Chances Good Area To Receive Flood Assistance
Alabama may get more federal flood relief than Tennessee if Nixon declares parts of the state a disaster area. Civil Defense Director Sullivan said word on help should arrive today as Gov. Wallace seeks full relief after Nixon offered limited aid to Tennessee.
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Ben Windham
Huntsville
C. J. Sullivan
Alabama
Tennessee
Nixon
Sullivan
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Farmers Home Administration
Small Business Administration
FHA
SBA
Pennsylvania
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Allen
Gray Bid Doomed as Senate Hearings Continue
L Patrick Gray testified he discussed Senate FBI director nomination hearings with White House counsel John Dean but refused to provide dates of calls. He said the FBI is still directed to probe Watergate. Tennessee disaster designations and Alabama relief efforts are mentioned with government officials signaling possible federal aid.
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Washington
L. Patrick Gray
Senate
FBI
White House
John W. Dean
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Dean
Gray
Byrd
Justice Department
Remap Chances Seen Brighter
Sen. Bob Harris said the reapportionment plan approved by a joint committee has a good chance of passage in May. He spent two days in Montgomery consulting with lawmakers, calling the plan preferable to the federal court plan which would redraw many county lines.
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Bob Lowry
Bob Harris
Harris
Montgomery
Decatur Mortally Wounded in 1820 Duel near Washington
In 1820 Commodore Stephen Decatur the celebrated American naval hero was mortally wounded in a duel near Washington with Commodore James Barron. Weather notes predict a high in the mid sixties and a low in the forties with a high Friday in the mid seventies.
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Stephen Decatur
Decatur
James, Barron
Washington
Thomas Retires From Goodyear in Decatur Mill Change
Ray Thomas retires as Decatur mill manager of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co after a long career beginning in 1929 in Ohio. E. W. Fisher promoted from superintendent to succeed him effective July 1 after Thomas turns 65. Thomas plans outdoor activities and church work after retirement.
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Ray Thomas
Decatur
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Ohio
E. W. Fisher
Fisher
Goodyear
Thomas
First Presbyterian Church
Prisoner release delayed as Reds withhold names
In Saigon the Communists cancel weekend prisoner releases and refuse to publish the last 138 American POWs. The U.S. demands Laos release dates and delays the 5 249 troop withdrawal until conditions are clarified. Washington cites orders from above as justification for new terms.
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Washington
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Laos
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Hanoi
Gia Lam
United States
Joint Commission
John A. Wickham
Nixon seeks broad tariffs power to shield U S industries
President Nixon told Congress he will seek far reaching authority to raise and lower tariffs and to protect U S industries threatened by foreign imports, signaling a sweeping approach to trade policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U. S
Battle Over U S Troop Cuts In Europe Likely This Summer
Senate Democrats press for a substantial reduction of about 300000 U S troops in Western Europe as part of a broader drive to curb inflation and defend the dollar. Mansfield signals possible summer vote amid White House opposition and heavy lobbying.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate Democrats
U.S
Europe
Mike Mansfield
Senate
White House
Republican
Mansfield
House
Administration
Tragedy in Athens as 6YearOld Drowns in Pool Hole
A 6 year old boy, Charles Henry Gooch Jr., drowned in a water filled hole at a neighbor's backyard near Athens after heavy rains. Willard Pressnell found him and attempted resuscitation. The incident follows other flood related deaths in Limestone County. Funeral plans will be announced.
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Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Charles Henry Gooch Jr
Athens 1
Athens
Here
Willard Eugene Pressnell
Pressnell
Gilbert Drug Co
Padgett
Gooch
Pressnell Pressnell
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Athens- Limestone
McConnell Funeral Home
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Judy Long
Guilderland
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Albany
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Tennessee Valley
Saigon
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