News stories from Sunday September 2, 1973
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Officials arrested and charged a convict with setting the hotel fire in Copenhagen, Denmark. The hotel was considered a fire trap; many people were killed or injured in the blaze. [NBC]
- Communist insurgents hold the Highway 4 supply route in Cambodia. Government troops tried unsuccessfully to retake Highway 4 leading to the capital city of Phnom Penh. [NBC]
- Labor Day weekend was punctuated by little news but lots of hot weather. Temperatures scorched New York City, and in Chicago, the heat wave caused power shortages; no relief is in sight. [NBC]
- The latest Gallup poll statistics outlining America's opinions regarding the Watergate hearings and President Nixon's approval or disapproval were released. [NBC]
- Congressmen home for recess are being confronted with the Watergate problem. In Marin County, California, Representative William Mailliard is working during Congress' recess to understand people's feelings in his district regarding himself and Watergate. Mailliard believes that all politicians have been hurt by Watergate.
Mailliard's belief notwithstanding, it is specifically Republican politicians who will be affected by Watergate in the next election, although economic conditions are uppermost in citizens' minds for now. At a meeting with his constituents, Mailliard discussed high prices and insufficient federal housing; he insisted that the federal government's paralysis over Watergate has led to inaction on some issues. But during a radio interview the topic turned back to Watergate again.
[NBC] - The fall session of Congress session begins Wednesday, with Americans expecting action on problems besides just Watergate. Relations between Congress and President Nixon are likely to worsen. Legislative opposition to Nixon is substantial, and the President may resort to vetoes. [NBC]
- The new, tough New York drug law was enforced extremely lightly over the weekend. However, New York City police raided a Harlem apartment belonging to Ruby Baker. Police later admitted that they had the wrong apartment. Mrs. Baker received some injuries during the raid.
The police who raided Mrs. Baker's apartment were not even in the correct building.
[NBC] - Police captured fugitive Herman Bell in New Orleans. Bell murdered two New York City policemen in 1971. [NBC]
- Chinese officials continued to meet in Peking. Party leaders stated that China won't become a satellite country for the United States or the Soviet Union. China had little to say regarding Taiwan since the U.S. military is leaving their bases in Taiwan now. [NBC]
- Even with America's military withdrawal, Taiwan remains prosperous. The U.S. originally sent military forces to Taiwan to protect it from Chinese attack. Squadrons practiced for attacks each day.
Although the U.S. is the Taiwan government's only financial backer, its economy is booming. Investors and industries have been attracted to Taiwan, including ones from Japan. Taiwan may be politically isolated but it is economically stable.
[NBC] - An slight earthquake was recorded in Israel today. [NBC]
- Fifty years ago yesterday, the Great Kanto earthquake hit Japan and destroyed much of Tokyo. Today, with even more buildings and congestion, Tokyo could be leveled by another quake. Earthquake drills marked the 50th anniversary of the 1923 disaster. [NBC]
- A cholera epidemic continues to spread through Italy. [NBC]
- Whiskey from Scotland is the most heavily taxed, and therefore most overpriced, item in the world. Half of all Scottish whiskey is sent to the United States; whiskey is more valuable than gold in Scotland. [NBC]