Title One funds hit several Alabama districts in cuts
Superintendents report Title One allocations reduced across Morgan Limestone and Cullman systems. Morgan County drops from 306000 to 262000, likely eliminating some positions. Limestone’s funds fall to 330000, Cullman City to 50000. Athens and Cullman County see cuts as well. Officials anticipate possible future Congress action next fall.
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Morgan County
George Nancarrow
Nancarrow
Limestone County
J. C. Chisholm
Cullman City
Arthur Dennis
Dennis
Congress
Athens
Cullman County
Billy Mellown
State Department of Education
Symington questions funding for secret Cambodia bombing
Senator Stuart Symington, acting chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said 145 million in Congress funds for the secret B 52 bombing of Cambodia may have been obtained under false pretenses. He noted most committee members did not know the money would subsidize the 1969 1970 bombing and spoke after a secret hearing with Pentagon spokesman Jerry W Friedheim who admitted sending falsified classified material to the panel in 1971 and again earlier this year.
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Washington
Nyt
Stuart Symington
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Cambodia
Symington
Missouri Democrat
Jerry W. Friedheim
Pentagon
Friedheim
Defense Department
Calendar Of Events For Moulton Students And Local Groups
A list of community notices includes band enrollment for Moulton students, a Morgan County mental health association meeting with Earl Pippin speaking, a Christian Women’s Club talk by Joyce Hopping, a Decatur Saddle Club horse show, a Roundtop Church singing by the Altarmen Quartet, Mount Tabor United Methodist revival with Rev. Tommy Heaps, the Puckett family reunion near Evergreen Church, and a brush arbor revival at New Saien Baptist Church led by Rev. John Turner.
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Morgan County Association For Mental Health
Tri-County
Mount Tabor
New Saien Baptist Church
Florette
John Turner
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hijackers Attack Over Amsterdam Airline Disaster
Capt. Kenzi Konuma said three Arab men one Japanese and a Latin American woman hijacked the jumbo jet from Amsterdam. A blast in the cockpit ignited flames as the craft burned, destroying the $25 million aircraft and leaving passengers awaiting rescue in Libya.
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Amsterdam
Kenzi Konuma
Benghazi
Dubai
Libya
Beirut
al Moharref
Soldiers of Fortune
Pope appoints first East German apostolic administrators
In Rome Pope Paul VI named three apostolic administrators for East Germany, signaling warmer Vatican relations with the East German government. The appointees are Msgr. Johannes Braun at Magdeburg, Msgr. Heinrich Theissing at Schwerin, and Msgr. Hugo Aufderbeck at Erfurt and Meiningen, placing them just below bishop rank as regional leaders.
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Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
East Germany
West Germany
Johannes Braun
Magdeburg
Heinrich Theissing
Schwering
Hugo Aufderbeck
Erfurt
Meiningen
Rickenbacker cremated in ceremony for aviation hero
The body of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker is being cremated after his death from heart failure in Zurich. At 82 he is to be returned to the United States on a flight arranged by Eastern Airlines for burial in Columbus, Ohio. His ashes will be buried there after a memorial week.
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Miami
Eddie _ Rickenbacker
United States
Rickenbacker
Zurich
Switzerland
Eastern Airlines
Columbus
Ohio
Ulbricht Reaches Visitor as Illness Persists
Former East German leader Walter Ulbricht, aged 80, in hospital after a stroke, received a visitor on Monday. Erich Honecker and top party officials sent greetings, with Ulbricht described as seriously ill and few additional details released.
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NVT
Walter Ulbricht
East German
Communist Party
Erich Honecker
Honec
Ulbricht
Tle
News Age
Grain Sale Probe: Agriculture Official Denies Advance Russian Info
Washington officials testifying under oath dispute claims of advance knowledge about a large Russian grain deal. Three Continental Grain Co. officers testified that Assistant Secretary Carroll G. Bunthaver was told last July. Bunthaver says he does not recall such information and doubts it existed. The Senate hearings focus on secrecy of sales and alleged price impacts.
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Washington
NYT
Department of Agriculture
Continental Grain Co
Carroll G. Bunthaver
Senate
Lampkin trial details reveal self defense claim in Orr killing
Testimony shows Lampkin accused of shooting Reuben Orr after a craps dispute over money at Orr’s home. Witnesses describe threats, a knife, a pistol, and a tense room with police expected to testify as the defense rests its case and the state recaps its evidence.
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James Morris
Reuben Orr
Morris
Lampkin
Sherman Powell Jr
Dist
Mike Moebes
Moebes
Orr
Powell
William Kappler
Harry Perry
Perry
Hartselle
John McBride
J. W. Orr
Richard Morris
Lamkin
Reuben
John Orr
Greek King Constantine urges Nazi? no in Greek referendum
Constantine the deposed king urged Greeks to vote no in the upcoming referendum to abolish the monarchy. He denounced the June 1 decree establishing a republic under Premier George Papadopoulos and condemned government attempts to sway the vote, speaking as an individual defender of legality.
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Rome
NYT
Constantine
Hellenes
George Papadopoulos
Restraint urged by Fed official on rate path
Federal Reserve Board member Andrew F Brimmer warned that the recent sharp rise in short term rates and smaller long term increases may continue. He said borrowers will face tighter credit as policy became more restrictive toward the end of June to curb money supply growth. He urged maintaining monetary restraint given persistent inflation.
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Washington
NYT
Andrew F Brimmer
Federal Reserve Board
Brimmer
Federal Reserve
United States
Libyan Premier Quashes Resignation in Beir ut Merger Drive
Libyan Premier Col. Muammar al Qadhafi announced from Benghazi that he has withdrawn his resignation and will remain leader until the Egypt Libyan union is achieved. He pledged to stay in power if the merger proceeds on his terms, otherwise he would resign again.
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Beirut
Nyt
Col
Mummar Al-Qadhafi
Libya
Egypt
Benghazi
Tripoli
Qadhafi
Ehrlichman Defends Nixon Era, Denies White House Firebomb Plan
Ehrlichman says the firebomb plot against Brookings Institution never came to fruition and that Dean misrepresented Watergate concerns. He recalls discussing with Dean and says he cannot confirm Colson's involvement, while defending Nixon as a pragmatic leader and calling Dean the committee's star witness.
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Joseph Kraft
Ehrlichman
White House
Brookings Institution
Washington
Dean
Charles W. Colson
Colson
Hijack Link Sought Ties JAL Flight Hijackers to Kyoto Group
Tokyo police link a Japanese member of the JAL jet hijackers to a radical Kyoto University student group. Placards praising the hijack found at the university cite Kozo Okamoto, the Tel Aviv airport killer, amid leftist university activism. Three terrorists took part. two were killed.
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Tokyo
NYT
Japan Air Lines
Kyoto University
Tel Aviv
Dubai
J.A.L
Okamoto
Kozo Okamoto
Israel
Canada Said Mum On Alaska to U S Oil Pipeline
A State Department official told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Canada has repeatedly refused to negotiate a trans-Canada oil pipeline from Alaska to the U S border. Julius Katz testified that Canada has no strong current interest in the proposed line, as part of defending the department's position amid opposition from Sen. Mondale who accused officials of slanting information.
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Washington
Nyt
State Department
Congress
Canada
Alaska
United States
Julius Katz
International Resources
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Katz
D-Minn
Ottawa
Senate
Moynihan Seeks 15 Year Plan On Rupee Debt
In New Delhi US Ambassador Moynihan met with Finance Minister Chavan to discuss a proposed compromise to close out the $800 million of American debt in rupees over 15 years. The 45 minute talks followed initial discussions with Prime Minister Gandhi last week with no details released.
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New. Delhi
Nyt
U. S&s
Daniel P. Moynihan
Y.B. Chavan
Moynihan
Indira Gandhi
India
United States
Congress Reacts Calmly to Nixon Refusal on Tapes
Congress reacted cautiously to President Nixon's decision not to provide tape recordings to Watergate investigators. Many lawmakers privately viewed the move as a grave political mistake but showed little momentum for impeachment or a formal House study. The prevailing mood was to wait and see while concerns persisted about widening tensions.
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Washington
Nyt
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Ozark Flight Crashes Near University of Missouri St Louis
Eight survivors in area hospitals include Linke with unknown injuries while Beth Williams the stewardess is among the victims. The Nashville to St Louis flight stopped in Clarksville Paducah Cape Girardeau and Marion before a storm drove it off course. Winds of 37 mph and heavy rain preceded the crash near the Normandy campus as two oak trees halted descent.
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Linke
Red Cross
Beth Williams
Nashville
St. Louis
Clarksville
Tenn
Paducah
Cape Girardeau
Marion
Ill
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Normandy
FAA
Ozark
Midwest
Fairchild Hiller Corp
Norway Crown Prince Harald's son named Haakon Magnus
The Norwegian Crown Princess and Crown Prince welcomed a baby boy named Haakon Magnus born Friday. If he ascends the throne he would be King Haakon VIII. Lt. Mark Phillips is promoted to captain and will marry Princess Anne in November with a pay rise to about $6,625 a year.
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NYT
Harald
Norway
Haakon Magnus
Haakon VIII
Mark Phillips
Anne of
Britain
Mushrooms Recalled Over Botulism Contamination
New recall affects 336000 glass jars from Wirth Food Products in Lawrence Massachusetts after a Montreal linked botulism case triggers FDA action. The batch spans 10 states including New York and New Jersey amid an FDA inspection of about 40 mushroom producers.
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New York
Nyt
Montreal
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wirth Food Products
Lawrence
Mass
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Wirth
Former White House aide testifies on Haldeman Libby link
Gordon Strachan tells the Senate Watergate Committee that Haldeman ordered Libby to transfer any ability to gather information on Senator George McGovern. The testimony ties officials to a broader inquiry while a separate note references a vast monetary figure tied to Indian wheat purchases.
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Gordon Strachan
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Washington
Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
G. Gordon Libby
George McGovern
Calhoun Police Academy Faces Suspension Over Funding
The Calhoun police academy, run from May to June 1972, is in suspension. Director James Burr warns a $50,000 grant may not sustain operations for a year amid higher costs. He notes Alabama state academies budget around $120,000 and recalls LEPA funding tied to a $450,000 state share.
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Calhoun
James Burr
LEPA
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Federal Agency For
Alabama
Nixon Defends Tapes Amid Watergate Tape Secrecy Fight
White House lawyer Charles Alan Wright argues secrecy to protect separation of powers. Nixon claims some tapes support his truth but may invite differing interpretations. Committee chairman Ervin vows to subpoena the tapes and rejects Nixon’s claimed presidential power to shield them.
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White House
Charles Alan Wright
Cox
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dean
Oval Office
Ervin
Concorde May Reach Washington on Maiden U S Visit
Paris reports a needle-nosed Concorde could fly to Texas in September for the Dallas Fort Worth Airport opening and then stop at Dulles before returning to France. FAA and British officials say there has been discussion but no tentative plan for a Washington stopover.
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Washington
Wsn
Dulles International Airport
United States
Paris
Baltimore Sun
Texas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Dulles
France
Federal Aviation Administration
Star-News
Lady Bird Johnson Begins Italian Tour From Rome
Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Rome on a private tour from Heheran and leaves by car for Florence. She plans to visit Milan and Salzburg with her daughter Linda Bird and son-in-law Charles Robb.
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NYT
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rome
Heheran
Florence
Milan
Salzburg
Linda Bird
Charles Robb
Tanaka outlines new triad of Japan United States and Europe
Japanese Premier Kakuei Tanaka said in Tokyo he aims to build a triangular relationship with the United States and Western Europe in talks with President Nixon in Washington next week. He endorsed an Atlantic Charter style plan to include Japan and invited Nixon to visit Japan as Emperor Hirohito’s postponed US trip may be rescheduled.
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Nyt
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
United States
Europe
Nixon
Washington
Hirohito
Imperial Household
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