Laird Resigns as Nixon Advisor amid Impeachment Call
Melvin R. Laird announced he will leave as President Nixon's chief domestic counselor effective February 1 and urged the House to decide on impeachment by March 15. He predicted failure of any impeachment resolution and cautioned prompt resolution due to Watergate's impact on policy. He will join Reader's Digest as senior counselor for national and international affairs.
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Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
House
Laird
White House
Reader’s Digest Association
Defense
Judicial Reform Amendment Gains Statewide Support
In Alabama voters backed the Judicial Article creating a unified state court system with a supreme court and multiple courts while Morgan County voters rejected Amendment No. 6 to consolidate tax offices. Statewide totals showed 57 971 yes to 29 423 no with five boxes pending in Morgan County at noon.
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Alabama
Morgan
Lacey’s Spring School
Brindley Mountain
Decatur
Coney’s Store
Antioch Methodist Church
Supreme Court
Howell Heflin
Oak Park student bound over in reported incident
A 13 year old Oak Park Middle School student was bound over to juvenile authorities for alleged involvement in an incident with a six year old Decatur girl. Police said the suspect will be tried in juvenile court with no date set.
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Ben Windham
Oak Park Middle School
Decatur
Somerville Road
Cypress St
16Th Ave
Pack Self
Det
Bill Rhegness
Rhegness
Self
Marlon Owens
David Smith
Manley Carrell
Indochina War Breaks Out as Ho Chi Minh Attacks
In 1946, battles erupt in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh forces clash with French troops. Weather forecast notes today mid fifties with nights near forty and rain chances of thirty percent today and seventy percent tonight and Thursday.
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Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Daily Want Ad Sells Ponies Five More
A. R. Hamilton of Somerville 3 sold his ponies using a low cost Decatur Daily Want Ad and received five additional inquiries. The brief ad shows demand for ponies and illustrates the effectiveness of affordable classified notices.
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A. R. Hamilton
Somerville 3
Decatur Daily
Two Ponies for Sale as Is for Cash Ad
Trade bound notice advertising two ponies for sale with heights 40 and 42 inches and prices 12.50 and 15 dollars. Also promotes daily want ads for selling used items with a three line ten day option and business hours Friday to Saturday.
Decatur Daily Classified Ad Listings
Local classified section lists contact numbers for day and night inquiries. Listings reference Athens dial 232 1535 and provide two phone lines 353 4612 nights Sundays and holidays and 353 4739.
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Athens
Dial
Decatur Daily
Shopping Mall Testing Begins in Beltline District
An engineering firm began soil tests at the Beltlige Mall site as Birmingham developer Jim Grimmer lines up stores for a projected 40 store indoor mall. JC Penney’s is slated as the largest retailer with others including a Mobile cafeteria Morrison’s twin theaters Decatur Theaters Inc. and a Birmingham clothing store.
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Beltlige
Birmingham
Jim Grimmer
JC Penney’s
Penney’s
2Nd Ave
Morrison’s Twin Theaters
Decatur Theaters Inc
Princess Theater
Grimmer
Kuwait undecided about terrorists after Rome Athens hijack
Five Palestinian gunmen killed 32 people in a two day spree at Rome and Athens airports. They surrendered after hijacking a West German jet and flying to Kuwait. Kuwaiti officials gave no decision on their fate and promised safe passage only from Lufthansa to an undisclosed destination.
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Kuwait
Rome
Athens
Lufthansa
Kuwait Hilton
NASA Selects Decatur Man For MSFC Director Role
Richard G. Smith of Decatur has been named director of Science and Engineering at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center by MSFC director Dr. Rocco A. Petrone. He will oversee four offices and seven laboratories including Astronautics and Space Sciences as he replaces retiring Dr. Hermann K. Weidner.
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Libby Jarvinen
Redstone Arsenal
Richard G. Smith
Decatur
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Rocco A. Petrone
MSFC
Marshall
Smith
Ramona Kirby and Randall Kirby in Rome attack deaths survivors
Ramona Kirby, 19, was killed in the Arab terrorist attack at Fiumicino Airport, Rome this week. Her brother Randall, 21, survived. The siblings were en route to Saudi Arabia to visit their parents.
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Ramona Kirby
Fiumicino
Rome
Randall
Saudi Arabia
Government reports record 2.5 billion balance of payments surplus
The United States posted a record 2.5 billion dollar surplus in its balance of payments with foreign nations for the third quarter of 1973. AP reports.
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Washington
United States
Energy tips on conserving home heat from Decatur reader
Energy tip suggests closing unused rooms at night to save heat. Lizza Chandler of Decatur recommends this method and invites readers to share conservation tips with THE DAILY at 353.4612 for credit if used.
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Lizza Chandler
Decatur 4
the Daily
Superport project plans gain approval from commission
A state commission overseeing Alabama's Ameraport Offshore Harbor and Terminal project approved plans for two major firms to assist finance and engineering work for four months. The firms are set to begin in January as part of the Superport initiative.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ameraport
European airports tighten security after Rome attack
European airports boost vigilance following Monday's Rome massacre and hijacking. Rome and Madrid show no drastic new measures yet, while authorities note past hijackings linked to Rome. Reports cite tightened passenger checks at Rome and varied security at Madrid, with officials cautious about disclosed measures.
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Madrid
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