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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
7
President Nixon plans a meeting with Golda Meir on March 1 at a presidential retreat before Nixon returns to Washington. Meir will visit the United States privately at that time, per a White House spokesman.
Israel conducted a three strike operation hitting guerrilla positions in Syria with air raids across 24 hours. A Syrian radar site was reported hit while artillery responded and five MIGs were claimed shot down, the most since November.
Washington AP reports preparedness would provide up to 250 million gallons of additional No. 2 heating oil for the current winter, aimed at easing shortages and stabilizing supply.
The city’s 18,000 public-school teachers walked out for the second time in four months after talks failed to secure a contract. The strike affects about 260,000 students as union officials said another offer was presented in a last-ditch effort to end the dispute.
Adolph Zukor marked his 100th birthday as Hollywood stars and the industry he founded honored him. Born January 7, 1873 in Riese Hungary, he arrived in America at 16 with $25 and formed Famous Players in 1912 to produce films starring stage favorites.
In a final House Armed Services Committee briefing Laird says the draft will dip to under 2,500 in March and average 1,000 in the next three months. No calls were issued for January and February, while last year saw about 50,000 called and 48,000 inducted as appeals delay the process.
White House sources say the Community Relations Service created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will be dismantled. The office would lose funding and most of its 300 employees would be reassigned within the Department of Justice, with some personnel moved to other agencies or dropped.
National news highlights auctions and media shifts. Earl Clark bought Hitler’s 1940 Mercedes 770 K touring car for 153000 for his Pennsylvania amusement park exhibit in Lancaster. Buckley’s Firing Line to stand down next May unless CPB acts. other programs missing from CPB 1973 fall slate.
The Capitol stands ready with a $410000 showpiece platform and paved VIP seating as President Nixon’s second inauguration approaches on January 20. Capitol Police say no special security beyond routine measures, but access remains by ticket and guards may tighten if intelligence warns. Protests are being organized by the National Peace Action Coalition.
The Soviet Union launched Luna 21 an uncrewed spacecraft to study the moon and lunar space. Tass reported the craft placed near a calculated lunar trajectory after a preceding soft landing in the Sea of Fertility where 27.2 hours of soil sampling occurred before return.
Men's quilted coats with zip pockets and leather jackets at discounted prices. Asst sizes offered with orig. price points around 65.00, now 45.99. Girls jackets and coats in multiple sizes with orig. prices from 6.88 to 28.00. Maxi coats with fur trim discounts from 2.99 to 14.99.
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