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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1971

Page

5

Nixon economic program draws mixed reviews in 1972 election run

The Nixon plan gains broad awareness with Gallup showing 91 percent heard of it and 46 percent strongly approving while 38 percent see personal benefit in 90 days. Critics, including McGovern and Harris, argue the policy may fail to sustain growth and shifts burden to low income groups amid wage-price controls and proposed tax shifts.

New York Times News Service Washington Nixon Gallup N.E.P N E.P George McGovern D-S.d Fred Harris Dokla Congress McGovern Harris Robert S. Browne Black Economic Research Center The Browne

Atlanta Mayor condemns police in Rico Carty fracas

Mayor Sam Massell suspended three Atlanta police officers after a midnight clash with Braves outfielder Rico Carty and his brother in law. Massell decried the act as blatant brutality and ordered charges dropped against Carty while charging obstructing an officer to Carlos Ramirez.

Atlanta Sam Massell Atlanta Braves Rico Carty Carty Maynard Jackson Jackson Massell Republic Inlaw Carlos Ramirez Smith Turner McEarchern Braves Harry Rogers Ramirez McEatchern

Teachers Expected To Receive Pay Increases

Washington officials announced a new interpretation allowing most teachers to receive raises this fall, part of a broader wage freeze and labor response. The ruling potentially affects 80 percent of the nation’s public school teachers, with boards to decide contracts.

Washington Nixon Office of Emergency’ Preparedness National Education Association Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers Boards of Education Cost of Living Council Organized Labor Afl-Cio Painters Union Afl-Cio George Meany Leonard Woodcock United Auto Workers Aerospace Woodcock

Ted Lewis Dies at 80 Known for Battered Top Hat

Ted Lewis entertainer famed for his battered top hat and clarinet died of a heart attack at his New York home at age 80. He popularized Me and My Shadow When My Baby Smiles at Me and On the Sunny Side of the Street and rose to fame in 1911 with Hammerstein's Theatre.

New York Times News Service New York Ted Lewis Ev'rybody Lewis Broadway Latin Quarter Circleville Ohio Las Vegas Friars Club Eddie Cantor Sophie Tucker Theodore Leopold Friedman Hammerstein's Theatre London

No Fault Divorce Takes Hold In Florida

Florida shifted to dissolution of marriage on July 1, ending adultery or cruelty proofs. Judges note fewer courtroom confrontations though family disputes persist. Senator Gerald Lewis cited cases where the change spared heartbreak, while Judge Pfeiffer Trowbridge recalled earlier courthouse violence.

Tallahassee Fla Florida Sunshine State Gerald Lewis Miami Democrat C. Pfeiffer Trowbridge

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