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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1974
Page
2
An Arab guerrilla alliance led by the Palestinian Liberation Organization proposes direct negotiations with United States officials on creating a homeland for Palestinian refugees. The source stresses talks must be public and not secret, reflecting PLO proximity.
Typhoon Polly moved toward Hokkaido after crossing Shikoku and western Honshu, leaving five dead and 41 injured. About 38,000 homes were flooded as the storm ploughed across Shikoku and swathes of southwestern Honshu.
Japan's first atom powered ship faces a reactor leak that may require returning to port, while fishermen in Mutsu City threaten to use force to block the vessel's return. The incident centers on the vessel's first test voyage and tensions rise as authorities assess next steps.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco fully recovered from an illness and reassumed chief of state powers from his designated successor Prince Juan Carlos. Prime Minister Carlos Arias announced Franco was ready to resume normal duties, days after doctors declared him clinically cured of thrombophlebitis in his right leg.
In Rome fascist supporters parade with salutes at Prince Junio Valerio Borghese’s funeral inside St Mary Major Basilica defying Vatican bans. Police largely abstain as crowds gather for a ceremony described as Rome’s largest since 1955. In Washington the OAS moves toward possible easing of Cuba sanctions within six months with tacit Ford backing.
Finance Minister Jean-Pierre Fourcade warned of a 17.4 percent rise in industrial prices and led a nine day voluntary campaign with 200000 shopkeepers cutting prices by five percent in September on school supplies clothing and select foods to protect the economy.
John Dean, key witness in the Watergate cover up, begins a 1 to 4 year term at a federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He will surrender at the federal courthouse in Washington and later serve the remainder at a California camp near his home. President Nixon is named an unindicted co conspirator and will testify as a witness.
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