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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1973
Page
8
Shelly Finkel and Jim Koplik may stage another 600000 strong rock festival at the Grand Prix track in six weeks. Traffic and crowd control eased ticket checks, grossing about 1.5 million with 1 million in expenses. locals wary of a repeat as Schuyler County Sheriff notes residents would not allow it.
In Brants New Mexico police confronted rock-throwing youths. Captain Wyant fired a bean-bag shotgun round striking Melvin Ortiz, 18, who collapsed. An autopsy cited a chest blow from a projectile as the cause of Ortiz's death.
Willard J. Smith a 35 year old Syracuse skydiver died after a parachute jump into the rain swept Summer Jam site. He carried flares and crashed near the concert area as a large crowd gathered. Autopsy cited chest and abdominal injuries from an explosion as the cause of death.
Frank McNamara, a construction worker in Miami, hunted down Jose Antonio Niebla, 28, who he says attacked his 15-year-old daughter on their front porch and attempted rape. Niebla was charged with assault with intent to commit rape as witnesses reported a knife-wielding man fleeing with the struggling girl. The attacked girl escaped, with torn clothing and injuries.
Louis Harris surveys show 54 percent negative rating for Nixon’s job performance while 21 percent express personal confidence, with 65 percent deeming him not frank about Watergate and 60 percent wanting him to turn over White House files. A majority (51-37) think he should testify before the Ervin Committee, and 66-22 percent oppose resignation.
Katharine Graham described Lyndon B. Johnson calling her to his White House bedroom, stripping to pajamas, and making lewd remarks as Abe Fortas watched. Graham recalled Johnson telling her to turn around and spoke of his liberated conduct during a TV interview.
Mayor John V. Lindsay says regular meat suppliers refused to sign contracts to supply beef for hospitals jails and other municipal institutions for a two week period next month. The city has contracts for over 100000 pounds of beef and is seeking fish chicken and other nonbeef proteins. Lindsay ties the shortage to federal policy and notes similar issues in 10 East and Midwest cities.
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