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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1972

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Thieu demands full withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops

President Thieu urged a total North Vietnamese exit from South Vietnam as a precondition for any cease-fire. He spoke to a large National Assembly gathering arguing a three part coalition would be unacceptable while fearing a Communist foothold through newly proposed councils.

Craig Whitney New York Times Saigon Nguyen van Thieu South Vietnam Thieu National Assembly Washington Hanoi Henry A. Kissinger Paris Kissinger National Council of Reconciliation and Concord

Killer Moves Sought After Moulton Widow Murder

Law officers chase a local Decatur suspect in the strangulation axe stabbing killing of Avis Cowan a 62 year old Moulton widow whose body was found near her home. A first degree murder warrant has been issued as investigators say robbery was the motive and the suspect is believed to have returned to Decatur after brief Nashville travel.

Louisville Decatur Avis Cowan Lawrence County Dan Ligon Nashville Ligon Edsel Moore Moulton Morgan County

Saigon map shows control like decade ago amid cease-fire prospects

A near cease-fire in Indochina would leave South Vietnam divided much as it was a decade ago with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces dominating much of the rural border area while Saigon holds the main cities. Government control totals 90.1 percent of 19.1 million people with 7.2 percent contested and 2 percent under enemy influence, according to pacification data.

Saigon Indochina South Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Gulf of Siam Iron Triangle Saigon River

Weather Update and Classifieds Note From Tennessee Valley

Partly cloudy conditions with a high in the upper 60s and a low tonight in the upper 40s. Sunday forecast shows highs in the low 60s. River page and weather maps appear on A-2. It's a Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.

Tennessee Valley

Watergate Trial Date Moved to January 8 1973

A U S District Court judge altered the Watergate bugging case trial start from November 15 to January 8 1973 for health reasons. Mariner 9 completes Mars photo mission mapping the planet and revealing surface details. Laos Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma says China will have a role in Indochina peace talks after White House talks with Nixon.

Washington U. S. District Court Pasadena Calif Mariner 9 Mars Souvanna Phouma Laos White House Nixon Peoples Republic of China Indochina

Nixon reveals multi million corn deal with China

President Nixon disclosed in a political broadcast that the United States has a multi million dollar corn deal with China. The announcement underscores growing economic ties and potential trade significance amid ongoing Cold War tensions.

Washington Nixon China

Parade of Homes Opens Ten Decatur Dwellings This Weekend

The Decatur Home Builders Association hosts its sixth Parade of Homes with ten houses open to the public today and Sunday and November 4 and 5 from 1 to 6 pm. Attendees can register for a $500 prize after the show. A 32 page supplement in THE DAILY provides details and a map.

Decatur Home Builders Association

Tornadoes Strike Cullman and Gardendale Alabama

A late afternoon tornado damaged four houses in Cullman County injuring one woman whose name was not released. The storm knocked out power and telephone lines and lifted one house off its foundation. Nearby Gardendale saw a mobile home destroyed and several buildings damaged with no injuries reported.

Arkadelphia Cullman County Sheriff's Department Cullman Jefferson County Gardendale Mildred Myers City of U. S. 31 Mount Olive Rd Birmingham Forestdale Alabama Graysville Leeds Jefferson Lee

Alabama Ends Daylight Saving Time Sunday

Clocks return to standard time this Sunday at 2 am Alabama residents should set clocks back one hour before bed. This adjustment makes sunrise appear one hour earlier and shortens the length of afternoon daylight.

Alabama

North Alabama approves three health planning subagencies

Alabama Advisory Council for Comprehensive Health Planning approves splitting Morgan County with Lawrence and Cullman into a North Central subagency and ending the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission. Limestone County options remain uncertain as counties choose between central or eastern subagency coalitions.

Montgomery North Alabama Alabama Advisory Council Morgan County Lawrence Cullman Tri-County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission Morgan, Lawrence Limestone Counties North Central Alabama Health Planning Agency Limestone County Madison Jackson DeKalb Marshall Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Marion Winston Muscle Shoals

Panel urges end to Tuskegee syphilis study

A federal panel recommended halting the Tuskegee syphilis experiment in Alabama and providing medical care to survivors. HEW aims to comply promptly while detailing steps to end the project and treat about 125 living participants including those with syphilis.

Washington Department of Health, Education and Welfare Alabama HEW Tuskegee Macon County Ala Associated Press Merlin K. DuVal Citizens’ Panel DuVal

Nixon rallies supporters in Ashland as chants of four more years

President Nixon addresses a crowd in Ashland Kentucky where supporters chant four more years. He speaks on peace talks and a breakthrough in negotiations during the rally.

Nixon Ashland

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