Tunnel Explosion Kills 17 Workers Near Port Huron
An explosion 250 feet underground in a water tunnel under construction near Port Huron left 17 workers dead. About 22 escaped, eight with injuries, while search efforts paused to purge toxic gas. Authorities said remaining workers were presumed dead.
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Port Huron
Mich
Norman Ludy
St. Clair County
Ludy
Mount Clemens
Lake Huron
Ted Grull
Grull
Larry Vernor
Tennessee
Vernor
Metropollitan
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Lansing
Indian Troops Near Dacca Advance As Pakistanis Fold
Indian soldiers move toward Dacca by helicopter from a bridgehead 36 miles northeast of East Pakistan’s capital amid fading Pakistani resistance. A New Delhi spokesman reports 1,800 enemy captured in 24 hours and urges surrender as Indian forces close in from multiple directions.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
New Delhi
Bhaira Bazar
Meghna
Radio Pakistan
Chhamb
Kashmir
On This Date Abel Tasman Discovers New Zealand
The 1642 discovery by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman is noted. The piece references weather outlook with a 50 percent chance of rain today and tonight, highs around 65 and a low near 36, and a forecast for Monday at 58. It closes with a Tennessee Valley pride tagline.
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Abel Tasman
New Zealand
Decatur Red Raiders Aid Orange Bowl Drive
The Decatur Red Raiders and staff head to the Orange Bowl after Alabama wins the 4-A title with a fundraiser near six thousand dollars. Local shops Roy’s Take Home Restaurant and Starlite Restaurant donated receipts totaling over five thousand eight hundred, boosting the fund for travel to Miami on New Year’s Day. Former Gov Albert Brewer and Mayor Charles Gunthorp contributed to the drive, with the team schedule set for departure New Year’s morning and return that night after dining in Miami.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Miami
Alabama
James Wall
Starlite
U.S. 31 South
Wall
Charles Gunthorp
Albert P. Brewer
Decatur
Ogle
Red Raiders
Brewer
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
East Pakistan Surrender Offer Reported With Five Conditions
British sources say East Pakistan military governor offered to surrender to India under five terms. They require surrender to Indian forces only, no dealings with Bangla Desh guerrillas, evacuation of West Pakistani civilians to West Pakistan, phased military evacuation, and transfer of administration to Awami League representatives. Government in Karachi reportedly blocked the move awaiting UN authorization.
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Associated Press
London
Dacca
East Pakistan
India
Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
United Nations
Farman Ali Khan
U.N
West Pakistan
Awami League
National Assembly
Selma Mayor declares war on speeding trucks
Mayor Joe Smitherman warns truck drivers at city limits that speeding will bring arrests and tickets. He relocates enforcement to City Hall to avoid traffic tangles, while noting trucks convoys cause pollution, noise, and highway damage. He recalls a past rail crossing fix that cut delays and praises railroads for cooperation. The U.S. 80 bypass will end downtown truck traffic.
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Bill Myrick
Montgomery Advertiser
Associated Press
Selma
Ala
Joe Smitherman
Broad Street
Smitherman
Southern Railway
L&n
U.S. 80
Senate to review three ad valorem tax plans in session
The Alabama Senate reconvenes with three ad valorem property tax plans on the table. One mirrors the House plan with farmland taxed lowest and utilities highest, another blends classification with a flat rate, and a third would tax all state ad valorem at a single rate while counties choose local methods.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
State Senate
Bob Harris
Decatur
Senate
Harris
Capitol
George Wallace
Gift Spotter guides shoppers to holiday gift ideas
The Gift Spotter in the Classified Section offers bright holiday gift suggestions for everyone on your list and helps save time, trouble and money during Christmas shopping. Enjoy handy recommendations and more holiday needs.
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Raider Club
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Wallace
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