Oklahoma Girl Scout Slaying Shocks Oklahoma Families
The murder of three young Girl Scouts near Locust Grove Oklahoma has reverberated in Oklahoma, Decatur, and Broken Arrow. Neighbors recall Michelle Guse as a darling thoughtful nine year old who loved scouting while friends Sherry Griffin and others mourn.
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Richard Guse
John Sumerel
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Thomas Dr. SW
Griffins
Griffin
Ouesa
Broken Arrow
Tulsa
Medicaid Takeover Shifts Alabama Program to Wallace
Gov. George C. Wallace seized direct control of Alabama Medicaid from the Public Health Committee amid belt tightening. He pledged to retain the intermediate care nursing home program if funds permit and announced cutbacks including a 10 percent payment reduction to physicians and other providers.
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Ira Myers
Refuge Deer Hunt Proposed At Wheeler Refuge
Wheeler Refuge may open to deer hunting this fall for the first time since 1938. Refuge manager Tom Atkeson says crop damage along the Tennessee River prompts a bowhunting proposal to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for approval after state season dates are set. The plan targets areas from House Landing to Redstone Arsenal and Bluff City to the reservation edge.
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Wheeler Refuge
Tom Atkeson
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tennessee River
Fish and Wildlife Service
House Landing
Redstone Arsenal
Bluff City
Atkeson
Glenn and Webster families in Moulton on hot day
A hot day in Moulton features Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glenn with Carmen Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F Webster, both families residing in Moulton.
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General Starry to report over wartime remarks in Germany
Lt. Gen. Donn Starry, commander of the Army's 5th Corps in Germany, was ordered to postpone leave and appear at the Pentagon to explain remarks about possible U.S. entanglement in a Soviet-Chinese war. The action follows prior warnings by another general on Korea.
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Germany
Army
Clifford Alexander
Bernard Rogers
Selling for cash: daily ad promotes items in Athens area
James H. Knight of 703 Martha St SW advertises selling a refrigerator with strong results and multiple inquiries. The notice invites readers to place fast acting 3 line ads for 10 days at 5.50 in the Athens Want Ad Department, with contact numbers and hours.
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James H. Knight
Writer Irving jailed for fake Hughes autobiography scam
On this date in 1972, writer Clif ford Irving received a two year federal prison term in New York after being charged with fabricating an Howard Hughes autobiography and selling it to McGraw-Hill for 750000 dollars. Weather notes predict highs in the 80s with rain chances 50 percent tonight and 60 percent Friday. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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New York
Howard Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Tennessee Valley
TVA to raise July residential bills by 2.64 per 1000 kWh
TVA announced July residential power charges will rise from 23.18 to 25.82 per 1000 kilowatthours, a 2.64 increase. A 2.31 general rate rise approved by the TVA board plus 0.33 for fuel costs explain the hike amid nuclear plant operations and coal price changes.
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Browns Ferry
Ala
TVA
Toth Freed by Soviet Secret Police After Interrogation
American journalist Robert C. Toth and his family are free to leave the Soviet Union after more than 12 hours of questioning by the KGB. The Los Angeles Times correspondent said the agency telephoned to say he is no longer needed and may depart when he wishes, ending his travel restriction.
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Robert C. Toth
Soviet Union
Toth
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Los Angeles Times
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Rainfall Boosts North Alabama Crops Amid Drought Relief Talk
North Alabama farmers see improved cotton soybean and corn prospects after recent rain and clouds. County agents report relief could trigger federal loans, though no counties have sought aid yet. Gov. Wallace urges Carter to declare a major disaster area for Alabama farmers hit by spring drought.
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Gov. Wallace
President Carter
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Morgan County
Florence Man Charged After Auto Kills 6-Year-Old Girl
A Florence man, Thomas Jackson, was charged with first degree manslaughter after a car on Alabama 20 struck six children in a Town Creek yard killing Florence Marie King, eight feet from the curb. Four other children were injured. two were treated locally. The coroner said the car, traveling at over 30 mph, carried the victim about 75 feet.
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Florence Marie King
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Fereicia Christine Stover
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Susie King
Colbert County
Ial
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New Charges Facing Flint Nursing Home
State Board of Public Health may revoke Flint City Nursing Home license if it fails to respond at next month’s hearing. Henry LeCroix said he cannot confirm all charges. prior hearing cited unmet patient care needs, no active rehabilitation program, unqualified food service supervisor, non therapeutic orders, cold food, and deficient records and maintenance.
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State Board of Public Health
Flint City Nursing Home
Enry LeCroix
Ooe
Nursie
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