14 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1973
Page
1
Sunday report states Israel moved its largest artillery force within two miles of Damascus and shelled military installations guarding the Syrian capital. Amman confirms first direct involvement but reports no contact. The communique notes a two mile advance along a 20 mile spearhead toward Damascus.
Gerald R. Ford nears easy Senate confirmation as vice president and returns to Michigan citing no 1978 candidacy. He arrives in Washington after a short sleep, tells reporters he will not seek office in 1978, then receives a standing ovation as Nixon formally nominates him to succeed Spiro Agnew.
Arab oil ministers from producer nations will meet in Kuwait next Thursday to decide whether to use oil as a weapon in the war. Kuwait officials report calls in Kuwait, Iraq, and Egypt for mass strikes to shut down American oil companies. Beirut sources say the Arab-Israeli war has halted crude exports at two Mediterranean terminals and cut 1 million barrels daily in the eastern Mediterranean.
Journalist Jack Anderson recalls the 1971 ITT affair and how the Dita Beard memorandum later became central to his investigative efforts. The report previews a series detailing the behind the scenes saga and Anderson’s method.
Emergency steps range from fuel allotments to dimmed Christmas lights as the fuel crisis worsens amid the Middle East war. An Oct 1 plan in Washington regulates home heating diesel and jet fuel distribution, following a propane order. Trans World Airlines cuts daily flights by about five percent. other carriers expected to follow.
The report traces corruption from top to bottom of the political system in 1973. It contrasts recent scandals with the magnitude of turn of the century New York Tammany Hall cases, yet notes the breadth of those caught suggests widespread graft across levels.
Haldeman and his attorney Frank Strickler, joined by John Wilson, plan to ask Judge Sirica to quash grand jury subpoenas from Archibald Cox related to 172 campaign tactics. Nixon lawyers weigh next steps as Watergate tapes saga continues.
Rivers and creeks overflow along a rain belt from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Oklahoma and Texas report the heaviest toll and fear further losses. Heavy rains slow harvest of soybeans and corn and delay winter wheat planting.
In today’s Hayward Review volume 81 number 7 the issue lists 142 pages and a 25 cent price. The notation appears in the publication’s front matter for issue details and cataloging.
Oakland edges New York 2-1 to grab game one of the fall classic. A passed ball error on Bert Campaneris’ grounder by Felix Millan opens the scoring, with Campaneris later scoring on a misplayed play. Holtzman batted as pitcher and contributed the winning run, while Cleon Jones and Milner provided Mets offense before Jackson robbed Grate of a tying hit.
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