Downpour Lingers As Flash Floods Hit Decatur Area
Continuous rain since Monday dumped nearly five inches in Decatur causing road flooding and power outages. The Flint Rescue Squad saved six people from two families near U S 31 as waters rose four feet around their trailers. A severe thunderstorm watch covered North Alabama with rain expected to ease by Wednesday morning and much colder air moving in.
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Nixon signs sweeping tax revision bill in major policy move
President Nixon signed the largest tax overhaul in a generation, narrowing loopholes while approving broader tax cuts for many. He warned of action to balance the next fiscal year budget as a landmark coal mine safety bill awaits his signature. The reform, aimed at under $100,000 income brackets, raises Social Security benefits and shifts funds from savings to spending, potentially limiting savings for housing and small business financing.
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Mystery Gunboats Advance Toward Israel Under Cover
Five mystery gunboats from France moved toward Haifa under overcast skies as Israeli maritime experts estimated they were at least a day away. Weather delayed escort by the Israeli Navy and reduced chances of Egyptian interception.
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Confederacy Gunboat Trick Recall Mirrors Israel Armament Run
The piece recounts a Civil War episode where Confederates seized the Alabama from Britain after a detour via Terceira in the Azores, then notes Britain paid $15.5 million in damages postwar. It also mentions Israel gunboats en route from France and various sightings near Sicily and Crete as the mystery unfolds.
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US lists missing in Southeast Asia to VN for prisoner IDs
The United States handed North Vietnam a list of missing U S military personnel and asked Vietnam to identify those held prisoner. In Jerusalem a court found Dennis Michael Rohan mentally ill for arson at Al Aksa Mosque and ordered hospital confinement. Nixon signed coal mine safety and a near 70 billion DoD measure before vacation. Alabama Gov Brewer cites potential car pool savings up to 1 million in first year.
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Cotton Merchant John Davis Dies in New Orleans
John B D Davis 74 president of State Bonded Warehouse Co Decatur died Monday night at Ochsner Clinic New Orleans from a stomach ailment He was a longtime cotton ginner merchant and warehouseman and helped form the State Bonded Warehouse Co in 1927 Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Gunthorp Funeral Home Memorials urged to charities He was a WWI veteran Kiwanis member and former head of the National Cotton and Compress Warehouse Association Survivors include his widow two sons and three daughters located in Decatur Huntsville Birmingham and other cities.
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Take Home Pay To Be Smaller Under New Tax Act
The Tax Reform Act may reduce take home pay for many workers as IRS withholding tables and Social Security taxes adjust. The Social Security levy applies to the first 7800 of income and has already affected higher earners. changes in July will raise personal exemptions and the standard deduction while the surtax expires, though IRS has not finalized all tables.
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Wheat and soy lower as short cash trade buys demand
Chicago market report shows wheat and soybeans falling while corn and oats trade lightly. Hog receipts reach 4,000 with top at 29.25 as slaughter cattle hold steady to lower with 1,000 head received and a top price of 29.25.
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