07 Feb 1973
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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1973
Page
1
An unrest erupted following a demonstration for higher wages as clashes erupted between protesters and security forces. A UPI wire photo captured the scene showing injured individuals and tense streets.
A senior U S official said the United States intends to receive 20 to 40 American prisoners of war from jungle camps near the Cambodian border north of Saigon on Saturday. The first group could be released early next week around Kissinger's visit, with arrivals at An Loc before flights to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. International Commission teams and Red Cross observers prepare to assist the releases as per the Paris cease-fire annex.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller pressed hard for drug control plans in three appearances. He endorsed life imprisonment without parole for drug sellers and addicts who commit violent crimes, urged education reforms and an inspector general, and argued the program is a pragmatic solution despite mixed results.
GOP senators weigh expanding the Watergate inquiry beyond 1972 to cover presidential elections back to 1960. Proposals include adding terms on the 1964 Goldwater campaign and alleged Nixon-Kennedy clashes, plus broader committee membership and probes of antiwar demonstrations.
Belfast AP report says a 24 hour Protestant strike spread power cuts across Northern Ireland, halting most Belfast buses, threatening transport and schools, and forcing milk deliveries to fall. Leaders warned of decisive action as tensions flare over detentions and calls to restore a Protestant dominated assembly.
Washington AP Henry A Kissinger left Andrews Air Force Base for Bangkok on the first leg of an 11 day travel aimed at shaping postwar relations with North Vietnam and China He will go Bangkok Vientiane Hanoi and Peking for talks with North Vietnamese leaders and Premier Chou En Lai to speed postwar reconstruction and relations He is the first top U.S official to visit Hanoi in over a decade.
Paris AP report says a flash fire swept a two year old school building killing at least 18 people including 15 children. Five others are missing as a music teacher recalls blocked exits and rapid, smokey spread with students escaping through windows and ladders.
Monroe County shores brace for flooding as lakeside homes tilt and one already falls victim. Army Engineers warn lake may reach record height by spring and crest in June, with potential surpassing 1952 damages. Residents rush to build stone and log barriers while officials caution about flow changes and downstream risk.
Paris ap the Pasteur Institute claims a vaccine covering all influenza types expected through 1978 head of ecology Prof Claude Hannoun says previous vaccines followed virus emergence transforming into all forms. In Washington the Ways and Means Committee is urged to keep two business provisions the business cap and investment credit amid tax loophole debate.
A nationwide study of 1,800 persons is being set up to test whether spot welding of blood vessels in the eye can prevent eye damage from advanced diabetes. Sixteen clinical centers across the country will enroll 100 to 150 diabetics each in a five year voluntary study, addressing the rapidly growing cause of blindness.
London reports the dollar weakening further amid ongoing foreign exchange interventions by government banks. Gold hits a Paris record and near record in London as analysts warn the monetary crisis could trigger clashes with key U S economic partners.
President Nixon met with Senator John C. Stennis at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and reported the Mississippi Democrat’s condition showed improvement. Nixon told newsmen he thinks Stennis is going to make it though doctors still call his recovery grave.
Masked attackers struck multiple police stations across Cyprus at dawn, escaping with weapons uniforms walkie talkies and several vehicles. Believed linked to Grivas forces aiming to oust President Makarios exchanged gunfire at several sites and destroyed at least two stations with no reported casualties.
A 24 hour general strike paralyzed Northern Ireland as Protestant muscle was shown and enforced by threats. Sources claimed only 100,000 of the province's 600,000 work force reported for work.
President Nixon appoints Dixy Lee Ray to chair the Atomic Energy Commission replacing James R. Schlasinger. At 59 she becomes the first woman AEC chairman and the third woman to head a federal independent agency. Ray begins a five year term. previously director of the Pacific Science Center Fox Island and associate professor of zoology at the University of Washington.
A plan to name Houston NASA's manned spaceflight control center in honor of the late President Lyndon B. Johnson was under consideration. The proposal reflects Johnson's contributions to space exploration and American science policy.
Hundreds of rush hour riders fled through a smoke filled tunnel after a subway car caught fire at South Street Station Boston. One man died and scores suffered smoke inhalation with 94 treated in area hospitals including 50 admitted and 14 on danger list. Fire officials cited a braking system fire under the first car and possible short circuit as the cause. damage estimated at $7,000.
Washington AP report on Nixon battling Congress over federal spending with the Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP at stake. Republicans warn of vetoes to preserve the budget while Democrats accuse White House power grab, as Senate budget panel backs spending controls and Justice Dept asserts president’s broad funding powers.
In Littlefield Texas a Santa Fe freight train struck a school bus carrying 29, killing seven and injuring 17. Survivors described a sudden crash as signals at the rail crossing appeared functioning and warned motorists to stop.
The New York legislature confronts a slightly revised compromise no fault automobile insurance proposal. The Assembly committee reported changes after last week’s submission and debate was planned for Monday. Lawyers push for more revision aiming to lower the threshold for lawsuits and expand legal options. Willard A. Genrich, a Amherst realtor and contractor, was elected to the state Board of Regents to replace Charles Millard.
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