Peace Talks Ship Day
An Associated Press dispatch notes a day set for peace talks aboard a vessel in Paris signaling resumed negotiations. The report outlines parties involved and expected timetable.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1972
Page
1
An Associated Press dispatch notes a day set for peace talks aboard a vessel in Paris signaling resumed negotiations. The report outlines parties involved and expected timetable.
AP reports the United States government expects changes in Saigon but notes that postwar work is not on the current agenda and parties hold cautious views about timelines and roles. The message signals cautious planning amid uncertain transitions.
Dallas attorney Robert Strauss won the DNC chair on the first ballot in Washington. He succeeds last July’s interim leader and vows to pursue reform while retaining key reform supporters like Basil Patterson as vice chair. Opponents warn over reform versus unity during the post McGovern losses era.
An airliner with 61 people on board crashed into a residential area near Midway after being instructed to circle for a second landing approach. Officials noted the missed approach procedure had not been cleared and urged caution in linking it to the disaster.
On the fourth day of hospitalization, Dr. Wallace Graham said Truman is resting better than in recent days and that his condition, while still critical, shows improvement as doctors work to balance nutrition and stabilize heart function. Blood pressure remained 116/70, pulse 98, temperature 99.2.
A Southern Illinois University student and a prominent American Legion leader were involved in a fatal two car collision on Route 13 near Murphysboro. Robert Melo witz, 26, of Bellwood died about two hours after the crash at Memorial Hospital. Gunn, 25, district commander for the American Legion, survived. Melowitt Melowitt was born November 30, 1946 in Bellwood.
Apollo 17 advances toward a moon landing as Houston and Cape Kennedy teams verify systems. Dr. Rocco Petrone envisages possible U.S.-Soviet cooperation on future lunar flights with simultaneous landings around 1975.
Louella O. Parsons, lifelong Hollywood gossip columnist, died in Santa Monica at age 92 after a career spanning four decades. She survived by a daughter Harriet and had a long history of health problems including tuberculosis and heart attacks.
British officials say the Soviet Union is involved in Northern Ireland violence after Russian made rockets were found in the IRA armory. They claim agents operate on both sides of the Protestant Catholic conflict amid gunfire at Crossmaglen with no casualties.
Schools publish weekly lunch menus on the records page starting today. SIU Health Service Administrator Sam McVay becomes the youngest non medical professional heading a major university health service. Murphysboro and Herrin cagers win opening games as SIU loses twice in Pittsburgh tourney.
President Nixon is poised to name Daniel P. Moynihan as ambassador to India. The 45 year old former Kennedy official and Nixon aide, who served as Assistant to the President for Urban Affairs and later Counselor to the President, is expected to receive the appointment this week. Moynihan has a long record in urban policy and public service.
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