Woman Charged In Stab Death In Decatur
A 27-year-old woman, Iona Turner of 309 Vine St NW, was charged with first degree murder after Nathaniel Jones, 405 Madison St NW, died from stab wounds following an argument at a Vine Street laundromat. Jones, a former restaurant cook, was stabbed twice at Madison and Vine. Police identified him via a jail release receipt.
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Decatur
Jerry Bottom
Iona Turner
Vine St. NW
Nathaniel Jones
Madison St. NW
Jep Tallent
Vine St
Madison and
Vine Streets
Clean Water Or Laundry U S Choice Says Solon
A House subcommittee plans hearings to weigh clean water against clean laundry. Rep. Henry S. Reuss charges phosphates in detergents cause eutrophication in lakes like Erie and Ontario. Industry spokesmen dispute that detergents are the primary polluter or sole source of phosphate pollution.
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Paul Delaney
New York Times News Service
Washington
A_ House
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wise
Reuss
Conservation and Natural Resources
Government Operations Committee
United States
Lakes
Erie
Ontario
Police Work Week Cut May Come Jan 2
Decatur police expect to switch to a 40 hour week the first week of January possibly January 2. The plan mirrors a state trooper schedule with seven work days and two to four days off. Eight officers must be hired to switch from 48 hours while maintaining manpower.
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Decatur
Bill Dukes
Dukes
Graves Receives UAH Nod By LEE SENTELL DAILY
Dr. Benjamin B. Graves, 49, named first president of the University of Alabama in Huntsville by the UA Board of Trustees. Graves, then Millsaps College president since 1965, will assume by July 1. Gov. Brewer supports the choice and notes UAH’s upcoming development and quality education.
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Huntsville
Benjamin B. Graves
University of Alabama In
University Board of Trustees
Graves
Millsaps College
Jackson
Miss
UAH
Albert Brewer
Board of Trustees
Benjamin Graves
Decatur
John Caddell
Brewer
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Huntsville-Decatur
Newsmen
Nixon expected to announce new Vietnam troop withdrawal
President Nixon likely to unveil plans to withdraw about 50 000 more troops, bringing total removed since his term began to around 110 000. The pullout is to be phased over three to four months to preserve battlefield flexibility amid enemy infiltration in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
Clark M. Clifford
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Balloon In Snow Ends Boy Pilot’s Alarming Hop
An 11 year old pilot Rick Snyder steered a hot air balloon during a winter carnival halftime. A rope broke sending the craft into the Minnesota River where it came down safely after a brief unscheduled trip. The event involved snowy skies and a quick rescue by responders.
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Minnesota Viking
San Francisco 49Ers
Rick Snyder
Minnesota
Rick
Lao Premier Acknowledges Chinese Troops in Laos
Prince Souvanna Phouma confirms presence of Chinese troops in northern Laos during interview in Vientiane. He dismisses Thai deputy premier Gen See’s assertion.
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Vientiane
Laos
Agence France- Press
Souvanna Phouma
Thailand
Sino
Americans Use VC Tactics To Curb Infiltration In Vietnam
North Vietnamese soldiers in green uniforms traversed a jungle trail near the Cambodian border when American troops opened an ambush from hidden positions. The bodies were removed as the Americans faded into the brush, part of a new effort to neutralize an infiltration network mapped across Binh Long and Phuoc Long provinces north of Saigon.
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Ralph Blumenthal
New York Times
Boduc
South Vietnam
Amboo
Saigon
Binh Long
Phuo Clong
United States
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Robinson
Second Ave
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