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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
9
Cooler temperatures in the East are forecast tonight while the West and Plains stay warm. Showers are expected in parts of the Southwest and Minnesota with unsettled conditions in the upper Midwest.
High Monday 92 degrees with an overnight low of 59. 9 am temperature today 70. No precipitation from 7 am Monday to 7 am Tuesday. Sunset today 7 48. Sunrise Wednesday 6 18. Sunset Wednesday 7 47.
Crews in Casa Grande Arizona work to lower food and medical aid to two miners trapped four days in a copper mine tunnel 1300 feet deep after a rock and earth collapse. Fire, heat, and smoke hinder rescue while officials stay hopeful both men survive.
Sgt James D Wood of Tacoma Washington an Air Force detective is charged with espionage after a July 21 arrest in Queens carrying keys to a rented car containing classified documents tied to counter intelligence He was to be assigned overseas and faces court martial while held at Fort Dix New Jersey An unidentified Soviet agent was also arrested and recalled by the Soviet Union.
U S District Judge Edward S Northrop in Maryland ruled Vice President Spiro T Agnew cannot be subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury investigating alleged political corruption He could appear voluntarily but cannot be compelled The case raises questions about whether a sitting VP can be indicted Agnew is under federal probe alongside former political and business associates A Justice Department spokesman said Attorney General Richardson discussed the matter with White House aide Haig before meeting Agnew on Aug 6 Also noted a separate incident about a bottleneck in a Sheffield steelworks cooling system caused by a bottle clogging a long water pipe stopping production
A barge sank four miles south of LSU in Baton Rouge releasing 425 tons of chloroform. Officials say the chemical, heavier than water, formed balls and rolled along the Mississippi toward the Gulf. Coast Guard warned downriver towns to avoid river water until plants resumed service.
A 48 hour shopkeepers strike joins trucking and transport walkout in Chile as construction workers airline staff and doctors also strike. President Allende rushes to defuse tensions after Gen Ruiz resigns amid a clash over control of the air force.
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