Suez Canal Reopened by Egypt After Peace Pledge
President Sadat reopened the Suez Canal calling it a tributary of peace and a channel of prosperity. He vowed to liberate Arab lands from Israeli occupation and noted the canal would link the world, aiding trade. Israeli minister says Egypt agreed to let Israeli cargoes through per a disengagement pact.
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Port Said
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Sadat
Tel Aviv
Gad Yaacobi
Suez
Israel
United States
AEA pushes alternate budget plan for state
Alabama Education Association officials defend an alternate plan as Gov Wallace proposes diverting 12 percent of sales tax into the general fund. Hubbert claims $50 million more in revenue and $24 million more from federal sharing funds than Wallace, while warning of harm to Medicaid highways and prisons if education money is diverted.
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Tommy Stevenson
Montgomery
Alabama Education Association
AEA
George Wallace
Paul Hubbert
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Jere Beasley
Wallace
Beasley
Hubbert
Ways and Means
Nate
Alabama
Hubert
University of Alabama
Center For Business and Economic Research
Budget Office
Special Education Trust Fund
Jordan
Licil Gray
Bryce Hospital Human Rights Committee
Florida firm eyes Point Mallard lodge project with local backing
Curlew Properties of Clearwater revives plans to build a lodge with convention facilities at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. Sam McClelland says a decision on joining Mobile doctor Gerald Wallace is near, as the company offers financing courtesy to Wallace to organize funds. Wallace reports backing but won’t specify details. Park board chair Leonard Hudson notes the Florida group recently visited the site and appeared impressed.
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Florida
Point Mallard Park
Sam McClelland
Curlew Properties
Clearwater
Gerald Wallace
Mobile
Decatur
Park Board
Florida Company
Wallace
Leonard Hudson
Point Mallard
McClelland
Day in History highlights start of Battle of France
In 1940 the World War I battle front shifted as Germany launched the invasion of France and the Low Countries, marking a turning point in World War II era campaigns.
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France
Athens College Plans Fund Raising Drive After June 20
Athens College officials announced an intensive fund raising campaign to erase an estimated 800000 debt after June 20 when the State Board of Education decides on state acquisition. President Sidney E. Sandridge travels to Birmingham to update the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church on possible state funding.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Athens College
State Board of Education
Curtis Tomlin
Sidney E. Sandridge
Birmingham
Tomlin
North Alabama Conference
United Methodist Church
Sandridge
Weather and contact lines in Tennessee Valley page
Quick weather note for Athens shows high today near 90s and tonight mid 60s. Friday forecast mid 80s with a 20 percent rain chance. Weather map and river page appear on A-2 with ads for want placements and phone numbers 353-4612 and 232-1535.
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Athens
Sweep to abolish apartheid in South West Africa announced
Officials announced sweeping measures to abolish apartheid throughout South West Africa. In other news Foolish Pleasure Kentucky Derby winner Master Derby and seven other 3-year-olds were entered for Belmont Stakes the 107th running with 125000 dollars added.
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Windhoek, South West Africa
South West Africa
New York
Wallace Motive Questioned Over Fundraiser Absence
National Democrats question Alabama Governor George C. Wallace motives after he refused to join a New York fund raiser. Aide mixup or grandstand move cited as Wallace aides clash with Strauss aides over invitation timing for the $500 plate dinner to support a July telethon and TV time.
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Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
New York
Wallace
Robert S. Strauss
Bess Abell
Trio Charged In Rape Case In Athens
Limestone County authorities charged Anthony Jerome Smith John Walter Lockett and Charles Lee Hardy with two counts each of rape after four Albertville runaways reported being assaulted in a field near Greenbrier. The victims include two girls aged 14 and 15 and a 14-year-old boy was beaten. All were treated at Athens Limestone Hospital. Bond set at 10000 each.
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Athens
Limestone County
Albertville
M.W
Buddy) Evans
Anthony Jerome Smith
John Walter Lockett
Charles Lee Hardy
Tanner
Evans
Greenbrier
Greenbrier Rd
Athens Limestone Hospital
Marshall County
Boys swing to break 100 hour record in Athens
Allen Hamman age 15 returns to swinging with partner Danny Hartley 13 in Athens aiming to surpass a 100 hour mark. They resumed at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday giving up five minute breaks to make up lost hours as friends neighbors and newsmen gathered outside the Hartley home to cheer them on.
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Allen Hamman
Athens
Danny Hartley
Allen
Hartley
Sonny Turner
Martin Named To Head Study Of Annexation
Rep. Charles Martin of Decatur was chosen to lead a five member Alabama House study on all state annexation laws. Rep. Jack Venable announced the study and said the panel will aim to produce an updated annexation law. Martin expects no hard deadline and hopes a bill package reaches the Local Government Committee next session. He will seek Birmingham input despite a missing Birmingham representative on the panel.
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Montgomery
Charles Martin
Decatur
Jack Venable
Tallassee
House
Martin
Alabama
Venable
Birmingham
Leigh Pegues
Lee Martin
Athens Teens Aim to Break 100-Hour Swinging World Record
Athens teenagers Danny Hartley and Allan Hamman push past 70 hours in a bid to surpass the Guinness World Records endurance swinging mark of 100 hours set by Seattle competitors. They plan to reach 106 hours, despite fatigue and a three hour lapse during a break.
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Athens
Seattle
Danny Hartley
Allan Hamman
Crutcher St
Hamman
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