Soviet Egyptian pledges cooperation for Arab-Israeli talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Egyptian Ismail Fahmy pledged to do all they can to secure progress at the Arab-Israeli peace conference opening in Geneva. Fahmy’s delegate said there will be elasticity and tolerance, while Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban said peace requires a signed agreement and coexistence.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Ismail Fahmy
Egypt
Fahmy
Abba Eban
Israel
Morgan Board weighs foreign study option for city students
Morgan officials discuss a 28 day Europe study program sponsored by the Foreign Study League for credit. The plan, still under review, would require cooperation and mutual recognition of Middle East sovereignty, as talks with Gromyko and Kissinger are described as complex yet hopeful.
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Morgan County
Europe
The
Foreign Study League
Bobby Darin Career Peaks and Personal Life Timeline
Louis Armstrong helped Bobby Darin rise to fame with a two million selling interpretation. Darin befriended George Burns as a protege and appeared with him in Las Vegas and on TV. He married Sandra Dee in December 1960, had a son Dodd in 1962, and divorced in 1967. He later wed Andrea Joy Yeager and a 1970 name change to Bob marked a waning phase before a 1 year ago comeback. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Louis Armstrong
Darin
George Burns
Las Vegas
Sandra Dee
Dodd
Andrea Joy Yeager
Bob
Nixon faces energy bill hurdles as costs rise nationwide
The article reports on the energy bill stance and price shifts with a 2.3 cent rise in gasoline and home heating oil tied to a 23 percent crude price boost. It notes Nixon's tax plan to curb windfall profits, veto risks, and conferees' revisions to air act waivers and export bans, affecting fuel policy and auto emissions timelines.
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Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Indochina
Senate House
Congressional
Congress
Welfare funding cuts threaten federal aid for millions
Welfare recipients face reduced funds as the government weighs trimming federal support. New findings show ineligibility errors ranging from 1.9 to 16.7 percent across states, and overpayments from 7.1 to 40.9 percent. Commissioner Carleson cites agency and recipient mistakes and acknowledges fraud likely exceeds one percent.
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North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Robert B. Carleson
Carleson
Chickasaw Water System Plan Revised for Funding
Athens Engineers reevaluate a 700000 dollar Chickasaw Water System in east Limestone County to fit funds. Water mains rerouting may occur as the Farmers Home Administration funds most of the plan for 840 customers. Limestone Board of Education donates 10000. Water from a Sardis Springs well. Authorities aim to start construction soon amid Health warnings on county wells.
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Athens
Limestone County
Joe Holman
Chickasaw Water and Fire Protection J Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Limestone County Board of Education
Sardis Springs
Holman
Ardmore
East Limestone
TVA Alabama Power link eyed
The Alabama Power Co and the Tennessee Valley Authority plan two new 500000 volt interconnections to improve reliability and economy. Widows Creek-West Jefferson line will finish in 1976 about 25 miles northwest of Birmingham near Arkadelphia. A second line to Alabama-Mississippi near West Point Miss is planned for 1979.
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Birmingham
Alabama Power Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
Widows Creek
West Jefferson
Arkadelphia
West Point
Miss
TVA
Athens Fire Destroys Family Home. Fireworks Blamed
An Athens residence owned by Robert Gish and occupied by the Oscar Davis family was destroyed by a 5:22 p.m. fire of undetermined origin. A storage building on Elkton Rd owned by Jerry Usery also burned. sparks from fireworks were blamed. No injuries reported. TVA notes seasonal peak loads and power exchanges with Alabama Power via new high-capacity interconnections.
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Athens
Robert Gish
Oscar Davis
Here
Elkton Rd
Jerry Usery
TVA
Alabama Power
Lawrence Jury Finds Innocence in Theft Case
A Lawrence County Criminal Court jury ruled the defendants innocent on Wednesday in the case of two Town Creek men charged with bringing a stolen boat into Alabama from Florida. Roger Jeffreys and Larry Harville were represented by C. E. Carmichael Jr. Dist. Atty. Tom Pettus led the state's case. Meanwhile Harvey Hitt faced trial for manslaughter in the July death of Herbert Grady Dotson at an Alabama service station.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Town Creek
Roger Keith Jeffreys
Larry Price Harville
Alabama
Florida
C. E. Carmichael Jr
Tuscumbia
Dist. Atty
Tom Pettus
Harvey Hitt
Hitt
Herbert Grady Dotson
Trinity
Alabama 20
Skylab Visible Over Area Through Holidays
The Skylab space station will appear in early evening skies over Decatur on multiple dates. Key sightings include December 15 at 5 52 p.m. for about six and a half minutes, December 16 at 5 09 p.m. for five and a half minutes, Christmas Eve at 6 02 p.m. for over six and a half minutes, Christmas Day at 5 18 p.m. for nearly seven minutes, December 26 at 6 13 p.m. for nearly five minutes, December 17 at 5 30 p.m. for more than five and a half minutes, and December 29 at 5 42 p.m. for under two minutes.
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Decatur
Skylab
Altered garbage collection schedule for holidays in Moulton
MOULTON Jack Wilson administrator of the Lawrence County Solid Waste Program announces a revised weekly route plan for the holiday period. Next week only Dec 26 and Dec 29 will see pickups in Moulton with routes shifting across Tue Wed Thu and Fri to Sat. The same pattern will apply during the New Year holidays.
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Moulton
Jack Wilson
Lawrence County
Tuberculosis Detected in Ancient Peruvian Child
Scientists report signs of tuberculosis in a mummified Peruvian child who died about 700 to 800 years before Columbus. The discovery suggests ancient TB presence in Andean populations long before European contact.
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