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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
5
Washington AP report outlines a five year medical watch program for returned Indochina prisoners of war drafted by the Pentagon to reduce high postwar death rates seen among World War II and Korea POWs. Dr. Richard S. Wilbur, the Pentagon health chief, said 566 returned POWs are involved.
Lancaster AP report recalls Mrs. Donald G. Smith mistaking President Nixon for a waiter at a White House gala for repatriated POWs. She touched Nixon’s shoulder before recognizing him, and Nixon handled it graciously while Smith’s husband, Army Private Donald G. Smith, had been a Vietnam POW from 1968 to 1969. The piece also covers POW reintegration issues and doctors’ notes on stress reactions and trauma among returning servicemen.
The Agriculture Department says its probe into alleged price rigging in last summer’s grain sales to Russia has been turned over to the Justice Department for possible criminal action. The investigation, led by the Commodity Exchange Authority, examined whether traders padded prices to boost export subsidies, amid a KC Board of Trade review that found no wrongdoing. The period saw wheat prices rise and subsidies balloon from an estimated 67 million to about 300 million, with subsidies now discontinued.
An American container vessel rammed a Belgian tanker near the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor. The collision caused fires and a series of explosions with at least six dead including the American captain, more than 20 injured among 68 survivors, and four crew missing. The harbor entrance bridge was briefly closed as ships drifted apart.
In Buenos Aires, two masked hijackers who crossed 15,000 miles of Latin America in a record airliner escaped with $50,000. Pilot Capt Hugo Molina said the money was taken in Resistencia, 500 miles north, before the pair fled into the sparsely settled Chaco region in a pickup.
The White House dismisses criticism of Nixon Pompidou Reykjavik talks as a total success. Kissinger aboard the plane to Washington argued the press misread the Reykjavik meetings and asserted goals were fully achieved. A San Diego psychologist notes teachers may discriminate against pupils with unusual names like Hubert and Elmer.
United Nations reports rising coastal claims as nations move to 200 mile and wider zones. Brazil Argentina Chile Costa Rica Peru India Pakistan Sri Lanka Ghana Morocco and others declare exclusive fishing or mineral rights. The United States supports a 12 mile limit with navigational freedom and cautious coastal rights.
The Senate voted 44 to 12 to require major oil companies to sell gasoline to independent refiners and stations at the same price and provide them a proportional share of supply. The measure, attached to a broader fuel distribution bill, aims to guarantee equal supplies among majors and independents, farmers, utilities, and city bus fleets amid shortages.
The Nixon administration approves a record $8 billion Soviet Union trade deal with Occidental Petroleum. Annually $200 million of chemical products will move for 20 years, with the USSR paying back in ammonia and urea for plant investment and fertilizer. Occidental gains marketing rights for the two products worldwide.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa General Assembly shows go home fever as lawmakers rush to finish business. Leaders expect a quick exit, with 100 representatives and 50 senators pushed to clear logjams and pass multiple bills before the session ends. Senate leaders report rapid progress on appropriations and other measures.
West Union state senator H L Heying returned home when June 1 arrived and the legislature still sat in session. He cited overtime debates to rework bills and said he would return to vote on House File 45 over concerns that it would transfer Volga River Recreation Project oversight to the National Guard. He noted Republicans hold votes to push measures and observed lawmakers faced rising living costs and limited paycheck funds as the session neared its end.
TEHRAN AP A terrorist killed Lt Col Lewis Hawkins 42 Plymouth Ind adviser to the U S military mission as he walked from home to a pickup. He likely died from two or three gunshots to the head. Hawkins left a wife Annette and three sons Terry Ronald and Lee with parents in Iowa. Iranian police guard American facilities including three schools.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab astronauts resumed experiments on their ninth orbit day as ground experts studied an open walk to repair a solar panel and consider extending the mission beyond 28 days. Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz worked on sun and star observations medical tests and earth resource surveys across a 2750 mile strip from near San Francisco to Mexico City.
Register News Editor Ken Schmith quotes Bob Brown saying the centennial parade has 158 entries and is expanding toward an anticipated 300 units. Brown chairs the parade committee as the big event set for Saturday in Oelwein draws near.
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