Hanoi's Rail Link To China Laid Out
U S bombers knocked out a key railroad bridge and disrupted Hanoi’s northeast rail link to China, with pilots reporting heavy damage to North Vietnam’s rail system. Pentagon updates noted merchant ships recharting routes due to mines in Haiphong and several vessels leaving the port. Meanwhile, North Vietnamese artillery struck An Loc as U S personnel evacuated from Pleiku toward Nha Trang amid potential further actions in the central highlands.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
China
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Haiphong Harbor
An Loc
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Nha Trang
Kontum
Highlands
John P. O'Gorman
Louis
da Nang
O'Gorman
Stores reach Sunday closing accord in Decatur
Five Decatur stores and two others will stay open with limited Sunday sales under a blue law settlement reached with District Attorney Mike Moebes. Big E Murphy Grant Gibson’s will close, while Big E and Eckerd’s may open for limited drug store sales. No action against grocery and convenience stores.
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Ben Windham
Decatur
Dist
Mike Moebes
Moebes
Big E
W.T. Grant
G.C. Murphy
Gibson's Discount Center
Eckerd’s
Super X
Murphy’s
Grant
Gibson
Pageant Moved To T. C. Almon
Rain threats force the Miss Point Mallard pageant indoors at the T. C. Almon Recreation Center per general chairman Robert Horton. Twenty one North Alabama contestants compete in the regional Miss Alabama Pageant qualifier with prelims at 9 a.m. and finals at 7 p.m. Finalists compete for scholarships totaling over 38 thousand dollars. Ceil Jenkins will perform.
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North Alabama
Carol Medders
Owen Lay
Richard Dillard
Birmingham
Dave Daughtry
WSMTV
Nashville
Almon Center
EPA rejects one year delay for 1975 antipollution rules
EPA chief William Ruckelshaus denied requests from Volvo, International Harvester, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors for a one year postponement of the 1975 antipollution standards. He warned the decision sets the pattern for the industry and vehicles must begin using catalytic converters.
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Stan Benjamin Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
John Quarles, Jr
Volvo, International
American Motors
Lotus
Jamestown Founded in Virginia in 1607
On this date in 1607 the first permanent English settlement in America, Jamestown, Virginia, was established. Also in brief, daily weather forecasts note showers and thunderstorms with highs in the mid 70s and lows mid 60s. The note ends with a regional pride statement about living in the Tennessee Valley.
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America
Jamestown
Virginia
Tennessee Valley
Frigidaire Sales and Service Advert for Robinson Furniture
Frigidaire sales and service offered by Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue in Decatur. Contact 353-2370 for appliances and repairs.
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Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
Lawrence County Honors Gordon Terry With Homecoming Day
Lawrence County dedicates Gordon Terry Day with a 2 p.m parade led by Terry as grand marshal. An 8 p.m. all star country show at Lawrence County Coliseum features Hank Cochran Wade Ray Johnny Dollar Linda Manning Peggy Atkins and Milton Woolridge with Terry donating his time.
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Winford Turner
Moulton
Lawrence County
Gordon Terry
Terry
Floyd Terry
Trinity
Lawrence County High School
PTA
H.A. Alexander
Hank Cochran
Wade Ray
Johnny Dollar
Linda Manning
Peggy Atkins
Milton Woolridge
Athens
Lawrence County Coliseum
Alabama
Lee Lawrence
Miners feared doomed as Sunshine fire kills 91
Kellogg Idaho reports families of 91 miners killed in Sunshine Co fire. Community bands together to aid survivors and find work for those displaced. Authorities coordinate relief and search for missing workers amid the disaster.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Sunshine Co
FBI opens eligibility to women for special agent jobs
The FBI ended its male only policy allowing women to apply for special agent positions. Acting Director L Patrick Gray III announced the change and ordered a study to increase minority representation among the Bureau's 8600 agents, with three new assistants named including Barbara L Herwig. A separate Florida crash report notes Rebecca Harriet Bailey 29 of Okeechobee died in a two car collision north of the city and her six year old son Rodney was hospitalized in intensive care.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Okechobee
Fla
Hartselle
Here
Florida Highway Patrol
Rebecca Harriet Bailey
Jack Smallwood
Florida
Gray
Bureau
Kremlin Deliberates Calm Response to Nixon Vietnam Moves
The Kremlin reportedly weighed a high level debate before Brezhnev guided a restrained reply to Nixon's land and sea measures. Moscow seeks detente, a European security conference, and expanded trade with the United States, while avoiding a new crisis. Brezhnev and Kosygin are cited as key figures shaping the stance.
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Kremlin
Nixon
Vietnam
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
North Vietnam
Brezhnev
NATO
United States
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