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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1973
Page
7
Four British soldiers were injured when a 200 pound bomb exploded near an armored car about four hours south of Belfast. A seven foot crater was left in the road as the blast occurred just before a patrol passed. Prime Minister Edward Heath was meeting Protestant and Catholic leaders nearby.
A London newspaper reports a new IRA barb mission heading to London to escalate bomb activity. The Evening News says attackers may use car bombs and smaller devices near targeted sites, prompting scotland yard and police to caution that more devices may remain at large.
UPI reports Exxon denies a NAACP conspiracy claim and agrees to supply extra gasoline for city buses if supplies permit. Hearing set by U S District Judge Robert McRae Jr to proceed on Sept 5 regarding whether officials conspired with Exxon to withhold fuel from about 155 Memphis school buses.
UPI reports Senator James Abourezk accuses the U S Bureau of Indian Affairs of trying to eliminate Indians by moving reservation populations to cities and forgetting them thereafter during a subcommittee hearing. Ce Marin of the Intertribal Friendship House in Oakland questions whether government job training and programs for Indians moving to cities yield real employment.
A Michigan State study of 4 29 youths aged 14 to 17 in three Western Michigan families finds younger adolescents more religiously orthodox and more authority oriented. Girls show greater orthodoxy and deference than boys, with age reducing both traits. Authority respect appears to deter drug use more than religiosity, and adolescents did not align with reported shifts toward liberal sexual behavior.
Report from Hsihua news agency mentions Mao Zedong presiding over the tenth congress. The dispatch notes a Beijing held gathering described as vigorous, monitored from Tokyo, with details unclear about dates and participants.
Four members of a bereaved family were robbed of cash by men posing as gravediggers at a Birmingham cemetery after a burial service. Mrs. Paul Dupree said the robbers looked like cemetery workers and used a pistol. The haul included $40 in cash and various personal items.
Massachusetts Health Commissioner William Bicknell warns of Eastern equine encephalitis risk in New England. Two possible cases, a sailor in Plymouth Massachusetts and a boy in Damatiscotta Maine, have been repaired but not confirmed. Three suspected cases near Westport Massachusetts are under review following a weekend discovery of the state’s only confirmed case.
UPI reports officials warn against several aerosols amid suspected links to birth defects. CPSC chair Medard Simpson urges discontinuation and doctor consultations for exposed women and couples delaying conception. Research from Oklahoma supports possible connections to defects.
Senator Alan Bible the 14th ranked in seniority announces retirement in January after nearly 40 years in public office. He will step down from the Senate after a career that included chairing the Small Business Committee and serving on Appropriations and Atomic Energy committees. He began his political path as a district attorney in Virginia City and later became state attorney general before rising to national office. He cites fatigue and a desire to fish and golf as reasons for stepping down.
President Nixon expresses confidence there will be no recession next year and that a tax increase is not needed, citing advisers who expect a balanced budget can be achieved. Warren says the president believes price stability will return and the economy will improve with government efforts and budget restraint. He plans a Camp David trip for Labor Day weekend with family.
President Nixon seeks privacy as reporters trailing his motorcade are blocked by Secret Service near Camp Pendleton and Red Beach. White House confirms suspension of press pool and notes his disdain for journalists in public.
A record breaking torque ride at Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park surpasses the old mark set last month. Lacy's feat, with a time of 10 hinucs and A6 minutes, will be forwarded to the Guinness Book of Records for validation.
A coalition of eight groups including the Sierra Club and Earth-friendly groups urged the EPA to tax air pollution. They proposed ideas such as a tax on all sulfur oxide and particulates or on emissions above acceptable levels. Public hearings are held in Atlanta Denver Dallas and San Francisco as part of proposals to curb air quality deterioration.
Washington officials report that terrorists from different nations are increasingly collaborating and receiving more support from governments. The government committee on terrorism notes grim prospects for kidnappings and bombings due to growing collaboration, access to funding, and signs of state aid amid recent hijacking prosecutions and a fatal bombing incident in Britain.
President Nixon sent a letter dated August 13 to Margarinla Moran’s father, banker Fransis Moran, praising her comment on his peace efforts. The missive arrived at the Mandalaying home and was released to reporters today. Moran, once Miss Universe in 1929, is noted for declaring Nixon the world’s greatest man.
President Nixon endorses Emory G. Swank resignation and assigns him as political adviser to the NAT Atlantis Fleet commander in Norfolk Virginia. Swank to begin new duties amid ongoing White House reshuffles.
Secretary of State designate Henry Kissinger began consultations with U.S. and Philippine diplomats as he outlines a new era for U.S. foreign policy. He met with U.S. SALT II negotiator U. Alexis Johnson and Ambassador to the Philippines William Sullivan, and discussed Senate hearings and SALT talks.
Denver based reports say a citizen band operator who threatened President Nixon and Vice President Agnew was silenced after authorities traced the broadcasts. FCC and Secret Service joined the investigation as a network of radio operators sought the culprit.
FBI says 46 year old U.S. citizen Marshall Soghoian was charged with unlawful foreign agent activity for Zambia. He allegedly posed as a Zambian government and embassy representative and sought electronic equipment for Zambia. He faces counts on unregistered foreign agent activity and interception device possession.
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