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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1973

Page

5

Alabama man buys Hitler parade car at auction

A Hartselle real estate developer paid 153000 for one of two Mercedes used to parade Hitler. plans to display it at a shopping center in Tanner Heights Alabama and possibly loan it to collectors or display centers. The auction featured other historic autos and drew national attention.

Los Angeles Alabama Tanner Heights Hartselle Hitler Berlin Tanner Earl Clark Pennsylvania Lancaster Recreation Center Dean Kruse Auburn Ind Tom Barrett Scottsdale Barrett Germany

Secret Sniper Raid Through City Streets

A reporter recalls inching across a 30 foot street under gunfire to reach a payphone while police provided cover. He learns the gunman’s name is Charles Arnold and narrates repeated perilous crossings as gunfire roared and newsmen sought safety.

Charles Arnold Howard Johnson

Watergate Breakin Trial Draws 1000 Jurors Sequestered

The Watergate case centers on Richard Nixon's reelection campaign with former White House aides and campaign officials charged in the DNC break in. A jury of 1,000 prospective jurors is called and will be sequestered amid intense publicity. Five men were captured at gunpoint in the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex at 4:30 a.m. last June 17 as Democrats were concluding primary races. The event became a campaign issue due to links to the White House and reelection effort.

Robert C. Odle Jr Committee For the White House Nixon Democratic National Committee Washington Watergate Becaue Republican Party North Alabama Tennessee Decatur Morgan County Lawrence County Limestone County Browns Ferry Athens Tri-Cities Athens Electric Department Thatch Louisville and Morgan C. S. Pettus Athens Bible School Lawrenceburg Tenn North Alabama Kissinger Paris United States Tho Hanoi Peking Moscow Saigon South Vietnam North Vietnam Vietnam Haiphong U.S

Israelis Strike Syrian Bases Amid Escalating Air War

Israeli jets attacked Syrian army and guerrilla targets in four strikes, claiming five MiGs were shot down. Damascus reported losses, while Israel described heavy shelling along the Golan Heights and border exchanges.

Tel Aviv Syria Damascus Golan Heights Israel Nawa Sea of Galilee Dail el Muzeirib

Snipers Siege Ends With One Sniper Dead at Hotel Standoff

Police fought a long siege from an 18 floor hotel as three gunmen fired from bunkers. A sniper described the assailants as black men while a helicopter’s barrage ripped holes in the concrete. The streets were cordoned off and a federal probe was requested.

Louisiana William Guste

Vampire fear linked to death in Stoke inquest

A coroner heard that 56 year old Demetrius Mykiura died after choking on a garlic clove he kept in his mouth overnight to ward off vampires. Police said his bedroom contained salt pepper and garlic as anti vampire precautions.

Stoke England Demetrius Mykiura Mykdura

Bombing and shelling report rises from Thai bases to Da Nang area

The U S command says pilots may be unfamiliar with Da Nang as clashes continue. Heavy air actions target North Vietnam's southern panhandle with 45 B52 missions dropping 1 300 tons and 124 fighter-bomber strikes in the last 24 hours. In South Vietnam Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks fall to 77 for the 24 hours to dawn.

Thailand da Nang U.S. Command North Vietnam Panhandle South Vietnam Laos Cambodia Saigon

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