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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1972
Page
10
Hawaii moves to create a state transportation control commission with power to recommend limits on the number of cars, airplanes, and ships allowed in the islands. Final decisions rest with the legislature, prompted by daily Honolulu traffic snarls and shoreline abandonment.
A national church assembly condemned the war as incalculable destruction in Vietnam and urged Congress to block further U S military funds. It said Vietnam faced terror unmatched in warfare and demanded an immediate halt to air, naval and ground action unless U S prisoners are released. The church also backed nonviolent civil disobedience in protest.
Vatican experts began preliminary work on Michelangelo's vandalized Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica. Workmen erected scaffolding blocking view while officials expressed cautious optimism that the restoration may take less time than previously feared, though earlier notes suggested it could take years.
Missouri Governor Ogilvie and St. Louis Mayor Cervantes back a Waterloo Illinois site for a new airport as FAA reviews the application. Opponents including Governor Hearnes and supervisor Roos push for a Missouri site or expansion at Lambert. If the Illinois plan is approved, the Missouri-St Louis Airport Authority vows to sue to block construction.
Anthony Lewis reports from Hanoi that foreign observers largely agree American mining has effectively closed Haiphong and other North Vietnamese harbors. Despite Pentagon denial, diplomats see little chance ships enter or leave major ports as some ships appear immobilized or operate at night under unclear clearance.
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