News stories from Sunday September 16, 1973

Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:

The UAW strike against Chrysler went into its second day. Michigan Labor Department director Barry Brown predicted an end to the strike before Monday. Plants in Detroit are idle; there are no workers to move new cars. Negotiators continue to talk, and some progress has been made.Chrysler may lay off some white collar workers. The UAW ordered white collar workers to remain on the job during the strike. [NBC] Mrs. Salvador Allende, wife of the deposed Chilean president, arrived in Mexico City after being allowed to leave Chile. Mrs. Allende confirmed the suicide reports regarding her husband's death after the military coup in Chile began last week.The new government warned political resisters in Chile of possible arrest and execution. A film of the coup has been released: Allende's followers prepared for resistance inside the presidential palace. Army tanks moved into the palace square. Troops fired at the camera and the cameraman was forced to turn away. Guests at a nearby hotel stayed in the basement, listening for word from outside as the coup continued. Sniper fire was heard, and a complete curfew enforced; the palace was destroyed. The curfew was lifted after three days, but the nation's borders remain closed. The new minister of the interior held a news conference late in the week and assured the people that the government would restore order. Municipal workers have been told to clean off rival political graffiti from the walls of buildings in Santiago. [NBC] After local television blackouts of NFL games were banned last week, many fans were finally able to see their hometown clubs on TV. Football commissioner Pete Rozelle questioned the advisability of such a move.In Washington, Redskin fans flocked to the stadium for the game against San Diego. New seating capacity has been added, but still no seats were available. Fans insisted that television broadcasts won't stop them from coming to the games. In Chicago, Bears fans filled the stands to see the home opener with Dallas. Football buffs welcomed the end of the blackout, ban but bar owners will suffer. Long-range antennas were set up to broadcast games in local bars in case the blackout had occurred. Most bar owners lost their shirts when the blackout was lifted. Hometown New York fans watched the Giants beat Houston on television. But many New York area callers complained about the game being televised; they would have preferred to see the Washington-San Diego game instead of the Giants. [NBC] Senator Walter Mondale announced that he wants Congress to create a commission to investigate the Office of the President in the wake of the Watergate scandal. [NBC] Senator John Stennis said that it will be tough for President Nixon to justify his refusal to release the White House tapes if courts rule that he must do so. [NBC] The Democratic party raised $5 million during its celebrity filled eight-hour telethon, though the party is still in debt. Money received will be split between the national and state Democratic parties. [NBC] Newsweek reported that former Attorney General John Mitchell has left his wife Martha. Disputes between the couple were long-running. [NBC] There was more fighting in Cambodia today. Communist insurgents hold portions of Highway 1 and are threatening government strongholds along the Mekong River. [NBC] North Ireland Protestant leader Tommy Herron was found dead in a ditch in County Antrim, after being kidnapped earlier this month. Police say that he was killed by a rival Protestant group. [NBC] Skylab astronauts took more pictures, attempting to locate possible electrical power sources in the Western United States. The experimental spider on board Skylab died. The aim of the experiment was to test whether spiders would spin webs in space. [NBC] The number of Communist violations of the Vietnam cease-fire have dropped, however President Thieu warned his countrymen about a possible new Communist offensive.The South Vietnamese government hopes to develop a tourist industry, but sporadic reports of fighting have kept the government from following through with its plans. Some adventuresome tourists have come to South Vietnam already. [NBC]