Milk Runs Change for B 52 Crews Over Vietnam War
Andersen Air Force Base Guam reports B 52 crews face new dangers as missiles and fighters sharpen defenses over Hanoi Haiphong. Pilots describe fear and shifting tactics after Nixon ordered renewed bombing, with many unsure if extended raids will force North Vietnam to capitulate.
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Richard Halloran
New York Times News
Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
Air Force
Hanoi
U.S
Hanoi- Haiphong
Paris
Haiphong
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Frederick C. Weyand
Vietnam
Independence Palace
Weyand
U S Aims to Cripple North Vietnam in Aerial Campaign
U S aerial campaign targets North Vietnam's industrial heartland as peace talks stall. Reported losses include 27 U S planes and 93 airmen killed captured or missing. Saigon talks of a brief New Year cease fire, while Hanoi rejects halting strikes and insists on talks.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Far North
King Won’t Resign, Wallace Ally Urges Jan. 1 Walkout
Welfare Commissioner Reuben King says a Wallace confidant urged his resignation by January 1 but he will wait for direct explanation from the governor and Pensions and Security Board. King calls the rumor and vendetta claims, notes plans to return to real estate in March, and cites a disputed lease case tied to former Sen. Alton Turner.
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Montgomery
Ala
Reuben King
George C. Wallace
King
Wallace
Oscar Harper
State Pensions and Security Department
Pensions and Security Board
Welfare Department
Luverne
Crenshaw County
Alton Turner
Turner
Albert Brewer
Massive Search Set For Hunters Again
Rescue workers from across North Alabama converge on the Tennessee River to continue the hunt for three Birmingham men missing after a duck hunting trip. Jimmy Lee Roddam’s body was found near a boat at the channel edge by the 3M plant. The missing are Charles Edward Bradford and his son Allen, and Robert Deloach. Civil Defense Director Proctor says more than 200 rescue specialists and about 18 squads, plus volunteers, will assist. Charles Knowlton will command water operations as the search concentrates in the area where Roddam was found.
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North
Alabama
Tennessee
Birmingham
Jimmy Lee Roddam
3M Co
Roddam
Decatur Boat Harbor
Charles Edward Bradford
Allen
Robert Deloach
Civil Defense
Howard ‘Proctor
Proctor
Civil Air Patrol
Sheriff's Posse
Salvation Army
Provisional Assembly Elects Sun Yat-sen in 1911 China
In 1911 on this date a revolutionary provisional assembly chose Dr Sun Yat-sen as the first president of the Republic of China. The item notes the historic moment in Chinese politics and the founding of a republic.
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China
Revolutionary Provisional Assembly
Sun Yat-sen
Republic of China
U S Plans Pause in North Vietnam Bombing for Cease Fire
AP reports American officials say the United States will halt bombing North Vietnam to pursue a new cease-fire. The move follows concurrent funding and lunar science notes across Washington Space Center and AP reports.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Pet adoption ad seeks homes this spring in daily want
Reach good homes for your pet this spring with a daily Want Ad. Dial 353 4612 to place your notice and help a pet find a loving family quickly.
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Athens
Dial
Tough Law Proposed For U.S. Skyjackers
Rep. John M. Murphy introduces a tough antihijacking bill proposing the death penalty or at least 25 years in prison for hijackers and creating a federal airport security force under the FAA. The measure would require mandatory weapon screening, empower suspending service with hostile nations, and broaden federal prosecutions for hijack threats.
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Washington
John M. Murphy
Dn.y
Murphy
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
Federal Aviation Administration
United States
U.S
Senatog
House
Cuba
Mixed Emotions Over Managua
In Granada Nicaragua residents weigh whether to return to Managua after Saturday’s quake 36 miles away. Oscar Perez and his 11 children shelter in a crowded condemned school with another family while others wish to return to the capital where thousands may be dead or injured. Rafael Sandino a government worker, lost his home yet hopes his daughters can live in Managua. A fire official puts the casualty toll beyond the initial count. FRIGIDAIRE SALES & SERVICE ad appears at bottom.
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Granada
Nicaragua
Managua
Oscar Perez
Rafael Sandino
Morgan County and Valley news in 1972 tabloid section
The Decatur Daily previews a comprehensive 1972 year in review section covering education industry politics and notable Morgan County and Tennessee Valley events. The staff highlights both good news and bad, presenting a broad retrospective in today’s daily edition.
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Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Tennesee Valley
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Sam
Wright Brothers
Anoi
Thailand
Germany
George Esper
Cambodia
South
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Parkway Medical Center
Doctors Professional Building
General Hospital
Beltline Rd
Florida
Col
W. L. Allen
Charles Knowlton
Flint Rescue Squad
North Alabama
Giles County
Tenn
See Massive
Valley
The
Treasury
Space Center
Houston
Moon
Spaces Agency
Vicente Morales
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
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