Halloween and community events schedule across Decatur area
A list of Halloween carnivals at West Decatur Elementary St Ann's West Morgan High Eastwood Elementary and more plus club meetings church talks and a 1973 United Way event. Additional items include a downtown urban renewal presentation at City Hall a World Community Day observance and a Brewer High tea and dance after homecoming.
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The
Morgan Lawrence Community Action Committee
Old City Hall
Vine St. NW
Church Women United
First United Methodist Church
Herb Williamson
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Brewer High School
Kissinger Urges Responsible Union Action in Middle East
Peter Flanigan urged the Senate to delay granting Most Favored Nation trade status to the Soviet Union. He testified before the day banking subcommittee that postponement is temporary and tied to a Middle East settlement with Russian cooperation.
War Hero Arraigned on Cocaine Charges in Petaluma
Richard A. Penry a Vietnam War hero and Medal of Honor recipient was arraigned in Petaluma Municipal Court on four counts of selling cocaine. Judge Alexander McMahon set a further hearing for November 5 for Penry and codefendant David B. Lane.
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Petaluma
Calif
Richard A. Penry
Alexander McMahon
Penry
David B. Lane
Cox voices view on ITT settlement in antitrust case
The White House and Mr. Kleindienst provided confidential material to Cox and stated the information offered fair perspective. Senator Eastland asked Cox for his view on the ITT settlement, and Cox said it was a good bargain for the government. The antitrust probe previously found the deal was reached through arms-length bargaining, not political influence, and centered on ITT’s subsidiary offering up to 400000 dollars to aid San Diego for the 1972 Republican convention.
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Cox
Kleindienst
White House
Judiciary
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
ITT
Judiciary Committee
Senate
San Diego
ITT settlement reshaped by Nixon aides in 1971 case
Kleindienst met with Felix Rohatyn and Peter Flanigan to steer ITT talks and win a favorable July 1971 agreement. Hartford Insurance kept, Grinnell stake reduced, Canteen Corp and fire division sold, with other concessions. McLaren urged Supreme Court appeal before settlement.
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Griswold
Kleindienst
Felix Rohatyn
I.T.T
Peter M. Flanigan
McLaren
Hartford Insurance Co
Grinnel Corp
Canteen Corp
Grinnel
Grinnell
Supreme Court
Cox says White House pressure not proven in firing
Archibald Cox tells Senate panel he has no evidence the White House fired him to derail an inquiry. He cites complaints from White House staff relayed via Elliot Richardson and notes suspected dumping of political files into Nixon records.
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Washington
Archibald Cox
White House
Elliot L. Richardson
Cox
Nixon
Harvard Law
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Richardson
William D. Ruckels
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Court of Appeals
Henry S. Ruth
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Ruth
Senate Judiciary Committee
Global trade expansion under GATT study warning
The GATT study notes world production and trade in vigorous expansion despite monetary upheavals. It warns of two major dangers inflation and lack of coordinated international action as demand remains high in all industrial nations. It also cautions that many countries may take inflation fighting measures simultaneously.
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Geneva
NYT
General Agreement On Tariffs and Trade
Gatt
Egypt Sadat Message Seeks Middle East Peace Talks
An Egyptian envoy Fahmy arrives from Cairo via Paris carrying a Sadat message to Nixon. He will meet Kissinger and possibly Nixon as U S officials indicate high probability of a Nixon audience following prior White House meetings with Arab ministers. An armed Israeli guard checks Egyptian villagers near Suez City. some were questioned and detention status unclear.
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Suez City
Gulf Sheikdoms Pledge Aid to Jordan Over War Role
Informants say Arab sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf will provide millions in new aid to Jordan for its war role against Israel. Kuwait also agrees to resume more than 40 million dollars annually, reinforcing King Husein's standing and Jordan’s military and regional ties.
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Amman
Jordan
Nyt
Persian Gulf
Israel
Kuwait
Heseem
Egyptian Acting Foreign Minister Fahmy Visits Washington
Ismail Fahmy Egypt acting foreign minister arrived in Washington and was greeted by State Department official Robert J. McCloskey officials said the visit aims to discuss regional issues and Egypt's international stance.
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Washington
Nyt
Ismail Fahmy
Egypt
Robert J. McCloskey
Ford hearings set on Ford nominating hearings
The Senate Rules Committee planned public hearings starting Thursday on Rep. Gerald R. Ford's nomination for Vice President. Chairman Howard W. Cannon said Ford would be the first witness and the panel aims to send the nomination to the Senate floor well before Thanksgiving. The DOJ announced changes in how FBI background files are made available to the committee.
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Washington
Nyt
Senate Rules Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Howard W. Cannon
D.-Nev
Ford
Senate
Cannon
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Shelving Action Urged On Soviet Trade Benefits
Washington The chief White House adviser on international economic policy urged Congress to temporarily shelve trade benefits for the Soviet Union while Middle East negotiations proceed. Peter M. Flanigan told a Senate Banking Subcommittee that granting most-favored-nation status would be inappropriate while cooperation was needed to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Washington
Nyt
White House
Congress
Soviet Union
Middle East
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Peter M. Flanigan
Were’ S
Flanigan
Council On International Economic Policy
Nixon’s Middle East Leverage Aims Debated in U.S. Policy
The report notes Washington weighing use of leverage against the Soviet Union in the Middle East as a potential tool or as a counter to Nixon’s push for normalized commercial relations. Analysts discuss risks and strategic aims amid evolving global tensions.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Nixon
Kim Dae Jung Plans U.S. Study Trip After House Arrest
Former opposition presidential candidate Kim Dae Jung said he intends to travel with his family to the United States to study at Harvard University. He will apply for a South Korean passport this week and is now a completely free citizen with no restrictions. Foreign Minister Kim Young Shik testified that Kim would be treated like any other passport applicant.
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Seoul
South Korea
NYT
Kim Dae Jung
United States
Harvard University
Kim
Japan
Kim Young Shik
Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly
Nixon delays tariff concession bill to gain Soviet cooperation
The Nixon administration withdraws its request for tariff concessions to the Soviet Union as Peter Flanigan says Congress should not act now on tariffs or export credits. He cites delicate Middle East peace talks and stresses the need for Soviet cooperation.
Trade Wars Warned By UN Food Group
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned that trade wars over farming products were looming and that developing countries would come off worst. The report noted governments are increasingly aggressive in regulating food trading and intervening in agriculture to steer production and social goals.
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Rome
NYT
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Lampoon recall settles with Volkswagen over Chappaquiddick ad
National Lampoon agreed to recall 135000 unsold copies of a special edition that carried a false Volkswagen ad joking about Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and the 1969 Chappaquiddick accident. Volkswagen dropped a $30 million damage suit. the company called the ad coarse and insensitive.
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New York
National Lampoon
Volkswagen
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Volkswagen of America, Inc
Israel and Egypt debate prisoner lists amid Suez cease fire
Israeli and Egyptian talks at the cease fire line addressed prisoner exchanges as U.N. aid deliveries reach encircled Egyptian troops along the Suez Canal. Egypt pledged to provide prisoner lists to the Red Cross while Israel faced internal criticism over giving relief to the enemy.
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Suez Canal
U.N
Suez
Jerusalem Post
Avraham Adan
Israel
Armored Corps
Meir
Magnolia St Zone Pondered By City Planning Panel
The city planning commission will weigh a rezoning request to extend Magnolia St SE from dual R-2 and R-4 residential to R-1 and general business. City has partly purchased land to extend Magnolia St from Somerville Rd to 6th Ave. They will also review rezoning of the Jack's Hamburgers lot on 6th Ave from B-1 to B-2 and consider plans for Lindo and Cedar Park subdivisions plus an M-1A development permit.
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City Planning Commission
Magnolia St
Jack’s Hamburgers
6Th Ave
Lindo
Cedar Park
Chappaquiddick Incident Involving Kennedy Passenger
In 1969 a car carrying Senator Edward Kennedy and passenger Mary Jo Kopechne ran off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts, leading to Kopechne's drowning.
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Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick
Martha's Vineyard
Massachusetts
Thailand eyes closer ties with China amid new government
Thailand's new government, formed after a student uprising, plans to accelerate trade with China and seeks improved relations with North Vietnam. China is said to back efforts to normalize ties with Bangkok, though rapid progress with North Vietnam is unlikely.
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Bangkok
Thailand
NYT
China
North Vietnam
Study finds wide variation in drug firms performance
An independent study of 16 leading U.S. prescription drug firms shows wide variation in safety and effectiveness across key areas. The Count on Economic Priorities report did not rank firms overall but criticized many for weaknesses in drug development quality control and related practices.
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Washington
NYT
United States
Two Charged In Assault In Decatur
Decatur police on Monday charged Louie Weaver and Peggy Lindley Weaver, both of 207 College St, with assault with intent to murder for a Saturday attack on Billy O Neal Roden of Hartselle. Roden was struck, cut at the throat and arm, and treated at Decatur General Hospital. A $90 billfold found at the Lurleen B Wallace Developmental Center was identified as belonging to a Hartselle resident but its owner could not be reached.
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Hartselle
Decatur
Billy O'Neal Roden
Louie Weaver
Peggy Lindley Weaver
College St
Doyle Ward
Roden
U.S
Decatur General Hospital
Eva 1
Jack Earwood
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Health County Joins Regional Planning Council Area
Dr. Carlton Kelley president of George C. Wallace Junior College urged inclusion in Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments programs citing close ties with Tri-County health facilities. The agency tabled action pending review of health manpower programs at Cullman County college. Eleven members named to Appalachian Demonstration Area liaison. first meeting set for November. Culpepper and Vaughan appointed to Regional Advisory Council of Alabama Regional Medical Program overseeing heart disease cancer stroke research and EMS education.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace Junior College
Cullman County
North
Advisory Council
Horace Culpepper
Cullman
Betty Vaughan
Decatur
Regional Advisory Council of Alabama
Fire damages southeast Decatur home on Columbia Creek
A fire at 1438 Columbia Cr. SE in Decatur caused heavy smoke damage to a southeast Decatur residence Monday. The owner was identified as Roland Roger. No injuries were reported in the 5:26 p.m. blaze.
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Decatur
Decatur Fire Department
Columbia Cr. SE
Roland Roger
FDA recalls prompt mixed quality ratings in promotions
A report cites promotional honesty as reflected by recall orders issued by the Food and Drug Administration and notes numbers of products deemed ineffective. The analysis shows firms earning high marks in some performance areas but low marks in others.
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Food and Drug Administration
Soviet to share costs for Middle East peace force
The Soviet Union said it will help fund the United Nations peace force in the Middle East if the operation is lawful and legitimate. Spokesman Nikolai Loginov noted Moscow will back the mission as long as it operates under Security Council authority, where the USSR holds a veto.
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United Nations
N.Y
NYT
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moscow
Nikolai N. Loginov
Security Council
Loginov
Council
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Lugo
Huntsville Police Dept
Gospel Baptist Church
Decatur Council No
Masonic Temple
George Creel
Christ Mission
Stephens Chapter
DAR
Forrest Anderson
Stratford Rd
Decatur Cotillion Club
City Hall
Downtown Action Committee
Montgomery Architectural Firm
PTA
Muscle Shoals Association
Pleasant Grove Baptist Urch
Kissinger
Peter Flanigan
Antitrust Division
Decatur Daily
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Robert H. Bork
Bork
Gerald L. Warren
Senate Watergate Committee
Fahmy
Kim Eyes
Harvard
North Georgia
Dalton
WSN
White House Council On International Economic Policy
Senate Banking Committee
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Damascus
Syria
Hafez Al-Assad
Golan Heights
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