of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) set the price for oil without consultation with the world's seven major oil corporations more than doubled the price for oil from $2.18 per barrel to $5.12 per barrel. Henry Kissinger of the U.S. and Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating the end to the Vietnam War. Le Duc Tho refused the prize, however, and informed the Nobel Committee that "When guns are silenced, and peace is really restored in South Vietnam, I will reconsider the acceptance of this prize." Trygve Bratteli became the new Prime Minister of Norway as outgoing premier Lars Korvald handed over the keys to the office following the swearing-in ceremony. Maynard Jackson was elected as the first African-American mayor of a major city in the Deep South, as voters overwhelmingly approved him over incumbent mayor Sam Massell in a runoff election. An armed gunman kidnapped the ambassadors to Cuba from Belgium and France in a bid to have safe passage from the Communist nation. The gunman first invaded the home of Belgium's Ambassador Jean Somershausen and took him hostage, then forced him and two other captives to drive to the French Embassy. Born: Justin Credible (ring name for Peter J. Polaco), American professional wrestler and Extreme Championship Wrestling heavyweight champion 1999-2000; in Waterbury, Connecticut Died: Gene Krupa, 64, American big band drummer known for pioneering the modern drumset, died of leukemia Emil Praeger, 75, American civil engineer October 17, 1973 (Wednesday) Eleven Arab nations in the OPEC imposed an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War, announcing that they would cut their oil production by five percent, and to cut it by an additional 5% of every month thereafter (implying no exports at all by the end of September 1974) unless Israel agreed to withdraw completely from its occupied territories."Arabs Cutting Oil Output 5% a Month to Gain War Goals; Single Out U.S. in Attempt to Pressure Israel", by William J. Coughlin, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 1973, p. I-1 U.S. district judge John J. Sirica ruled that the Senate Watergate Committee was not entitled to have access to the Watergate-related tape recordings of President Nixon, but that the U.S. Department of Justice special prosecutor, Archibald Cox, could subpoena the tapes as evidence. Martin Cooper, John F. Mitchell and other members