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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1973

Page

6

66 Pct Of Handguns Seized Saturday Night Specials

Treasury study cited by Rep. Murphy shows 66 percent of handguns seized in New York City are Saturday night specials. Figures for Atlanta Detroit and New Orleans range from 62 to 75 percent. The report traces guns from 46 states and nine foreign countries and links crimes from robbery to homicide to illegal possession.

Carl C. Craft Associated Press Washington Treasury New York City John M. Murphy D-N.y Atlanta Detroit New Orleans Murphy New York Louisiana Georgia

Senate votes to delay auto exhaust cut by one year

The Senate approved an 83 to 0 vote to postpone for one year the Clean Air Act requirement of 90 percent reductions in auto exhaust. Muskie defended the move against a similar two year extension proposed by Scott, while a House Senate conference will resolve differing bills.

Lawrence House Muskie House-Senate Ivil Senate Federal Energy Office Environmental Protection Agency National Clean Air Coalitton Environmental Group

Nixon Plans Energy Efficient Trip To Florida

The White House says President Nixon will travel to Florida after Christmas by the option that uses the least energy. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren said Nixon wants to set an example on energy use and will decide between air or rail based on energy costs. The White House may allow reporters to arrange their own travel and lodging for the trip.

Washington White House Nixon Florida Gerald Warren Biscayne Warren

Marian Martin Misses Pattern Sale Ad

An advertisement from The Danville Register by Marian Martin promotes Misses' sizes 8 to 16 shirt dress patterns in gabardine and double knit fabrics. Each pattern costs 74 cents with 25 cents extra for first class mail and handling, detailing yardage and bust measurements for ordering.

Marian Martin Danville Register

Energy crisis to hit poor hard WEinberger warns

HEW Secretary Caspar Weinberger says the energy shortage will have an enormous indirect impact on the poor through unemployment inflation and restricted health services. The 10 page report recommends keeping home temps tolerable and prioritizing school heating fuel while hoping for no gasoline rations and resumption of oil flow from the Middle East.

Sec. Weinberger HEW Joan Stowell Associated Press Washington (Ap Caspar W. Weinberger Secretar of Health, Education and Welfare Weinberger Federal Energy Administration Middle East United States

Federal Grand Jury Chosen to Probe Kent State Killings

A 23 member federal grand jury will be picked on Tuesday to probe the Kent State University shootings of May 4 1970. Parents of four victims hailed the probe as a path to truth about the confrontation between National Guard troops and antiwar demonstrators. The case follows four days of Cambodia war protests and names four slain students: William Schroeder Allison Krause Sandra Scheuer and Jeffrey Miller.

Cleveland Ohio Kent State University National Guard U.S Cambodia William Schroeder Lorain Allison Krause Pittsburgh Sandra Lee Scheuer Youngstown Jeffrey Glenn “Miller Plainview N.Y Kent State U.S. District Court Arthur Krause Louis C. Schroeder

Gunman robs bank in Humboldt grabs hostage

A gunman robbed the First National Bank of Humboldt branch of about 18000 dollars and fled with teller Debbie Brasfield as a hostage. James Kientz said the robber, wearing work clothes and an artificial left hand, warned he would kill if authorities alerted within 30 minutes. Police, FBI, and sheriff units hunted the suspect.

Rientz Haskell McCollum Humboldt Police McCollum Tennessee Highway Patrol FBI Sheriff's Deputies

Winter Pattern Catalog Advertisement

Pattern Dept. 282 West 18th St New York NY 10011 advertises pattern catalog savings. It promotes pattern selection, a coupon offering one free pattern, and mentions books on sewing and knitting with prices 73 cents and 1.25 dollars.

West 18Th St New York

Defense group weighs cutting up to sixty thousand noncombat jobs

At a Pentagon briefing Assistant Secretary William K. Brehm said the Defense Department may trim as many as 61,000 noncombat positions worldwide to lower manpower needs for Army enlistments. He noted headquarters offices including the office of the secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff would study 10 20 and 30 percent cuts with start of first reductions in about a month and completion in months. The Army met its November recruiting objectives.

Washington Defense Department Asst Secretary of Defense William K. Brehm Pentagon Brehm Joint Chiefs of Staff

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