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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
9
Gas stations raise pump prices by 2 to 9 cents per gallon since January, with an average rise around 4 cents. Higher fuel costs ripple to cities and taxpayers as municipal vehicle expenses climb, while a Nixon price freeze could cap the summer rise.
Washington Bowdler United States ambassador to Guatemala is slated for early transfer to Washington to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South America in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. The move completes a Latin America leadership shakeup at the State Department.
Billy Graham told a Madison audience he would trade places with a country pastor to simply preach the gospel. He said his 10-day Madison crusade reflects his lifelong aim to win people for Christ and share the gospel with millions.
A parked luxury sedan with West German plates was damaged by a bomb in downtown Rome injuring two Arabs. Investigators say the device under the driver seat exploded while the men, Abdel Hadi Nakaa and Abdel Hamid Shibli, were rigging it. Both were hospitalized with severe burns.
Gallup surveyed 1,546 people June 1 to 4 on Watergate. Two thirds believe Nixon knew about planning or cover up while 31 percent think he learned later and hid the scandal. Public awareness rose to 97 percent. 47 percent call the bugging a serious issue.
Three peacekeeping helicopters faced gunfire Sunday and today with one hit and two forced down but no casualties reported. Saigon said cease-fire violations topped 100 on the first two days but 77 in the 24 hours to dawn today. A Pleiku resupply chopper came under small arms fire with landings made safely. Two helicopters near An Loc were hit but landed safely. Viet Cong and government forces were in the area. Canadian officials noted a written Viet Cong guarantee for the two aircraft to return to Bien Hoa. No large scale fighting reported. most incidents involved shellings.
The dollar fell to new lows against the franc in Paris and the mark in Frankfurt while gold rose nearly $2 an ounce. The pound climbed to $2.5835 in London as investors questioned Nixon's anti inflation package, seen as too weak and late.
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