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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
1
Saigon AP reports the U S Command confirms four additional losses including another B52 and 12 airmen, raising totals to 27 aircraft and 93 crew missing or killed. Hanoi claims 76 aircraft downed since Nixon’s air campaign began.
Global reaction to renewed bombing intensifies with protests from China to Canada. Premier Chou Enlai condemns the action and calls for an end to bombing while U.S. Congress members push for a special session to oppose the war.
A Pentagon spokesman suggested civilian deaths in Hanoi could result from shot-down U S bombers crashing into the city or from North Vietnamese surface to air missiles striking the ground. Meanwhile the United States and 23 other nations signed an international agreement to prevent pollution of the world oceans.
The 1940 London bombings marked the greatest destruction since the 1666 fire as German air raids intensified during World War II. Other items note local weather outlook with highs in the mid to upper 60s and a 40 percent rain chance for Saturday.
Thai officials negotiated with Black September to free 6 Israeli hostages at the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok. Four commandos left with 36 prisoners after a 19 hour siege ending in Cairo. Egyptian and Thai officials accompanied them to ensure safety. the Israeli government condemned concessions to terrorism.
Decatur native Katy Murphy and her family learned she was safe after a powerful Managua earthquake that killed thousands and leveled much of the capital. Katy, a junior at Emory College in Virginia, was visiting relatives with Kenneth Murphy Jr. Her father Col Kenneth Murphy heads U S military forces in Nicaragua.
At San Francisco International Airport a PSA flight crew introduced Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam to entertain travelers. The costumed characters, hired by Cartoon Characters Inc. of San Jose, aim to brighten waits between flights and boost passenger morale.
Al Jones lists a billiard table spinets piano electric guitar and mower in a Decatur Daily want ad. The ad draws 19 additional responses showing strong demand for such items.
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