Explosion Kills Spanish Premier Carrero Blanco in Madrid
Premier Luis Carrero Blanco, a top Franco ally, was killed in a car bombing outside San Francisco de Borja church. The blast also killed two others, tore a 30 foot crater in the street, and damaged surrounding utilities as police investigated the assassination.
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Francisco Franco
Carrero Blanco
San Francisco de Borja Church
United States
U.S
Simon Backs 10 Gallon Weekly Limit For Drivers
Energy chief William E. Simon urged voluntary 10 gallon per week gasoline limits with no mandatory restrictions yet. He warned the move could avert rationing but left options open and noted possible airline fuel help from the Pentagon stockpile through January.
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Snowstorm paralyses Midwest as East faces more wintry weather
A fierce Midwest storm dumped heavy snow from southern Michigan to Texas and tied up central Indiana with 13 to 20 inches. In St Louis a record 13 inches snarled traffic and delayed Lambert Airport. About 200,000 sought warmth in shelters and hotels as over 50,000 remained without power in the East. Effingham Illinois hosted hundreds stranded in armory and church shelters. Buses ran late as Bi-State Transit faced delays and road backups persisted.
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Effingham
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Bobby Darin Dead At 37
Bobby Darin died at 37 in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after open heart surgery. The Bronx born singer had a string of hits including Mack the Knife and Splish Splash and rose to fame in the rock era before health problems. His career featured early TV and Las Vegas appearances and a high profile film contract.
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New York
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Catskills
Donnie Kirschner
Morgan Studies Later School Class Start Time Change
Morgan County proposes delaying start times as daylight saving begins next month. Superintendent George Nancarrow says he will consult principals and parents about practicality and will bring a proposal to the Board of Education at the next meeting. Decatur schools meanwhile debate later starts with Superintendent Curtis Sellers noting no support due to parental schedules and afternoon supervision concerns.
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George Nancarrow
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Morgan County Board of Education
Decatur City School
Curtis Sellers
Board of Education
Sellers
Decatur
Car pool saves time and fuel for school runs
Energy tip suggests a car pool for student pickups at the school to reduce the number of cars, cut fuel use, and save mothers time in the afternoons. Readers are urged to call THE DAILY at 353 4612 to share energy conservation tips for possible credit.
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Snow Flurries Forecast in Tennessee Valley Today
The National Weather Service predicts snow flurries this afternoon and evening across the Tennessee Valley ahead of a fast moving cold front with no accumulation expected. Highs will reach the 40s and tonight's lows mid 20s. Rainfall in North Alabama was heavy early today, with Huntsville Decatur Jetport recording about a quarter inch between 2 and 5 a.m. The rain should end early today and transition to snow flurries by afternoon.
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Tennessee
National Weather Service
North Alabama
Huntsville-Decatur
South Carolina Sews Secession In 1860
In today’s date line 1860, South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union. The weather note lists a high near 40 and a low in the mid 20s with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight.
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Million AFDC audit finds one million families ineligible
A government audit reports about 316,200 AFDC cases were ineligible 706,800 overpaid and 252,100 underpaid among 44 000 sampled of 3.1 million recipient families. HEW says plans are in place to cut error rates by June 1975 to 3 percent ineligibility and 5 percent overpayments.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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HEW
Gallup Organization Inc
Caspar W. Weinberger
Doar to lead House Judiciary staff impeachment probe
John M. Doar a former assistant attorney general was named to head the House Judiciary Committee staff conducting an impeachment inquiry into grounds for removing President Nixon. Cronin rejects Yankees signing Dick Williams as manager. Oilmen bid nearly 1.5 billion for 147 leases off Alabama Mississippi and Florida coasts.
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Dick Williams
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Mississippi
Florida
French hitchhiker beaten robbed on U S highway
Daniel Faucourt 21 from St Etienne was beaten and robbed of 105 dollars 200 francs and his identity papers by three men in a car with Alabama tags after giving him a ride near St Petersburg on his way from Paris to Miami. He says he may stay a month if police recover his money.
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Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
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Faucourt
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Alabama
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