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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
1
April statistics from the Labor Department show consumer prices rose 0.9 percent, driven by food, clothing, cars, and gasoline. Government officials say inflation is receding, with food costs easing slightly after March’s spike while broader nonfood prices jumped, pushing the CPI higher and wages up modestly.
The House Government Operations Committee voted 22 to 17 against President Nixon's request to create a Drug Enforcement Administration in the Justice Department. Chair Chet Holifield and 16 Republicans supported the plan, but 21 Democrats or GOP dissenters Gilbert Gude and Paul McCloskey opposed it, as the clock ticks toward a July 1 effective date unless a disapproval resolution is passed by June 11.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Skylab salvage preparations under way as three astronauts travel to Florida and countdown starts for a Friday launch. Controllers describe the thermal balance challenge like a tightrope with readings near 130 degrees and temperatures near zero threatening food water and film.
Gen Daniel Walker and Senate President Willi Harris clash as Walker accuses the Republican majority of delaying 21 appointments needing Senate advice and consent. The Senate has rejected Mary Lee Leahy and David Fogel for EPA and Corrections, while finance and payroll questions arise over acting directors and warrants to 300,000 state aid recipients.
The Washington Star-News reports a former New York policeman, Anthony Ulasewicz, was hired by John D. Ehrlichman in 1969 for political investigations including a probe into the Chappaquiddick incident and alleged clashes involving Muskie Humphrey finance. Ulasewicz was on Nixon aide Kalmbach payroll 1969 to 1971, with Haldeman deposing in a DNC suit over the Watergate break in. The White House says a 1970 intelligence unit in DOJ existed to assess radical groups and will disclose Nixon land deals on Friday.
Occasional showers and thunderstorms likely tonight with lows in the 60s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. From Thursday through Saturday expect fair conditions with a slight cooling trend.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reopened its hearings on Elliot Richardson’s nomination for attorney general. Richardson described his April conversation with Ehrlichman about Krogh’s information and said Krogh wished to meet him. Chairman Eastland hopes for confirmation before Memorial Day. Cox pledged independence and said he would pursue Watergate wherever it leads.
Watergate figure James W. McCord Jr testified to Senate investigators that a December letter threatening “every tree in the forest will fall” aimed at pressuring the White House only if the CIA was blamed for the Watergate wiretaps. He admitted two calls to foreign embassies to be overheard, saying it was to test government taps. Embassies named were Israel and Chile. McCord defended his credibility amid criticism over prior claims of Caulfield pressure and clemency offers.
Secretary of State Michael J. Howlett announced a statewide reorganization closing 49 driver license examination stations effective July 1, including six in Southern Illinois. Remaining stations will be upgraded for efficiency, with nearest offices within a 30 mile cap and an average 16.6 mile travel distance. Forty-five staff positions will be affected as 75 workers will lose their posts. the plan aims to concentrate services at larger, centralized offices.
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