Calendar of Events at Oak Park Middle School and Area Churches
Local events include the PTA meeting at 7 30 p m with a drug abuse program from North Central Alabama Mental Health Center. A regional health planning commission meeting features Rep Bob Jones on health care in Decatur Inn at 6 30 p m. Religious gatherings and gospel sings occur at multiple churches with various speakers and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park Middle School
PTA
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Bob Jones
Decatur Inn
Jury Begins Deliberations in $1 Million GM Case Over Bus Crash
A federal court jury in Huntsville started deliberations in a $1 million suit against General Motors stemming from a 1968 Cotaco school bus wreck that killed four and injured 43. The plaintiffs claim faulty braking. GM asserts improper maintenance caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
General Motors Co
Cotaco
Frank McFadden
General Motors
A. A. Spurlin
Morgan County
Anderson condemns press censorship and warns of a Washington elite
LBJ speech excerpt quotes Anderson urging a free press as watchdog over officials. He cites the Nixon administration's stance on Pakistan amid Bangladesh events and recalls the Cuban missile crisis. Anderson, a Pulitzer winner, emphasizes truth and journalistic duty while detailing public service by Sailors and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Pakistan
Tinhorn Yayah Kahn
Bangladesh
U. S
Soviet Union
Nixon Kissinger Hanoi Talks Move Toward Final Pact
Observers noted heightened speculation that a peace treaty was near as Kissinger and Hanoi’s negotiator met in the conference hall. Rumors pointed to an initialing this week with Rogers and his North Vietnamese counterpart to sign later, after days of lengthy negotiations beginning in July 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Hanoi
Kissinger
Washington
William P. Rogers
Kennedy era moves to deter Soviet missile crisis
The passage describes President John F. Kennedy's choices allowing the Soviet Union space to retreat from supplying Cuba with missiles. Anderson comments on current world conditions and personal fear of losing freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Anderson
Nixon to address nation from Oval Office as Congress meets
The White House schedules a 9 p.m. briefing for Nixon with bipartisan congressional leaders present. An 8:30 a.m. Wednesday meeting is planned, with no advance text distribution and broadcast time sought from major networks. In Paris, Kissinger signals ongoing peace talks amid hope of a final accord.
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Congress
Nixon
Ziegler
Oval Office
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas O’neill
Massachusetts
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
Baxley demands intervention over Browns Ferry plant pollution rules
Baxley sought AEC hearing intervention citing potential TWA Browns Ferry thermal water quality violations. TVA warned delays in opening could cost millions, urging permits tied to Alabama standards. Baxley praised the agreement as protecting ecological balance in the Tennessee Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Browns Ferry
TVA
Baxley
AEC
Licensing Board
TWA
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley
Athens Man Charged With Assault With Intent To Murder
Limestone County police charged Garnell Harris 37 with assault with intent to murder after a 410 gauge shotgun attack on Edward Bonner at the Harris residence around 3 30 p m Harris remained jailed with no bond set Det Bobby Dobbs and officers Lee Kennemer and Gary Daly led the arrest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Richard Faulk
Faulk
Garnell Harris
Plato Jones
Edward Bonner
Harris
Limestone County
Bobby Dobbs
Lee Kennemer
Gary Daly
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Beta Sigma Phi
Bobby Park
2Nd Ave
Deer Spri Baptist Church
Rosie Rozell and
The
Searchers
Soul Seekers
Crow Family
Florence
Holiday Inn
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hartselle
Church Women United
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Falkville Auditorium
Rosie Rozell
Devotion Singers
Friends of
Wheeler Basin
Chamber of Commerce
Gene
Helen) Modjeska
Peoria
Christian Women’s Club
E. J. Phillips
Decatur
Wilson Henderson
William Eyster
June Wilson
Courtland Baptist Church
Aquadome
Decatur Parks and Recreation Department
Gene Lanier
Gospel Tabernacle
Punkin Center
Neel
Harmony Grove Holiness Church
Gospel Geere
Turner
Austinville-Pta
Decatur Jaycees
Spirit of America Executive Committee
Morgan County Cancer Crusade
American Red Cross
Morgan County Fair Board
Boy Scout
March of Dimes
Alabama Associated Press News Council
Christina
Winford Jr
Clay
Scott
Michelle
Decatur Pta Council
Byron Vann
Sailors
Austin High School
University of Alabama
Morgan County Cancer Unit
First Baptist Church
Tennessee Valley Conference
Carol
Albright College
IBM
Ieee
South Vietnam
Secret Service
David J. Abbott
Johnson City
LBJ
Johnson
San Antonio
Lady Bird
Limestone
Rev
A.C. McKaig
Mobile
Moulton
Church OF God
Moulton, Ala
Mort
Grant St
So. Jefferson
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Ave
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