North Vietnamese incursions clash with South Vietnamese forces near Tay Ninh
Fresh North Vietnamese troops advanced toward Saigon from Cambodia's Parrot's Beak region and met a South Vietnamese militia battalion nine miles south of Tay Ninh, triggering intense fighting. Initial reports tallied 87 enemy dead as U S airstrikes pounded areas around Tay Ninh and Ba Tom with hundreds of tons of bombs.
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Dennis Neeld
Saigon
Parrot's Beak
Cambodia
Tay Ninh
U.S. Command
Binh Duong
Demilitarized Zone
Ba Tom
South Vietnam
Mekong
An Xuyen
City Guard Unit Eyeing Camp In Germany
Decatur National Guard’s 142nd Signal Group may conduct a two week summer encampment in Germany in 1973. Maj. Jerry Parker said a decision from CONARC is expected this week as funding concerns faded. If approved the 79 member unit would train with the 7th Signal Brigade in Southwest Germany and drill at Beltline Armory.
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Decatur
Adjutant General
Montgomery
Third Army Command
Fort McPherson
Parker
Conarc
Beltline Rd
Germany
7Th Signal Brigade
Apollo 17 Lands on Moon to Begin Taurus Littrow Mission
NASA reports Challenger and astronauts Cernan and Schmitt touch down in Taurus Littrow for a three day, 75 hour lunar stay. Evans remains aboard America as the crew embarks on driving, rock collection, and crater exploration with two other craft in lunar orbit.
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Moon
Ronald E. Evans
America
Challenger
Evans
Cernan
Schmitt
Mission Control
President To Keep Economic Controls
President Nixon will extend wage-price controls and ask Congress to renew the stabilization law. Treasury Secretary George Shultz said the White House will freeze executive pay, halt new hiring and promotions through 1973, and cap federal spending at 250 billion dollars for the current fiscal year.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
White House
Truman Heart Irregularities Persist In Former President
Former president Harry S Truman, 88, remained in serious condition at Research Hospital as doctors reported irregularities in his heart rhythm. He told staff he felt all right after being removed from the critical list earlier, with updated bulletins due throughout the day.
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Kansas City
Harry S Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Bench undergoes lung procedure no malignancy found
Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench had a lesion removed from his right lung with no indication of cancer, according to Dr. George Ballou. In other news, Robert Dole announced his resignation as Republican National Committee chairman and George Bush was named his successor. Also, poet Mark Van Doren died at 78 in Torrington, Connecticut.
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Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
George Ballou
Washington
Robert J. Dole
United Nations
George Bush
Texas
Torrington
Conn
Mark van Doren
On This Date 1936 Edward VIII Abdicates Greece George VI Rises
Britain witnessed the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936 and the accession of King George VI. The piece notes weather outlook and regional notices from the Tennessee Valley edition, with daily calendar and classified sections.
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Britain
Edward
George VI
Candle Fire Claims Three Children In Opelikea
Maxine Colquitt, facing a cut off electricity bill, lit a candle by her bed then left to visit a neighbor. She returned to a house engulfed in flames and helped responders search the residence. Coroner records list Michael 3 Felicia 5 and Rosalind 1 as victims of smoke inhalation.
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Opelika
Ala
Maxine Colquitt
Robert Cox
Michael
Felicia
Rosalind
Apollo 17 Moon Landing Schedule Highlights
Apollo 17 Lunar lander set to touch down today with Challenger landing at 1 55 p m C S T. Cernan and Schmitt prepare for first moon walks as a rover camera covers six hours of surface activities. Telecast ends Tuesday morning with second exploration and rover TV coverage continuing.
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Schmitt
Evans
Cernan
Challenger
Rover
Kissinger Tho Meet for 13th Time in Paris Talks
Paris negotiations between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho enter a potential turning point as they resume in a Neuilly villa after a Sunday recess. Haig in Washington, Saigon fears a three-phase takeover plan, and calls for Hanoi to withdraw troops surface amid renewed cease-fire questions.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Nixon
Neuilly
Kissinger
Tho
Navy
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Washington
Haig
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Tran van Lam
Christmas Birthday Greetings Published by The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily invites locals born on December 25 to submit name and address for Christmas publication. Send details to Christmas Birthday, P. O. Box 1527, or call 353-4612 to be included in the Christmas notes.
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Decatur Daily
P. O
Two Officers Fatally Shot in Weekend Incidents
State trooper James Buford Robinson 41 previously stationed in Decatur died after aiding wounded Talladega officer Ed Maxwell. Tuscaloosa officer John Charles Thomas was killed while responding to a residential call. A gunman with a rifle fired on Maxwell and fled. Robinson was shot in the throat as he arrived. Police identified the assailant as Howard Lee TWO.
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Decatur
James Buford Robinson
Talladega
Ed Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
John Charles Thomas
Maxwell
John Farris
Robinson
Howard Lee
Daily Wat Ads Navigate Endless Local Listings
Readers pore over the Daily Wat Ads for countless notices and classifieds. The page presents a sprawling mix of sales, services, employment, and community notices reflecting the town’s daily activity and economy.
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Barbara Christian
Lamar St. SW
AAA South End Ambulance Service
Decatur General Hospital
Harvard
Lunar
Grimaldi
HST
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Alabama
In Today
Landers
Tvlog
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Apollo
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