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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
1
About 40 Decatur police officers sign a third letter urging residents to support a larger pay raise. They seek a three step increase to align starting salaries with Morgan County deputies, noting starting pay of 539.50 monthly versus 600 for deputies after a 5.5 percent cost of living raise.
Usual Sunday crowds stroll Cairo streets as Israeli jets near the Suez Canal are reported, with the city soon nearly blacked out by 9 30 p m. The scene captures daily life under looming regional tension and disruption.
British Airways sources report two South Yemen MiGs forced a Boeing 747 from London to Nairobi to land in Aden today. The jet with 268 passengers and 19 crew was allowed to depart about three hours later after an interception at 11:40 a.m. CDT. There was no immediate explanation.
Three bank robbers released the wife and son of a Hamilton bank employee after holding them hostage for hours. They were unharmed and walked to a phone to report in before being returned home as authorities continued a manhunt.
World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C York killed 20 German soldiers in the Argonne Forest in France in 1918. The Daily Calendar notes include classified sections, entertainment, horoscopes, and weather with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s.
The Atlanta Constitution sports editor Jesse Cutlar was shot in the stomach during a stadium parking lot robbery attempt after covering the Atlanta San Francisco NFL game. A warrant is issued for an unidentified black youth. witness details and police statements are noted.
Israeli radio says Syria is in retreat from the Golan Heights toward Damascus while Syria denies the claim and Egypt reports deeper gains in the Sinai. Israel says bridges across the Suez are destroyed trapping Egyptian troops. Nixon seeks UN support. A South Yemeni incident grounded a BOAC jumbo jet with 268 passengers.
United Nations faced renewed Middle East conflict with a divided Security Council and General Assembly. President Nixon called for a 2:30 p.m. meeting after U.S. diplomacy, but no concrete action was expected amid resistance from Soviet, Chinese and nonaligned members to a cease fire appeal. Israel’s withdrawal demand split the council, with veto potential by its five permanent members influencing outcomes.
The AP reports 30 000 to 35 000 tourists remain in Israel amid the new Middle East war with no mass exodus. Tourists note no alarm, some extend stays as solidarity while others depart as scheduled. Tel Aviv hotels host foreign reporters and vacationers continue sightseeing despite soldiers and military vehicles nearby.
In a follow up by Dvid Shipler the two South Vietnamese children Hoang and his sister Nhan now live in a home for neglected children after their mother Tran Thi Danh moved them from a life of begging in Saigon. Hoang aged 10 and Nhan aged 3 had been kept hungry and poorly clothed while their father had died years earlier.
Two youths accused in the Houston sex mass murders pleaded innocent and were bound over for trials early next year. A separate report notes Alabama truckers protest 2000 idle bulk trucks over weight law enforcement. President Nixon says the United States will propose action to stop fighting in the Middle East after messages with Brezhnev.
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