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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1973

Page

5

Nixon budget viewed as step in right direction by economists

Economists say Nixon 1974 budget of 268.7 billion dollars with a 12 billion deficit moves toward contraction but does not go far enough. They warn of inflation risk if money supply remains loose and call for possible surplus once growth slows.

New York Nixon Associated Press James O'Leary U.S. Trust Co O'Leary Federal Reserve Fed O’leary Albert T. Sommers The Conference Board Eliot Janeway William Wolman Argus Research

Calendar Of Local Club Meetings And War Updates

A Decatur area calendar lists meetings for Rising Sun Lodge No 29 F&AM at 7 p.m. and Morgan County groups at T. C. Almon Recreation Center and Dancy Polk House. Other items include a National Shakespeare Company performance at Calhoun Junior College gym and upcoming community programs. Reports cover Vietnam and Laotian cease-fires, firefights near Saigon, and troop movements, plus local incidents of arrests for disorderly conduct and firearms, hospitalizations, and safety council activities.

Three Area Men Paroled by State Board

Three area men were paroled last week by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. They are Paul Garner sentenced to 10 years for assault with intent to rape, Aug 15 1969 in Limestone County Circuit Court. Benjamin Arlie Parker sentenced to a year and a day for second degree burglary. Daniel Lee Terry also got a year and a day for second degree burglary after Aug 19 in Lawrence County Circuit Court.

State Board of Pardons and Paroles Paul Garner Limestone County Benjamin Arlie Parker Lawrence County Daniel Lee Terry Bob McGukin Hospital Board McGukin Decatur Jones Decatur General Hospital Ray Guier Appalachian Guier Hill-Burton Owen Sandlin Lawrence County Hospital Sandlin Appalachian Fund Athens Limestone C. E. Warren Lee Thomas District One Hill- Burton Office of Economic Opportunity OEO Community’ Action Committee Tom Wood Washington Wood Community Action Committee

Missing in Action Brother and Local Deaths Highlight News

The report details families awaiting news as a missing brother remains unaccounted for since 1967 while a body is found after a weekend search. Funeral arrangements are announced for Mr. Ward with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. The article shifts to Nixon's 1974 budget plan outlining outlays, receipts, and proposed restructures across federal programs and health and education cuts.

Ann Geloneck Kenneth Foxx 8Th Ave Bass Collier Mr. Ward Shelton Funeral Home Chapel A.B. VanArsdale E. L. Thompson Curtis Sampley Roselawn Shelton Elizabeth Word Decatur Theo Word Jr Hollis Russell Indianapolis Ind Vicie Russell Lawrence Johnson Cullman H. E. Hallmark Grady Wilburn Steve Russell Harold Russell Washington Nixon Congress Office of Economic Opportunity OEO Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Vietnam casualty letter shocks Texan father amid cease fire news

J E Rucker of Linden Texas receives word his son Sergeant John Rucker was killed in a rocket attack in Da Nang as a cease fire was to begin. The article also covers legal motions, polygraph debates, and President Nixon's budget proposals affecting urban renewal and Hill Burton funding.

U.S South Vietnam Laos Cambodia Phnom Penh Washington Lon Nol Lon Nel Vientiane Souvanna Phouma New Delhi Dmz Cua Viet River Bui Saigon Tay Ninh J. E. Rucker Linden Tex Vietnam John Rucker da Nang Nixon Congress

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Richard W. Everett Chase Manhattan Bank Paul Samuelson Samuelson United States Francis Schott Equitable Life Assurance Society Irwin Kellner Manufacturers Hanover Trust Kellner Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 F&am Masonic Hall Decatur Chess Club T. C. Almon Recreation Center Southeast Decatur Homemakers Club T. C. Almon Center Morgan County Historical Preservation Society Dancy Polk Railroad St Ned Anderson National Shakespeare Company Calhoun Junior College Altrusa Club of Is Clark Spring Ave Carrie Eager Community Service Questers Club Pilot Club of Dot Biles Hartselle Billy’s Mini-Mart 6Th Ave Curtis Puckett Lafayette St Puckett Decatur 5 Vondel Lindsey Decatur Safety Council Sundowner Restaurant Decatur Inn Holy Church of Christ Gust Singers National Fertilizer Development Center Muscle Shoals Bear Creek Alabama Browns Ferry Decatur Bridge Corps of Engineers Tennessee TVA Geloneck U. S. Treasury Air Force Baxley Moebes Nelson Bill Gunthorp Weaver Davis Westgate Ralph Slate Slate Tom B. Coggin Sellers Morgan County George Nancarrow Nancarrow Huntsville Anniston Montgomery John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Jon Will Pitts Pitts Lister Hill Ullman Hospital
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