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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1973

Page

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Governor's Duties Said More Mental Strain Than Physical

Alabama former governors James Folsom and John Patterson discuss the mental demands of the governor’s job, noting the burden of planning and long hours. Patterson describes the need for time to think and plan, while Wallace’s paralysis has shifted many duties to staff. each governor sets their own schedule and workload.

John Patterson Wallace Patterson Phenix City Montgomery Folsom Cornelia Albert Brewer Alabama Brewer Budget Office Gordon Persons Executive Mansion

Pearl Buck Dies at 80 in Vermont Home

Pearl S. Buck, Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinning author known for The Good Earth, died at her Danby Vermont home at age 80 after gallbladder surgery. Beverly Drake said she passed quietly around 7 25 am.

Danby, Vt Pearl S. Buck China Beverly Drake Miss Buck West Virginia United States

Milton Harvey, longtime oil plant manager, dies at 95

Thomas Milton Harvey, 95, longtime manager of the old Southern Cotton Oil Co. plant, died about noon at a local hospital. Funeral services will be announced by Gunthorp Funeral. The notice appears in a local Decatur ad column with appliance dealer contact details.

Thomas Milton Harvey Johnston St Old Southern Cotton Oil Co Gunthorp Funeral

Classified Business Calendar and Quick Weather

Brief classifieds listing on business and calendar items with brief weather update. No specific events or figures readable in the fragment.

Five Tennessee senators push to rescind equal rights amendment

In Nashville five Republican senators introduced a resolution to retract the equal rights amendment ratification passed last year by the General Assembly. In South Dakota, the first two Indians left Wounded Knee amid renewed tepee peace talks between federal officials and the encamped 200 Indians.

Nashville, Tenn Tennessee General Assembly Wounded Knee S. D Justice and Interior Departments

Corporation In Post-POW Plans

Senior American pilots held in Hanoi discussed forming a corporation to manage income from publishing speeches and public appearances upon their release. Pentagon officials say the idea is under consideration though no documents exist yet. The concept reportedly followed a past pattern used by astronauts over sixteen years ago.

Seymour M. Hersh New York Times Washington Hanoi Pentagon United States See

Fair Trial Doubts Raised by 58 Witnesses in Guntharp Case

Hearing on venue for former Mayor Guntharp resumes as 58 witnesses, many linked to him, say a fair Morgan County trial is unlikely. Docketing of the trial delayed to March 13. other Morgan cases set for March 26.

Charles E. Guntharp Guntharp Morgan County Gunthorp Tom B. Coggin Dan Nelson Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division Ann Kreitlein Bill Barnes Virginia Smith Charles Terry L. H. Stokes Edward Terry Beatrice Pruyn Howard Johnson Katherine McCutcheon Barbara Scott Albert Melton Dawson Jones J. C. MccAnear Chester Smith Ben Luker Margaret Banaiza Janice Prestwood Howard Morris Timothy Mitchell Harry Scott Willard Bowling Carey Wilson Norman Albright Albright College Leonard Hudson Point Mallard Virgil Blake Redstone Arsenal Jim Coffey Goodwin -Rose Dalton Guthrie Stewart Weaver James F. Davis Decatur 5 Albright Decatur Daily Bill Baxley Hudson Blake

Troop Withdrawal Shrinks U.S. Forces in Vietnam

As the January cease fire nears its end, U S troop strength in Vietnam drops to about 10 000 with the 1st Aviation Brigade and the 716th Military Police Battalion remaining the largest units. Cargo planes and freighters have moved 61 percent of 130 000 tons of U S military hardware home while 75 percent of 100 000 tons of ordnance bound for Korea has been shipped.

Saigon Southeast Asia South Vietnam U.S Paris Korea Cam Ranh Bay Seoul Uncle Sam Nixon

Boys Surprise Former Prisoner

Eighty of the 106 American prisoners of war released by North Vietnam this week will be flown to the United States on Wednesday as part of Operation Homecoming. Planes carrying 20 men each will land at Andrews Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Kelly Field, and Travis Air Force Base between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. local time.

Clark Air Base Philippines North Vietnam United States Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D.C Scott Air Force Base Belleville Ill Kelly Field San Antonio Tex Travis Air Force Base Fairfield Calif Hanoi Bangkok

Want Ads Best of EASY CONVENIENT Classifieds

Classified brief lists contact number 353-4612 and invites readers to place easy convenient want ads. Short notice emphasizes quick, simple insertion for personal and small business needs.

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