Unique Morgan Foster Home Plan Readied
Plans announced for an experimental program placing select juvenile delinquents in temporary foster homes instead of detention or state reform schools. Chief Probation Officer Bob Patton said the Alabama program targets runaways and minor offenders, offering family-based stabilization while probation officers work with parents. Foster parents must meet five requirements and will not receive court funding. duration depends on each case, with Tuscaloosa County having a similar model.
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Morgan County
Bob Patton
Alabama
Birmingham
Patton
Tuscaloosa County
Grant St Urban Renewal Gets $3 Million Federal Green Light
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $3.4 million urban renewal program for Grant St in Decatur to clear substandard housing and prepare the Goodyear between Somerville Rd and Church St. The plan includes a $3,025,661 grant for property purchase and clearance of most of the 204 structures with potential new homes to be built later.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Grant St
Decatur Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Bob Neill
Grant St.Goodyear
Somerville Rd
Church St
Neill
Ash
Wadsworth
16Th
19Th Avenues
Housing and Urban Renewal Department
Alabama
Haig Thieu Discuss Revised Peace Draft In Saigon
In Saigon Gen Haig met with President Thieu for an hour to review a revised peace draft amid signals a cease fire nears. Thieu’s talks with NSC and generals covered protocol details and prisoner releases as international forces may supervise. Haig plans further talks with Cambodian Thai and Laotian leaders.
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Independence Palace
South Vietnam
Haig
Thieu
Saigon
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
China
United States
Teen dies after high speed chase in two states
A 14 year old Lauderdale County youth was shot to death by a Mississippi law officer who pursued two boys into Alabama at speeds over 100 miles an hour. Sheriff Everett Keller identified Eddie Allen of near Meridian as the victim. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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Meridian
Miss
Lauderdale County
Mississippi
Alabama
Everett Keller
Eddie Allen
Meir and Houphouet-Boigny meet in secrecy on Africa tilt
GENEVA AP report says Golda Meir met in secret with Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet-Boigny to curb a shift toward pro Arab lines among African nations. The talks aim to influence bloc voting and align positions on Middle East issues.
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Geneva
Golda Meir
Israel
Felix Houphouet- Boigny
Ivory Coast
Warsaw Liberated by Soviet and Polish Forces in 1945
On this date in 1945 World War II Soviet troops and Polish patriot forces freed Warsaw after five years of Nazi occupation. Highs in the 60s and a 20 percent chance of rain forecast through Thursday in the Tennessee Valley region.
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Warsaw
Athens
GM On Trial Over 1968 Cotaco Bus Crash
Wayne State University professor Dr Milton Koenig testified in U S District Court that he does not believe Morgan County School bus garage caused the April 1968 Cotaco crash that killed four students and injured 43. He found the GM school bus braking manual lacking enough maintenance guidance and urged holding GM liable.
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Huntsville
Wayne State University
Morgan County
Cotaco
Milton Koenig
Detroit University
General Motors Corp
A. A. Spurlin
General Motors
Koenig
Decatur Daily Smorgasbord Want Ad Offer
Great time to sell your boat camper or motorcycle with a three line want ad. Up to 30 days for four dollars family rate. Call 393-4612 nights Sundays holidays 353-4739 and place your ad before January 31 1973.
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Decatur Daily
Alabama car dream ends as bid fails for Hitler Mercedes
HARTSELLE businessman Billy Tanner abandons a 93 000 loan bid after banks refuse the collateral. He arranges a lead to an Arizona collector who owns the vehicle and hopes a Haleyville dealer can close the deal. Delays and missed deadlines shift the car to the highest cash bidder rather than to Tanner.
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Hartselle
Billy Charles Tanner
Hitler
Alabama
Arizona
Tanner
Haleyville
Don Tidwell
Tom Barrett
Tidwell
Barrett
Tidwell Industries
American Stock Exchange
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