Message to Hanoi: U.S. strikes intensify amid Vietnam crisis
James Reston reports six U.S. aircraft carriers patrol the coast and rail links to Hanoi are under attack as Washington presses to force a cease fire. Nixon offers terms for prisoner exchange and a negotiated settlement while Moscow and Beijing signal limited restraint amid mounting casualties.
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New York Times
Washington
U.S
China
Hanoi
Hue
Danang
Kontum City
An Loc
Saigon
Red River
Moscow
Peking
Nixon
Vietnam
Gun control rant argues against bans and calls for rights
In a May 23 1972 column David E Thomas argues that violence precedes gun control hysteria. He cites Kennedy Wallace and King assassinations and rejects bans noting guns do not kill people people do. He states criminals will find weapons anyway and urges protecting honest citizens with gun rights.
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David E. Thomas
Kennedy
Martin Luther King
George Wallace
American Rifle Association
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Fiysteria
Mr. Lincoln
Julius Caesar
Rome
Cain
Governor Wallace
Caesar
Refuge project sparks routes near Madison area
A local industrial group backs two highway plans around the Madison area, one along I 65 toward Mooresville and near Alabama 20, amid claims the other option would devastate city revenue and harm the Belle Mina mansion site. The DoD previously ruled out crossing the arsenal. An environmental hearing is planned for June with a 1975 completion deadline.
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Refuge and Arsenal
Mooresville
Refuge-Arsenal
Department of Defense
Arsenal
Huntsville Industrial Transportation Committee
Conservancy Board
Highway Department
Refuge
Belle Mina
Alabama
Madison
Ed Horton
Greenbriar
Citizens Committee
Memorial Day Office Closures Across Three Counties
Many government offices in Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties close Monday for Memorial Day. City halls in Decatur Athens Moulton and Hartselle shut, as do federal and Lawrence County courthouses. Courthouse offices in Morgan Limestone open. banks stay open. post offices closed with no home mail delivery. Louis J. Roussel of New Orleans will address the Decatur Rotary at noon.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Decatur
Athens
Moulton and
Hartselle
Federal
Lawrence County
New Orleans
Louis J. Roussel
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Inn
Raley Lifelong Alabama Educator Retires After 30 Years
Raley grew up in Hillsboro and Decatur since 1944 after moving with parents. He graduated Sheffield High School, attended Florence Normal College, studied at the University of Alabama and Auburn. He taught nine years, led as principal six, then served as postal inspector from 1941 to 1971. Married to Margaret Cottingham, with daughter Sara Mathews.
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Alabama
Hillsboro
Decatur
Raley
Sheffield High School
Florence Normal College
University of Alabama
Auburn
Sheffield
First Methodist Church of
Decatur Lions Club
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Margaret C. Cottingham
Randolph
Sara Mathews
Huntsville
Man 24 Charged in House Thefts in Limestone County
A 24 year old Trinity man Ferrell Keith Pitt was charged with second degree burglary and buying receiving or concealing stolen property by Limestone County authorities. He was arrested in connection with several house burglaries and held on similar charges in Madison County. A warrant had been sworn weeks earlier and Pitt posted two bonds of $1000 each.
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Athens
Trinity 1
Limestone County
Nolan Davis
Ferrell Keith Pitt
Pitt
Madison County
Davis
Monsanto seeks permit for 12 inch outfall pipe project
Monsanto Textile Co applies to the Army Corps for a 12 inch outfall pipe extending 500 feet into the lake as part of a 3 million dollar water treatment system. The Corps will review impact on navigation, wildlife, recreation, and flood control. public comments due by June 26.
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Monsanto Textile Co
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Monsanto
Army
R. M. Adams
Nashville
Nixon at Ballet Amid Vietnam Protest Sparks Scene
The Nixon entourage attended the Bolshoi Ballet on Thursday night and faced a first public outcry over Vietnam policy. A woman in the upper balcony shouted slogans calling for Vietnam exit or freedom for Vietnam during the hush before the final act.
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Bolshoi Ballet
Vietnam
Freedom For
School board selects leadership and new Title I director
John Smither is re elected board chairman for 1972 73 and Jewel McWhorter becomes vice chairman. Olivia Eaken is named Title I director to replace Helen Terry. The board orders four high school departments with department chairmen to lead planning coordination and teacher orientation. A surplus Navy patrol boat is donated to the Naval Junior ROTC program at Austin High School.
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John Smither
Jewel McWhorter
Olivia Eaken
Helen Terry
Austin High School
Von Braun Retires From NASA Signals Shift to Private Industry
Dr. James C. Fletcher NASA administrator lamented Wernher von Braun's retirement saying his decision removes a crucial leader after more than 25 years of U S space rocket work. Von Braun helped place the United States in space with Explorer 1 and led Saturn V development at Marshall Space Flight Center for over a decade.
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James C. Fletcher
NASA
von Braun
Agency
United States
Fletcher
Marshall Space Flight Center
Moon
Huntsville
Ala
Five-Year Cap Seen On ICBMs
Washington sources say a five year limit on ICBMs could allow Russia to replace 288 current top missiles with larger versions carrying up to 20 warheads each. The U.S. reportedly seeks permission to upgrade its own ICBMs, though no plan for such a weapon is active.
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William Beecher
New York Times News Service
Washington
Nixon
Moscow
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate
Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Bonded Builders Judgment
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a 116,980.47 judgment against Bonded Builders and Supply Co. of Decatur. J. W. Long of Huntsville was awarded the sum after a 1971 equity court hearing over profits from mortgage collections on houses built 1960 to 1963 in Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence and Madison counties.
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Alabama Supreme Court
Bonded Builders and Supply Co
Decatur
Tom Caddell
R. L. Hundley
J. W. Long
Huntsville
Equity Court
Long
C. Lloyd Dinsmore
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence Nd
Madison Counties
Bearded Housewife? A Sacramento couple redefine roles
Paul Kerr 25 and wife Vicky 22 swap traditional duties. Kerr, a college grad, handles housework while Vicky earns legal transcription at about seven dollars an hour. They swap jobs based on pay and hours, aiming for a simple, balanced life and encouraging friends to reconsider gender roles.
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Paul Kerr
Vicky
Sacramento
Calif
Paul E. Kerr
Kerr
American River College
Kerrs
California Capital
Paul
Carpenter
Vickey
Faith and Freedom Rally and Community Events Across the Area
A dense listing of events includes a Faith and Freedom Rally at Decatur Christian Church led by Billy James Hargis and featuring Tom Hollingsworth and Charles Secrest. Luncheon talks, music, antiques display, and nursery services are planned at several churches with reservations required. Additional activities include benefit singing, chicken stew, groundbreaking at North Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch, parades, gospel sings, and a series of revival services led by evangelists in multiple locations.
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Faith and Freedom
Decatur Christian Church
Clark St
Sandlin Rd
Copense
Christian Crusade of
Tulsa
Okla
Billy James Hargis
Akters
Tom Hollingsworth
Con’ Beret
Vietnam
Charles Secrest
Christian Crusade
Francis
Sue) Hare
Birmingham
Decatur Christian Women’s Club
Decatur Inn
Margaret Rich
Wilson Henderson
First Baptist Church
Central United Methodist Church
Peggy Newman
Joyce Baker
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Laos
Cambodia
Ambassador Porter
John Connally
Paris
le Duc Tho
Brezhnev
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Decatur Daily
Judson Branch
By Rodney Angove
Don Montgomery
Central Baptist Church
Summer Manor
Wayne Linderman
Brooksville Church of God of Pry
Alabama 67
Friendship Road
Countrymen” of
Caddo Congregational Christian Church
North Alabama
Anderton
Cullman
McCleskey
Neel
Lebanon
Alabama Country Music Association
Somerville Ward School
Johnny Mayfield
W.S.C.S
Falrville Methodist Church
Faust
Attalta
Committee On Church Cooperation
St. John's Episcopal Church
Larkwood Church
Rick Ingle
Philadelphia
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Priceville
Shoal Creek
Neel Church of Christ
Church of God of Prophesy
7Th Ave
Dwight Lawrence
Bessemer
Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 Fram
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