03 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1972
Page
1
In St Louis AP reports Democratic National Chairman Jean Westwood may mount a campaign to keep her post as party leader. Details indicate a looming battle within the party as support and opposition lines form ahead of any leadership vote.
Saigon radio quoted Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam saying Washington may press Thieu to sign a cease fire but would not accept a separate pact with North Vietnam. Lam stressed U S aid matters but the South Vietnamese government would prioritize freedom for its 17 million people. Kissinger continued to Paris talks, Nixon sailed Biscayne Bay aboard Ceco Lobo Ti with Charles G. Rebozo. Westwood faced pressure to resign as National Democratic Governors Caucus met. Hearnes urged her to step aside while Strauss appeared favored for the chairmanship amid ongoing party politics.
The Richmond school desegregation fight hinges on district boundary lines as courts weigh state and local actions. Virginia and counties argue boundaries were not engineered to preserve segregation, while Merhige’s order prompts debate on whether crossing lines can undo segregation in city and suburbs.
The U.S. Command notes two thirds of 183 tactical jet strikes in the South through Saturday morning were in the northern military region with no significant bomb damage reported there. An AUS Army helicopter crewman was wounded Friday by ground fire 16 miles north of Tuy Hoa on the central coast. the helicopter returned to base with light damage.
Walton, a state trooper of 11 years from Lumberton, is survived by his widow and two young children after a fatal incident described as more dangerous when alone than with two officers in a car.
The bound body of Danny Love twenty two was found behind a Durham bowling alley fifty feet from U S 70. Police believe he was shot at the scene and tied to a tree. Love disappeared after leaving Tar Heel Motor Sales to give a ride to two men. The car was found later on U S 70 outside Durham. A $309 loan from Wachovia Bank remains unaccounted for.
The Irish Senate approved the measure by 33 to 6 and sent it to a committee before final enactment by President Eamon de Valera. In Northern Ireland violence rose with 649 deaths after a woman was shot in Belfast and a man found tortured with IRA branding, as youths aged 12 to 14 were caught making nail bombs.
Apollo scientists plan a mouse to the moon experiment aboard the America. Mice will wear wafer detectors under their scalps and live in a sealed canister with food and an environmental system. They will stay in lunar orbit with Evans while Cernan and Schmitt descend to explore Taurus Littrow. Upon return the mice will be killed for brain tissue study to gauge cosmic ray effects on humans in long space flights.
Morton said returning Indian programs to operational effectiveness is essential for Indian well being. On Thursday Crow publicly criticized his boss Bruce, declaring someone had to go. He faulted the support given to the unruly male and said he could not administer anything, worsening the situation.
Fire continued from page one after midnight in Seoul. All available firefighting equipment and personnel in the South Korean capital were mobilized. Twenty-two of the dead were young women. Many were found burned or suffocated on a stairway. A portion of the first floor audience had left before the blaze, but most on the second and third floors remained seated.
The White House press secretary said staff roles would change somewhat and that announcements on other staff would come in due course. Roy L. Ash, a California industrialist named to head the Office of Management and Budget, will also hold the title of assistant to the President.
AN McCAUSLAND Sydney AP Whitlam returns Labor to power in Australia with 67 seats in the 125 seat House of Representatives and a wider early count of 73 to 45. Seven million voters went to the polls as Whitlam vows reforms, recognizes China, and plans to pull Australia from SEATO. Whitlam, 56, longtime Labor figure and Royal Australian Air Force veteran, modernizes the party after years of internal feuding.
The American Can Co. disputed a report accusing it of a cheap pressure release system used mainly for public relations. The firm says its rim cent release has been offered since September and appears on 3 million cans. Industry groups and government officials note explosions stem from misuse but still warn of safety concerns.
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