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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1972
Page
1
Odessa endures heavy ice and hazardous driving as freezing drizzle coats roads. Officials warn of continued wintry conditions through Tuesday with a 50 percent chance of snow or sleet. THD crews spread sand and brine to ease glaze. vehicles delayed and schools mostly open.
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt land Challenger in Taurus-Littrow to begin a 75 hour moonwalk and rock-collecting mission. Ronald Evans stays aboard America as Cernan and Schmitt drive 2 miles to North Massif for ancient rock samples.
Odessa crews apply brine ahead of cold blast while police weigh tire chains. Ice covers highways from San Angelo to San Antonio. Pecos reports only bridges iced. Temperature swings from 21 to 40 as moisture falls. widespread travel advisories issued. No major structural damage reported. flights disrupted, traffic limited, and skies remain cloudy with easing conditions expected Tuesday. Winds 10 to 15 mph from the east, shifting north tonight.
President Nixon will ask Congress to extend the economic Stabilization Law as wage and price controls continue. Treasury Secretary George Shultz said the administration will freeze federal executive pay through 1973, halt new hiring and promotions until a new budget, and keep federal spending at 250 billion dollars. Shultz noted upcoming consultations to shape a new control system, with food price controls and inflation targets under discussion.
Washington AP Robert J Dole resigns as Republican National Chairman and United Nations Ambassador George Bush of Texas is selected to replace him. Bush will remain UN ambassador through the current General Assembly session with a new chairman to be chosen January 19 by the committee. Dole stays briefly in advisory role.
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and his Liberal Democratic Party secured a sweeping victory in Japan’s general election today, endorsing their plan to reshape the nation’s political and economic landscape. The result grants Tanaka a strong mandate for reforms across governance, industry, and foreign policy.
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether federal and state workers may be barred from political campaigns under the Hatch Act. Two cases, one from DC and one from Oklahoma, challenge the 1939 act affecting millions of workers. Arguments are set for next spring with a decision by June.
In Paris suburb Neuilly Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meet for the 13th time in three weeks as they discuss a possible cease fire. Haig in Washington reports to Nixon. Hanoi voices say a cease-fire lacks Saigon approval and a three-phase takeover plan is alleged. Cambodian exile leader Sihanouk rejects negotiations.
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