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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1973
Page
9
In Rome on Immaculate Conception Day Pope Paul VI rode an open carriage drawn by a white horse from the Vatican to the city center and back for Marian devotion. The day was a public holiday and private motor traffic was banned to conserve fuel, a restriction he urged Romans to observe.
Vice President Ford met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in Washington for his second official day in office. Aides said Ford reaffirmed U S support for Israel and expressed confidence in Secretary of State Kissinger as he pursues Middle East peace talks.
United States union sources say as many as 5 000 Eastern Air Lines workers will lose their jobs by Christmas including 25 percent of top executives. Frank Borman reportedly announced the layoffs in a closed meeting with labor reps and executives. Eastern had already cut 960 staff and would not disclose total figures pending an official Wednesday release.
Thousands flee the town of Kompong Speu after Communist mortar attacks. Refugees report 50 people rounded up and forced into insurgent-held jungle areas amid fires and shelling over Thursday to Saturday. Many travel toward Phnom Penh with belongings, despite official urging to stay.
Nadezhda Lebedin from Moscow regains consciousness after 21 years in a coma that began in 1952. Trud notes she was fed intravenously and had normal vital signs, the longest coma on record not exceeding 32 years.
The Frankie and Johnnie's Boatstore, docked on the Mississippi, sank into about 25 feet of water after a tug wake forced a hull against a ramp. No injuries were reported. The store supplied groceries and fuels to passing tows.
The United States ships 7,514,754 barrels of crude and products in October, about 242000 barrels daily, despite the Arab oil embargo. Exports total roughly 236,000 barrels daily this year, 1.4 percent of consumption and 2.5 percent of domestic production, sparking debate among officials and activists.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield said he and his wife are shopping for smaller cars to save gasoline due to the shortage. He noted he and his wife are currently chauffeured in a leased limousine for official duties.
New York brokers note a first weekly rise after six weeks of declines as prices recover on Thursday and Friday. Dow Jones 30 industrials rises 15.80 to 838.05. Nasdaq/NYSE activity mixed with General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, American Telephone, and McDonalds among movers amid easing tensions and possible oil shipments. AP index up 8 to 273.9. S&P 60 up 0.55 to 96.51.
Dr Marvin I Gottlieb director of the Leigh Buring Memorial Clinic in Memphis will discuss the Decatur learning disabilities clinic with teachers and parents Friday and Saturday He will also confer with local physicians about medical aspects and provide guidance for organizing the city clinic The clinic aims to diagnose physical or emotional problems in children with average intelligence who struggle in learning and to place student clients in a specially prescribed in school curriculum.
Italy runs a New Year lottery linked to a song contest cantzonis sima. Singers perform on national television and a complex process awards prizes. First prize typically amounts to about a quarter of a million dollars, untaxed.
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