18 Jun 1973
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev opened their Washington summit with pledges to seek lasting world peace. The two leaders stressed building on the Moscow summit foundation and urged progress toward peaceful relations and security for their nations.
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a six man two boy expedition retracing Marquette and Joliet's 1673 voyage arrives below McGregor Iowa. A stone marker is dedicated at Pikes Peak with remarks by Canadian officials and dignitaries.
Basel Switzerland AP report cites Jelle Zijlstra, BIS chairman, warning inflation may rise two to three times past levels as groups push prices. The BIS annual report links dollar weakness to Nixon era policies and notes wage and living cost gains of eight to ten percent, urging attention to public priorities and inflation drivers.
The Small Business Administration says it may take many months to process all damage claims from spring floods and advises loan applicants to file by June 30. The article also notes related economic context and forecasts from the Bank of France on wage growth and inflation.
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with a high near 80 and a low around 63. Wednesday remains cloudy and cooler with a continued chance of showers and a low near 60.
Kenneth G. Brown notes in On The Other Hand that the land and water resource plans are so vast they confuse the average reader. This Tribune writer comments on the scale and potential impact as described on page 7.
Utility officials handed out ice to residents Sunday while crews worked to restore electricity after a storm battered southern Wisconsin. The scene reflected efforts on the power restoration front as the region coped with outages and slow service recovery.
Reports claim up to 40,000 phantom troops in the Cambodia army lead to missing soldiers while diplomats confirm officers continue receiving U S funded wages. The article notes questionable payrolls and potential financial misappropriation within the defense sector.
Skylab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz became history’s longest flying space travelers beating Soyuz 11’s 23 day 18 hour 22 minute mark. They were 275 miles above Nigeria when the record was announced before loss of radio contact with Canary Island station.
Four researchers in an experimental Atlantic minisub remained trapped with dwindling oxygen as a fourth rescue attempt failed. Navy officials reported two men in the front were breathing but the rear compartment occupants were unconscious. Divers faced wreckage and dangerous entanglement while carbon dioxide buildup and temperature challenges hindered the attempt near Key West.
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