23 Nov 1973
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Newspaper
Plano Daily Star Courier
Location
Plano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1973
Page
1
Bob Hope's daughter Nora McCullagh gave birth to an 8 pound 13 ounce girl in Children’s Hospital San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day, announced by a Hope spokesman. The newborn is Hope's fourth grandchild.
Saudi Oil Minister Yamani warned that production could be cut by up to 80 percent if countermeasures are taken by the United States and allies in response to the oil boycott. Kuwait and other Arab states reaffirmed the boycott while Italy raised fuel prices and Canada pledged oil shipments. A congressional report said an embargo on food shipments would be ineffective.
Richard Hamann a 10 year old with muscular dystrophy fulfilled one of his lifelong wishes by flying in an AT6 trainer over Chicago alongside two chase planes. He rode in the rear cockpit wearing headgear and goggles as his father Oak Lawn Police Sgt. Richard Hamann a former Navy pilot watched and promised more flights and trips to Disney World.
The Greek government halves Athens curfew to 1 AM to 5 AM and withdraws army tanks after a three day student uprising. Officials say martial law may end by weekend while observers claim outsiders fueled the unrest. arrests and military trials continue with several sentenced to prison terms.
Skylab 3 crew Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue faced limited attitude control after a gyro overheated and failed. Mission Control shut it down and planned to rely on thrusters. The crew had hoped to capture Earth resource imagery and comet photography, but some maneuvers may be postponed.
A 15 year old Philadelphia boy bitten on the left thumb by a king cobra while milking the snake at home. He had acquired the reptile mail order with help from a 16 year old friend and was treated with antivenin at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
Scientists caution Kohoutek may appear as a faint haze at first as it approaches the sun. Donald Ehlers of Southern Connecticut State College notes unpredictable nature but predicts brighter evenings as the tail points away from Earth and length shortens after perihelion on December 28.
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