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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1973
Page
1
The new guidelines allow producers to pass higher production costs to consumers immediately for all foods except beef. Within three days of the announcement, bread prices rose two cents a loaf in Atlanta and one cent in Chicago, reflecting the immediate impact on groceries.
Seven dangerous inmates fled the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville in a jail break planned for about a year. Authorities set roadblocks across northern counties, with reports they robbed cars to escape, while Warden Don Bordenkircher said possible help from former guards was under investigation.
Wellington reports France detonated its long awaited 1973 atmospheric nuclear test despite protests from Australia and New Zealand and a ruling by the International Court of Justice. Prime Minister Whitlam summoned a formal protest and prepared Ottawa talks with Commonwealth leaders.
A 40,000 strong Libyan motorcade turned back to Libya after warnings from Egyptian President Sadat, as Muammar Khadafy resigned as RCC chairman and his move was rejected by the Libyan RCC. March leaders had sought unity, with a petition in blood to Sadat and a planned sit down in Cairo.
A five Japanese and Arab hijack gang threatening to blow up a JAL Boeing 747 held a Beirut linked flight amid demands to free Kozo Okamoto. JAL officials met in Abu Dhabi with Dubai authorities as negotiations stalled and the hijackers insisted on headquarters guidance before talks.
The Senate Watergate Committee's Lem J. Ervin Jr. and Sen. Edward Gurney urged President Nixon to release White House tapes and documents. They warned withholding evidence could erode belief in Nixon's innocence and damage his political standing as the panel weighs subpoenas and executive-privilege claims. Three constitutional lawyers said tapes with criminal activity may remove executive-privilege shield.
At Camp David President Nixon summoned key aides to craft a counteroffensive against the Senate investigating committee led by Sen. Sam Ervin. A letter to Ervin turning down access to taped conversations would launch the first move, as Nixon asserts executive prerogatives and tape controls.
A twin engine Piper Commanche carrying Edison Hoard Rita Cody William Smith and Lamont Zeno of the Chicago based Better Boys Foundation crashed on a grassy hilltop near DNA West Virginia. The group was en route to Clifftop to inspect campsites for underprivileged children. The crash occurred after a refueling stop in Ashland Kentucky following a takeoff from Gary Indiana. The right wingtip reportedly struck the ground before the craft flipped.
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