Doster Resigns Guard Posts Amid Hatch Act Case
Maj. Gen. Doster, Alabama Air National Guard's top officer, will resign his two posts effective Nov. 3 after federal Hatch Act charges and similar charges against three colonels are dropped. The four faced campaign fund solicitations during the 1970 governor race.
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Veterans in Miami Beach Join Antiwar Rally After Encampment Attack
Vietnam veterans Musgrave and Witt recount a hot day of protest at Flamingo Park. They faced harassment from National Socialist White Party members and theft of their clothes earlier. The pair helped organize patrols as police warned Nazis were nearby during the Miami Beach rally.
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Disaster orders prioritize emergency homes amid flood relief
Livingston said disaster orders with manufacturers place mobile homes for flood victims at top priority. About 60 units are ready to ship though Winston faces a two month delay for regular customers due to truck shortages. Other local firms like Marietta Clemson in Double Springs and Monterey in Guin also supply units. The federal building standards are met and units are not color coordinated but not stripped down.
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July price changes and earnings amid wage price controls
The July 1972 report shows meats poultry and fish up 2.8 percent raising food group costs 10.1 percent higher than a year ago. Apparel fell 0.9 percent while new car prices eased 0.3 percent. Workers earned $1.09 more weekly totaling $136.47. Inflation rose 3 percent year over year, with buying power up 3.5 percent, and prices under Nixon controls tracked at 2.9 percent yearly for 11 months since August 15 1971.
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Spassky Leads Chess Encounter as Fischer Faces Tougher Odds
With eight games left, Fischer must win three and draw five to prevail. Spassky trails but has only beaten Fischer twice in 15, while Fischer has six wins. Spassky won the second game on forfeit, and a local maker printed hundreds of Bobby Wins shirts while Boris Wins shirts were scarce.
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Nixon convention turmoil and protests mark early GOP event
Delegates approved a resolution urged by Nixon aide John A Volpe as a voice vote, while outside about 3 500 protesters faced police after a peaceful day. Reagan Brooke Armstrong Lugar and Goldwater spoke as a film mix up occurred and McCloskey failed to seat a New Mexico supporter amid a late night session and overtime.
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Major POW release plan eyed in Vietnam war context
Vietnam faces a potential large scale release of North Vietnamese prisoners amid prior failed exchanges. Saigon previously freed 570 sick prisoners but could only confirm 13 willing to return north, with disputes over transfer logistics and legitimacy of the plan.
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Paper Making Pioneer Friedrich Keller
Friedrich Keller who in 1843 in Germany invented the process for manufacturing paper from ground wood pulp.
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Oil Stocks Lift Wall Street Amid Oil Buy Surge
Heavy buying in oils lifted the market with the noon Dow up 5.72 to 972.91 as advances outpaced declines about 3 to 2. Oil issues led gains including Texaco up 1 percent and Gulf Oil up 4 to 25 percent.
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Protesters clash with McIntire outside Fontainebleau hotel
Protesters led by Mrs. Cox gathered outside the Fontainebleau as 100 followers of Dr. Carl McIntire picketed nearby urging victory against Nixon and the Republicans. Police and Secret Service monitored the scene while 3,500 peaceful demonstrators braved rain to hear Jane Fonda Hobby Seale and others in front of Convention Hall.
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Deliberations over shooting described by witnesses
Miss Goodwin testified that Alexander shot Vinson after he stepped onto a back porch area. She recounted Alexander taking a flashlight and telling two men to help move Vinson inside, with others refusing to assist. Tom White and Robert Peebles testified they had been drinking with Vinson and Alexander that Sunday.
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Commission To Aid Judge In Limestone County Reapportionment
Limestone County Commission voted to assist Probate Judge James Newby with precinct changes to meet a federal reapportionment order. The three judge panel said Alabama counties were out of compliance and Newby must show cause within 15 days for progress reports.
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