No Lid Clamped On Residential Rent Guidelines
The Price Commission released guidelines on residential rents in 1972 predicting average increases around 3 percent with individual tenants possibly facing up to 15 percent or higher or even rollback. Critics allege the rules enable greater rents, with Rose Wylie calling it a landlord boondoggle and a tenants hoax.
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National Tenants Organization
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Man surrenders after three hour Kansas City gun battle
A man identified as Billy G. Roscher, 3, barricades himself in a Kansas City home and surrenders after a three hour standoff. Dozens of police use tear gas and bullets as Roscher fires back. two officers and Roscher are wounded but not seriously. AP wire photo.
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Bangla Desh Could Be Asian Menace
AP reports that Bangla Desh faces instability and poverty after the India Pakistan war. Sheik Mujibur Rahman, elected leader of East Pakistan, is jailed in West Pakistan and may be moved to house arrest. The new state lacks a monetary system and seeks urgent aid, likely from India.
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Bangla Desh
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Bangla
Bell to Build $50 Million Data Center Near Birmingham
South Central Bell Telephone Co. will construct a $50 million data center spanning five states near Birmingham. The project is expected to create about 3,000 jobs with a total payroll around $18 million annually. Parking lots not exempt under Phase II guidelines, per Price Commission and IRS regional office. Vigor High School principal in Prichard seeks reassignment for health reasons within Mobile County schools.
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South Central Bell Telephone Co
Birmingham
Atlanta, Ga
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Mobile
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Prichard
Mobile County
Sytem
Waldheim Appointed United Nations Secretary General
Kurt Waldheim of Austria was chosen secretary-general of the United Nations by acclamation in the General Assembly. The appointment capped the General Assembly's three month 26th session and he pledged impartiality and personal commitment to the duties.
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United Nations, N.Y
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
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General Assembly
Assembly
Waldheim
Waldheim Calls for Full Support and Unity at UN
UN chief Waldheim urged all member states to back the organization and urged loyal collaboration of secretariat members to strengthen the UN. He vowed to continue the path set by U Thant as he received a standing ovation for his leadership. In a separate scene, Rev Richard Fernandez held four letters from a son detained by the Viet Cong and comforted a Greenwich, Connecticut family.
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Mecleary
Fernandez
North
Vietnam
New York
Paris
Bangla Desh Eyes Moscow Direction Amid Cold War Strain
Dispatches show Bangla Desh leaders shunning U S help, viewing Washington as backing West Pakistan. With India stretched to feed 560 million, Bangla Desh may turn to Moscow, risking entry into an Asian cold war pitting China against the Soviet Union.
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Washington
India
Moscow
China
Decatur Daily Wants Ads Offer Bargain 10 Day Spot
Local paper promotes a three line ten day classified ad for four dollars. Readers urged to place inexpensive classified ads today.
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Decatur Daily
Winter Solstice Brings Open Skies and Mild Alabama Weather
On the winter solstice the skies remain clear with mild Alabama temperatures for today. Forecasters warn that true winter weather will arrive in weeks, with unseasonably warm conditions persisting through Sunday. Lows mid 40s and highs upper 60s to mid 70s are expected, as a high pressure system from Wisconsin moves east. Climatologists note the paradox of a closer sun during winter and anticipate winter conditions by mid January. Frigidaire sales ad appears at bottom of page.
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