Athens minister resigns over beauty pageant daughter win
Shocked Spirit of American Festival organizers report the father of Becky Marshall who won Miss Spirit of America was asked to resign as minister of West Hobbs Street Church of Christ. Elders said the resignation was effective immediately after debate over the contest and swimsuit modeling. A letter read to the 600 member congregation cited “damage that has been done.”
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Athens
Miss Marshall
Becky
Jim O’hara
West Hobbs Street
Church of Christ
Charles Marshall
Marshall
J. C. Dobbs
Herbert Cheatham
Julian Brooks
Charles Bain
Dub Greenhaw
Greenhaw
Occidental Soviets Sign 3 Billion Pact Big East West deal with Soviet state runs five-year plan
Occidental Petroleum chief Armand Hammer announced a Moscow signed agreement valued up to 3 billion dollars to provide scientific and technical services to the Soviet government over five years. The pact covers oil and gas, fertilizers, metal processing, hotel construction, and waste materials use, with possible expansion. Negotiations hint at crude oil and gas payments and a potential Tyumen field pipeline, sparking stock market activity and talk of a U. S. oil consortium.
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London
Occidental Petroleum Co
U.S
Armand Hammer
Occidental
Moscow
Hammer
Soviet Union
Nixon
Siberian
Europe
New York
West Coast
Financial Times
Siberia
Appalachian rehab grants total over 250000 in Alabama
In Washington Appalachian grants totaling more than 250 000 were approved for two rehabilitation programs in a four county North Alabama area. Rep Bob Jones and Sets John Spark man and Jim Allen announced a 225 722 grant to support a sheltered workshop and rehabilitation center for handicapped students in Limestone County.
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Washington
Alabama
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Limestone County
Morgan County Gets Water and Day Care Grants
An Appalachian grant totaling 78000 will finance a water and fire protection system in northwest Morgan County near Huntsville and Decatur, with total project cost 663258 and multiple funding sources. An additional 28770 grant funds a cerebral palsy day care and related services serving Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties, aiding about 75 recipients with staffing and therapy through state rehab centers and local groups.
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Washington
Morgan County Water and Fire Protection Authority
Bob Allen
Huntsville
Decatur
Huntsville-Decatur
Appalachian Regional Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Morgan County Commission
Thornton
Dick Fleming
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Calhoun Junior College
United Cerebral Palsy Association of
North Central Alabama
State Department of Education
Explosions Hit U S Destroyer Warrington in Tonkin Gulf
Two underwater blasts heavily damaged the destroyer Warrington as it tried to intercept cargo from three Chinese freighters in Tonkin Gulf. One sailor injured, ship flooded but under control, and Warrington later left on its own power for base. U S planes conducted hundreds of strikes across North Vietnam.
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U.S
Warrington
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
Mas Pgs
U.S. Naval Base
7Th Fleet
Honda Island
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Radio
Hanoi
Ha Tay
Air Force
Egyptians Ask Soviet Union to Pull Military Advisers
President Sadat asked the Soviet Union to withdraw its military advisers from Egypt after several were seen leaving. The move follows Sidku's Moscow visit and comes as Cairo calls in foreign officials to discuss the shift. Estimates place advisers between 10,000 and 20,000.
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CARIO
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
Egypt
Aziz Sidku
Moscow
Sadat
Central Committee
Arab Socialist Union
U.S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Cairo
Washington
Middle East
Melvin R. Laird
Wallace third party ticket could ally with Schmitz in 1972
AP reports Alabama Governor George Wallace might run for president with Rep. John G. Schmitz of California as running mate on a third party ticket. The piece notes Sinatra’s Senate appearance, King Jr highway naming debate in Montgomery, and Middle East policy shifts as Egypt considers removing Soviet advisers amid broader Cold War tensions. The Sudanese ambassador met the premier Monday as Sudan moves to diversify diplomacy.
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Memphis
Alabama
George C. Wallace
John G. Schmitz
Rcalif
Egypt
Soviet Union
Middle East
Sudan
Africa
United States
China
Wallace Chances Remain At 50-50
Washington AP reports Alabama Governor George Wallace shows quicker post operative neurological gains after June 18 spine surgery but full recovery remains uncertain. Doctors say normal walking still under 50 percent, with about 90 percent likely to move with crutches and braces within six months from Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring Maryland.
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Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Stacy L. Rollins Jr
Wallace
Rollins
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Fischer and Spassky Delayed For Fourth World Match Game
In Reykjavik referee Lothar Schmid started the clock for game four as Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer were not on stage. Spassky arrived four minutes late, Fischer ten minutes late after the start, as Fischer seeks to draw even in the 24 game world championship. The match has seen little controversy so far, with a mix of boos and cheers as spectators watched.
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Reykjavik
Lothar Schmid
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
Chess Board
Decatur Makes It Happen In Alabama's Friendlies
Daily calendar and classified items mention Decatur as a hub with brief notes on events and sections titled Horoscopes obituaries and sports. A dated historical note recalls the 64 A D great fire of Rome with Nero as legend. Weather outlook shows a 20 percent rain chance and highs near 90.
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Nero
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