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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1973
Page
1
Galliano Louisiana reports Bobby Melancon weighing 284 pounds failed to win the world raw oyster eating title after choking on a shell fragment during an attempt to surpass the 500 oyster record set in Yorkshire last August. He plans another try after reducing his cholesterol.
Hartford legislator Victor Tudan urged exempting coffins from Connecticut's 7 percent sales tax claiming people should rest in taxless peace. In London, the Royal Greenwich Observatory announced a one second time adjustment ending 1972 as the longest year on record. GMT shifted by one second at midnight, with the extra second added on June 30 and the second Sunday.
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz told ABC that 1973 should be prosperous with rising output and employment. He said the President would keep the 1973 budget near 250 billion and noted temporary wage and price controls. The deficit for 1973 was seen around 25 billion and local officials would gain more through general revenue sharing.
Lester B. Pearson Canada’s 14th prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner was laid to rest in a private service in Wakefield Quebec. Driving rain marked the burial attended by his widow Maryon and 35 relatives, conducted by Rt Rev Arthur B B Moore. The royal Canadian Mounted Police presented the folded Maple Leaf flag to Mrs Pearson after the service.
New Year's Baby for 1973 in Washington County is Roger Dale Jr. born at 1 22 a.m. January 1 at Washington County Hospital to Roger Gillis and his wife of rural route two Ainsworth. Baby weighs 7 pounds 8 2 ounces. If the county’s first baby prize is awarded the family may win prizes from local merchants.
United Press International notes crowds in Times Square and Chicago Loop greet New Year as 1972 ends and 1973 begins. A one second addition to atomic time clock delayed midnight. Reports from Los Angeles warn against drunk driving with cafe hot coffee stops at cemeteries. nationwide traffic death toll projected between 430 and 530. Atlanta bars face liquor sale bans on Sundays as New Year’s Eve celebrations unfold.
Vo Van Sung, North Vietnam’s top diplomat in France, says intensive U.S. bombing did not force changes in the peace accord or disrupt the North but caused extensive damage to Hanoi Haiphong and other cities. He urged the United States to sign the draft accord as of Oct 20 and warned against furtherModificar American demands. A New Year truces and continued bombing in other regions accompany the report amid ongoing doubt on U.S. involvement.
Washington UPI report notes President Nixon's top national security advisers Kissinger and Rogers refused to testify before Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees amid ongoing Vietnam negotiations. State Department spokesman Bray said Kissinger also preferred deferring until after Congress reconvenes. Leaders criticized the lack of consultation, while calls to inform the public about bombing and peace talks grew.
Investigators hunted for clues to a jumbo jet crash. Eastern Airlines pilots reported the pilot had a benign brain tumor, but the co pilot was flying at the time. There was no sign of mechanical malfunction. The cause remained undetermined and weeks away.
Fred Bronner 21, a Pierce College student and fraternity member, died after a hazing stunt. His body was found in a 500 foot ravine north of Los Angeles after being left on Ridge Route nine days earlier. Fraternity brothers admit they intended to teach him a lesson, sparking an autopsy and police inquiry.
Merle Allison 47 oil dealer was found dead in his garage from carbon monoxide poisoning in Washington. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Giuntoli. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. VFW military rites. Surviving wife Esther, son Richard, daughter Jeanne Jones, grandson Jeffrey, mother Mrs I R Allison, siblings, and in laws. Preceded by his father, son Terry, and Russell. Navy veteran who served in the Canal Zone. former VFW commander and Midway Oil Go agent. Born Brighton March 29 1925.
Charlie Byrd, famed for TV appearances and jazz and classical recordings, will headline with his quartet in Washington next Sunday January 7 at 3 PM in the high school auditorium. Byrd has won major polls, performed with national orchestras and the White House, and released dozens of albums on labels including Columbia.
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