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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1973
Page
3
Military and diplomatic sources say a POW swap within five days will include about 100 Americans along with 1,250 South Vietnamese and up to 7,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Saigon and the Viet Cong met to resolve disputes on prisoner releases, signaling progress in the quarrel over POWs.
Laos declared a cease fire at noon but reports from Royal Lao Air Force indicate continued bombing and ground activity in north and south Laos. U.S. war prisoners’ fate remains unclear as fighting persists and no word on bombings stopping. In California, a 3.0 magnitude quake shook Southern California two years after the 1971 disaster, causing millions in damages but no fatalities.
With minefield maps from the U S Navy, more than a third of Communist bloc freighters trapped since May in Haiphong Harbor have escaped the American mine blockade in the past two weeks.
Israeli warplanes shot down a Libyan civilian Boeing 727 near the Suez Canal killing 92 people. A government statement blamed the pilot for ignoring repeated landings warnings.
Washington leaders denounced President Nixon's optimistic economic forecast as frantic effort and warned food prices would rise further. House Speaker Carl Albert and Rep. Thomas ONeill criticized the radio address ahead of Nixon's state of the union while a government report foreshadowed a 2 to 3 percent January jump in retail food prices.
The Apollo command ship for Skylab has been bolted to the Saturn 1B and moved to the launch pad. The crew of Charles Pete Conrad, Dr Joseph P Kersin and Paul J Weitz will lift off the next day to rendezvous with the Skylab laboratory in orbit.
Mrs. Richard Johnson of 238 South Main Street Medina County files in Common Pleas Court seeking 6000 for medical costs lost wages and permanent damage after a February 14 1971 fall on a snow covered street in Spencer near the U S Post Office 104 North Main Street. The suit lists Glenn Pomeroy as village executive officer though Donald Brouse was mayor at the time.
Medina council members discussed uptown parking responsibilities at a parking study meeting. Only Hildreth Beech Stevenson attended from the committee, with John Root and Steve Petrigala present. Arnold Siegfried and Charles Masi were absent, resulting in no decisions.
Patrick Casali of Cleveland driving eastbound on icy Rt. 303 veered off the road around 6 30 p m and struck a westbound car driven by Ronald Hoover of Brunswick. Hoover was listed in satisfactory condition at Medina Community Hospital. Casali was treated and released and cited for speed for conditions.
Two 14 year old youths from Wadsworth sustained injuries when a vehicle driven by Bruce Turner 36 lost control on icy Hartman Road. Turner's car crossed center and struck a southbound auto driven by Doug Proud 16. Passengers Dwight Proud 14 and Heidi Brenner 14 were treated and released. Turner cited for speed for conditions. Pearl M. Eastwood 90 died in Medina Community Hospital. Obituary to follow.
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