Nixon Signs 22.9 Billion Transit Bill to Expand Mass Transit
President Nixon signs a compromise 22.9 billion highway bill opening the Highway Trust Fund for mass transit improvements. He lauds the pact as constructive cooperation and a landmark shift allowing trust fund money for bus purchases and for bus and rail capital investments in later years.
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Washington
Nixon
Highway Trust Fund
White House
Congress
House
Two Die in Cullman County Slough Crash
A Sunday wreck 12.2 miles south of Cullman left driver John E. Kerestenzis and passenger Nicholas Nickolaou dead, while Linda Brown was injured. The car veered off the road, toppled into a slough near Smith Lake. Brown was treated and released at Carraway Methodist Hospital. Coroner David Moss said drowning or injury could be the cause of death for the two men.
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Cullman
Here
Cullman County
John E. Kerestenzis
Nicholas Nickolaou
Birmingham
Linda Brown
Smith Lake
Miss Brown
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Moss
Houston Body Count Rises to 25 in Mass Slayings
Police report the 25th victim of a homosexual torture slaying, part of a Gulf Coast coast mass murder stretch. Two bodies were found at High Island, with detectives warning as many as 30 may be unearthed. Elmer Wayne Henley, 17, faces court, admitting nine slayings. Houston Police Chief to hold a news conference amid parent fallout over police response.
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Houston
High Island
Gulf Coast
Chambers
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico Beach
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
Herman Short
Sirloin $1 A Pound In Mexican Markets
Carl Holt and his wife Frieda returned to Encinitas from a border crossing with 75 pounds of beef including sirloin steaks filet mignons ground beef and veal chops valued at 87 dollars. They waited an hour in line at Tijuana market to secure the meat as Americans crossed into the United States seeking cheaper meat. The article notes a large cross-border movement of Americans for affordable beef and mentions Canadian demand in Windsor Ontario near Detroit.
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San Ysidro
Calif
Carl Holt
Frieda
United States
Encinitas
California
Holt
Tijuana
Windsor
Ontario
Detriot
County Opens Appraisal Bids
Morgan County Commission opened bids for mapping and reappraising property to raise most property taxes. Bids ranged from about 700000 to 900000, with a two year plan to reevaluate every parcel and building. The low bidder was not yet determined due to alternates, and officials noted the work will begin this fall under federal court orders.
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Morgan County Commission
Morgan County
Porter Lee Haynes
Cox argues Nixon owes duty to reveal evidence to grand jury
Washington AP Cox, Watergate special prosecutor, filed a legal brief claiming President Nixon has an enforceable legal duty not to withhold material evidence from a grand jury. The filing centers on evidence access and the integrity of the investigative process.
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Washington (Ap
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Mayrand
Spanish airliner crashes near La Coruna airport
An Aviaco jetliner carrying 79 passengers and six crew crashed today in a residential area near the fog bound La Coruna airport. No further details on casualties or cause were immediately available. Separately, the Justice Department announced a new office to protect civil rights of American Indians. A craft workshop schedule at Mary Carter Paint is listed with contact number.
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LA Coruna
Spain
Aviaco Airlines
Washington
Justice Department
Mexico City capture marked 1521 conquest
Calendar page notes a time line item stating that in 1521 Hernando Cortez captured Mexico City from the Aztec Indians. The brief weather update predicts highs near 90 and lows around 70 with heavy rain chances today tonight and Tuesday.
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Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
Tennessee Valley
We Now Service All Makes Major Appliances
Robinson Furniture in Decatur announces service for all major appliance makes at downtown Second Ave location. Advertising copy references phone number 353 2370 and branding Adv Pak.
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Co. F. Penn Hamburgers
E. Moulton Street
Decatur
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Map reform would shrink states to 38 with new names
Geographer G Etzel Pearcy proposes a 38 state map replacing current boundaries to save 4.6 billion annually in admin costs. Regions like Cascade Ozark and many named entities across New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, and Midwest would form new states with shifted lines and labels.
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Los Angeles
G. Etzel Pearcy
Pearcy
State Department
California State University
United States
Cascade
Pacific
Ozark
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
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Thailand
David Moss
By Jim Barlow
Associated Press
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Shirley
Marty
Ray
Everet R. Holles
New York Times Service
By Lee Sentell
Sirlom
Mary Carter
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Maine
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Minnesota
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