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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1972
Page
5
Dublin government moves to push a controversial anti guerrilla statute after Friday bombs in central Dublin kill two men and injure 70. The measure shifts burden of proof to IRA suspects as the upper house reviews the bill while the IRA denies involvement.
Sydney AP reports the Labor party led by lawyer Gough Whitlam surges to a commanding win in the general election. With 27 House seats undecided, projections show Labor reaching the 63 seats required to form a government, while the Liberal Country coalition that had governed for 23 years trails.
Henry Kissinger meets with President Nixon in Key Biscayne for final talks before resuming Vietnam peace negotiations in Paris. In Washington he conferred with a South Vietnamese special representative, Nguyen Van Thieu. Saigon seeks concrete assurances of Hanoi troop withdrawal upon a cease fire, but sources say such guarantees may not appear in the anticipated Paris agreement.
A blaze at Seoul Citizens Hall during a performance killed at least 19 and injured 84 others. Police say many people remain trapped inside the four story building two hours after the fire began. Officials have not yet determined the cause.
Democrats must erase the party image as squabbling and angry partisans to win the presidency in 1976, said party Chairman Jean Westwood. She noted voters saw disarray in prior elections, with Republicans exploiting divisions and isolating constituencies.
Iowa Steel Mill Inc of Davenport plans a $13 million scrap metal recycling plant in eastern Iowa. Construction would start in 1973 once finances are arranged. The plant would recycle junked autos, farm machinery, tin cans, and other nonferrous scrap for reinforcing bars used in highways and construction, with possible sites in Black Hawk, Linn, and Cedar Counties.
Apollo 17 astronauts Harrison Schmitt Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans trained amid a wage dispute with Boeing contractors that could delay the launch at Cape Kennedy. Federal court action was sought to block a strike, while NASA eyed a Wednesday night 9 53 p m EST liftoff with uncertain union participation.
Lee Banarden reports at Oelwein Junior High School where over 100 students began Moon Rocketry as part of a week long mini courses in science. Instructors include Dick Arndt and staff. Courses cover rocket basics life microscopy cave study muscle science and simple machines. The program runs every six weeks with plans to expand participation.
Police in Los Angeles say a man posing as a husband to a New Mexico family bilked a night watch and a church of 66 dollars raised for a brain operation for an 8 month old girl. The supposed surgeon and surgery did not exist, prompting cynicism about aid efforts.
In a decisive first round, the General Assembly budget committee approved a U.S. plan to reduce American dues from 314 percent to 25 percent of the U.N. budget. The 67-30 vote signals broad support, with a similar margin expected in the full Assembly amid ongoing contention with the Soviet Union over the formula and the U.S. commitment to the United Nations.
American B52s attacked northern battle lines with up to 45 strikes against troop concentrations and staging areas in Quang Tri Province just below the DMZ. U S forces pressed ground efforts to retake territory while facing heavy artillery and mortar fire.
Washington AP reports U S scientists using a modified Russian device achieved a major step forward in harnessing nuclear fusion. AEC scientists warn a practical reactor is still distant while noting controlled fusion could provide vast ocean fuel and reduce reactor radiation. The Princeton lab redesigned a Soviet device to press fusion fuel with magnetic pulses, moving closer to the conditions for fusion. Fusion joins small atoms into larger ones, releasing more energy than fission.
The Glenhaven golf plan faced a critical column but the publisher declares the policy remains to build and support. He cites municipal projects and broad community efforts and says a Monday editorial will rebut the Friday piece. Rich Holm is praised as a foremost sports editor.
Michael Sherrett, 19, of Independence, was charged with improper passing after his car on Iowa Highway 20 west of Independence struck Nancy Rasmussen, 19, of Independence, while she attempted a left turn. No injuries but extensive damage occurred. the Rasmussen car's trunk organ valued at $2,000 was a total loss.
The United Nations plans a Monday submission to censure Israel over the 1967 Occupied Arab territories. The draft calls for Israel to withdraw unconditionally, halt military and economic aid, and urges Security Council measures in concert with Gunnar Jarring and Kurt Waldheim to advance a fuller Arab‑Israeli settlement.
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