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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
1
Veterans of Union Township were honored at a dedication ceremony for a new memorial near the anticipal building. The program included Marines scouts officials veterans groups members and elementary school students.
Pirates defeat rival as Willie Stargell belts a homer to spark a late rally. College retirees receive honors and community leisures celebrate 60th anniversaries, while a county report notes local developments. 6 45.99.
Showers and thunderstorms scatter the Upper Plains and Tenmesser Valley Friday night with generally fair conditions elsewhere. Temperatures range from the high forties to the low seventies in major cities, with highs in the sixties to seventies across western Pennsylvania and lingering windy, cloudy skies.
Archibald Cox, the government's new Watergate special prosecutor, sought to end or pause Senate hearings but failed. Senate leaders and Samuel Dash rejected the bid, arguing that top officials and key witnesses should testify gradually. The article notes pressure to speed up hearings and lists potential indictments and testimonies tied to the Nixon White House.
Nixon and Pompidou ended their Iceland talks with no commitment to a fall European super summit. Kissinger called it a balanced session with no dramatic breakthrough yet signaling further discussions on a mass summit and continued Western alliance cooperation amid trade and monetary reforms. Demonstrators protested Keflavik base and Britain Iceland tensions while both leaders emphasized ongoing dialogue and a strong Atlantic alliance.
Astronauts Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weltz enjoy a rare rest day during the second week aboard Skylab. They planned scant housekeeping, sightseeing, and a television camera check to inspect the jammed solar wing. Ground teams pursue options to unfold or repair the solar panel to restore power.
An Indian Airlines Boeing 237 jet crashed near Palam airport killing 44 of 65 aboard as landing systems failed. Pilot G P Nair cited a dust storm and nonfunctional ground control. Survivors included three Americans and two Japanese. victims included two Indian officials.
In a violent grievance hearing at Holmesburg Prison two inmates attacked Warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Frombold with sharpened table knives. Curran and Frombold died at Nazareth Hospital. Capt. Leroy Taylor survived with multiple stab wounds. Inmates Bowen and Burton were subdued after the attack as more than 250 guards restored order and searched 1,200 prisoners.
Richland School District announced the 1973 74 term would start October 9 with a shortened schedule. Thanksgiving recess is cut to one day and Christmas recess to two days as a precaution during ongoing wage talks. Impasse reported in teacher contract negotiations.
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