Nixon reorganizing adds policy layer, risks confusion
Guest Editorial argues Nixon creates a new policy layer between departments and the White House diminishing cabinet authority. It questions accountability as trusted advisers direct decisions, isolating the administration from Congress and the public.
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Labor
Interior
Agriculture
White House
Butz
Natural Resources
Morton
Caspar Weinberger
Brennan
Transportation
Brinegar
Buzz
Turkey
Turkey To Mr. Brinegar
Weinberger
William Rogers
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Rogers
Dr. Kissinger
Weather outlook and bizarre trunk discovery in England
Decatur area forecast shows highs near 65 and 42 overnight with partly cloudy conditions. In Spalding England police halted a car carrying a body only to find the driver’s wife in the trunk tapping a faulty gas pump to keep it working.
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Spalding
England
Lincolnshire
Nixon to take oath for second term on Capitol steps
Washington reports temperatures in the 50s as Nixon is to take the oath for a second term at noon Saturday on the Capitol steps. The Friday highlight was a concert with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra featuring Van Cliburn and the Roger Wagner Choir.
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Capitol Steps
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
van Cliburn
Roger Wagner
Calhoun coed PJ Morgan balances study with a full schedule
Patty Joan Morgan a 21 year old Calhoun Junior College student from Leighton juggles barbering cosmetology and college work. She rises at 530 to ride a bus to classes from 8 to 3 then returns to study and work as a janitor to earn money.
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Patty Joan Morgan
Patty
Leighton
Calhoun
Patty Parham purse strings pull through tough days
Patty Parham balances college and barbering at Calhoun Technical School aided by Social Security. She supports herself and her grandmother through studies and work while pursuing Miss Homecoming and a destined career in hair styling despite personal hardship and family illness.
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Patty
Leighton Baptist Church
Eastern Star
Social Security Board
Florence State University
Calhoun
Reform efforts rely on volunteers says Judge Richette
Judge Richette cites voluntary work as driving force behind reforms. She notes her Yale Law School graduate status and roles as Philadelphia ADA, Court of Common Pleas judge, and Temple Law School lecturer. Community leaders were honored at the Morgan County Mental Health meeting.
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Yale Law School
Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas
Temple University Law School
Morgan County Association For Mental Health
David Robinson
Jack Jones
Robert Bumpus
Athelyne Banks
Dalton Guthrie
Murder Case Trials Set In Cobb County Slaying
A Decatur man and six others charged with murder in the 1971 slaying of Dr. Warren B. Matthews and his wife at their Marietta home will be tried separately starting January 29. James Holy Powell, 36, free on a $10,000 bond in Greenville, S.C., fights extradition.
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Decatur
Warren B. Matthews
Cobb Co
James Holy Powell
Cobb County
Greenville
S.C
Powell
Dist. Atty
George Darden
James Edward Creamer
George Herman Emmett
Bill Richard Jenkins
Charles Benjamin Roberts
Alton Wayne Ruff
Mary Hacker
Carol Sue Bolling Johnson
Mary Ann Morphis
Roberts
Miss Morphis
Darden
South Carolina
Matthews
Atlanta
City awards pickup bid to Jack Cole GMC for shelter
Jack Cole GMC was the apparent low bidder Friday at 2960.62 for a half ton pickup for the city animal shelter. Other bids included Slater International 3219 Irby Johnson Ford 3059.34 and Hicks Chevrolet 3003. The truck will replace an older vehicle moved to sanitation. The city council will award at February meeting.
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Jack Cole Gmc
City Animal Shelter
Slater International
Irby Johnson Ford
Hicks Chevrolet
Sanitation Department
City Hall
Trinity Residents Injured In Alabama 20 Collision
Three Trinity residents were injured in a Friday afternoon two car crash 3.1 miles west of Decatur Alabama 20. Morella Sales 21 the driver Ellamae Johnson 29 and Louise Sales 47 passengers in the Sales vehicle were treated at local hospitals by AAA Southend Ambulance Service. Gary M Kelso 26 of Danville the other driver was uninjured.
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Trinity
Decatur
Alabama
Morella Sales
Ellamae Johnson
Louise Sales
Decatur General Hospital
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Aaa-Southend
Gary M. Kelso
Danville
Kelso
Gunmen Hold Hostages in Sporting Goods Store
Police report gunmen seized John and Al's Sporting Goods trapping hostages including employees and customers. An officer was killed as gunmen tried to shoot their way out. Police fired, forced them back inside, and a bullhorn message urged release of a hostage with a promise of no fire.
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John
Sporting Goods
Big Open Barbecue Audge Draws Horsemen West of Courtland
The event starts four miles west of Alabama 20 near Courtland with a daily barbecue lunch and chances to ride the dog wagon. Spectators may bring horses but must follow judges order in the gallery as big winners are expected. Notable entrants include Crockett's Bess, Flush Sammy, Pete's Mississippi Nig, Miller's Miss Knight, and Anonymous, with owners Arthur Ray, Roger Hayes, Garland Priddy, Bill Hembree, and Fay Thorneberry.
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Courtland
Simpson
Audge
Crockett
Bess
Arthur Ray
Florence
Flush Sammy
Roger Hayes
Pulaski
Pete
Garland Priddy
Jackson
Miss
Miller
Miss Knight
Bill Hembree
Union Springs
Anonymous
Fay Thorneberry
Collierville
Tenn
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