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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
1
Four alleged bandits seized a car during an attempted supermarket robbery in Chattanooga and held two men and a four year old as hostages for almost five hours. One suspect surrendered while the others and the hostages were towed to jail inside the commandeered vehicle.
Five armed men who fled a Chattanooga robbery with three hostages surrendered after their escape car was halted on U S 41 north of Atlanta. The group led by Felix Lundy and including Oliver Peterson Paul Berry Willie Combs Homer Barnes faced federal kidnapping charges as hostages were released and the youths gave themselves up near Fulton County jail. Dobbins the ambulance driver who offered to swap himself for a hostage spoke of the tense standoff.
Kansas City AP reports former President Harry S. Truman faced a dangerous period of cardiac instability early today as blood pressure fell and his pulse fluttered. Doctors deemed him not currently critical and noted kidney function improving on an essential amino acid diet though risks from body chemistry changes remain.
Three college women were killed when their car struck the rear of a tractor trailer stopped on the New York Thruway east of Herkimer. Patricia Kubelle, Ellen Ierael, and Nancy Winchell, all 20 to 21, were from Long Island and Kingston. The crash occurred in rain with near freezing temps as a second rig was being helped after tipping over.
In Santiago Chile police announced the rescue of two survivors from the Uruguayan air force plane missing since October 13. A patrol may have found up to sixteen survivors, who endured extreme cold and snow high in the Andes. The flight carried 45 people.
President Nixon met with top Vietnam advisers Henry Kissinger and General Haig at the Florida White House to discuss terms with South Vietnam. Haig had just returned from Southeast Asia with Thieu's response to threats of cutting U S aid if no peace accord is signed. White House officials avoided confirming ultimatums or content of Thieu’s letter.
Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim said the North Vietnamese claim that bombs hit a Hanoi prison camp for captured U. S. pilots is not correct based on the best information available. The briefing refuted the assertion.
One worker was hurt in a Thursday blast at the Gulf United Nuclear Fuel Corp facility near Pawling New York. Officials say no radioactive release occurred and a Brookhaven team will assess exposure at the plant and Poughkeepsie hospital. The glove box blast caused facial cuts and possible contamination.
Washington AP reports consumer prices climbed three tenths of a percent in November, nearly undermining President Nixon’s target to cut inflation to three percent or less in 1973. The Labor Department cites two thirds of the increase from higher costs for food, clothing and residential gas.
New York AP reports police scoured about 500 wrecked cars at Springfield Auto Wreckers in Queens for two or three suspects believed to have robbed First National City Bank at 9:30 a.m. in the Five Towns Shopping Center Nassau County.
Arnold Miller was sworn in as president of the United Mine Workers of America amid a federal court order and cheering supporters. U.S. District Judge William B. Bryant hailed Miller as the winner of a government supervised union election, marking the climax of a long struggle for reform.
First National City Bank and Mellon Bank raised their prime lending rates to 6 percent in New York today. The move follows the Nixon administration's efforts to curb bank interest rates. The prime rate is the minimum rate on corporate loans.
The federal government will build dikes to protect Michigan shoreline from Great Lakes flooding. The Detroit News reports that lake levels could rise another foot by next June, prompting the emergency action. An official program announcement is planned for next week.
State Investigation Commission chief Paul Curran accused Albany officials of nonfeasance and laxity that allowed the city to be bilked on many supply and service contracts. He cited irresponsible orders from a dominant political power, with the Albany County Democratic Committee described as the overriding force controlling hiring firing raises promotions contracts purchases and prices.
Navy civilian Gordon Rule says Adm. Isaac Kidd visited his home while he was ill and pressed him for a retirement statement after Rule testified to the Senate against a major shipbuilding contract and a Nixon appointee. Rule was removed as director of Navy procurement control the next day and says he will fight to keep the job.
In Cairo the senior American diplomat expressed official and personal regrets over damage to the Egyptian Embassy in Hanoi caused by an American bombing raid. The roof and doors were damaged but no injuries reported as Joseph N. Greene met with Undersecretary Ismail Fahmy after the Foreign Minister announced U S responsibility.
Joe M Dealey president of the Dallas Morning News paid 250000 dollars ransom to free his daughter in law Amanda Mayhew Dealey 22 after she was held captive over two days. associate Felix R McKnight said the money was left at a designated spot following telephone instructions. The victim, wife of Joe M Dealey Jr, was found unharmed despite being heavily taped and missing jewelry.
North Vietnam announced ten U S airmen captured during raids this week including six B52 crewmen. Eight appeared at a Hanoi news conference reporting injuries while two were too badly hurt to appear. Names and bases listed.
In Saigon AP reports heavy U S air assaults on Hanoi and Haiphong with no sign of setup. U S losses include two B52s and two fighter bombers, 16 crewmen missing, bringing total toll to eight B52s four fighters and 43 airmen since Monday night. Hanoi radio claims 34 U S planes downed. Reports say POW camp damage and captured airmen.
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