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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1972

Page

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Mental Health Center Plans Total $418 241 Flint Area

Construction plans approved for a 14 800 square foot mental health center adjacent to the Wallace Center in Flint. The four county project serves Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties as central headquarters with funding from Appalachian grant and state local sources.

Ben Windham Flint Tri-County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission Lurleen B.wallace Morgan, Limestone Lawrence Cullman Counties Four County North Central Alabama Mental Health Center State Mental Health Board Wallace Center

Battle for Highway 14 in Central Highlands

South Vietnamese forces clash to reopen Highway 14 linking Pleiku to Kontum as a north Hue defense bolsters. Airborne and infantry units engage on Friday in the central highlands to secure the vital route amid ongoing battle for control.

Saigon Central Highlands Hue Pleiku Kontum

Alitalia plane crash near Palermo with 115 feared dead

AP briefs report an Alitalia airliner crashed and buried on a mountainside near Palermo Friday night. rescue teams indicate all 115 aboard are presumed dead. The short item also skims other global and domestic news items in brief format.

Palermo Sicily Alitalia

Hijackers Seize Planes On East and West Coasts

Two hijackers seized commercial airliners on Friday. The East Coast hijacker demanded 303000 dollars in large bills and a trip to North Vietnam, then diverted a Washington to New Orleans flight while swapping currency and releasing passengers. The West Coast hijacker tried to redirect a Salt Lake City to Los Angeles flight to Hanoi.

West North Vietnam Washington Eastern Airlines New Orleans Western Airlines Salt Lake City Los Angeles Oi Eastern Allentown Dulles International Washington Area Dulles Appalachian Mountains Los Angeles Western Hanoi

Wallace Sanford Lead North Carolina Democratic Primary Race

Alabama Governor George C. Wallace and former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford emerge as front runners in North Carolina, with a tight race expected. A recent poll shows Wallace at 34 percent, Sanford at 33, and Shirley Chisholm at 3 percent, potentially pivotal for the outcome. Sanford, ex-governor and current Duke University president, has strong support among Black voters who are 22 percent of the population and 17 percent of registered Democrats. Other Democratic candidates are Muskie and Jackson, who have weak campaigns.

Raleigh, N.C Alabama George C. Wallace North Carolina Terry Sanford Wallace Sanford New York Shirley Chisholm Bob Scott Nixon Paul N. McCloskey California Priccy Minnesota Sen Georges. McGovern South Dakota

Hospital Disaster Drill Tests Switchboard Readiness

Eunice Clemons operates Hartselle Hospital switchboard as the facility enacts its disaster plan in an unannounced drill. Fourteen simulated casualties tested staff coordination and initial call handling under administrator orders, with coverage in Sundays C-1 photos by Faye Brion. Nixon faces McCloskey as GOP contest unfolds and delegates split at convention.

Eunice Clemons Hartselle Hospital

Stalin named premier of the Soviet Union in 1941

In Today’s Daily On This Date for 1941 Joseph Stalin becomes premier, succeeding V M Molotov. Weather notes call for fair and warm conditions with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 50s. Complete weather page 2. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.

Joseph Stalin Soviet Union V. M. Molotov Tennessee Valley

White House confirms secret Kissinger Paris talks with Tho

The White House acknowledged Kissinger met secretly in Paris with Hanoi negotiator Le Duc Tho on Tuesday just before the U S and South Vietnam suspended peace talks. Officials said Hanoi urged secrecy and called the meeting another example of Hanoi’s bad faith.

Washington White House Henry A. Kissinger Paris Hanoi le Duc Tho United States South Vietnam Ziegler Nixon

Marines Could Land In Vietnam

The Pentagon left open the possibility that additional troops, possibly 7th Fleet Marines, might be landed in South Vietnam to protect U S troops. General Abrams has authority to act, potentially ashore some or all of 5 000 Marines aboard 7th Fleet ships. The base at Takhii near Bangkok will be used again on an emergency basis to support increased air power, with 72 F 4 Phantom bombers moving from New Mexico. Strength in Vietnam could be reduced to about 49 000 by July.

Chu Pao Kontum Pleiku Associated Press David J. Paine Hue Highway 1 Quang Tri Washington Pentagon U.S Vietnam Jerry Friedheim da Nang Robert A. Dobkin 7Th Fleet South Vietnam Hanoi Jerry W. Friedheim Creighton Abrams U. S South China Sea Abrams Friedheim Nixon United States Thailand Southeast Asia Takhii Bangkok New Mexico Indochina

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