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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1973
Page
1
Motorists will see lower gasoline prices Saturday due to a Cost of Living Council order, with stations displaying stickers showing the highest price for each grade and an octane average. The new labels may confuse drivers used to brand specific octane claims amid a Decatur area gas war.
Area schools may receive over 3.7 million dollars in capital outlay funds if the 179.9 million bond issue becomes law. The compromise education bill, result of extensive wrangling, is returned to the House for concurrence and will proceed to the next step in passage.
A four year old boy, Billy Joe Morrow, died when his car collided with a tractor trailer on Alabama 67, five miles south of Arab. His mother, Deana Morrow, was injured but survived. The crash, at 8:15 p.m., occurred as Mrs. Morrow turned into a driveway. the child was knocked from the car and found dead in a pasture.
Washington AP) A high energy official warned rationing petroleum products could occur if Arab states cut supplies, though there was no evidence of an imminent cut-off. He noted Libya’s nationalization and Saudi Arabia’s potential leverage amid price increases while Nixon pressed offshore leasing and domestic oil development.
An infrared image captured this week by a U.S. weather satellite depicts a broad Atlantic weather front moving into Europe from the west, while a prior system breaks up and shifts southeastward over Poland, with Mediterranean skies beneath.
Five Palestinian gunmen who had seized six Saudi hostages and circled Riyadh aboard a Kuwaiti airliner returned to Kuwait without carrying out their threat to drop hostages from the plane. They demanded that Kuwait release guerrilla leader Abu Daoud within 12 hours.
The government reports the national unemployment rate rose slightly in August after two monthly declines, signaling continued cooling of the economy. Meanwhile Skylab 2 crew reported a large solar flare, potentially bigger than a prior explosion with energy comparable to 100 million atomic bombs. A Kuwaiti aviation incident involved gunmen threatening to blow up a plane and hostages, seeking contact with top officials. negotiations led to an offer of passage to Riyadh via Kuwait Airlines.
The Labor Department reports a record 23.1 percent August rise in farm product prices at the wholesale level, with overall wholesale prices up 5.8 percent unadjusted and 6.2 percent seasonally adjusted. Unemployment edges to 4.8 percent as food costs climb, signaling higher retail prices ahead.
Classified calendar note reports that on this date in 1940 German bombers launched World War II raids on London marking the start of sustained air attacks. The brief item places the event in the paper’s historical date column with concise archival context.
Limestone County authorities and Athens police hunted for suspects after thieves stole a hearse a flower truck and a school bus early Thursday. By noon all three vehicles were recovered with no arrests. A sheriff's spokesman said a pair of youths were likely in custody by dark.
Wayne Voss of Trinity sold a horse saddle and bridle and received 29 responses, showing strong demand for used items. Decatur Daily urges readers to place want ads for winter bargains, offering a 3 line 14 day spot for four dollars and open hours for submission.
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