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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
1
On display in Front Royal and nearby ports are drums of chemicals and paint along with 1400 tons of baler twine from the M V Soveriegen Crystal and 1715 tons of African veneer from the M V Bia River. The items include tea toys tires tobacco clocks cocoa cake quarry tiles cotton goods plastic tapes porcelain insulators and padlocks and motor bikes and machine parts and maps.
President Nixon promised no repeat of last summer surprise moves as he met with Prime Minister Heath in Bermuda. Heath said he had received assurances and cited the communique affirming close Anglo American consultation.
Eight year old Edward Raimes writes to Santa asking for a wheelchair for his cerebral palsy stricken brother Paul, who has lived in their Manhattan apartment for months. The letter was found in Seattle and prompted readers to offer help. Paul previously used a converted stroller for outdoor access but was abandoned after peers teased him. The family seeks funds for a wheelchair, a TV, a carpenter’s set, and exercise aids, with therapy ongoing but limited by money.
Four youths died in a car found six miles from Waverly, all residents of Center Street. Marine Cpl. Dennis Heson, 20, sister Barbara 16, Navy Seaman Edward Coolbaugh, 18, and his sister Mary 15, perished likely from carbon monoxide poisoning after a Christmas date. An older brother reported them missing Monday evening. ignition was on and gas empty. Final ruling awaited pathology results at Tioga General Hospital.
Lay teachers in New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese voted 214 to 109 to end a 31 day strike. The Federation of Catholic Teachers accepted the same money package offered earlier by the Association of Catholic Schools, ending the largest walkout in U.S. Catholic education history.
Washington reports the Price Commission issued complex rent guidelines aiming to limit 1972 rent increases to about 3 percent on average. The rules offer no fixed cap, with tenants potentially facing up to 15 percent rises or rollback depending on circumstances. Rose Wylie of the National Tenants Organization condemned the regulation as a boon to landlords and a trap for tenants.
An American minister arrived from Paris carrying 1 001 letters said to be from most of the 339 U S prisoners of war in Vietnam. Rev Richard Fernandez said the mail from North Vietnam and Viet Cong representatives included the first letters from POWs in South Vietnam, with over 300 from the North and 18 from the South.
Kurt Waldheim of Austria was named secretary general by acclamation after Security Council approval following a three round vote. He will assume office January first, succeeding U Thant, with a salary package including 62500 dollars per year and a 22500 dollar housing allowance.
Saigon AP reports the North Vietnamese air force with about 200 aircraft and 9,000 men threatens U S air legions with harassment rather than a full showdown. U S officers say Hanoi lacks assets for all out combat but could strike bases in Hanoi Quang Lang Vinh Bai Thuong. Vietnam fields 165 combat aircraft, 40 transports, and a score of helicopters with 30 SAM launch sites and 100 radar sites. In recent action, air defenses shot down four U S fighter bombers last weekend.
Eleanore and Thomas Mazzola of Vineland won one million dollars in the New Jersey State lottery. Actress Ann-Margret selected the winners in a ceremony at the War Memorial Building in Trenton.
The Uppsala Seismologic Institute registered a very strong underground explosion in the Soviet Union north of the Caspian Sea today. Director Prof Marcus Re said the blast appeared nonmilitary as it occurred near a river, noting Moscow has used nuclear explosions to regulate rivers in mountains.
AP reports the new Bangla Desh government entered Dacca with a boisterous airport welcome as Acting President Syed Nazrul Islam and cabinet members appeared for the first time since Pakistan's surrender. The city, amid celebration, looked forward to reconstruction as the regime planned its initial steps despite no clear inauguration date.
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan backs Senator Edmund S. Muskie for the Democratic presidential nomination. The endorsement follows a recent round of high profile supports, including Senator John V. Tunney, signaling Muskie momentum amid 1972 race jitters.
A federal judge in Dallas ruled the government must pay Marina Oswald Porter 3000 dollars for personal effects seized from Lee Harvey Oswald's estate. She had sought higher compensation, arguing for post assassination value. Judge Joe E. Estes determined the pre assassination valuation.
The BBC disclosed it sold a 13 part television documentary about the United States to Xerox Corp. The Rochester based company plans to broadcast the hour long programs next fall on independent stations. The series, America: A Personal View, was narrated and written by Alister Cooke.
Saigon officials said 689 prisoners arrested in the Phoenix program would be released on Christmas at various locations across South Vietnam. They had not been tried, the longest detention was six months, and they were deemed enemies or helpers of the Viet Cong.
President Bhutto in Rawalpindi says he will free East Pakistani leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman but keep him under house arrest. The move aims at a political settlement after Bangladesh's declaration of independence following the India Pakistan war. India views Mujibur's release as key to peace talks and restoring East Pakistan as part of Pakistan.
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