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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1973

Page

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Communists Claim Bomb Violations North of 20th Parallel

North Vietnam accused U S warplanes of bombing above the 20th Parallel and of continuing reconnaissance over Hanoi and Haiphong while the U S maintained the line holds. U S commanders denied any north of the parallel strikes though reports described B52 raids near Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh.

Saigon North Vietnam U.S Hanoi North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry 20Th Parallel United States Nixon Haiphong Paris Pentagon White House Thanh Hoa Hoa Binh Thanh Hoa Province Vietnam

Athens Sewer Work Faces Doubt Over Federal Aid

Athens Mayor Bobby Higgins says the city will not receive an extra 500000 in federal funds for a 3 million sewer renovation, putting the project in doubt. City officials consider alternative funding as a 30 day delay from Steel City Construction and Building and Utility Construction affects plans and coverage.

Athens Bobby Higgins Malcolm Moore Birmingham Higgins Steel City Construction Co Building and Utility Construction Co Steel City Jim Mullins Environmental Protection Agency EPA Mullins Atlanta

On This Date 1412 Joan of Arc Born

The column notes Joan of Arc was born in 1412. It appears in a date-specific section of the publication alongside other calendar items. The brief item stands alone as a historical fact within the daily calendar context.

Joan of Arc

Nation's Airports Tighten Security On Hijack Fight

National security procedures hit airports nationwide with bag checks and metal detectors. Passengers like Sam Burt and Mary Pat Azevedo accepted searches as officials prepare armed guards next month. Officials note cost and public acceptance amid the drive against skyjackers.

LaGuardia New York Sam Burt Huntsville Ala United Air Lines Mary Pat Azevedo East Providence R.I Kennedy Airport Teddy Davidson Hartsdale Atlanta Skyjockers Philadelphia International Philadelphia

Decatur Man Indicted in Cobb County Slayings

MARIETTA Ga James Hoyt Powell of Decatur is among nine indicted by the Cobb County Grand Jury on murder charges in the May 7 1971 slayings of Dr Warren B Matthews and his wife Dr Rosina V Matthews at their rural Marietta home. Powell 36 arrested in Greenville SC released on 10000 bond extradition likely. Trials possibly January 29 date not yet certain.

Marietta James Hoyt Powell Decatur Cobb County Grand Jury Powell Greenville S.C Warren B. Matthews Rosina V. Matthews Dr. Matthews

Employment hits new high and lunar soil may be youngest yet

The total number of Americans with jobs rose to a record 2.8 million last month, with the White House praising the year of employment gains as among the best on record. Apollo 17 astronauts report orange moon soil as likely the youngest lunar material found. A Belfast shooting follows the Ulster Defense Association call to curb sectarian assassins.

Washington White House Space Center Houston Moon Belfast Ulster Defense Association UDA

Nixon Unsure On Peace Talks

President Nixon told congressional leaders he cannot say if a Vietnam peace agreement is imminent. He did not discuss bombing protests or provide details on negotiations with North Vietnam as Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resumed talks in Paris.

Washington Nixon Congressional Vietnam White House House Senate North Vietnam Ronald L. Ziegler Paris Henry A. Kissinger Kissinger le Duc ‘Tho Ziegler Pentagon Defense Melvin R. Laird

Cutbacks To Begin On NASA Programs

NASA will cut back operations and trim about 700 civil servants to meet budget limits. The space agency delays the 1978 maiden shuttle flight and closes Plum Brook in Ohio, while terminating nuclear rocket work and shelving high energy astronomy. Skylab and Mariner Jupiter Saturn missions are kept.

Michael Putzel Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nixon NASA Plum Brook Sandusky Ohio Atomic Energy Commission New Mexico Nevada Space Agency

Bank Plans Name Change for Central Bank Holding Update

State National Bank of Alabama may rename to Central Bank of Alabama N A as part of a restructuring of the holding company Central Bankshares of the South Inc The four bank group includes Central Bank of Birmingham Peoples Bank of Montgomery Citizens Bank of Eufaula and State National Bank with plans to rename several subsidiaries and the holding company.

State National Bank of Alabama Central Bank of Alabama N.A Central Bank of Birmingham Peoples Bank of Montgomery Citizens Bank of Eufala State National Bank Peoples Bank Central Bank of Montgomery Citizens Bank Central Bank of Eufala Central and State National, Inc Central Bankshares of the South, Inc

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