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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
21
Veterans of Union Township were honored at the dedication of a new memorial near the municipal building. The program included Marines, scouts, officials, veterans group members and elementary students in a community ceremony.
A college retiree honor list appears alongside a local report on county celebrations. In sports, the Buccos win highlighted by Stargell's homer caps the brief summary.
National Friday forecasts call for showers and thundershowers in parts of the Upper Plains and Tennessee Valley with fair conditions elsewhere. Temperatures range from 39 in Duluth to 72 in Miami, while Western Pennsylvania expects increasing clouds and windy, with highs in the upper sixties to upper seventies.
Death records dated June 1 1973 report Mrs Assunta Susie Ferrante 77 of Ellwood City Mrs Effie P Hazen 87 of Ellwood City Miss Jacqueline Wright 49 of 239 West Pittsburg Road and Mrs Leroy J Pifer 53 of Ellwood City with details in local notices
Archibald Cox sought to stop the Senate Watergate hearings but was told by Samuel Dash that halting them was impossible. Senate members push to speed witnesses, including John Mitchell and H R Haldeman, toward testimony as Justice Department delays affect immunity rulings and indictments in the case.
Nixon and Pompidou concluded a six hour forty nine minute Reykjavik meeting with no commitment to a European super summit yet. They agreed to further talks on a fall mass summit and reform of the world monetary system while stressing the need for a strong Western alliance. 3,000 demonstrators protested Keflavik while Nixon pursued closer US France ties amid Watergate strain.
In Philadelphia at Holmesburg Prison a grievance hearing between Warden Patrick Curran and Deputy Warden Robert Fromhold and two Black Muslim inmates ended with Curran and Fromhold fatally stabbed. Capt. Leroy Taylor survived with multiple stab wounds as inmates Bowen and Burton were subdued. Police and mayor cite prayer service requests as context. 1,200 prisoners searched with 250 officers deployed. Burton and Bowen had prior murder and attempted murder convictions.
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz enjoy seven hours of downtime during the second week aboard. They plan a three quart shower and sightseeing while ground teams explore options to unfold a sagging solar wing. Power remains at 4,200 watts with nine men of orbit at stake.
Indian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed near Palam airport killing 48 of 65 aboard. Ground antenna damage and a cut main cable suspected to have disabled landing and surveillance systems. Pilot G P Nair spoke of a blinding dust storm and a sudden dip as the plane went down four miles from the runway. Among the dead were Steel Minister S Mohan Kumaramangalam and Gurnam Singh, new Australia envoy. Seventy survivors included Americans and Japanese.
The Richland School District announced the 1973 74 term will run from October 9 to June 28 with minimal holiday recesses. Thanksgiving will be a one day break and Christmas two days. The changes serve as a precaution amid impasse in wage contract talks with teachers.
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