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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1972
Page
1
North Carolina trooper L T Walton was shot in the head and killed after pursuing a speeding car. Four men were held for questioning. Walton's body was found in a ditch along NC Highway 130. Police believe he tried to radio for help during a scuffle.
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt piloted a T38 jet over south Florida for a proficiency flight ahead of a possible strike by 60 documentation workers threatening to delay the moon launch set for 9 53 pm EST Wednesday. Cernan and Evans planned solo flights later in the day despite the legal maneuvers to avert action.
The National Weather Service at Hancock Field predicts periods of snow tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures near 20 degrees tonight, with highs 35 to 40 degrees tomorrow. Precipitation chances run about 60 percent tonight and 70 percent tomorrow.
Humor column notes after shave lotion and cologne fly off shelves this Christmas proving dads are loved even if their fragrance isn’t. The quip highlights consumer hype around Father’s Day fragrance gifts and the humor in festive purchases.
In Canberra, the opposition Labor Party led by Gough Whitlam won a sweeping victory over the Liberal Party coalition. With 23 percent of votes counted, Labor held 10 seats previously won by others, surpassing the 64-seat majority needed to form a government. Prime Minister William McMahon faced defeat in his home district as Liberal seats like Speaker Sir William Aston and Navy Minister Malcolm Mackay fell.
South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam warned that Saigon will not sign any end to the war agreement unless North Vietnam withdraws all invading troops. The broadcast indicated Washington aims to sign a Paris peace treaty by about December 15, with Saigon objecting to a separate U.S. deal.
A rapid blaze at Citizens Hall in downtown Seoul killed 34 people and wounded 87 as flames filled the 3000-seat venue during a musical show. President Park Chung Hee dispatched aides and relief crews mobilized nationwide. Fire officials battled the inferno for about 30 minutes, with five witnesses reporting jumpers from the building.
In Jasper Alabama an early morning blaze in a lower apartment killed five children. Authorities said heat and smoke were the cause of death. The victims were Dewayne Hall 1 Laverne Hall 6 Darrene Hall 15 Elizabeth Duncan 13 and Melissa Duncan 16. The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
In Verona, Oneida County, two men drowned when their snowmobile fell through thin ice on a small body of water early today. State police reported the tragedy, as rescuers searched the scene and identified the victims.
State Police identified victims Lynn J. Dibble aged 40 of Vernon and Lawrence Dibble 32 of Verona. The pair died in a pond on Rev. Roger Bates property on Town Line Road near the Verona Vernon border after a snowmobile circled the area around 4 a.m. and a helmet and gloves were found on the ice at 8 a.m. Their bodies were recovered hours later from several feet of water.
A sensational windfall prize of 21,750 dollars awaits the solver of tomorrow's Moneyword Puzzle as enthusiasts chase wordplay glory. Puzzle creators tease a clever final answer that could unlock the payout for the quickest correct solution.
Seventy-five Gulf Coast residents fly to Wilkes-Barre Pa with 3000 dollars worth of Christmas toys for children in areas struck by Agnes and floods in the Wyoming Valley. The aid flight, backed by Office of Emergency Preparedness, extends Gulf Coast hospitality amid past Hurricanes Camille and Betty.
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