House Votes to Cut Greek and Pakistan Foreign Aid
The House approved suspending $118 million in Greek military aid and up to $445 million for Pakistan until reforms and stability are pursued, passing a $3.4 billion authorization for each of the next two years. The vote sends the measure to the Senate amid support and opposition from lawmakers.
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Washington
House
U.S
Pakistan
India
Senate
James A. Burke
D-Mass
Greece
NATO
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohio
Burke
Hays
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Israel Eyes U S Sold Jets to Modernize Air Force
Washington reports the Nixon White House studies selling Israel about 110 jets over three to four years to counter Soviet aircraft in Egypt. Officials discuss risks of a Suez cross line and a token Egyptian force in exchange for a cease fire, while Washington weighs political leverage versus Arab reaction.
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New York Times
Washington
Egypt
Sisco
Suez Canal
Israel
Plan would shift to long term U.S. arms commitment
Report notes a plan to provide a sustained American arms commitment rather than ad hoc transfers. Political factors loom, with Joseph J. Sisco in Israel urging Arab leaders to ease terms to reopen the Suez Canal amid ongoing negotiations.
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Ogee
Joseph J. Sisco
Israel
Suez Canal
Apollo 15 astronauts plan 3-day return from Moon
Worden, Scott, and Irwin prepare to eject a small satellite to probe lunar secrets before leaving lunar orbit at 3 10 p m CDT. They will fire Endeavour’s engine at 4 20 p m to escape lunar gravity and begin homeward voyage.
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AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavour
Earth
Moonwalkers Retrieve Moon Camera and Prepare for Next EVA
During the Hadley base mission Scott and Irwin guided the moon buggy camera that transmitted a landscape view until it failed. Worden plans a Thursday space walk to retrieve film canisters from Endeavour’s rear bay, with all three astronauts in pressurized suits for the EVA.
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al Worden
Rockwell
Pace Division
Houston
Scott
Mission Control Center
Irwin
Boot Hill
Earth
Moon
Bob Parker
Worden
Train wreck near Stockton 1944 claims 47 lives
On this date in 1944 a train wreck near Stockton Georgia killed 47 people. Quick weather notes show a 60 percent chance of rain today and 40 percent tonight with highs around 87 and lows near 68.
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Stockton
City Man Sued By Government
The Justice Department sues Decatur Realtor Dick Coffey in federal district court over compliance with a nondiscriminatory housing agreement related to a discrimination complaint by Charles Wright, a black Army sergeant. Coffey allegedly promised to pay moving expenses of 407.50 to Huntsville after refusing to sell a house on 14th Street Southwest due to a 100 percent white neighborhood.
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Birmingham
Justice Department
Decatur
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dick Coffey
Coffey
HUD
Charles Wright
Huntsville
14Th St
State Creek Shows High Waste Rate
A Senate subcommittee heard that Alabama’s Choccolocca Creek near Anniston contained edible fish with PCB levels up to 360 parts per million, far above the FDA tolerance of 5 ppm. Alabama official Sam L. Spencer accused FDA of slow action while Monsanto’s nearby plant is cited as the contamination source.
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Washington
Alabama
Senate
William D. Spong
D-Va
Commerce
Environment
Choccolocca Creek
Anniston
Food and Drug Administration
Sam L. Spencer
F.D.A
Spencer
State Health Department
Monsanto Corp
Coosa River
Tone Point
Monsanto
Subcommittee
Hospital Board Increase Sought
A bill to add two doctors to Decatur General Hospital's board extends terms from Oct 1 1973 to Sept 30 1974 and 1977 with six year terms thereafter. The Morgan County Medical Society backs the move, saying doctors would aid hospital governance. The measure faces slim odds this summer as the legislature nears adjournment.
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Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County Medical Society
Raymond Britain
F.S. Hunt Jr
C.D. Cottingham
Medical Society
Decatur General
Decatur Daily
City of
Decatur
Morgan County Commission
Disturbance at United Presbyterian Church Turns to Praying Trio
Police responded to a disturbing the peace complaint near United Presbyterian Church on Jackson Street SE Tuesday night. Officers found three men praying at the church altar rather than causing trouble.
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United Presbyterian Church
Jackson St. SE
Nixon cautions China talks won't end Vietnam war soon
President Nixon said his discussions in China would not immediately end the Vietnam conflict and he would consider a wage price review board to fight inflation if Congress hearings show it could be done without harming the economy.
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Washington
Nixon
China
Wage-Price Review Board
Congress
Waterway Bid Opening Delayed for Fourth Time
The Army Corps of Engineers postponed the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway bid opening to Sept 29 due to a revised Equal Employment Opportunity contract requirement from the Labor Department affecting minority employment. The delay also allows bidders to review wage rates approved by the Labor Department and a related federal suit in the District of See WATERWAY.
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Mobile
Ala
Army Corps of Engineers
Labor Department
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James Irwin
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State Creek
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Tennessee River
Decatur Housing Authority
Photey
Waterway
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
J & J Oil Co
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Decatur Daily Want
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