Mathews Nominated by Ford for HEW Secretary Post
President Ford formally nominated Dr. David Mathews president of the University of Alabama to be next secretary of Health Education and Welfare. Mathews would succeed Caspar Weinberger and spoke at a Tuscaloosa press conference after Ford sent the nomination to the Senate. University trustees plan a special session after Independence Day to consider Mathews leave of absence.
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Decatur
John A. Caddell
Caddell
Mathews
Huge Nuclear Device Detonated at Nevada Test Site
A test near Mercury Nevada produced an explosion described as 200 to 1000 kilotons by E R D A spokesman David Miller. The blast occurred at 5 30 a m PDT and was felt in Las Vegas 90 miles away with no damage reported there. Beatty residents at the Exchange Club stood outside during the event.
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Hiroshima
Nevada Test Site
David Miller
Energy Research and Development Administration
Las Vegas
Beatty
Exchange Club
Miller
Edwards Bids To End Senate Filibuster in Alabama
Alabama Senate mulls changing rules to curb filibusters as Sen. Bingham Edwards proposes immediate repeal of the Tuesday Thursday session limit and abolition of the 5 p.m. quitting time after the 20th day. A joint Fourth of July holiday recess is discussed as a pending measure.
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Alabama Senate
Lawrence Morgan County
Bingham Edwards
Edwards
Senate
Sen
Sid McDonald
House
Commerce, Transportation and Utilities Committee
Ford proposes private sale of enriched uranium to world
President Ford urged ending government monopoly and pushing private industry to sell billions in enriched uranium to nuclear plants globally. The plan includes a federal guarantee of up to 8 billion dollars and private financing of 50 to 60 percent, with government retaining control of three domestic plants in Oak Ridge Tennessee Paducah Kentucky and Portsmouth Ohio. Iran Japan and West Germany were cited as interested financiers.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
America
Iran
Japan
West Germany
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Northrop Hires Retired Generals For Sensitive Tasks
Senate subcommittee documents show at least seven high ranking officers retired from active duty worked for Northrop in recent years. Generals Jablonsky Erskine and Schriever are named. roles range from consultants to executives with payments including a $600 daily fee. The report notes cash slush fund concerns and liaison with intelligence and Iranian projects.
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Michael C. Jensen
N.Y. Times News Service
New York
United States
Northrop Corporation
Senate
Harvey J. Jablonsky
Army
West Point
Switzerland
Northrop
Iran
Graves B. Erskine
Marine Corps
Central Intelligence Agency
Erskine
Bernard A. Schriever
Jablonsky
Erskine and Schriever
Hunter Harris
Air Force
Warren Towle Jr
Patrick W. Timberlake
Yancey
Ernst & Ernst
Schriever
House OKs TVA Plan For $40 Million North Alabama Works
The House approved over 40 million dollars for TVA projects in North Alabama including Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant expansion and a rural village near Elkmont. Funds cover Decatur railway bridge work Bear Creek watershed dams and related improvements with a 1,459 acre village planned to house more than 4 000 residents.
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Washington
House of Representatives
TVA
North
Alabama
Browns Ferry
Elkmont
Decatur
Bear Creek
Lawrence County
Ed Nolan
Bob Jones
House Public Works Appropriations Committee
Senate
Limestone County
Appropriations Committee
Lawrence
Colbert
Franklin
House
Jones
Limestone
Bellefonte
Jackson County
National Fertilizer Development Center
Muscle Shoals
Bear Dam
Cedar Creek
Elk River Development Association
Alabama Elk River Development Agency
Cullman Wreck Fatal To Driver
A Piedmont man identified as Harvey Hardy, 63, died after a two car collision on U S 278 west of Cullman. His wife Alma Hardy, 57, was listed in satisfactory condition. Raymond Turner, 17, and Addison 1 were treated at Cullman hospital. A separate crash on Alabama 20 near Hillsboro injured Donna Schooler and Brenda Latham. Leo Campbell and John Williams were treated at local facilities.
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Cullman
Piedmont
Here
Harvey Hardy
Cullman County Hospital
Alma Hardy
Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Raymond Turner
Addison 1
Cullman Hospital
U.S. 278
Lawrence County
Alabama
Hillsboro
Donna T. Schooler
Decatur General Hospital
Brenda Latham
Schooler
Lawrence County Hospital
Leo Campbell
Freeman Floyd
John Williams
Courtland
Courtland Community Hospital
Floyd
Senate OKs housing compromise with Ford on vetoed bill
The Senate approved the housing compromise 94 to 0, aiming for an accord acceptable to President Ford who had vetoed a prior measure. The House action follows the AP report stating progress toward enactment.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Assassination Plans Origins Are Hidden
The Church committee hears that determining where orders to kill Fidel Castro originated may be impossible. CIA officer William Harvey is questioned over plots after the Bay of Pigs, with John Rosselli named as identifying him. Levi says DOJ decisions on prosecutions could come quickly. Colby confirms CIA constraints and congressional file disclosures.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Fidel Castro
Frank Church
Church
Idaho
CIA
Castro
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Justice Department
Levi
Rockefeller Commission
Department
White House
William E. Colby
House
United States
Colby
Congress
Subcommittee
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Church Committee
William K. Harvey
Jack Anderson
John Rosselli
Harvey
United Nations Charter Signed by 50 Nations in 1945
In 1945 delegates from 50 nations meeting in San Francisco signed the United Nations Charter. Quick weather notes list highs in the upper 80s, with lows in the upper 60s. Complete weather map on page A-2. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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San Francisco
Tennessee Valley
Lamb Named Pinky Found In Manhattan
An unidentified young New Yorker was found with a lamb named Pinky in Manhattan. The incident highlights urban residents keeping unusual pets and the ongoing search for the owner.
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Pinky
City hit and run probes after recreation worker knocked down
Police investigate a Wednesday afternoon hit and run that knocked 17 year old Matt Shuttleworth to the ground on Prospect Drive near the Girl Scout meeting house. Shuttleworth, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shuttleworth, was painting posts for the city recreation department when struck. Ambulance attendant Steve Nelson reported the incident occurred about 2 pm and an unidentified woman aided Shuttleworth at the scene. He was treated for facial injuries.
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Paul Foreman
Matt Shuttleworth
City Recreation Department
6Th Ave
Steve Nelson
AAA
Southend
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