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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
2
A four day Johnston City event included an aerial bomb display and a fireworks show at the city park as part of the Lions Club homecoming. A Miss Johnston City and Little Miss Johnston City were chosen during the festivities.
Exiled Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk declares no talks with Kissinger to end the Cambodian war as Premier Chou En-lai welcomes him in Beijing. He says armed struggle continues and there will be no divided Cambodia despite Kissinger’s planned visit.
Sen Edward Kennedy urged Southerners to back a revived freedom torch and praised Alabama Governor George C Wallace at a Fourth of July event in Decatur. He labeled President Nixon the nation's real radical while Wallace, paralyzed but resolute, accepted a patriotism award. The duo dismissed talk of a 1976 Kennedy Wallace ticket as Strauss watched. Kennedy warned of a White House insulated from Congress and the public.
State treasurer Alan J. Dixon, in Carbondale, faulted lawmakers for a half cent sales tax cut he says the state cannot afford. He warned consumers may not feel relief as small merchants may keep the current five cent rate. Dixon also predicted Gov. Walker will veto the bill and renew relief efforts while meeting area bankers and SIU officials.
An Argentine airliner with 26 aboard landed safely in Havana after stops in Argentina Chile Peru and Panama. The FAA spokesman said the plane is on the ground and had taken on 3000 gallons of fuel in Panama. The pilot requested a life raft and life jackets for the Caribbean crossing, which the airport could not supply.
Consolida tion Coal Co seeks to rechannel two river bends near Elkville to aid a mining project. The Department of Conservation urges denial citing high water quality areas, while the EPA favors the plan with safeguards on water quality. Final approval rests with the Office of Water Resources Management.
The Nixon administration imposed immediate export controls on 41 agricultural items including edible oils, animal fats, and livestock feed to curb food price rises. The move, approved by Earl Butz and under a 1969 law, expands earlier limits on soybeans and cottonseed products.
Humid tonight with lows in the 70s and weekend highs in the 90s. A unique reception in Peking marked by Chinese officials and diplomats hosting visiting Americans, including eight U.S. congressmen, at the new U. S. Liaison Office. The guests, in Mao dark suits, were outnumbered by Chinese attendees as ties of friendship were toasted with rice liquor.
Gov Daniel Walker unveiled a 71 mile north south interstate near Illinois 53 in western Chicago suburbs replacing the Crosstown Expressway. The plan would cost 293 million and relocate about 180 families with 515 million Crosstown funds redirected to mass transit and street repair after federal approval and public hearings.
Ozark Air Lines resumes operations from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport marking first flight in 78 days after a strike by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. 85 percent of flights return today with five daily departures, while one round trip remains paused until August 1. The new 27 month contract raises top mechanic pay to 7 dollars an hour by March 1.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower marks her 25th birthday by saying her father discussed resigning with his family after the Watergate break in at the Democratic headquarters. She notes he was in the dark about advance knowledge and that he considered whether resignation would heal the nation faster.
Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox said it would be grossly premature to speculate on grand jury indictments in the Watergate case. He warned against assuming who should be prosecuted as the investigation nears 85 percent completion and pledged to fire any staffer found leaking.
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