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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
6
Rick Leger, a 29 year old Davis researcher at UC Davis, is regarded as the first known survivor of the monkey-spread herpes simiae virus with major impairment to recover without lasting disability. Doctors note only 24 recorded cases. Leger’s remarkable recovery followed months of illness and prayer.
The Air Force studies using trained falcons to keep prairie chickens away from runways at Whiteman Base Missouri. Father Edwin Mattingly, a priest, trains the birds and reports no falcon injuries or killings among the endangered prairie chickens though many birds were flushed. The National Audubon Society plans to review the project amid concerns.
The AP reports a 36 percent decline in July visitors to Grand Canyon National Park from a year earlier, with 327 835 visitors in July 1973 versus 513 930 in July 1972. Officials cite gasoline shortages and park isolation from metropolitan areas as main factors.
Kermit Beahan, then a bombardier aboard a B29 carrying Fat Man, recalls the Nagasaki raid on August 9 1945. He says he would do it again arguing the war required total commitment and that the mission helped end World War II. He also notes Kokura was blocked by clouds and that the crew faced no remorse at the time.
New Jersey federal judge ordered Angelo Gyp DeCarlo to show cause why he should not be sent back to jail for failing to pay a $20,000 loan sharking fine tied to his extortion and conspiracy sentence. DeCarlo, freed under presidential clemency last December after 33 months, had not paid the fine.
Joan Baez and Daniel Ellsberg joined farm workers in a melodic protest near a peach orchard in Fresno. They defied court picket limits with UFW and Teamsters clashes intensifying as arrests mount after a fiery night in Lamont.
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