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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1973
Page
5
President Nixon renews his oath amid celebrations and protests as he pledges a lasting peace. Vice President Agnew also takes the oath while security measures and public demonstrations frame the inaugural day in Washington.
Three men Dallas R. Delay Jerry W. Rector and Lloyd D. Cowin are held in Butler County Jail Poplar Bluff on nine murder counts related to the extortion killings of Robert R. Kitterman 43 his wife Bertha 38 and daughter Roberta 17 near Grandin Missouri. A blue pillowcase money haul and statements by suspects guided investigators. Funeral services for the Kittermans were set for Grandin High School gym with Kathy 15 and Patricia 14 noted as remaining students.
President Nixon, on taking the oath for a second time, urged a new era of peace and self reliance without detailing Vietnam talks. He called for individuals and nations to do more for themselves, cautioned government growth, and urged civility in debate while promising bold federal action where needed.
General Haig met with President Thieu in Saigon signaling progress toward a Vietnam peace accord. In Paris, Kissinger and Tho prepared the text while technical teams refined cease fire provisions and signatory questions. Laird warned U.S. military support could not guarantee an immediate halt to all fighting.
In northwest Saigon area and near the Michelin plantation, North and South Vietnamese forces clash in the heaviest fighting since fall. Saigon reports 421 NVA killed, 57 killed and 157 wounded for SV forces, with air and artillery strikes shaping the contest. U.S. bombers and 353 fighter-bomber strikes were directed at NVA and Viet Cong positions in the last 24 hours. Lt Gen Nguyen Van Minh orders troops in the 3rd Military Region to ready for action until the cease-fire.
Mostly cloudy and colder with a chance of showers tonight and rain or snow Sunday. Lows tonight in the mid 30s. Highs Sunday in the upper 40s. Temperatures and records listed include Friday high 57 and today’s low 41 with prior year values and a 29.72 barometer reading.
Four gunmen with an arsenal refused to release ten hostages after a daylight robbery attempt in John and Al's sporting goods shop in Williamsburg Brooklyn. A patrolman was killed during the confrontation as hundreds of police kept vigil outside the store through a blackout. An armored carrier stood by while officers and a Black Muslim external speaker urged surrender. Two hostages were freed from an initial group of twelve as a silent alarm drew police to the scene.
Louisville policewoman Marty Green engineered the capture of a gunman who fired shotgun blasts in the bustling airport terminal and then hid aboard an Ozark Airlines DC9 with a mechanic hostage. The suspect, an AWOL soldier from Ft. Knox, was seized after Green grabbed his hand on a ruse and pulled him to the ground.
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