Wallace Seeks Major Pay Hikes for Alabama Teachers
Governor George C. Wallace announced plans to push a unified education budget including a $1000 pay raise for all teachers effective Oct 1 1973 and extensive hiring. He proposed 1745 new teachers plus 500 more special education staff, and creation of an AA teacher certificate with higher pay for advanced qualifications.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama Education Association
Unseasonable U S Weather Explained By Jets In Winter
Washington reports two off course jet streams shaped a wild winter across the United States. The subtropical jet moved north of usual bounds over the Gulf of Mexico and aided storm tracks that produced heavy snow in the South and rain in the West.
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Washington
U.S
Earth
Central America
Murray Mitchell
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Data Service
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mitchell
Canada
mid-Atlantic States
West
Washington State
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
California
Arizona
Texas
Bears To See Game Tonight In Nashville Regional Finals
The State 4A champion Austin Black Bears travel to Nashville for the Mideast Regional Finals as a reward for their state tournament run. The trip is funded by the Austin Booster Club with gifts totaling $798 of a $1,000 goal. Contributions are tax deductible to the City Board of Education.
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Austin Black Bears
Nashville
Bears
Austin
Lee Deal
City Board of Education
Black Bear Fund
P.O
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Wdrmfm
Elton Grisham
Bobby Day
Ralph G. Edney
Temple and Son Electric Co
Jospeh F. Ward
Paul B. Woodall
James H. Dunlap
Arlice Hammond
Mark Pettus
Howard
Red) Morris
John Roby
Nixon to name David Bruce chief of new US liaison to China
President Nixon announced the recall of veteran ambassador David Bruce from retirement to head a U S liaison office in Peking. The post aims to strengthen diplomacy and improve relations between the United States and Communist China.
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Washington
Nixon
David Bruce
U. S
Peking
United States
China
DOT recommends ending The Floridian Amtrak service
The U S Department of Transportation submits its report to Congress proposing the discontinuation of The Floridian route from Chicago to Miami via Decatur Birmingham Montgomery and Dothan citing stagnant passenger figures and no revenue gains since inception The report also suggests ending Chicago to Houston and Chicago to New Orleans runs and may reroute Chicago to Miami via Richmond Va Amtrak officials awaiting the report expect changes to be decided by Congress with alerts of possible schedule adjustments in Decatur and Birmingham and a shift of stop times for The Floridian locally in Decatur the impact on business noted as previously strong then waning
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Decatur
Congress
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT
Amtrak
Chicago
Miami
Alabama
Birmingham
Montgomery
Dothan
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Houston
New Orleans
Nashville
Richmond
Washington
Johnny Hughes
Southern Railway
Nixon Tests Senate Over Gray Test and Executive Privilege
President Nixon challenged the Senate to a Supreme Court test on his refusal to allow John W. Dean III to testify at L. Patrick Gray III’s FBI director hearing. He said Mitchell and Stans would testify if summoned, while the Judiciary Committee weighs Gray’s nomination amid Watergate inquiries.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Supreme Court
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
White House
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Senate Judiciary Committee
Athens Woman Wreck Victim Identified
A 20 year old Athens woman Miss Jessie Mae Smith died when her car collided with a truck on U S 72 near Lee Hi Bridge miles west of Athens Limestone County Coroner Ralph Padgett identified her as the daughter of George and __________ Smith Athens 5 and valedictorian of the 1970 Clements High School class Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home Athens See ATHENS on Page A4
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Athens
Athens 5
Here
U.S. 72
Lee-Hi Bridge
Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Jessie Mae Smith
George Smith
Clements High School
Peoples Funeral Home
Ides of March 44 B.C. Caesar assassinated
On this date the Ides of March in 44 B C Julius Caesar was assassinated. Quick weather notes show highs around the low 70s and rain probability at 100 percent today, 80 percent tonight and Friday. Full forecast appears on B-7.
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B.C
Julius Caesar
Frigidaire Sales and Service Ad in Decatur
Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue promotes Frigidaire sales and service after 24 years in Decatur, with contact number 353.2370 for advertising.
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Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
Adv
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