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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1973
Page
1
Skylab astronauts including Charles Conrad Jr and Paul Weitz train in a water tank at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. The group practices EVA tasks to retrieve and install film magazines on the Apollo telescope mount as backup crew monitor and checklist status.
The Pentagon issued a stop order on nearly all pending U S troop movements to Vietnam while the Paris cease-fire pact speeds toward completion. Only certain specialist personnel will still be moved to assist in withdrawal as the framework for a 60 day post cease-fire pullout solidifies.
Communist attacks in South Vietnam surpassed 100 in 24 hours, causing nearly 600 Vietnamese casualties, Saigon reports. The U.S. 7th Fleet notes the guided missile frigate Preble was hit by North Vietnamese artillery with damage to torpedo tubes and antennae during operations off Quang Tri province.
A tankcar with 35,000 gallons of propane derailed near Church Street NE at the 10th Street intersection as the city street department’s paving may have compromised the rail grooves. It was being unloaded at Vaughn Gas and Appliance Co on Market Street NE when wheels failed to grip the rail and the car slid several feet before stopping.
Pentagon pamphlet teaches POWs slang like big daddy and blast ed to help understand today's youths while reporting on renewed Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks near Saigon. The Saigon command notes intensified fighting up to the cease fire, seen as a land grab by Reds.
Four fliers previously listed as missing were changed to killed in action. The U S Command issued the casualty update as part of its near final summary. In Oklahoma Coach Chuck Fairbanks said he would join the New England Patriots if contract terms are suitable. Nixon spoke of a fragile peace while Henry Kissinger pledged major effort for a lasting settlement. Families of prisoners of war welcomed the news as airlifts from Hanoi were anticipated within 15 days.
Decatur area residents recall the Vietnam War as observances mark the signing of the peace treaty. Mrs. David Voyles mourns her son Lloyd killed in 1968 Tet Offensive while Hollis Guthrie praises the cease fire and cautions that fighting may continue. He credits Nixon and questions McGovern’s stance.
In Washington the nation bade farewell to Lyndon B. Johnson with a Capitol Rotunda vigil, a processional to National City Christian Church, and speeches by Marvin Watson and Dr George Davis. Lady Bird Johnson and family attended as President Nixon joined dignitaries in silence. Johnson, 64, died Monday at his Texas ranch.
The Wanma market centers buzz with shoppers and vendors in a bustling daily scene. Vendors offer goods from groceries to crafts as locals browse stalls and exchange prices amid steady foot traffic.
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