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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1973
Page
6
Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz predicted the Nixon meat price ceiling would be abolished by late summer or early fall and not extended to other foods. He said consumer boycotts have temporarily reduced prices but doubt sustained impact will follow.
An Eastadega woman Minnie Lée Lemon 38 and her son Jimmy 15 died when their car crashed on a Talladega County highway near Eastaboro. Howard Hall Jr. 21 of Huntsville died after a hit and run on a Huntsville street. A suspect was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
The trial panel reached a conviction after almost six hours of deliberation with 11 to 1 in favor of guilt for Guntharp. Mrs. Davis expressed confusion over Gunthorp's release on bond while noting the jury deemed him guilty. Alabama law allows appeal bond for sentences under 20 years.
Nixon plans more than two billion dollars in economic aid for South Vietnam. Thieu will fly to Los Angeles for talks, dine with Nixon, and host a poolside luncheon at the Western White House before a joint communique. Thieu will also meet Congress officials and visit the LBJ ranch in Texas.
Church faces potential loss of legal representation as council disputes ownership of a $1.5 million property. An emergency meeting may appoint a temporary chairman and call a new council to oversee operations. Officials urge members to name the church in wills and insurance policies and seek swift payment from an insurer for disappearances. Assemblies of God beliefs on rapture are noted.
Memphis AP reports mustachioed adventurer Joe Casserly unofficially rose to the edge of a world hot air balloon record for his size, but landed about 10,000 feet short after sighting floodwater. He was picked up by a surprised elderly couple and drove to a ranger station. Casserly, 32, vowed to try again soon despite rain and damp fabric threatening lift.
White will be the 588th American freed from North Vietnamese Viet Cong or Pathet Lao captivity since February 12. Captured in 1969, he comes to Operation Homecoming as POWs recount tortures endured. Weather damage reported in multiple Georgia counties with power outages and hail. Local officials struggle to assess harm.
High wire clown Pio Nock fell 19 feet into an open lion cage during a Ringling Bros show at Madison Square Garden. Lion tamer Wolfgang Holzmeir protected the 17 Lions until Nock was rescued with minor injuries. About 17,000 spectators witnessed the accident as Nock’s son and daughter aided in the rescue.
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