Hope Claims 1973 Was Good Year For Comedians
North Hollywood California AP Bob Hope notes 1973 was a good year for comedians as stress drives laughter. He volunteered a top ten list of jokes and reflects on audience reactions in tough times, saying front line soldiers provided some of his best audiences and laughter offered release during crises.
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Congress Battles Over War Powers and Vietnam Policy
The article reviews Congress efforts to reassert war powers, veto battles with President Nixon over Vietnam and Indochina actions, and votes on appropriations and aid. It also includes comedian Hope’s reflections on 1973, political humor about Watergate, energy crisis, and global tensions.
Unsuspecting American Caught Up In Israel Mobilization
David McCuulsky, 24, says he was in Haifa during the October Middle East war when Israeli troops recruited volunteers for the front. He joined a field hospital on the Golan Heights after a Jeep ride and carried stretchers. His tour lasted 31 1/2 days, earning a war medal and leaving him with memories and a leg scar.
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Four Die In Detroit Drug Related Shooting
A five year old boy, found in a car with four dead adults, survived the Friday shooting on Detroit’s west side. Victims include Julie Brown, 23, and her brother Stanley, 19, plus Eddie Wallace, 23, and the boy’s mother Janice McGee, 23, all shot likely in a drug related incident. The boy, kept by grandparents, remained unable to aid investigators. Police cited the city’s 1973 homicide total rising to 741, with 693 in 1972.
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