Calhoun College to Get $1 Million Classroom Building
The Alabama House approved a $1 million earmark from a $10.4 million bond issue to upgrade Calhoun Junior College near Decatur. Funds will also support a possible $750,000 Student Union Building plan, with other allocations to Jefferson State Birmingham and Wallace State Selma.
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Thieu Regime Accused of Election Rigging in Vietnam
A watchdog committee charges President Thieu's government rigged the Oct. 3 election by monopolizing endorsements. Thieu led with 87 deputies 15 senators and 452 councilmen signatures while Ky was sidelined. Other abuses cited include radio bans stoning opposition and provincial bribery.
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Japan Lets Yen Rise as U.S. Pressure Bites
Tokyo agreed to float the yen, allowing its value to climb in currency trading, a move praised by Washington to curb imports and boost U.S. exports. Finance Minister Mizutani announced the temporary float as Tokyo had resisted earlier steps. The shift lifts the 360 to one dollar parity, affecting trade in textiles, cars, and electronics.
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Victory For Greenback
New York AP reports Japan's yen controls shifting to market forces initially strengthens the dollar in Europe. Floating yen should aid US balance of payments long term by making Japanese goods pricier and US goods cheaper in Japan. The European rise in dollar value undercuts Nixon's cheaper-dollar aims.
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Margaret Bourke-White captures Gandhi in final hours
The photograph taken in 1946 by Margaret Bourke-White shows Mahatma Gandhi hours before his assassination. Bourke-White, a Life photographer known for the first Life magazine cover story in 1936, died Friday.
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Doria Prowls Along Coast
Tropical Storm Doria moved parallel to the North Carolina coast with near hurricane force winds around 65 mph. The storm eyed about 40 miles south of Swansboro as it headed north, threatening Cape Lookout with potential flash flooding from NC to New England. Coastal reaction was mild with some window taping and evacuations of low lying beach areas.
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Decatur Daily previews area football season with photos and analysis
The Sunday issue offers complete coverage of local high school teams and selected colleges with team photos top players and coaches plus analysis of the season ahead. It also features the season's first gridiron forecast contest with money and tickets to Alabama and Auburn games on the line.
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Suffragettes Arrested Picket White House in 1917
In Today’s Daily on This Date in 1917, ten suffragettes were arrested for picketing the White House in Washington. Mild afternoons and evenings in the valley continue with highs 83 to 86 and lows 56 to 60. Weather, map, river page 2. It's a Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Photographer Margaret Bourke White dies at 65
Margaret Bourke White, renowned Life Magazine photographer, died in Stamford Connecticut hospital from Parkinsons disease complications. She spent decades capturing wars and disasters and interviewed Mahatma Gandhi shortly before his assassination. She lived in Darien Connecticut and left Life two years ago after founding the magazine in 1936.
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