Grant Closes Books On Renewal Project In Decatur
The Decatur Housing Authority ends a 1966 Oklahoma urban renewal effort with a $185 505 grant to retire an interim loan. Rep. Bob Jones announced the interest free aid lifting total federal funds to 325 575 and moving toward redevelopment with light industry.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur Housing Authority
Southern Railroad
Bob Jones
Oklahoma
Summer Ave
Decatur
Bob Neill
The
Housing Authority
Neill
Decature
Nixon Sees Price Relief Amid Freeze Uncertainty
President Nixon promised a price freeze to last as short as possible and forecast relief from high food costs. He spoke in a televised address from San Clemente California urging speed in easing wage price controls and addressing business planning uncertainty.
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San ‘Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Nixon outlines new economic plan amid price freeze
President Nixon says a 60 day price freeze expires Aug 13 and vows Phase 4 afterwide consultations with stakeholders. He cites farm supply boosts including 40 million extra acres and notes inequities and inflationary scarcity from the freeze while promising relief on food prices. The piece references further detail on Page A-5 and includes an ad for Frigidaire sales in Decatur.
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Nixon
Spirit of America Festival Plans In Decatur
Gov. George Wallace and Sen. Edward Kennedy plan the Spirit of America Festival in Decatur with Wallace receiving the Audie Murphy Patriotism Award and Kennedy delivering the keynote address. VIPs including Robert Strauss and Bob Jones attend. events run all day Wednesday with a fireworks finale and Miss Spirit of America crowned.
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George Wallace
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Decatur
Jim King
Boston
Kennedy
Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Loyd Jemison
Chris Capito
Washington
Dick Drain
Paul Kirk
Elvin Stanton
Audie Murphy
Bob Harris
National Democratic Party
Robert Strauss
Bob Jones
Tom Bevill
Maxwell
Montgomery
Becky Marshall
Athens
Archie — Campbell
Pack Self
Point Mallard
Tropical Storm In Atlantic Develops Near Hispaniola
The National Hurricane Center watches a subtropical low 600 miles east of Cape Kennedy that could become Alice, the first tropical storm of the 1973 season. The system sits about 500 miles north of Hispaniola with winds near 35 mph. conditions may allow strengthening within a day or two as the low becomes more tropical. The season runs June 1 to November 30.
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Miami
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Cape Kennedy
Alice
Hurricane Center
Dominican Republic
Hispanola
Somerville Woman Dies In Collision
Mrs. Eula Stringer Smith, 44, of Somerville, died after a three vehicle collision on Alabama 47 east of Brewer High School. Drivers Morris Kitchens and Cecil Smith were uninjured. Four others, Patricia Brown James Dotson Martha Terry and James Roberts, were treated and released.
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Morgan
Cullman
Lawrence
Eula Stringer Smith
Somerville
Alabama
Brewer High School
Smith
Morris Lee Kitchens
Heflin
Cecil Smith
Wellington
Kitchens
Mrs Smith
Hollaway
Patricia Gayle Brown
Hartselle
James Elbert Dotson
Martha O’dell Terry
Town Creek
James Roberts
Hermitage
Tenn
Girl Torture Allegations From South Viet Prison Told
14 year old Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao recounts 149 days in South Vietnamese jails with beatings using sandbags and a hammer while guards allegedly stomped on her. Government sources dispute details and refuse comment on the claims.
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Saigon
Nguyen Thi
Phuong Thao
Thao
Nguyen van Thieu
U S and North Korea clash first time in Korean War
On this date in 1950, U S and North Korean troops clash for the first time in the Korean War marking a significant early conflict in the global crisis. Athens edition notes the dating and wartime reference for readers.
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U.S
Nixon Turning Point in Watergate Testimony
John W. Dean III testified five days before the Senate Watergate committee, alleging that he told the President everything he knew about the affair and participated in meetings discussing political espionage and cover up efforts. The testimony ignites renewed official and unofficial support for the President.
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Washington
John W. Dean III
Dean
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Watergate exposed by press surveys reveal public belief
In a Louis Harris survey, 56 percent say press exposure uncovered Watergate, while 18 percent disagree. In Indianapolis, Swede Savage dies from injuries after the Indianapolis 500 crash, with burns and fractures. U.S. fighter plane strikes in Cambodia rise to about 200 missions daily, Pentagon reports.
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New York
Indianapolis
California
Swede Savage
Methodist Hospital
Savage
Washington
United States
U. S
Cambodia
Pentagon
Defense Department
Nixon Signs Bomb End Bill
President Nixon signed a bill halting all U S military action in Indochina by August 15 and signaled willingness to seek new war powers if needed to win an Indochina peace. The measure Amends a 3 4 billion fiscal 1973 supplement and a federal finance resolution for fiscal 1974.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Congress
Senate House
Congressional
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2Nd Ave
North Central Alabama
Grant
Jim O’hara
Dick Hitt
Parks and Recreation Department
Point Mallard Park
Charles Colson
John Dean
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Atlantic
South Viet
Landers
Tennessee Valley
Mary
Carter
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