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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1972

Page

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Speculation Mounting As The Flies To Hanoi

Morgan County license tag season is under way with nearly 60 700 tags delivered for sale by mail until November 5 and at the courthouse until November 15. Notices will go to Morgan Countians on September 1. In Saigon Kissinger arrived amid talk of a possible peace plan shift and Tho headed for Hanoi as discussions in Paris continued.

Morgan County Cleon Yates Bobby Herbert Saigon USS Henry A. Kissinger le Duc Tho Hanoi Tho Washington Paris Kissinger Nguyen van Thieu Thieu Nixon Tokyo Politburo White House Ronald L. Ziegler Miami Beach Ziegler Vietnam U.S North Vietnam le Bourget Henry Kissinger

Javits Seeks War Pullout at GOP Platform Hearings

Senator Javits of New York urged a full Vietnam withdrawal and desegregation measures at hearings in Miami Beach. The push drew only limited support from GOP liberals as the 108 member Platform Committee prepared a Nixon friendly draft for the upcoming convention. A line of 75 prominent Republican women including Shirley Temple Black spoke in the same session.

Miami Beach Fla Republican Platform Committee GOP Vietnam Jacob K. Javits New York Nixon U.N Shirley Temple Black Javits

Sheriff Rumors Tie Cullman Official To Illegal Camp Operation

ABC agent testified he was told by Cullman County Sheriff Orrin Buzbee to stay away from White's Fish Camp, named in prosecutions as the base for an illegal beer and whisky operation run with two others. Witnesses linked Mobley and Bonner to the camp, with bribe and profit claims against Buzbee.

Bill Cornwell Russellville White's Cullman County Orrin Buzbee Felix Easterwood ABC Cullman Blount Easterwood Pete Chambers Buzbee Burbee Sheriff's Office Chambers Kenneth Mobley Vinemont Mobley James P. Bonner Sheriff's Department Bonner White Smith Lake Bonnet Alabama 278

Deep North Vietnam air strikes hit rail bridge and power plant

U S planes mounted its deepest week of strikes on North Vietnam with over 290 sorties. A MIG21 was shot down as fighter-bombers hit the Phu Tho railroad bridge and the Viet Tri thermal power plant amid improving weather. Captain Fred W Sheffler of Akron noted.

Saigon U.S North Vietnam China Air Force Phu Tho Hanoi Viet Tri Fred W. Sheffler Akron

Letters From POWs In South Returned

Former Atty Gen Ramsey Clark testified before the Senate panel that he brought 17 letters from Americans held prisoner in South Vietnam, plus many from other prisoners, and tape messages from 10 seen in Hanoi. He showed bombs and fragments, warning of their deadly use, while noting varied effects of bombing on cities and villages.

Orr Kelly Washington Star-News Washington Atty Ramsey Clark Hanoi South Vietnam Senate Subcommittee On Clark North Vietnam Pentagon South Subcommittee U.S Vietnam Camelot

McGovern vows to end wage price controls after Inauguration

Senator George McGovern told Illinois labor leaders he can beat Nixon and would lift wage and price controls within 90 days of taking office after ending the Vietnam war and cutting military spending. He praised labor endorsements and outlined a Springfield and State Fair visit schedule.

Springfield. Ill George McGovern Nixon Illinois McGovern Ohio Youngstown

Johnson to Back Democratic Nominee and Party Ticket

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson said he supports the Democratic presidential nominee and the party ticket despite differing with some McGovern positions. Captain James Parsons named Birmingham police chief succeeding Jamie Moore who resigned six months ago.

Fredericksburg Tex Lyndon B. Johnson George McGovern Birmingham James Parsons George Seibels Parsons Jamie Moore

Klondike Gold Rush sparked in Alaska after 1896 discovery

On this date in 1896 gold was found on Bonanza Creek in Alaska triggering the Klondike Gold Rush. The item notes weather and nearby pages for more details, mentioning highs near 90 and lows around the upper 60s with a river page on C-10.

Bonanza Creek Alaska Klondike

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