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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1973
Page
5
Labor Department data shows August wholesale prices up 5.8 percent unadjusted and 6.2 percent adjusted, with farm products leading gains across livestock grains oil seeds poultry eggs cotton and milk. Unemployment edges up to 4.8 percent as analysts warn Phase 4 anti inflation measures may face a confidence blow.
FCCD will hold its annual public meeting on Tuesday September 11 at 730 p.m. in the Ottawa Library. Verne Alden president says the gathering will hear committee reports elect ten county wide directors and discuss priority needs for the county. Directors, chairmen and interested persons urged to attend.
Washington AP The Supreme Court did not halt new government price ceilings on gasoline causing many retailers to cut prices by one to three cents per gallon by midnight. A red white and blue sticker with ceiling price and octane rating must appear on every pump. Gasoline retailers warned of rollback while hoping for a last minute suspension.
Five Pomona High School students were hurt in a head-on collision on K-68 near Pomona around 8 am. James C. Robinson and Alan Duffel were taken to St Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, both listed for planned afternoon surgery. Billings and Howard Love were hospitalized under observation. Royce Swank listed as a rear passenger. One other student in the Love car was treated and released at Ottawa hospital.
Five Palestinian gunmen failing to free guerrilla leader Abu Daoud returned to Kuwait with their sixteen captives after threatening to drop hostages from a circling Kuwaiti airliner. They demanded Abu Daoud’s release within 12 hours, and the plan shifted when Kuwait could not secure a contact. The group later took an alternate route aided by Kuwait Airlines, with regional officials pursuing a diplomatic solution.
The nine judge federal appeals court will hear Nixon secrets case next week over Watergate tape recordings. White House asks court to void Sirica’s demand to hear tapes. Cox and Sirica must reply by Monday noon. Also, Senate panel pressures corporations on illegal donations. In LA, Egil Krogh Jr. pleads innocent in Ellsberg psychiatrist break-in. Ehrlichman and others to plead soon. Cox asks denial of Ehrlichman’s request to skip grand jury appearances.
Democratic leaders pledge to override President Nixon's veto of the minimum wage bill though prospects look dim. House Speaker Carl Albert notes the large margin was not reached and a key vote fell 218 to 419 against a substitute. The chamber approved 253 to 162, short of two thirds. Senate leaders expect a very close vote if it reaches the Senate, with Sept. 19 set for a House vote. The bill would raise the wage floor from 1.60 to 2.00 now and 2.20 later, while Nixon proposed slower increases starting at 1.90.
Skylab 2 astronauts aboard the space station observed a solar flare described as bigger than previous eruptions. Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma watched from orbit as cameras captured the plume. Mission Control officials and crew noted sunrise timing and new streamers appearing. An earth resources photo pass was canceled due to sunwatching.
Weather report notes a cloudy cooler pattern with rain and scattered showers and thunderstorm chances tonight and Saturday. Winds east to southeast up to 14 mph. Rain chances around 60 percent tonight and Saturday. Highs around 83 today and 64 a year ago. lows near 45 tonight. Historical records include highs of 83 in 1898 and 1957, and a low of 45 in 1947.
David Young former White House aide pleaded innocent in Los Angeles to burglary and conspiracy charges tied to the break in at Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to county jail for booking. Judge set September 20 for a hearing to fix trial dates for Young Krogh and others.
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