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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1973
Page
2
The Anniston Star editorial argues the Nixon administration deceived Americans by promoting revenue sharing as a gain for local government while cutting social programs. It warns Alabama could lose over 100 million in federal funds for hospitals schools and aid to the needy and urges resistance to reduced federal support.
Gov. George Wallace and his wife Cornelia will be the sole guests on the Dick Cavett Show set for March 20. The 90 minute program will be taped in advance at the New York studio, ABC announced today.
President Nixon faced questions on foreign and domestic issues in a rapid White House press conference after the Khartoum killings. A U S delegation including Macomber flew to Khartoum but were barred from landing as the Sudanese capital faced guerrilla threats. A task force led by Armin H Meyer coordinated the U S response while the ambassador and deputy chief of mission Noel and Moore were killed in Khartoum.
Athens is home to the Limestone County Historical Society Museum in Houston Memorial Library. The exhibit room displays photographs, relics, a 17 foot Indian dugout, a Civil War bugle, old ledgers, and a 1862 wedding gown. The group preserves tombstone data and genealogies and operates with rotating loans from locals. The museum hours and group-tour options are noted. In Morgan County, an unidentified man was shot in Shirley Hill. police investigate and the victim’s identity was not released. State Sen. Bob Harris was appointed to Auburn University’s board of trustees by Gov. George C. Wallace.
Forecast shows cloudy to partly cloudy weather through Sunday with a chance of showers. High near 69 today and around 70 Sunday, low tonight around 53, southeast winds 8 to 15 mph. 24 hour temps show highs 58 and lows mid 40s to 50s. sunrise 6 12 am, sunset 5 45 pm. Anthony Quinn born in 1915 in Chihuahua Mexico to a 16 year old mother and a 19 year old Mexican Irish fruit picker.
A Sudanese government statement says the Saudi ambassador, still held in the Saudi embassy, relayed news of the executions to the interior minister in Omdurman. The kidnappers press a deadline breach as Sirhan Sirhan and other prisoners are cited among initial demands, marking another terror chapter by the Black September group.
A dispute between the Viet Cong and the Saigon government delayed the release of 27 American prisoners for 11 hours on February 12. The Viet Cong had announced the 34 detainees in South Vietnam would be freed at Gia Lam with North Vietnam releasing 106 Americans.
Federal agents and marshals faced sporadic gunfire near Wounded Knee as talks with AIM leaders continued. About 120 agents held a five mile perimeter while negotiations focused on arrests and safety measures, with road blocks and armored carriers planned for defense.
A crane broke through the top floor of a reinforced concrete building under construction near Washington D C. The accident caused a roof smash on an adjoining garage. Police report 19 injured and several dead or missing. Causes under investigation.
Winners in biology physics chemistry and informative categories were named at Belle Mina Junior High. Senior division top honors went to Susan Downs Tammy Haygood and Kay Towe in Physical Science with other placements noted. Elementary winners included Charlotte Peoples Eric Webster and Lori Faulk among others.
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