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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1973
Page
6
In Palmdale two men escaped uninjured after a light plane crash at a testing field. Richard Dickens, 26, and passenger John W. Oglesby, 20, both from Torrance, reported engine trouble shortly after departing from Torrance Airport.
Dealers demand freedom to set prices as many gas stations shut down in California Indiana Maryland and Washington areas. California CSAA leader calls Nixon action hopeful while governors and associations urge action to help dealers facing closures.
Leaders of a retailers association postponed the Southland gasoline station shutdown again, saying they would wait for the October 2 verdict from the Cost of Living panel before acting further.
Apollo mission concludes with two functioning jet thrusters to steer home from Skylab. Bean Garriott and Lousma detach from station for a Pacific splashdown at 3:20 p.m. PDT. Recovery ship New Orleans in position. astronauts to be hoisted aboard after ascent through a crane.
Testimony describes a GOP double agent aware of notebooks linked to Watergate probes and other material from Hunt's safe destroyed by L Patrick Gray. It cites ITT memo questions posed to Mrs Beard in Denver and notes Baldwin's suspected double agent status amid early morning Watergate arrests. Senate panel debates legal status of presidential tapes as Nixon lawyers seek to dismiss suit.
A sudden storm drenched northern Japan with up to 11.8 inches of rain in 24 hours causing massive landslides. Police report at least 60 dead or missing across Hokkaido and Honshu while Shikuchi village roads and communications are severed and Mutsu city glassed in isolation. Niigata province, home to Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, also suffered heavy damage.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposed at the United Nations that the five permanent Security Council members voluntarily reduce their military budgets by 10 percent and redirect saved funds to aid developing nations. He said the starting point could be 1973 levels, with broad participation by all permanent members and other major powers urged to do likewise. He spoke during his annual General Assembly address emphasizing disarmament and preparations for a world disarmament conference.
The House Education and Labor Committee approved unanimously a pension reform bill for private plans to ensure workers receive benefits. A Senate bill would require 25 percent vesting after five years, rising to 100 percent after 15. Neither measure mandates employer pension adoption but sets minimum standards for those that offer plans.
W A Tony Boyle former United Mine Workers president suffered a possible stroke and slipped into a deep coma late Monday night just hours before a scheduled court appearance on murder charges. Doctors at George Washington University Hospital described his condition as critical with grave prospects.
Coast Guard confirms a helicopter returning from an offshore construction site crashed into the ocean at dawn near Pacifica. The pilot Floyd Welch, 26, of San Jose, was killed. his body was recovered still strapped in the cockpit. Welch worked for Astro Helicopters of Oakland.
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