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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1973
Page
5
Heavy fighting spread along Route 4 southwest of Phnom Penh with rising casualties as government troops pushed to reopen the overland link to Kompong Som, Cambodia’s only seaport. By noon troops breached one enemy roadblock 18 miles from the capital.
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index rose in July and has generally climbed since late 1970, signaling continued growth and doubts of a near slowdown. A Boston Fed study argues inflation distorts the index during this expansion, though officials downplay the impact.
Chrysler Corp designated as target by the United Auto Workers for 1973 negotiations made a first formal offer of a 3 percent annual wage increase plus enhanced pension and life insurance. UAW rejected the move, fearing hard bargaining may not start in time to prevent a strike as the current contract ends September 14. Chrysler did not reveal total monetary packages, only stating the rise was within federal guidelines of about 6.2 percent annually. informed estimates put the total increase near 4 percent.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul reaffirmed commitment to ecumenism while cautioning World Council of Churches leaders to avoid obsession with socio political aims. The message, a landmark for half a century, sits amid Orthodox criticism of the council and its ecumenical role.
Canadian MPs rush back to Ottawa to end a five day rail strike that has halted nearly all train service. About 56,000 railroad workers are on strike coast to coast, with thousands more job layoffs as factories close for lack of shipments and supplies.
A Rowland High School band member sues the district in California Superior Court seeking 100000 dollars claiming he was misled about a Los Angeles rally for Richard Nixon. He says being forced to play Nixon Now provoked hives hay fever and compelled his family to move from Rowland Heights to Van Nuys after suspension for displaying a McGovern sticker.
Governor Daniel J. Evans announced a coalition of state county and city lobbyists to press Congress for budgetary reform and to combat what he called the Nixon Administration’s isolation. Evans said the group mirrors the successful push for the general revenue sharing bill and has no fixed stance on stalled special revenue sharing programs.
Police in Roanoke investigate a household death after a husband wife and their four children are found dead in their residence. A body is removed from the scene as officers probe whether the deaths involve murder suicide.
The article notes the prime interest rate at 9 percent and forecasts a further rise toward 10.4 percent as the economy undergoes a late boom phase. Secretary Shultz calls August wholesale farm price increases astounding, with official figures due in September predicting about a 21 percent one month rise.
In Gainesville Florida antiwar veterans and a supporter rest their case after one defense witness, Professor Steven Stellman, testified the device shown by Scott Camil was not an explosive. The abbreviated defense followed a weekend and Monday night meeting resulting in a 10-7 vote.
New York report notes the strongest two week rise in prices for raw materials since the Nixon era price freezes ended in 1971. A 250 firm industry survey by the National Association of Purchasing Management shows higher costs likely to be passed to consumers as price pressures peak after the Aug 13 second freeze. The results are to be released in about two weeks.
Washington report shows American Motors Chrysler General Motors and Ford asking the government to permit a 1.25 billion price increase for 1974 model cars and trucks. Average per vehicle rises cited range from 61 to 106 dollars with GM noting 17 dollars of its 102 figure for GM initiated product improvements and higher trim and interior costs.
President Salvador Allende reshuffled his cabinet naming Navy Rear Adm. Daniel Arellano to finance, Army Gen. Rolando Gonzalez to mining, and Air Force Gen. Humberto Magliochetti to public works. The move follows last week’s resignations of the armed forces chiefs and aims to steady a nation facing strikes and terrorism.
In Karachi the worst flood in Pakistan's 26 year history devastates villages and crops leaving families homeless as the Indus River floods surge toward Hyderabad. The swollen river has moved from Punjab in the northeast to northern Sind in the south over ten days.
Robert E. Philpot 48 director of sales coordination for CBS television network sales died Tuesday at Scarsdale railroad station after being struck by a bound commuter train. He leaned over the platform to see an approaching train and apparently lost his balance. A Yale 1946 graduate, he earned an MBA from Columbia in 1948 and joined CBS in 1951.
Nixon adviser Murray Chotiner defends paying journalists to gather information in 1971 72 saying it yielded no new material beyond public press. Seymour Freidin linked to the scheme as Hearst London Bureau head later quit his freelance Washington role.
Westside Baptist Church hosts revival through Sunday with Dudley Hall speaking at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily except Saturday morning break. Beech Street Church of Christ holds gospel meetings through Friday at 7:30 p.m. Other venues feature a variety of choirs, quartets, and reunions across local churches with no admission fees and multiple community activities.
Mayor Alexander says cost could reach 10 million dollars for an 18 mile stretch to Decatur. Federal Appalachian funds require state agency action and most prior work in the South omits Alabama. Sources cite possible use of Appalachian, revenue sharing, and state highway funds.
Hartselle may continue operating its own landfill instead of joining Decatur and Morgan County in a countywide plan. Council members chose to stay out due to a $63,000 first year cost and will meet with county officials for further study. In other business, the council appealed a $1,500 judgment from a street department tree-cutting on Main Street.
The entry must have every number matched and crossed out to win. Bring the card to the advertising department of THE DECATUR DAILY by 5 p.m. Tuesday after the contest. Details are in each Monday's DAILY. Adults eligible except DECATUR DAILY employees and families. Each contest runs Monday through Sunday. Winners announced in Wednesday's THE DAILY edition.
Alabama growers face a poor cotton yield due to insects, weather, and other factors. A task force from Auburn University will survey conditions across the state, collecting soil and crop data, to identify causes and propose prevention. Meanwhile,Morgan County hosts Miss Tennessee Valley Exposition pageant entries with Sept. dates and campus coordinators.
Urban leaders discuss taking over private bus routes to serve noncar households. High Point uses 7000 to seize the last line, weighing a city department or transit authority. Clearwater expands to seven counties. the transit authority buys out a private firm for 50000 and buys 21 buses.
Torrential rains hindered rescue efforts as officials reported more than six hundred deaths from a 6.5 magnitude quake along the Sierra Madre in Puebla and Veracruz. President Echeverria planned to tour the disaster zone amid widespread flooding and property loss affecting tens of thousands.
A breakin at Bama Typewriter 325 Lee St NE led to theft of typewriters adding machines and tools entry was through a rear door the exact count pending inventory The incident was reported by police and under investigation.
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