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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
5
Four men including American James Kenneth Lowry and three New Zealand marine biologists were rescued by a U.S. Navy helicopter near Scott Base Antarctica. They drifted on packed ice for five days after their engine failed, ate penguin when food ran out, and survived two icebreaks and a whale threat. They were treated at McMurdo Station for fatigue frostbite and snow blindness.
A Long Beach study shows rush hour freeway air pollution endangers heart disease victims. A 90 minute CO exposure during a ride increases chest pain risk for coronary patients and triggers serious cardiac changes likely from reduced oxygen.
Apollo 17 readies for the moon mission from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt rehearsing on pad and in simulators. A potential walkout by 60 aerospace workers was averted after attorney Bernard Mamet said there would be no strike, allowing launch at 9:53 p.m. EST.
Holiday Inn Gaithersburg markets a $1,400 per night three bedroom four bath suite with servants quarters and 24 hour maid and limousine service. The publicity draw draws sightseers though no paying guests have stayed. In Houston, 400 Space Center contractor workers plan a strike, not affecting Apollo 17 preparations as Saturn V systems rehearsal continues amid hold.
The Hope Rotary Club hosted Sgt. Ray Davis of the Arkansas State Police at a Friday luncheon. He spoke on traffic safety noting alcohol as a major accident factor and urged obeying laws to protect motorists. C R Moore led the meeting and honored retired Hope School System employee James H. Jones.Visitors included Gil Snow and Charles Mitchell. Hope High student Mike Huckabee joined Mike Brown.
Washington Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer criticizes President Nixon for publicly backing his hometown team. Kilmer told The Washington Post that presidential comments fuel opponents and may affect the game. He suggested the coach ask Nixon to refrain from talking about games before they are played.
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