Harris urges local funds to run North Alabama Police Academy
State Senator Bob Harris calls Calhoun Junior College to use local funds to continue the North Alabama Police Academy amid LEPA funding rejection. He proposes a self supporting model with tuition and urges SEPA funds be cut, noting potential non political state finance economies. Harris floats area municipalities backing the academy with local taxes. He cites population map as counter to LEPA politics claims.
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Winford Turner
Bob Harris
Calhoun Junior College
North Alabama Police Academy
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Harris
Calhoun
Carlton Kelley
Davis
Jack Campbell
LEPA
Earl Morgan
SEPA
Jacksonville
State
University of Alabama, Bay Minette
Enterprise
North—Alabama
North Alabama
B52s Ordered Into Area Near Saigon
U S command ordered intensified B52 bombing around Saigon to counter Communist plans timed for the U S presidential election next month. Three American helicopters supporting South Vietnamese troops were hit by ground fire near Ben Cat, with two damaged and one destroyed. Three crewmen were wounded. South Vietnamese field commanders moved forces closer to Saigon to defend Bien Hoa and Long Binh. Thirty B52 bombers struck targets around Saigon, focusing on new stockpiles of war materiel. Typhoon Lorna limited U S air operations over North Vietnam. The Enterprise returned to the war zone with six carriers in the 7th Fleet.
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Saigon
U.S
Ben Cat
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
Ficers
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Enterprise
South Vietnam
Hancock
7Th Fleet
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Panhandle
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
da Nang
Brezhnev Plans Visit to U S Next Spring
President Nixon invites Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev to visit the United States next spring with itinerary details to be settled through diplomatic channels after the November election. Brezhnev would be the first Soviet leader to visit since his France trip last October.
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George Sherman
Washington Star News
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
White House
Camp David
Brezhnev
France
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Moscow
Kosygin
Podgorny
Nikolai S. Patelichev
Soviet Union
Patolichev
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
Gromyko
Congress
Israel
Parkway Medical Center to Rise in Decatur on Beltline Road
Hospital Affiliates, Inc. announces a 150 bed facility on Beltline Rd southwest Decatur to be named Parkway Medical Center. The project costs about 4 million dollars and includes a professional building, coronary and intensive care units, surgery, radiology, labs, emergency services, and rehabilitation. Don Butcher will serve as administrator as the Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital closes after completion.
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Hospital Affiliates, Inc
Beltline Rd
Decatur
Parkway Medical Center
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
4Th Ave
Don Butcher
Hartselle Resident Sells Pontiac Ad Sparks 28 More Wants
Patricia McDaniel of 1111 W Main St Hartselle sold a Pontiac 66 Lemans V8 auto for 800 with best offer. The Decatur Daily ad notes 28 additional inquiries and invites readers to place fast acting Want Ads for 10 days.
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Hartselle
Patricia McDaniel
Main St
Decatur Daily
Pontiac
Sellem
Drake Considered For Pro Tem Post by Wallace Administration
Gov George Wallace weighs four Wallace Administration floor leaders for speaker pro tempore of the Alabama House. Candidates include Tom Drake of Cullman County Bill Williams Joe McCorquodale and Hugh Merrill all seeking the post vacated by Tom Gloor. Drake says he has talked with Wallace and Lyons and hopes to be considered.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery — Cullman County
Tom Drake
George Wallace
House
Decatur Daily
Drake
Bill Williams
Jackson
Joe McCorquodale
Clark County
Hugh Merrill
Anniston
Tom Gloor
Jefferson County Commission
Wallace
Sage Lyons
Cullman
Lyons
Pentagon pulls Fill fighter bombs after loss resumes flights
The Pentagon says swing wing Fill fighter bombers were briefly withdrawn after Thursday’s loss but are back in service today. The Senate voted to shelve welfare reform indefinitely and pursue tests of reform proposals. The Alabama Supreme Court left in place a lower court ruling declaring a 300 worker maintenance strike at the University of Alabama illegal.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
Montgomery
State Supreme Court
University of Alabama
McGovern Plans End Indochina War Push This Week
Senator George McGovern will unveil a plan to end the Indochina war during Columbus Day weekend as part of an aggressive antiwar drive. He argues a president can bring all U S servicemen home from Vietnam and accuses Nixon of avoiding responsibility amid a looming budget gap. Agnew hints at possible peace moves while promoting farm export initiatives and criticizing the federal deficit.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
George McGovern
McGovern
America
Richard Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Lawrence O'Brien
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Great Falls
Mont
Buffalo
New York City
Sargent Shriver
Columbus
Ohio
Agnew
Indiana
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Democratic Congress
Space Age dawns as USSR orbits first spacecraft
On this date in 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first spacecraft to orbit the Earth marking the start of the Space Age. Weather forecasts show a mid 70s day with a 70 percent chance of rain today and 30 percent tonight. Frigidaire sales and service ads note Robinson Furniture in Decatur offering long‑running local deals.
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Soviet Union
Earth
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California
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
John Schmitz
Atlanta
Michigan
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TV Log
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Robinson Furniture
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