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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
1
Springfield AP report states House minority leader Clyde L. Choate proposes changes to streamline speakership selection and bill handling. He mails to state Rep. Harold Katz advocating calendar order for bills and committee chair scheduling, with bills placed on the calendar within two weeks of filing.
In a chilly outdoor ceremony by the statehouse statue of Lincoln, Governor Walker took the oath with Lt. Gov. Har Walker and others present. He pledged to use an executive order to end the free ride and promised open contracts, accountability, and frequent town visits to hear citizens' voices and correct mistakes.
An American flight leader inadvertently directed five U S fighter bombers to strike Da Nang Air Base causing nonfatal injuries and property damage. About six U S aircraft dropped 34 500 pound bombs in unclear weather, aimed at suspected North Vietnamese positions nearby.
Tonight is partly cloudy with a chance of snow flurries and cold lows around 15 to 20. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies and continued cold with high temperatures in the low to mid 20s. Wednesday through Friday remain partly cloudy with a chance of snow on Friday.
The Internal Revenue Service aims to simplify income tax filing as a do it yourself project. Tax forms and instructions are simplified and a series of articles on the new tax law begins today on page 16. The series covers higher exemptions and larger deductions. A second story lists dates and times when taxpayers can receive free assistance from IRS personnel.
Supreme Court agreed to hear government appeal on FDA powers under 1962 law. The case challenges limits on removing preexisting drugs from the market and whether the FDA can control drugs already on shelves. The Richmond VA circuit decision had blocked FDA actions against certain anxiety and fatigue remedies.
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird told Congress that South Vietnam is virtually prepared to assume full defense if Paris peace talks fail. He stressed U S involvement ends only after American prisoners are released and MIAs are accounted for. Hebert pressed that prisoner and missing in action issues drive the Paris negotiations.
Fire near the officers' quarters on the Delta Queen's top deck caused an estimated 2300 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported as crews battled the blaze before firefighters arrived. The riverboat's home port is Cincinnati and it is under winter renovation dockside.
The explosion and ensuing fire on the ferry Pirizal returning Argentines from a Paraguay casino left 16 dead and 23 missing while 22 were pulled from rough Parana River waters near Posadas. Coast guard officials reported the vessel sank quickly as winds lashed the area.
Police link a Dec 31 shooting of cadet Alfred Harrell outside a hotel to earlier fires and arson in downtown New Orleans. Officials say the Harrell case appeared well planned with possible militant group involvement. Six died in a July 1971 hotel fire, and five perished in the Nov 29 Rault Center blaze nearby.
Police encircle the Howard Johnson Hotel as two surviving snipers fire from the roof in a marathon siege that left six people dead and seventeen wounded. Officers and a Marine helicopter maintain a cautious perimeter while investigators pursue the identities of the gunmen amid reports of an underground terror group.
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