Georgia Girls Disappear to Vietnam in Father's Plan
Two Georgia teens Mary 13 and Shirley 15 left home to go to Vietnam after arrangements by their father Charles R. Pelham 44 who said he arranged passports and tickets through friends in the United States. Police and FBI searched as Red Cross located the girls in Saigon with Pelham who plans they enter school there. The mother Sonia Pelham in College Park questioned the move and sought explanation from her husband.
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Saigon
Georgia
Vietnam
Charles R. Pelham
United States
Mary
Shirley
Pelham
Air Force
Washington
Police
FBI
Melbourne warned USS Evans before collision that split destroyer in two
The Australian carrier Melbourne warned the US Navy destroyer Evans of a collision course before striking and cutting the Evans in two. Prime Minister Gorton and officials blamed Evans while expressing sympathy to President Nixon and families. Melbourne suffered damage. no Australian casualties.
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Sydney
Australia
Melburne
United States
Frank E. Evans
John G. Gorton
Melbourne
Gorton
Navy
Charles R. Kelly
Canberra
Evans
Paul Hasluck
Nixon
Three Brothers Among Dead In Naval Collision
Mrs. Cheryl Hargens of Niobrara Nebraska recalls Gary Sage Boatswain's Mate 2 C who feared serving with his two brothers aboard the Navy destroyer USS Evans may put all three at risk. The Associated Press reports the incident as the nation mourns the loss in the naval collision.
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Associated Press
Gary Sage
Evans
Cheryl Hargens
Niobrara
Neb
Plan for Nixon Thieu Midway troop withdrawal announced
Officials plan a joint Midway statement by President Nixon and President Thieu on unilateral U.S. force reductions in Vietnam. A 50 000 troop pullout is considered for this year with units starting around Sept. 1. The plan hinges on final talks during the Pacific island meeting.
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times News Service
Washington
United States
Midway
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Pacific Island
Nixon Administration
Saigon
Taipei
Thieu
U.S
Interim President Candidate for Athens College
Athens College trustees reportedly offered the interim presidency to Luther Gobble of Durham North Carolina a former president of Greensboro College and Lambuth College. R C Martin board president said Gobble is a thoroughly interviewed candidate and deliberations occurred after a Tuesday meeting.
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Bob Walker
Athens
Athens College
Luther Gobble
Durham
N. C
Gobble
Greensboro College
Greensboro
Lamburth College
Jackson, Tenn
R. C. Martin
Gobble Martin
Grandson Missing in Mass Naval Disaster
Athens physician’s 20 year old grandson Seaman Apprentice Thomas Belue Box is listed by the Defense Department among 73 missing crew of a U S destroyer split in the South China Sea after an Australian carrier collision. The Evans and Melbourne incident caused multiple family tragedies including the Sage brothers.
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Athens
Defense Department
U. S
South China Sea
Thomas Belue Box
Daniel William Box
Helena
Gary
Pentagon
Ernest Sage
Melbourne
Evans
U.S
California
Sage
130000 Awarded In Decatur Furniture Store Condemnation
A Decatur furniture store won a 130000 condemnation award, boosting two urban renewal site costs to 250000 and marking the largest judgement against the Decatur Housing Authority. The Thomas Town House Furniture Store on 210 Ferry St secured the high settlement, with a relocation under construction on US 31.
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Decatur Furniture
Decatur Housing Authority
Thomas’ Town House Furniture
Ferry St
U. S. 31
Housing Authority
Charles Parker
Mexican Airlines jetliner vanishes with 74 aboard
Officials said a 727 carrying 74 people on a Mexico City to Monterrey flight disappeared after takeoff. Rescue operations were launched as authorities search for the missing aircraft and occupants amid the North American air traffic network.
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Mexico City
Mexican Airlines
Monterrey
Markets Higher
New York markets opened with stocks down in moderate trading while Chicago grain futures rose on strong demand. Wheat led gains with corn and soybeans mixed as hogs and slaughter cattle showed varied moves from steady to sharply lower.
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New York
Chicago
Good Cotton Crop Forecast Boosts Morgan County
Farmers report promising cotton stands in Morgan County and surrounding areas. David M. Roberson notes prospects for a strong fall harvest, with 83,000 acres planted and many fields at 65 to 75 percent of allotments. Limestone Extension Agent F. K. Agee also calls stands extra good.
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David M. Roberson
Morgan County
F. K. Agee
Accordion teacher search narrows to Hartselle
The effort to locate an accordion teacher in Athens or Decatur failed. A teacher found is Mrs. Rachel Slate in Hartselle. contact number 773-9446. Mrs. Slate is reportedly the only known accordion instructor in the area.
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Athens
Decatur
Cecil Carter
Hartselle
Rachel Slate
Commission Concludes Balance Needed Between Police Power and Dissent
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence says the United States must balance policing with tolerance for agitation for change. It urges firm but restrained force to curb crime while avoiding excessive crackdown on dissent. The panel aims to critique society without inflaming tensions, with Milton Eisenhower as chairman and a broad range of members.
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John Herbers
New York Times
Washington
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of
United States
U. S
Commission
Johnson
Milton S. Eisenhower
John Hopkins University
Eric Hoffer
W. Walter Menninger
Topeka
Kan
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