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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1970
Page
1
Oswego County Sheriff Ray mond Cotton warns motorists to drive carefully over the New Year weekend and notes arrests and chemical tests await drivers under the influence. He emphasizes that a breath test can only be administered to a suspect who is still breathing.
Washington AP reports a bickering 91st Congress H and S clash over funding for the supersonic transport plane as leaders warn of a long tunnel ahead. Senate votes on subsidies falter, conference talks loom, and Sen. Proxmire vows to filibuster if unresolved.
The United States turned over 125 patrol boats to South Vietnam ending its coastal and river patrols that began in 1965. Rear Adm. Tran Van Chon accepted the last of 650 boats, boosting South Vietnam’s navy to about 1,500 vessels. U S advisers remain briefly, with two combat air units continuing support in the Mekong Delta. The cease fire period nears as 72 hour Viet Cong standdown and a 24 hour US South Vietnamese truce are set.
About 1,000 convicts remained in their cells for the ninth day at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Prison officials offered no release date while superintendent B J Rhay moved two inmate leaders to another facility. The strike began December 22 over shared work and calls for the return of Don Cole and James Robideau, who were transferred on Christmas Day to Shelton.
Congress completed passage of a three part package with White House backing to curb U S involvement in Southeast Asia. The Senate 70 to 2 approved a 66.6 billion defense bill, while the House 234 to 18 passed it earlier. Nixon expected to sign. The package bars U S combat troops in Laos and Thailand, restricts activity in Cambodia, and limits aid to Vietnam and other nations for military support to Laos and Cambodia.
Madrid AP bulletin reports Gen. Francisco Franco commuting death sentences of six Basque extremists. The 78 year old chief of state reduced them to 30 years in prison after a two day Cabinet meeting.
Stanley Williams 35 of Buffalo was charged with possessing a burglary tool after police say he wore oversized pink bloomers to conceal two women's coats worth 160 dollars from a downtown store. The incident followed a shoplifting arrest earlier in the week.
About a dozen Jews stand outside the Russian Supreme Court as a closed hearing begins on appeals of nine Jews and two Gentiles convicted of plotting to hijack a Soviet airliner to emigrate to Israel. Sentences ranged from four to fifteen years in labor camps. The Leningrad trial admitted conspiracy but denied treason. Foreign reporters were barred. guards filled corridors outside the courtroom.
President Nixon announced a good bill of health after a medical checkup at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He arrived at 8:35 a.m. and left for the White House at 11:15 a.m. He told reporters he felt fine and joked about being beaten to the appointment. He noted he would not take time off while the Senate is in session.
In Washington American Jewish leaders pressed the Nixon administration to intervene as a Soviet hijack case verdict nears. A Senate resolution urged presidential action while lawmakers planned Moscow talks to protest treatment of Russian Jews and demand fair trials. Demonstrations and meetings with officials accompanied the push.
Gov Rockefeller will address the 1971 New York legislature with a warning of serious state finances but will avoid declaring tax increase plans. The message signals possible budget trouble while delaying concrete tax decisions for weeks.
The Sprint missile, a core part of the Safeguard antimissile system, achieved its first successful test intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile warhead over the Pacific, the Pentagon announced.
Mayor John V. Lindsay rejects a $2.4 billion welfare budget, warning taxpayers cannot meet rising welfare costs. He says the city is in danger of drowning under welfare spending and should not be asked to bear the burden.
President Nixon has given his Rose Bowl tickets to Ohio woman Mary J. Lurie, wife of Air Force Maj. Allan Lurie, a POW in North Vietnam since June 1966. The tickets came with a gracious letter, and Lurie from Van Wert is visiting Apple Valley, California. OSU President Novice Gawecett arranged the gift for the Ohio State-Sanford clash itinerary.
London reports Britain plans to switch from a 1200 year old monetary system to a decimal system in seven weeks. A $3 million propaganda blitz campaigns to explain the change begins today with ads urging the public to meet the new money. The pound remains but as 100 new pence worth 2.4 cents each, replacing 240 old pence. the shilling unit disappears.
Assemblyman Glenn Harris announced a bill for the 1971 session to limit local government liability for snowmobile operation on roads and public land in New York.
TOKYO AP reports Premier Chou En-lai issued a state circular urging citizens to support the army and give preference to families of servicemen over the 1971 New Year holidays, signaling effort to ease strains between the Chinese government and its army.
Two rival groups advance to a runoff for SUNY representation after an unprecedented vote. The State University Federation of Teachers AFL CIO led with 3,287 votes, while the Senate Professional Association had 2,974, from 15,746 eligible voters.
Mohawk Airlines pilots said on Tuesday night they accepted parts of the company’s major settlement offer but deemed much of it unacceptable. The package covers 40 of 67 disputed points with changes to pay, benefits, and retirement, while cost estimates and retroactive raises drew skepticism.
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir told the Knesset Israel will not make peace without defensible borders and continued control of Jerusalem. She said Israel will rejoin UN talks ready to present its position and listen, backed by strengthened U.S. support. Anwar Sadat in Cairo called the move a maneuver and prepared for deep Israeli raids after the cease fire ends on February 5.
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