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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1973
Page
1
A columnist visits Jerusalem at Easter, noting rampant souvenir trade near sacred sites, garish hotels on the Mount of Olives, and the enduring tension between commerce and devotion. He reflects on Jerusalem as a repeatedly rebuilt, contested city indispensable to Christian history.
Christians worldwide mark Good Friday as Easter weekend begins with pilgrims retracing Jesus steps in Jerusalem and Rome. Pope Paul VI presides in St Peter's and leads the Way of the Cross while washing 12 apostles’ feet at the Lateran Basilica. Thousands attend in Jerusalem and Passover overlaps with Easter as Spain sees mass travel to mountains and coasts. Security rises in Israel amid a 25th state anniversary.
Former attorney general John N. Mitchell told a reporter he vetoed plans to bug Democrats and conduct broader intelligence operations. He cited meetings with Jeb Magruder and G. Gordon Liddy, while his earlier sworn statements claimed no one above Liddy was involved. The dispute touches Magruder Dean and Mitchell in a three corner clash over accountability.
Washington reports about 40 MiG fighters shipped to Syria since January, described as the largest delivery in a comparable period. Roughly 30 of the planes, said to be MiG 21s, were transported on Soviet cargo ships and rated as first class fighters.
U S fighter bombers attacked Communist positions on the east bank of the Mekong River about six to eight miles from Phnom Penh, one of the closest strikes to the capital since the late January offensive. Cambodian and North Vietnamese forces controlled a long front along the Mekong, with Kep and nearby hamlets under pressure as government troops retreated and regrouped amid ongoing clashes.
Washington signals possible breach of the Paris January 27 accord as the Navy pauses minesweeping in North Vietnamese waters. Secretary Rogers says U S aid plan remains in place if Hanoi shifts behavior, with Kissinger options considered for renewed talks.
Marshall E. Murdaugh, commissioner of the Virginia State Travel Service, will speak at the Joint Civic Luncheon in the George Washington Hotel on Thursday May 3. He will address service organizations on tourism growth and its near one billion dollar Virginia economy impact.
March saw food prices climb to record highs with meat and poultry leading gains. The Labor Department reported a 0.9 percent rise in the cost of living, the sharpest since early 1951, while grocery prices also hit all-time highs.
Severe storms and blizzards sweep the central U S. A tornado in Ada Oklahoma injured 17 and left half the city without power. Snow piles deep in Casper Wyoming while blizzard warnings and heavy snow advisories spread across Montana Wyoming South Dakota and more.
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