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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1973
Page
5
Four hijackers hold 139 passengers on a hot Dubai flight after a grenade killed a female accomplice. They threaten death or release as Japan Airlines and Dubai officials seek orders from headquarters. Israeli response expected. hostages possible in Tokyo talks.
Despite Watergate pressures the White House staff remains centered on three advisers Haldeman Ehrlichman Kissinger before, now Haig Ziegler and Kissinger. Nixon meets Cabinet and Congress more, seen as increasing accessibility while relying on loyal, experienced counsel for key decisions.
A leadership body of the Democratic Party in Fort Collins voted 52 to 50 to urge the Democratic National Committee to limit the 1974 post election convention to adopting a party charter. Liberal delegates led by Joseph Co accused the move of hiding from divisive issues.
The University of Texas opened four bids for repairing the Lyndon Baines Johnson library exterior after suing the original contractor for crumbling travertine marble. The low bid of 1.77 million was from Stokes Construction Co. of San Marcos, with contingency costs possibly pushing the total beyond 2 million. The suit against T. C. Bateson Construction Co. of Dallas seeks full reimbursement of repair costs.
Prime Minister Whitlam sent a strong protest letter to France after learning tests began at Mururoa Atoll. He directed ambassador Alan Renouf to join him in Ottawa for talks at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference. He warned Australia will seriously weigh implications for Pacific peoples and international law.
The disclosure that Liberal party fund-raisers pressured U S companies for campaign contributions last year spurred calls for a federal probe in Canada. In New York, Protestant denominations say White House hostility toward mainline churches has persisted for three years, per Dr Eugene Carson Blake.
International Telephone and Telegraph Canada sparks debate as Canada's election spending bill reaches the House of Commons. The disclosure shows corporations routinely contribute to both Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties, illustrating a distinct Canadian practice versus U.S. public scandal dynamics.
Tokyo police in Dubai report that a suspected hijacker on the Japan Air Lines jumbo jet is a Japanese national. Wounded purser Yoshihisa Miyashita, 37, described the grenade blast that killed a woman believed to be another hijacker. The plane held 122 passengers and 21 crew. the woman’s death is not Japanese.
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark said the Nixon Administration exploited government propaganda to portray Vietnam as a political issue, weakening church influence on peace and justice. Clark, 45, made the remarks on WNBC TV Sunday in New York, via AP Wirephoto.
Herbert Stein chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers told CBS Face the Nation that a recession is not a likely development and that Phase 4 will sustain high employment and activity. He said the economy can slow the boom without output decline or a long downturn and that business is helping moderate the boom.
A drunken gunman on West 134th Street was beaten unconscious after a fatal shooting. Hours later 30 cab drivers chased suspects in a gypsy cab robbery to the Bronx and beat them until police arrived. Officials say signs point to a rising trend of neighbor involvement in New York.
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