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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
1
Truck drivers protested high fuel prices and lower speed limits blocking westbound lanes of an Ohio interstate for two hours. One driver was arrested for illegally parking on the highway. The demonstration followed a similar five hour protest in Pennsylvania with no arrests.
A traffic jam formed when four trucks stopped along Interstate 70 about 7 a.m. east of Cambridge Ohio, backing up two miles. A trucker from New Jersey faced arrest after others blocked the highway in a broader trucker protest across Pennsylvania and nearby states seeking a 65 mph speed limit, diesel price relief, and toll reforms.
Washington AP. After listening to Watergate tapes, Judge Sirica hears White House staff describe handling the secret recordings. Higby Haldeman aide expected to testify along with Bennett Powers as Haig anticipated Wednesday. Senate panel questioned Hughes employees over a 100000 payment to Rebozo. Sirica weighs withholding tapes as confidential and extends the grand jury term. Krogh burglary charges dismissed in Los Angeles.
Negotiators for Capital City TelephoneCo and Local 2 IBEW met Monday under a federal mediator to seek common ground. The union has been on strike since October 12 and the company notes no further talks are scheduled. The prior contract expired July 31.
Edward K. Louden was elected president of the Citizen's Advisory Board for 1974 replacing Robert Herman who ends his term on December 31. Louden, a Citadel graduate and Scholastic Magazines manager, holds multiple local posts and is a 22 year US Air Force retiree. Charles Kolb was elected vice president. he is assistant cashier at Exchange National Bank. Re-elected members include Carmine Vignola, David Donnelly, and Thomas Vetter. New members are Frank Gerbes, Mrs. Mary Lloyd, Henry LePage, Perry Hawes Jr., Fred Vogel, and Nelson Vincent.
Terrence Epps, 36, of St. Louis, shot and killed his wife’s mother Pauline Sherman 44 and her parents Matthew and Pauline Sherman 72 after they refused to reveal his wife’s and child’s whereabouts. He admitted the shooting to detectives and faced three counts of murder.
Across New York to California a drop in electricity use in November aligned with conservation efforts and warm weather. Utilities show mixed results. weather, population, and behavior blur attribution. Officials urge caution while noting notable declines in late November.
Mountain View Calif AP Pioneer 10 has sailed safely through Jupiter radiation belts and is transmitting data as it heads toward the Milky Way. Scientists led by project manager Charles Hall study the Jovian magnetic field radiation belts and turbulent atmosphere while the 570 pound probe departs the solar system in 1987. The spacecraft carries a plaque and is expected to send data for five years up to two billion miles from Earth near Uranus. Radiation intensity rose as Pioneer neared Jupiter but declined before it passed, easing fears of major damage.
Two persons died in Missouri traffic crashes Monday according to the Highway Patrol. Dorothy Voorhees, 55, of Cassville, died after her car left U S 60 and hit a utility pole near Monett and was moved to a Cassville funeral home. Lesley Logsdon, 67, of Potosi, died after a collision with a dump truck on Route P near Route 8 in Washington County. his wife Ettie Logsdon, 65, was seriously injured. In Osage County, Edith Sarchette, 35, sustained serious injuries when a car driven by Denise Walters, 19, went off Highway 28, overturned, near Route NN. Walters and Linda Butler, 19, had minor injuries.
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