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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
1
In Rhodesia officials say 466 people were in Wankie coal mine at shaft No 2 when an explosion struck. Three confirmed dead and eight survived, all Africans, as rescue efforts halted by deadly methane gas and toxic fumes. Authorities warn no hope remains for those 300 feet underground.
Congress seems ready to approve 225 million in new federal grants and 100 million in guaranteed loans to Amtrak to stabilize the national passenger train system. The conference committee trimmed an urban corridor plan, kept a Canada Mexico link study funding, and set salary and profit rules for Amtrak executives while boosting loan guarantees.
The Supreme Court 5 to 4 upheld the FCC power to require CATV operators to originate some of their own programming. The ruling reverses a lower court decision and supports the 1969 rule mandating non automated program offerings for systems with over 3,400 subscribers. Justices Brennan White Marshall Blackmun joined in support. Douglas Stewart Powell Rehnquist dissented.
Democratic candidate Senator George McGovern won California and completed a four primary sweep designed to propel his bid for the party’s presidential nomination. He defeated Senator Hubert H. Humphrey in California’s contest, securing 271 delegates for the Democratic National Convention.
Rep. William Steiger confirms his candidacy for re election in November while rival James Adams pursues the Democratic nomination in the Sixth District. Nomination papers circulate as Steiger’s team views his Berlin caucus victory as formal announcement. June 1 marks first circulation day for primary petitions.
Gold rose nearly two dollars to a new peak of sixty four dollars an ounce at Europe opened. The move followed a metal shortage that raised prices while rumors of a Nixon Moscow secret deal circulated in Zurich. The dollar weakened on most foreign exchanges as investors watched.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Rodriguez v San Antonio ISD as Texas seeks reversal of a San Antonio ruling that public school financing mainly by local property taxes violates the 14th Amendment. Thirty states supported review while four governors backed the district court, signaling high stakes for education funding policy nationwide.
Washington AP report notes Chief pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling temper with Hale Boggs and Gerald Ford as they prepare for a June China trip. The scene at the National Zoo drew laughter as the pair chased the lawmakers, with Hsing-Hsing finally posing near the glass before relieving himself.
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