Reds Turn Over POW List and Set No Date
The United States reported North Vietnam handed over 106 American POWs and two Thai prisoners to be released over the weekend, while Viet Cong did not release a list for 30 Americans in South Vietnam. Officials noted initial tallies were inflated by including non-US prisoners. Washington planned to notify next of kin once released names were confirmed, with a March 28 deadline for final repatriations and talks continuing over civilian and harassment guarantees.
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Pilot Admits Eating Flesh After Arctic Plane Crash
In Edmonton a bush pilot named Martin Hartwell admitted to eating the flesh of nurse Judith Hill after a crash left him and two others stranded. The three passengers, a British nurse, a pregnant Eskimo woman, and a 14 year old boy, died. the boy survived 23 days with Hartwell unable to move.
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Martin Hartwell
Edmonton
Hartwell
Judith Hill
David Kootook
Moebes Answers Interrogatories in Guntharp Case
District Attorney Mike Moebes filed written cross interrogatories to ones prepared by Guntharp’s lawyers seeking expert testimony on gunpowder residue from Treasury ATF officials. Gunthorp and Officer Stewart Weaver face first degree murder charges in the Dec 12 shooting of James F. Davis in Decatur. Moebes obtained a 10 day extension from Circuit Judge Tom B. Coggin due to a heavy caseload.
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Mike Moebes
Charles E. Guntharp
Guntharp
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
Treasury Department
Gunthorp
Stewart Weaver
James F. Davis
Decatur
Moebes
Tom B. Coggin
Governors seek funding details as midwinter meeting opens
Washington reports that state leaders pressed for exact money amounts and timing from the White House and Congress amid budget cuts. Governors Hendricks and Mandel voiced concern that aid projections remain unclear, while Holton urged optimism and Mandel warned of states as pawns in the budget fight.
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White House
Capitol
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Congress
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Indians Still Hold 11 At Wounded Knee
The siege at Wounded Knee in South Dakota enters its third day as 11 hostages remain. Senators Abourezk and McGovern travel to Pine Ridge to press for hostage release and a Senate probe of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, while AIM leaders demand hearings on treaties and tribal leadership. Gunfire reported. no injuries yet.
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D-Mass
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
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Decatur
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Educators Visit Decatur Daily on Education Day
Teachers who visited Decatur Daily today as part of the Chamber of Commerce Business Education Day include Arle Abercrombie Westlawa Elementary Margaret Brown Decatur High Barbara Ann Walker Austinville Elementary Marilyn T. Neergaard Decatur High Maxine Priest Somerville Road Elementary Ola B. Ayers Somerville Road Cailyne Cosby Oak Park Middle Art Frith Austin High Robert Cochran Decatur High Stephen Guthery Brookhaven Middle Connie Lovelace West Decatur Elementary Charline Henderson Somerville Road Elementary Lovella M. Kelley Gordon Bibb Elementary Nancy Hale Westlawn Elementary Barbara Hill Somerville Road Elementary William Maness Oak Park Middle Ansa Tapscott Austinville Elementary Margaret Bishop West Decatur Elementary Rebecca Brown Eastwood Elementary Dorothy Sharrett Westlawn Elementary.
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Third Chamber of Commerce
Arle Abercrombie
Westlawa
Margaret Brown
Decatur High
Barbara Ann Walker
Austinville
Marilyn T. Neergaard
Decater High
Maxine Priest
Somerville Road
Ola B. Ayers
Cailyne Cosby
Oak Park Middle
Art Frith
Austin High
Robert Cochran
Stephen Guthery
Brookhaven Middle
Connie
Teachers Learn Industry On Decatur Business Day
More than 500 Decatur teachers toured local firms as 30 businesses opened their doors for Business Education Day. A noon luncheon at Austin High School featured Reginald Hancock speaking on Enlightened Managements View of Industrial Relations. Hancock is a senior attorney with Smith Currie and Hancock and has served with the FBI and the NLRB.
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Atlanta
Reginald Hancock
Austin High School
Hancock
Smith, Currie and Hancock
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Labor Relations Board
Chamber of Commerce
AEC Panel Seeks Statements on Browns Ferry Licenses
A three member Atomic Energy Commission panel in Athens asked TVA and Vanderbilt professor Dr. Frank Parker to submit joint statements within two weeks regarding Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant license issues for three reactors. The hearing at Limestone County Courthouse lasted about seven hours as the panel planned a possible second pre hearing for procedural matters. Dr. Parker remains the sole challenger to the plant’s operation after Alabama withdrew its intervention petition earlier this year.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Vanderbilt
Browns Ferry
Limestone County
Alabama
Frank Parker
U S to resume Vietnam pullout and Haiphong minesweeping
The Pentagon said the United States will restart its Vietnam troop withdrawal and Haiphong minesweeping after North Vietnam provides a schedule for freeing more U S war prisoners. In Virginia Beach, the wife of Navy Cmdr Michael Christian was told he is among POWs to be freed over the weekend. Democratic governors voted unanimously to oppose Nixon's federal aid revamp until more state impact details are known.
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Navy
Michael Christian
Huntsville
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On This Date 1781 Articles Of Confederation Adopted
The note marks 1781 when the American colonies adopted the Articles of Confederation forming a federal union. Also listed are classified and weather notes for Athens and the Tennessee Valley region.
Nixon Defends Social Welfare Reforms Before Congress
President Nixon defended his revamped social welfare program amid controversy and misunderstanding. He claimed a $125 billion human resources budget, stressed eliminating wasteful programs, and pursued upgrades in aid to families with dependent children while shelving broad welfare reform.
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