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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1973
Page
12
The Cost of Living Council extended the gasoline price freeze to Sept 7 to give retailers time to post new ceiling stickers showing octane ratings and maximum prices. Diesel is covered, and Phase 4 rules stay in effect.
A federal grand jury charged United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Armco and 14 others with conspiring to fix prices and bid rig in the Texas market for reinforcing bars sold from mid 1969 to 1972. The case covers more than 40 million dollars in rebar sales and targets anti competitive practices in highway and bridge construction materials.
President Nixon vows to resist a court order to turn over Watergate tape recordings for private inspection. Judge Sirica ruled the court, not the president, decides executive privilege in this criminal matter, amid a high stakes clash with Congress and the Watergate committee.
Twenty four Americans killed in a U S Air Force cargo jet crash near Madrid. Bodies flown to Torrejon Air Base for return to the United States for burial. Lone survivor Lt William H Ray of McGuire AFB NJ injured with multiple fractures.
US District Court Judge Lee P. Gagliardi rejected defenses that publicity would bias jurors and ordered the Mitchell Stans trial to begin September 11. They face conspiracy obstruction of justice and perjury charges over alleged efforts to impede the SEC Vesco probe in exchange for a $200,000 Nixon campaign donation.
Rain returns to central and western Kansas with thunderstorms in scattered pockets. A new wave of showers is due late today into Friday with thunderstorms possible around Lawrence. Temperatures rise to highs near 88 and lows around 68 as Labor Day weekend suggests clear to partly cloudy skies southeast.
U S Representative Larry Winn of Kansas defended Congress against Nixon’s charge of inaction. He cited 132 committee meetings and numerous votes, pushed highway and mass transit, law enforcement, and minimum wage bills, and argued Watergate spurred Congress to action while roping in policy debates and possible recess impacts.
Traffic death figures for August show 68 fatalities in 1968, with 422 deaths in 1973 and 448 in 1972. Data compare yearly trends, highlighting shifts in roadway fatalities for the Kansas area.
Partly cloudy and warm conditions described for the area. No further weather details provided on page 5.
Rescue and demolition efforts continue after a major quake in Puebla Veracruz with 527 bodies recovered and 3575 injured. Officials warn death toll may reach 1000 as 10 000 buildings are marked unsafe in over 50 towns and homeless receive aid.
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