Claw Creature Sightings Reported Along Gulf Coast
A Gulfport taxi driver reports a blue craft stalled his cab with a crab claw creature tapping his windshield. Other sightings stretch from North Mississippi to Meridian with a blimp like object and oscillating lights. Local officials seek a federal inquiry as residents fear panic grows.
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Gulf Coast
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Stratfordite satisfied with council silence on park road
Stratford residents led by Jack McLaughlin say they are satisfied after a Decatur city council meeting where no action was taken on extending Stratford Road into Point Mallard Park. A petition with 700 signers urged reconsideration against the plan. The counter-petition also showed 700 supporters for the extension.
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Point Mallard Park
Jack McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Stratford
Park Property
Fred Dew
13Th St
Decatur
Flood Insurance For Decatur May Be Federally Subsidized
Decatur could gain federally subsidized flood insurance at low premiums if the city’s National Flood Insurance Program inclusion is approved. The council authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with the federal Insurance Administration as a study team reviews Decatur’s geography and flood data.
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Federal Insurance Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Council of Governments
Gary Voketz
Alabama
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United Way Drive Reaches One-Third Mark in Decatur
United Way Do It in October campaign reports total $117 513 toward a $367 661 goal at the Oct 1 kickoff. Campaign chairman Barrett Shelton Jr notes progress and hopes two upcoming report meetings on Oct 23 and Oct 31 push the totals to two thirds. Local division chairs and charity puppets helped spur fundraising at the Decatur Inn breakfast.
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Decatur Inn
Barrett Shelton Jr
Eileen Bibb
Jenny Salladay
Boomerang the Dog
Atrocia the Witch
Wolf
Chester Wins Selects Cash In Gridiron Forecast
Chester Jones won the Gridiron Forecast contest with only one missed game among 1 847 entries. He chose a $50 cash prize plus $10 for subscribing to THE DAILY over two tickets. Billy J. Pitts finished second on a tiebreaker, boosting Jones's total to $380.
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Tide- Jones
Chester
Sadat Says Missiles Poised For Israel In War Salvo
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat told the People’s Assembly missiles are poised to strike Israel any minute, as tank and artillery battles raged in Sinai and Syria. Prime Minister Golda Meir warned Israeli forces are on the western bank of the canal, with both sides pressing a widening conflict.
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People's Assembly
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Meir
Jerusalem
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U.N
Middle East
Nixon to meet with Arab ministers over oil imports
Four Arab foreign ministers are set to meet with President Nixon on Wednesday as concern over Middle East war disrupts U S oil supplies. The White House announced the planned diplomacy amid rising energy tensions.
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Washington
U.S
White House
Nixon
Yonkers
N.Y
Gene Krupa
Kissinger and Tho Share 1973 Nobel Peace Prize
U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese Politburo member Le Duc Tho were awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end the Vietnam War. The prize of about 120000 dollars will be shared equally.
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Norway
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Nixon
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Yugoslavia
Aase Lionnes
Norman E. Borlaug
On This Date in 1964 China Tests Nuclear Bomb
China announced it had tested its first nuclear device making it the world's fifth atomic power. Quick weather notes place expectations in the Tennessee Valley with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s.
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