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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1973
Page
1
Patty Hawkins, 26, one of 1500 delegates at the United Mine Workers gathering in Pittsburgh, is the only woman present. She represents a West Virginia UMW medical clinic local and says she attends as a union representative, though she drew cheers when addressing the chair.
Rep Les Aspin says officials from the 100 largest defense contractors donated over 5.4 million dollars to President Nixon's re election campaign last year and may have more secret gifts. He cites Gulf Oil Scaife family and IBM as top contributors with Tenneco also aiding, urging Senate Watergate committee inquiry.
The Supreme Court may refine last June’s obscenity rulings by agreeing to hear a case from Albany Georgia involving the film Carnal Knowledge seized from Billy Jenkins Broad Avenue Cinema The court also rejected a three judge panel in a migrant workers coverage dispute and will decide whether standards for obscenity are state or community based The decision expected by June marks a continued shift toward easier concealment standards for prosecutors and a narrowed national standard for obscenity cases
The White House handed over a significant number of presidential tapes and documents to special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski this weekend. The exact contents and totals were not disclosed. Assurances were given that search efforts for additional requested materials are underway.
Adlai Stevenson Sr. criticizes the Nixon administration and big oil for the energy crisis. He calls for a publicly owned federal oil and gas corporation, a coal to gas plant in Southern Illinois, and gasoline rationing to curb industry profits and boost domestic production. He spoke to about 300 at the Marion Knights of Columbus Hall.
Stevenson criticized the administration for ignoring warnings of an impending crisis from Congress and its own commission. He called current efforts to meet the crisis too little and too late and said the country has great resources and needs leadership, with the Democratic party expected to provide it.
Senator Adlai Stevenson refused to endorse in the 24th district race, praising Paul Simon for courage and ability. Stevenson noted he avoids local primaries while predicting a tough year for Republicans in 1974, citing economic mismanagement and urging issue based campaigns.
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told the Knesset Israelis will refuse to negotiate with Syria at Geneva until Damascus provides a list of Israeli war prisoners. Syria claimed destruction of an Israeli engineering unit during clashes on the Golan Heights cease-fire line. Weather outlook calls for cold nights with teens, then partly cloudy and warmer midweek.
More than 300 people waited in line at the Illinois secretary of state to file nominating petitions as the eight day filing period opened at 8 a.m. Some candidates braved sub freezing temperatures insisting on in person filing while mail filings join the March 1974 ballot by lottery ordering.
The accounting lists assets and liabilities totaling 524,435 dollars. It shows the President's net worth at 988,522 dollars, more than triple his net worth on January 1, 1969.
Congressional staff gears up to review President Nixon's weekend financial disclosures and decide if he owes up to 300000 dollars in federal income taxes. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield voiced confidence the committee will thoroughly examine Nixon's tax returns as the President requested.
The Civil Service Commission asks questions of SBA offices in San Francisco and Washington about whether political appointees were placed in career jobs. The probe surfaced as Rep. Parren Mitchell presses for scrutiny, with Chairman Richard Bennett cited in a Birmingham context.
Standard Oil of Ohio plans an 83 million Toledo facility to desulfurize coal producing 550 tons of clean solid fuel daily and 600 barrels of low sulfur distillate oil. The project may attract federal funds and potential expansion to gasification, with officials holding a Chicago news conference.
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