Water Commission Okays Amoco Plans
The Alabama Water Improvement Commission approved pollution control plans for Amoco Chemicals Corp Decatur plant expansion. No opposition reported. Expansion aims to boost capacity by 50 percent for polyester fiber and film, add basins clarifiers and sludge drying, and create about 75 jobs.
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Montgomery
Alabama Water _ Improvement Commission
Amoco Chemicals Corp
Decatur
Commission
Amoco
Two Minor Fires Reported In Decatur Early Monday
Decatur firemen were summoned to two minor fires early Monday. They were dispatched at 12:23 a.m. to 2505 6th Ave SE for a garbage can fire and again at 3:03 a.m. to 1011 6th Ave SW where grease on a stove blazed up. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Decatur
6Th Ave
Man Charged In Forgery in Morgan County
A 27 year old Decatur man Grady Lee Lindley is free on bond after Morgan County authorities arrested him on two counts of forgery. Sheriff John C. McBride identified Lindley of 823 3rd Ave SE and said Investigator Bill Kappler arrested him and set a $750 bond.
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Decatur
Morgan County
John C. McBride
Grady Lee Lindley
3Rd Ave
Bill Kappler
Wallace says Nixon tapped lines not warned
Gov George C Wallace says he was never told his calls with President Nixon were taped and he is not worried about public release He notes four personal calls with Nixon and has never met the President privately at the White House The Watergate disclosure shows Nixon taps with his knowledge.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Wallace
White House
Senate
Washington
Market shifts push families to street work in turmoil
Mrs Danh describes mornings carrying water for fish sellers in the central market. She recalls earning about a dollar daily before competition rose as more people queued for the limited work. The influx displaced cooks, servants, and private workers, to her uncertain view of American withdrawal impacts.
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Danh
Watergate fund-raising witness Kalmbach testimony
Kalmbach testified to being urged to raise funds tied to the Watergate case and to discuss it with Ehrlichman. He said he believed the money would cover legal fees and family support, but later refused further involvement. Weicker pressed for motive notes. The piece also mentions Hoang’s son and his family's hardship.
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Dean
Democratic
Kalmbach
Nixon
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Crumbolough Seeks Kidney Dialysis Support from Local Community
Mrs Crumbolough, a 38 year old mother of three with failing kidneys, explains her reliance on dialysis and the Tennessee River area support system. Donations to aid her fund are being organized through Miss Garrett of the Lawrence County Health Care Project and can be mailed to P O Box 716 in Moulton. A volunteer transported her to Birmingham for care this morning with another appointment scheduled Friday.
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Moulton
Garrett
Lawrence County
P.O. Box
Crumbolough
Tim
Navy cost overrun on Greece carrier port under review
GAO told Congress the Navy understated the cost of a carrier task force home port in Greece. The report says the plan would exceed the original 14 million by at least 5 million and notes unsure port availability near Athens. Bank rate edge signals tighter credit as First National Bank of Chicago raises prime to 8 percent and hints at further increases.
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Washington
Nyt
General Accounting Office
Congress
Navy
Greece
Athens
House Foreign Affairs
The
Accounting Office
New York
First National Bank of Chicago
Committee On
Cleveland
Memphis
Secret B 52 raids against Cambodia admitted
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger said Air Force B 52 bombers secretly attacked Cambodia in 1969 and 1970 while the U S public stance claimed neutrality. The raids ended with Cambodia’s invasion in May 1970 and were defended as fully authorized to protect American servicemen.
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Washington
Nyt
James R. Schlesinger
Air Force
Cambodia
United States
Stuart Symington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Schlesinger
Peronist Strife Rises After Campora Resignation
Left wing Peronists denounce rightist followers of former dictator Juan Domingo Peron as concern grows that Campora’s Friday resignation strengthens conservative forces in Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
NYT
Hector J. Campora
Argentina
Juan Domingo Peron
Weis Officers Indicted Over Securities Fraud Conspiracy
Five top officers of Weis Securities Inc a New York firm in liquidation were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and securities fraud charges. The indictment covers 1971 to 1973 alleging falsified books to hide looming losses threatening solvency.
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New York
NYT
Weis Securities, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Weis
Arms and ammunition seized from British ship in Dublin
Police and troops detained a Manchester Vigour cargo ship from Montreal with 17 rifles 29000 rounds and about 60 pounds of gunpowder hidden in a container. The consignment, believed for the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army, likely originated with Irishmen in the United States or Canada. Most rifles were U S or Swedish made.
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Dublin
Nyt
Montreal
Manchester
Irish Republican Army
United States
Canada
Sweden
North Vietnamese Delegation Ends Eight Day Soviet Visit
A high level North Vietnamese delegation wraps up an eight day trip to the Soviet Union amid signs of gaps with Moscow over the Indochina ceasefire. Moscow pledges new aid for postwar reconstruction while Soviet media give restrained coverage. Le Duan remains in the USSR for a vacation as most delegates depart for Hungary.
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Moscow
NVT
Soviet Union
Hanoi
Indochina
North Vietnam
Hungary
le Duan
Communist Party
Dinner guests include exchange student from India
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Cook hosted guests for the 4th of July. Ryan C. Verna, an exchange student from New Delhi, India, shared views on comparing the United States and India. Others present were Mrs. Ollie Rutledge of Mt. Olive, Alabama, Mrs. Lois R. Ward of Albertville, and James Cook of Joppa.
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J. N. Cook
Ryan C. Verna
New Delhi
India
United States
Ollie Rutledge
Mt. Olive
Ala
Lois R. Ward
Albertville
James Cook
Joppa
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Mali
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Niger
Chad
Peronists
Russia
Ryan
Pat Wright
Ray Mitchell
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First State Bank
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