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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1973

Page

2

NATO Troop Cuts Questioned In Editorial

The San Diego Union cites Churchill and Truman to argue that NATO is essential to counter Soviet goals in Europe. It warns Congress not to trust Soviet assurances and notes increased East European troop strength and the Berlin Wall. The piece asserts a concrete curtain hides Soviet moves and calls for continued U S and NATO commitments.

Winston Churchill Truman Soviet Union Europe Communist Party Congress House Senate United States of America North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO United States Moscow China West East Brezhnev

Shortages as Easy Money in American Economy

Russell Baker mocks shortages used by oil electric and meat industries to inflate prices. He notes how gas, electricity, meat, bread, and other goods rose in price while profits funded luxury buying. The columnist jokes that his own family now seeks Acapulco villas and Mercedes, illustrating the absurdity of the shortage economy.

Russell Baker New York Times News Service America Acapulco Texas East Coast Acapulco Villas Washington Switzerland

Million dollar bequest to U S government from quiet donor

In Orlando, Robert Hunter McIntosh left a bequest totaling 1,099,974.70 dollars to the United States. The 72 year old, who died April 19, 1972, sustained a simple boarding house life and built a modest stock inheritance into a sizable portfolio. U S Treasurer Romana Banuelos welcomed the gift as a tribute to faith in country.

Orlando, Fla Robert Hunter McIntosh U.S Romana Banuelos McIntosh

Piercing Nurse Sees The Country On Traveling Job

Mary Winslow, a nurse with a BSN from East Carolina University, left a Atlanta hospital to become a traveling ear piercer for a national jewelry firm. She covers many states from Ohio to Mississippi, logging miles and meeting executives who doubt her role. Her success rests on attitude, professionalism, and a calm, friendly demeanor.

Mary Winslow East Carolina University Atlanta Ohio Indiana North South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Alabama Kentucky Florida Louisiana Missouri Mississippi St. Louis Cuba Mary

Piercing Ears: Cautions and Customer Stories Unfold

A practitioner details ear piercing care and rules as clients receive guidance on healing times and earring types. Teens to seniors seek ear piercings, with Mary noting high daily throughput and urging professional work, proper post care, and gold earrings to avoid infection.

Mary Charleston S.C

Searchers Frustrated in New Mexico Boy Distress Call

Frustrated searchers continue to pursue reports of a radio distress call from a boy named Larry. Aircraft fly over rugged Mazano Mountains southeast of Albuquerque while four wheel drive teams search canyons and trails. The voice claimed his father collapsed in a rabbit hunting pickup, asking for help after the truck overturned. Reports spread from California to Ontario, Canada, but no conclusive contact or location has been found.

Chilili N.M Albuquerque Volunteer Citizens Band Emergency Radio Network Clark Speakman Speakman Manzano Mountains Albuquerque Larry New Mexico

Decatur Opens First Open-Air Rock Concert Tonight

Decatur hosts its first outdoor rock concert at Point Mallard Spirit of America Stage tonight at 8. The free event features Oak Ridge from Tennessee and Decatur's Week, sponsored by the Decatur Civic Theater and Parks and Recreation Department. Proceeds aid the civic theater. rain date is the Almon Center.

Decatur Point Mallard Spirit of America Oak Ridge Tennessee Decatur Civic Theater Parks and _— Recreation Department Harold Watkins Civic Theater Bernadine Forrest Carmen Nappo J. B. Bullock Charles Denmark Almon Center

Landmark bill expands farm powers and food price controls

The Président says the new system lets farmers expand production amid global shortages without fearing income drops. The measure grants the Agriculture secretary power over food prices, lowers the per crop ceiling, ends the bread tax, and raises minimum milk price supports for two years. Nixon notes changes to the food stamp program and restores eligibility under new supplemental income benefits.

Agriculture Secretary Nixon Agriculture Earl L. Butz

Baltimore County records detail large consulting fees linked to Agnew era

Investigators show the Matz and Childs engineering firm received more than 500000 dollars in county consulting work while Agnew headed Baltimore County from 1962 to 1966. Wolff, tied to Agnew’s records, earned 174632.74 dollars as county consultant before joining the state roads panel. Greiner Environmental Systems and its parent firm J E Greiner Co. also received substantial fees during 1962 to 1972.

Baltimore County Agnew Matz and Childs Baltimore City Wolff Betwen Baltimore County Public Works Department State Roads Commission Washington Greiner Environmental Systems, Inc Greiner Environmental Systems J. E. Greiner Co

Multiple murders and suspect statements cited in Texas case

The report details police interviews with Henley and Brooks about serial slayings linked to Corll, with bodies found on a beach and in various locations. It notes other U.S. mass killings by Corona, Whitman, and Unruh, highlighting the scale and fear surrounding violent crimes.

Henley Brooks Junior Elmer Wayne Henley Houston Corll Beaumont United States California Juan V. Corona Feather River Charles Whitman University of Texas Austin Howard Unruh Camden N.J

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