence Barton by three votes. A December recount in Erie kept the results Calderone 791 to Barton 788, with a Third Ward machine quirk on a veterans' bonus payment question. County commissioners vote to pursue keeping Barton's $150 bond. Barton and attorney Roger Fischer push for the $50 return for Third Ward machine errors.
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Laurance Barton
Erie County
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Dem
Barton
Dems
Judy Kasper
Roger Fischer
Erie
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Leo Weir
Fischer
Traffic Crashes During Holiday See High Damages
Corry state police recorded a low number of traffic accidents over the Christmas holiday but damage was substantial. Estimated damage reached 3500 across three vehicles with four people treated for cuts and bruises. Two crashes involved Route 8 near Union City and Route 97 in Waterford Township with injuries but no serious harm. Names include Ernie A. Kusiak 24 of Union City and W L Campbell 73 of Knox. The Brooks pair from Waterford were lightly injured. The section notes riverhead efforts to curb suburban sprawl with farmland preservation.
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Union City
Ernie A. Kusiak
R.D.4
W. L. Campbell
Knox
Kusiak
Waterford Township
Liane M Brooks
Rce
Lloyd Brooks Jr
Hirle
Brooks Stalin
Arabs Reopen Oil Talks as Cuts Eased but Embargo Persists
Arab oil ministers concluded a Kuwait meeting by cancelling January five percent cuts and reducing ongoing reductions from about 25 percent to roughly 15 percent. They kept the embargo on oil to the United States and the Netherlands due to U S support for Israel, while noting potential benefits for Belgium and other allies. Hirotaka Mitsuda praised Japan as a friendly nation, and U S officials avoided public comment on the shift.
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Ahmed Yarman
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Japan
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Japan Oil Federation
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Yasuhiro Nakasone
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Kazutaka Kikawada
Persian Gulf
Peter Walker
Ex-Corryite Held For Murder Remains In Critical Condition
Edward E. English 31 alias Timothy Bernhard remains in critical condition at St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay after a shootout outside the Municipal Safety Building. Officer L Donald Van Stratten listed in fair condition. Sgt Wayne Truttman killed in the clash. English faces murder and two attempted murder counts, arraignment set for January 22. English had fled Erie County two years earlier after a minor theft case and was living in Appleton when arrested.
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VanStratten
FBI
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Erie County
Appleton, Wise
Kennedy Youth Enjoys Christmas in Palm Beach
Edward M. Kennedy Jr. 12, who lost a leg to cancer treatment, spends a Christmas vacation with his family in Palm Beach. He arrived with Senators Kennedy and Edward Jr. and waved to crowds at Palm Beach International Airport while newsmen asked about his gifts, which included a hockey stick and a Miami Dolphins football.
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Miami Dolphins
Edward M. Kennedy
Rose Kennedy Edward Jr
Palm Beach International Airport
Nixon Signs Emergency Israel Aid Bill for 32.2 Billion
President Nixon signed emergency aid legislation authorizing 32.2 billion for Israel with 17.3 million yearly U.S. share for UN forces. The measure, pushed by Sen. Humphrey, allows credit or grant funding and flags 1 billion for military equipment, 1.2 billion as Soviet-ops offset. The act, linked to Geneva peace talks, signals U.S. steadfast support for Israel’s survival.
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Nixon
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White House
Middle East
U.S
United Nations
Anatoly Dobrynin
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Geneva
United States
Red Spaceship Returns Safely After Eight Day Flight
Moscow reports Soyuz 13 with Maj. Pyotr Klimuk and Valentin Lebedev landed on a snowy steppe in Kazakhstan after a nearly eight day mission. They exited without assistance and felt excellent, as Tass noted. Soyuz 14 followed later the same day.
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Kazakhstan
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Valentin Lebedev
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