Smuggling Network Peddles Questionable Cancer Cure Laetrile
Customs officials expose an international scheme using German and Mexican links to ship laetrile and related cures into the United States and Canada. The drug, banned in both nations since 1963 by the FDA, is claimed to have no proven cancer value. Supplies originate from laboratories in Tijuana and Munich, with Mexico and Germany among 23 involved countries.
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Everett R. Holles
N.Y. Times News Service
San Diego
United States
Canada
Krebiozen
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Tijuana
Munich
Mexico
Germany
Officials Accelerate Laos Evacuation Effort
In Vientiane the U S embassy burned documents and moved riot gear to upstairs storage as anti American sentiment rose. The charter airlift carried no flights today reducing the American community in Laos from about 1000 to 350 while more evacuees departed on commercial and embassy supply planes.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Laos U S Embassy Evacuates Amid Worker Demands
U S Charge d Affaires Christian A Chapman warned reporters and students occupied the U S AID compound in Laos. Police blocked cameras as about 200 students and Lao AID workers cheered promised pay by nightfall. Pay records inside the compound raised violence concerns.
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U.S
Christian A. Chapman
Daily Staffers Win Seven Press Awards
The Decatur Daily reports editor Mrs. Phylliss Sidebotham won top honors in the Alabama AP contest for a breast surgery story. The paper also earned six additional awards in news and photo categories, with judges praising timely coverage years before prominent figures raised the topic.
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Decatur Daily Living Today
Phylliss Sidebotham
Alabama Associated Press Association
Montgomery
Sidebotham
The
DAILY
James H. Hale
Clearwater
Fla
Vacationers Spending Local Economic Boon
Memorial Day interviews with guests at three Decatur motels show vacationers spend about 75 dollars per day. Meals 26, lodging 24, amusements 12, incidentals 12, plus gas and occasional shopping. Families travel with four, buying lamps sunglasses and swimsuits as they tour local shops and Point Mallard.
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Lee Sentell
Wrnter
Decatur
Funland Park
Point Mallard
Wave Pool
Indiana
Reagan backs Ford if nominated for president
Former California Governor Ronald Reagan says he will support President Ford if Ford wins the GOP nomination next year but will not back him before that.
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Los Angeles
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Jaycees pledge supports Salvation Army capital drive
Jaycee president Jim Rountree presents a 5000 pledge to Salvation Army commanding officer Harry Foden for a new headquarters on Kth St SW with a 750000 goal. Sonny Wright chairs the special gifts division as the campaign seeks broad local support and continued annual donations.
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Salvation Army
Harry Foden
Jaycee
Jim Rountree
Sonny Wright
Kth St
Jaycees
Rountree
On This Day 1942 Britain Soviet 20 Year Treaty
In 1942 during World War II Britain and the Soviet Union signed a 20 year alliance treaty. Quick weather notes forecast high near 90 today with mid 60s tonight and rain chances 30 percent today and tonight, rising to 40 percent Tuesday. Complete weather map on page 2. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Britain
Soviet Union
Tennessee Valley
DHS Cheerleader Killed In Florida Highway Incident
Decatur High School cheerleader Alice Ambrose 17 died after being struck while walking with classmate Cindy Sellers 17 who was injured in Panama City Florida. Police say the driver faces a driving while intoxicated charge and investigators probe a prior incident.
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DHS
Florida
Angie Kirk
Decatur High School
Panama City
Tommy Sullivan
Alice Ambrose
Claude E. Ambrose
Woodmont Dr
Bay Memorial Hospital
Sullivan
Cindy Sellers
Cindy
Robert M. Sellers
Dogwood Lane
J.U.G. Sorority
Ambrose
Homosexual Sergeant Challenges Military Bias in Case
Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, a 12 year Air Force veteran with three Vietnam tours and multiple medals, announces his homosexuality and seeks to remain in the service. His discharge threat for being gay raises a test case on privacy equal protection and military rules, with broader implications for service personnel nationwide.
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Lesley Oessner
N. Y
Vietnam
Danang
Leonard Philip Matlovich
Charles R. Ritchie
Langley Air Force Base
Hampton
United States Air Force
Matlovich
Air Force
Ford Calls For Strength Unity On Memorial Day
President Ford placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington and urged lasting U S military strength in a Memorial Day address. He said the world faces lawbreakers and freedom requires resolve and willingness to pay the price in the future. He spoke to a flag drenched amphitheatre crowd as military honors were rendered.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Ford
U.S
Fisherman snags Wheeler 'gator near Alabama road
Wayne Roberts, a Neel fisherman, drew a five and a half foot alligator from a slough at Wheeler Wildlife Refuge after midnight Sunday. He used fishing line to lasso the reptile and held it for authorities, confirming rumors of alligators in the refuge.
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Tommy Stevenson
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
Neel
Wayne Roberts
Alabama 67
Roberts
Decatur Lee
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Barrett Shelton, Jr
Billy Mitchell
Bobby Herbert
Libby Jarvinen
Tennessee
Florida Gulf Coast
Memphis
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Zaire
Henry A. Kissinger
Treasury
William E. Simon
Paris
Spirit of America
Decatur Jaycees
Calhoun Community College
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
Landers _s
Caivgen
Dial
Athens
Gary
Lloyd
Robinson's “Furniture
Downtown
Second Ave
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Wheeler ’Gator
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