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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1972
Page
6
Jurors summoned for duty on the Circuit Criminal Court for Monday have been released from duty by Judge Tom B. Coggin. Jurors need not report because three cases set for trial have been settled or continued.
Ten delegates from the North Alabama Girl Scout Council attend the 39th National Girl Scout Convention in Dallas Texas from today through Wednesday. Representatives include Mrs W C Lipscomb Jr of Decatur and Mrs James Martin with her daughter Susan 18 of Hartselle. The National Council meets every three years to set policy and program lines for Girl Scouting and to guide the National Board on movement direction.
Disney officials in Orlando unveil a 50 million expansion for Walt Disney World adding a new hotel with 153 rooms and 300 campsites. The plan features a Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean recreation and a golf resort hotel overlooking the finale hole of the two Disney golf courses with construction to start after the Disney World Open Golf Championship ends in December.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew told Republican precinct workers in Hillside Illinois that about 170000 precincts could see 1.72 million votes vanish if voters stay home. Sargent Shriver rested after a busy week and will resume campaigning Sunday. McGovern aides push a $6 billion urban jobs program while welfare claims spark counterpoints.
Kissinger arrived in South Vietnam on Wednesday as Thieu's four no's echo in Radio Saigon. Saigon media insists on rejecting any coalition with Communists and rejects Communist neutrality, signaling friction ahead in shaping a common settlement with Hanoi.
Kissinger reports show Thieu and South Vietnamese leaders reject temporary ceasefires and partial peace efforts. They insist any agreement must be a lasting settlement with all Indochina troops withdrawn and no limited ceasefire or tripartite government.
Early in the year two committees considered a broad Medicare plan for catastrophic illnesses but shelved it as too expensive. First year costs include 1.7 billion for disabled coverage starting in July and 127 million for dialysis with potential exceedances above 500 million annually. The bill would liberalize nursing home coverage and add limited care for chiropractors and speech pathologists. A new Medicaid provision would fund mentally ill children’s hospitalizations at about 240 million annually, while some states face a 1.2 billion cutback in Medicaid benefits.
The Bien Hoa Air Force squadron, briefly deactivated, remained in place after a cancelation to counter a Communist offensive. Kissinger visited President Thieu for a fourth time in four days to push toward a peace settlement, accompanied by US Ambassador Bunker. The offensive spread to Saigon outskirts and the central highlands, with a South Vietnamese officer claiming a thwarted attempt to cut Highway 13 near rubber and timber country.
An invitation asks readers to send questions for a chance to win The New Book of Knowledge. The piece summarizes Maria Montessori as a pioneer in education born in 1870 in northern Italy, the first woman with a medical degree in Rome, and promoter of child centered teaching.
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