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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1972
Page
8
Apollo 7 command module pilot Donn F. Eisele prepares for a Peace Corps director post in Thailand. He will retire from the Air Force July 1 after 20 years, and take a mid June terminal leave to supervise 315 volunteers and study Thai.
Conservative party awards an honorary doctor of law to a key figure while his stepfather, Ambassador W Averett Harriman, also gains a degree. Churchill cites failed calls for US Britain military bonding amid 26 years of postwar tensions. Franco appears publicly after dental work, reviewing a parade with Prince Juan Carlos as his designated successor. Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline arrive in Tehran for royal visits and tours of Isfahan Shiraz Persepolis, greeted by ex-NIOC executive Reza Fallah.
In Frankfurt AP reports female trade unionists press for wage parity and better promotion prospects for West Germany’s 9.6 million women workers. They cite hourly averages of $1.51 for women versus $2.17 for men.
An AP led test of nearly 800 letters across six bureaus shows eight of ten non zip coded letters arrive as fast or faster than zip coded ones. Postal officials cite zip codes aiding processing and sorting, with mixed results across cities and days.
A man shouting I am God I am Michelangelo damaged the Pieta statue with a sledge hammer in St. Peter's Basilica. The left arm and facial features were broken while Christ remained intact. Laslo Toth, Hungarian-born Australian citizen, fled but was restrained by guards and handed to Italian police.
Rep. Roman Pucinski plans a congressional bill to make using a gun in a crime a federal offense and to bar plea bargains in such cases. He cites failures to prosecute gun carriers and notes Alabama Gov. Wallace shooting might have been stopped earlier if the assailant faced gun charges.
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