03 Jul 1973
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1973
Page
1
The Polish American Congress filed a petition with the FCC asserting bias and seeking equal time to respond after a wave of demeaning polack jokes on ABC TV. Thaddeus Kowalski said the group may pursue further suits if needed and cited Steve Allen’s Aug. 10 1972 Cavett Show incident as an example.
In Seminole a two fold plan aims to improve medical facilities and attract doctors by building a 50 bed hospital to meet local needs. Two new physicians to join Memorial Hospital by next summer following a $2.5 million bond issue. current staff of two doctors worked long hours as administrators seek more physicians.
NEW WASHINGTON Ohio AP Captain J J Fullenkamp climbed into a besieged home and freed a mother and five children from two escaped convicts after a 5 mile chase that killed a deputy sheriff. The men were identified as Robert Hershberger and Richard Osborn.
Little Island in Sardinia plans multimillion dollar housing for families of a 6th Fleet submarine tender. An Italian company will finance and build a long term lease with the Navy, creating a school, cinema, commissary, and likely a swimming pool near the beach, transforming the village of about 10,000 residents.
Flooded towns in the Northeast faced mounting destruction as relentless rains dumped mud and debris. At least 11 people died while authorities assessed widespread damage and ongoing rescue efforts.
Rain and floods caused extensive damage across Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. Vermont suffered 26 highway bridges and several rail trestles destroyed after six inches of rain. Crops and topsoil were swept away, the Black River flooded a major plant in Ludlow, and officials warn recovery will take months.
An Associated Press survey of 19 items across 13 sites shows June price increases slowed after a 60 day freeze but staples like butter and eggs remained costly. From March 1 to June 1 11.5 percent were unchanged and 17 percent declined in June. Unavailable items rose, though no food shortage was evident.
The Commerce Department imposed a scrap iron and steel export embargo for orders of 500 tons or more abroad after July 1 to protect domestic supplies. Japan agreed to reduce its imports by one million tons and spread shipments through six months left in the year to avoid price spikes. The policy comes as a survey showed 12.4 million tons exported so far this year.
Washington AP report quotes Kay Ryan, consumer counsel to the Cost of Living Council, stating the public doubts Nixon era price controls will curb inflation without broad citizen support. She testifies at a Food Advisory Committee hearing on Phase 4 controls, noting consumer demand for retention of controls until root causes are addressed and discussing possible food shortages and rationing.
A reader offers a devotional note thanking God and asking for courage and faith to face life’s crises in daily prayer.
President Allende asks Congress to declare a state of siege as Chile faces a brief revolt and a violent clash that left 22 dead and 4 wounded. Opposition within the Chamber vows to block the measure, arguing emergency powers suffice.
FDA ordered recall of Pertussin nighttime medicated vaporizer spray linked to 18 deaths in five years. Chesebrough-Ponds of Greenwich, Conn., will comply and halted sales. The spray used strichloroethane as an ingredient and 17 deaths were due to misuse. one involved a five year old girl in Cleveland. Consumers should discard or return all cans.
President Nixon will speak out after the Senate Watergate hearings end but will not appear before the committee or grand jury. White House spokesman said Nixon would not comment on Dean or other witnesses. The timing may be early August and no press conference planned.
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