Scouts Feed At Jamboree In Moraine State Park
Troop cooks two Manchester scouts prepare a meal over a charcoal fire at the 1973 National Scout Jamboree East. Scouts will consume 6.2 million dollars in food and supplies at the Jamboree. In Washington, the bombing in Cambodia faces further judicial review after Justice Thurgood Marshall, with the agreement of seven justices, overturned a ban by Justice Douglas on the Nixon administration's request.
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Troops To Regroup After Bombing Pause
Secretary of State William P. Rogers says Cambodian troops will withdraw from exposed positions after American bombing ends on August 15. He states redeployment will shift forces and protected civilians to defendable, resupplied positions, similar to an enclave concept once proposed for South Vietnamese forces.
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WSN
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Terminal Opens Newark Terminal A as Gateway to NYC
New Jersey’s Newark International Airport unveils a massive eight-year project. Terminal A opens Wednesday with three triple deck terminals along a new loop road, hosting United Trans World Northwest and Piedmont on its first day.
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Shultz urges dieting to curb high food costs
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz told ABC on Sunday that reevaluating diets could help Americans cope with rising food costs. He said it was a good idea for himself and could benefit many people as part of managing expenses.
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Peggy Sue Wallace Engaged to Henry Kennedy in December
Governor Wallace announces the engagement of his 22 year old daughter Peggy Sue Wallace to Henry Mark Kennedy. The wedding is set for December 15 at St James Methodist Church in Montgomery. Peggy Sue is Lurleen Wallace's daughter who died in July 1968. Kennedy's parents are Douglas Mayo Kennedy and his wife of Greenville.
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Dollar Strong in Europe as Rates Boost Demand
The dollar rose sharply in early European trading amid bets on higher US rates. It gained to 4.15 French francs in Paris and 2.8525 Swiss francs in Zurich, with the pound quoted at $2.4980 in London. Gold dipped to $115.50 an ounce.
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Economics Texts in Schools Rated Inadequate Later Grades
A survey of social studies textbooks used nationwide finds economics treatment is strong in early grades but worsens in higher grades. The Joint Council on Education presented findings at a news conference detailing inaccuracies omissions and lack of analytical training for students.
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Joint Council On Education
Corporate moves cost households more as firms foot bills
In Chicago, Atlas Van Lines reports the average interstate corporate move costs 2280 dollars per employee, including packing and a third of the total from packing. Thorne notes meals, motels, house-hunting trips, appliance services and other expenses push the figure above 2200 dollars.
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Jack Thorne
Atlas van Lines, Inc
Hiroshima ceremony marks 28th anniversary of atomic blast
Hundreds attend a morning ceremony near the Hiroshima Peace Monument to mark the 28th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The gutted dome of the former Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce remains as it stood 28 years ago, photographed by AP.
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Pentagon overshoots public relations budget in 1972
The General Accounting Office reports that the Defense Department exceeded its 1972 public affairs budget by more than double, spending beyond the $22 million cap and the $28 million ceiling set by Congress by applying a narrow definition of public affairs.
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First U S Acupuncture School to Open in Washington
Washington will host what is described as the first formal U S acupuncture school. The Acupuncture Institute, to be run nonprofit by the Washington Acupuncture Center, will open in September offering 400 hour daytime courses over three months. Clinical sections plan to train dentists, ENT specialists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, arthritis specialists and general physicians.
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New Weapons Eyed by Pentagon in Broad Cruise Missile Push
Deputy Defense Secretary William P. Clements Jr disclosed a Pentagon drive to develop a new family of strategic weapons beyond the ABM treaty. The program aims to field cruise missiles for launch from aircraft ships submarines or land bases with ranges near 1000 miles and speeds from supersonic to subsonic.
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Clements
Spy Mission Deaths Reported Across Laos and Cambodia
The Pentagon disclosed that 102 Americans were killed on spy missions in Laos and Cambodia since 1965. It did not confirm deaths on similar missions inside North Vietnam. Prior to 1968 secret patrols entered North Vietnam and neighboring countries, led by American chiefs and Indochinese units, under the code name Daniel Boone and directed by SOG the Studies and Observations Group.
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Booze Contents Vary Could Spark Regulation
Washington report says a 38 page booklet The Chemical Additives in Booze prompts the Treasury’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division to seek rules requiring listing of chemical contents in beer wine and whisky. If approved drinkers may learn brands contain additives such as heptyl ester parahydroxybenzoic acid and other compounds along with traditional hops rices barley sugars and preservatives. Wine makers could reveal up to 70 additives beyond sulfur dioxide used to preserve and improve wine.
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WSN
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Refugees Increase as Berlin transit routes fuel tension
East German refugees pour toward West Berlin on fragile transit routes prompting Bonn to consider prosecuting aid to fugitives and to pledge not to turn refugees away. East Germans warn of possible reimposition of pre‑Berlin accord controls as 1972 date nears.
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Unidentified Elderly Man Found in Broadway Central Hotel Rubble
The body of an elderly man was recovered from the rubble of the Broadway Central Hotel in Lower Manhattan, the first victim identified since a Friday collapse. Police keep a list of five likely occupants. the victim found Sunday is not among them. Rescue workers toiled to clear a 30 foot pile as street and subway traffic remained halted to prevent further collapse.
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No Weapons For Japan Declares No Nuclear Armament
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka concluded his U S visit by stating Japan will not seek atomic weapons to secure a permanent U N Security Council seat. He cited constitutional limits preventing rearmament or overseas missions while a communique with President Nixon affirms U S backing for Japan’s bid.
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Suspect Sought After Tennessee Triple Fatal Shootout
An expanded search for Alvin Seagroves 26 follows a Saturday shootout in Tracy City with three murders charged. Police head toward Marion County after a tip he is near Monteagle. A triple funeral is set for Michael Gene Gregory 20 Edward Metcalfe 22 and Johnnie Lawson Metcalfe.
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Parolee Charged With Triple Murder After Tracy City Shootout
Alvin Seagroves, 26, a Tennessee State Prison parolee, was charged with three counts of murder in the Tracy City, Tennessee, weekend shootout. Police searched the Grundy County native in nearby mountains as a sheriff's deputy said he might be at large.
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Beef Shortage Hits Decatur At Multiple Levels
Grazing continues as a supply crunch worsens with price controls at the carcass level. Kansas Beef Co. in Wichita closed its Decatur-area beef supply and will remain closed for weeks, citing higher costs and frozen carcasses. Nelms and Son Packing reports shortage and rising prices as it serves about 400 stores in several counties. Grocery stores in Decatur report the worst shortages amid shrinking supply chains and higher costs.
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Lawrence Jury Box Refilled by Judge Order
Lawrence County jury box was refilled today by order of Circuit Judge Billy Burney after being emptied Saturday. Burney had ordered the refilling over a month ago noting no one recalls the last time it was done.
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Lawrence County Jury Commission
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Bombing in Cambodia raises regional tensions and food scarcity
U S B52s and fighter bombers have pounded a Cambodian frontier area for months provoking widespread devastation. Bangkok officials condemn the August 15 bombing deadline as irresponsible while U S meat shortages hit retail levels with as much as a 40 percent drop in meat departments. Ed Eads, a grocery owner, recalls halting meat sales two months ago and reflects on advice from peers about exiting the meat business.
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Decatur Calendar of Club Meetings and Events
Local clubs, churches and civic groups report schedules for the week. Meetings include Decatur Antique Dealers Association at Shangri La 7 p.m., TOPS AL 128 Mondays at 7 p.m., Women of Bethany Presbyterian 7:30 p.m., and many church and community activities with speakers, revival preparations, health clinics and theater events across Decatur and area.
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Hydrogen economy and long term energy prospects debated
A discussion outlines speculative research in magnetohydrodynamics fusion solar and tidal power, with a proposed tropical ocean pipe turbine idea. Paine advocates funding a hydrogen economy leveraging nuclear heat to split water, framing it as the long term energy backbone alongside nuclear coal oil and gas.
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