Nixon Plans to Use Fischer in Paris Peace Talks
A guest editorial recounts a sensational Nixon plan to lure chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer to Paris to head peace talks with North Vietnam. The piece satirically portrays staged delays, bribes, and Fischer forcing timed moves, climaxing with Kissinger announcing the talks’ start.
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Tuscaloosa
Washington
Nixon
Bobby Fischer
White House
Fischer
Paris
Iceland
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
Weather and river outlook for Decatur area
Highs near 92 Friday with a 67 degree start this morning. Tonight's low near 70 and Sunday highs in the low 90s with a general hot trend through the weekend. Winds will be light and variable. Acapulco founded in 1550.
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Decatur
New Yorker Friends from Morgan County Open Cross Cultural Ties
Bonnie Woodard and Lisa Sheffler host a people to people program in Morgan County to improve French skills and share southern culture. Lisa aims for New York after visiting France and notes not the end of the world as she reflects on hospitality and differences. Almost 130 Morgan County Criminal Court cases are listed with several pleas and fines for liquor offenses and assaults.
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Bonnie Woodard
Lisa Sheffler
Morgan County
France
American Institute For Foreign Study
Lisa
Bonnie
Joe Namath
University of Alabama
Bear Bryant
Europe
University of Dyon
New York
Morgan County Criminal Court
Tony Patterson
Trinity
Charles Ray Aldridge, Jr
Los Angeles
Fred Miller
Delbert Lee Tally
Blountsville
Floyd Martin
Decatur
Southern Road Trip Reveals New York Meet Southern Ways
Lisa, a 16 year old from Long Island, tours North Alabama with Bonnie, 18, visiting Florence and Huntsville sites. Lisa learns biscuits and gravy surprise her, while Bonnie shows Point Mallard and space center visits as they compare Southern life to New York.
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Bonnie
Lisa
South
North Alabama
Long Island
Lunggy Island
Big City
Broadway
Point Mallard
Atlanta
C. W. Woodard
Falkville
Florence
Europe
Space Center
Huntsville
Point Lisa
Antibusing bill moves through Senate with filibuster risk
Aiming to place the antibusing measure on the calendar, senators Allen Sparkman Byrd Griffin led a strategy to bypass committee. Allen warned he would keep the Senate in session until midnight to prevent routine referral as the bill arrived from the House. The tactic echoes past filibusters used to block civil rights legislation.
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Mansfield
Senate
Allen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
House
Moebes Drops Bid to Strictly Enforce Blue Law
Limestone County merchants denounced District Attorney Moebes for enforcing the Sunday closing law. He met with store operators at the Limestone County Courthouse, then paused enforcement and stated he had made a decision. A 12 hour telethon at Decatur High School aims to raise 7500 dollars for United Cerebral Palsy of North Central Alabama.
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Ben Windham
Athens
Limestone County
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Morgan
Limestone
Moebes
United Cerebral Palsy of
North Central Alabama Association
Decatur High School
City Council
Chamber of Commerce Board
Morgan County
Giant Foods of America
Southland Plaza
Big Bear
Malone
Giant Foods
Malone's
8Th Judicial
Limestone Counties
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Chambers of Commerce
Tommy Carter
Montgomery
Carter
Limestone County Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Wallace McDow
Athens City
Alabama
8Th Judicial Circuit
Decatur
Hartselle
Skyjacker demands release and loot in Vancouver hijack
A Vancouver hijacker claimed United Airlines profits fueled the war and demanded broadcast statements. He sought two new crew members to replace captives, a wardrobe change for a third, and a cache including 2 million dollars, gold bars, weapons, and supplies. The true destination and plans remained unclear as the incident began in Reno with a bicycle entry onto a United jet.
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United
Vancouver
Nixon
Reno
Cullman County Sheriff Baxley Buzbee Deniesall Charges
Baxley Buzbee testified Thursday denying all charges against him on the stand for under 90 minutes. Defense attorneys Foy Guin Tom Drake and Finish St John argued the case was a bid by Cullman County underworld to remove the county's top lawman.
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Buzbee
Foy Guin
Russellville
Tom Drake
St. John 111
Cullman
Cullman County
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Lester Ray Shull
David L. Owens
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