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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
5
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Buzz Aldrin reveals in Return to Earth how after the July 20 1969 moon mission he faced prolonged low moods and sought psychiatric treatment both in an Air Force hospital and privately. He notes ongoing mood drug use to prevent relapses and aims to spark public discussion on mental health.
Rep. Jack Edwards urges Gov. George Wallace to convene a special Alabama Legislature session if feasible to pass a proposed 115 million dollar bond for modernizing the Alabama State Docks. The plan advanced in the House but died in the Senate as the regular session closed.
In Macon Georgia US District Judge Wilbur Owens Jr ordered 12 Bleckley County cotton growers to honor 1973 crop contracts pending a final ruling. Mitchell-Huntley Cotton Co. sought the injunction as prices rose from 31 cents to over 70 cents per pound, with current market difference to be held by a Macon bank until adjudication.
Morgan-Lawrence Community Action Committee runs free weekday bus transport for elderly to doctors offices Social Security Health Department and pension offices in Decatur and Hartselle with morning starts at 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. return. Stops include Steers Office Westgate Gardens Carrie Matthews Center Cashin Center and local centers and stores. Further information at 355-7843.
The council hopes the Magnolia St extension will create an east west corridor to the park via Greenwood Dr. SE. Hames argues the route will see less use than 8th St due to its indirect path and truck traffic ban. A Flint Creek from Alabama 67 alternative with a caisson causeway and TVA elevation minimum could be feasible.
Two Texas and Pacific crewmen died when a 100 car freight train plunged from an open drawbridge over the intracoastal canal near Moreley in West Baton Rouge parish after a power failure prevented lowering the bridge. AP Wirephoto. The incident follows reports of a power fault that halted the bridge operation as the train approached.
United Nations general debate begins as ministers convene under a cloud of uncertainty. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim defends the body, arguing that with political will the UN can function as an instrument of peace and work effectively beyond economic and social roles.
Federal Judge Marvin E. Frankel orders 30 American and British insurers to pay Pan American World Airways 24.3 million for a Boeing 747 destroyed in Cairo by an Arab terrorist group. He finds the incident a random act of terrorism rather than a conventional act of war, covering the loss under an all risk policy.
A 34 year old Denver mother delivered sextuplets after fertility hormone injections. Five babies were in very good condition Monday afternoon while the sixth faced respiratory problems but showed improvement by early afternoon. Attending physicians stated they were optimistic about the six infants.
Frank H. Krusen international authority on physical medicine and rehabilitation died at his Orleans Massachusetts home aged 75. He built Mayo Clinic and Temple programs and led the Sister Kenny Foundation guiding postwar rehabilitation of amputees and paraplegics.
Pope Paul VI addressed participants in an International Congress on Canon Law in Rome but passed over a recommendation for a significant change in the church’s handling of marriage and related issues.
Cattlemen blame high feed prices for cows sold for beef as graze land dries up and milk shortages push Alabama dairy firms to seek milk elsewhere. AMPA and Alabama Dairy Products Association leaders note widespread sourcing efforts while AMPA declines to comment. Chrysler-UAW strike ends with 14 hour overtime cap and 30 year pension plan, a potential breakthrough but mixed reception on the lines.
Hugo F. Winterhalter, famed for lush 1950s arrangements that helped 11 records exceed one million copies, died of cancer Monday morning at Greenwich Hospital. He spent 13 years as music director at RCA Records from 1950 to 1963, arranging hits like Oh My Papa, I'm Walking Behind You, and The Loveliest Night of the Year for Eddie Fisher Perry Como the Ames Brothers Naughty Lady from Shady Lane and Mario Lanza The Loveliest Night of the Year.
The National Livestock and Meat Board unveiled a voluntary labeling program to identify meat cuts by origin, reducing confusion from fanciful names and standardizing labels such as London Broil by shoulder or flank steaks. Top chains A P Kroger Safeway expect compliance.
A Morgan County Circuit Court jury found for plaintiff Harry E. Kennedy of Tampa in a contract case against Graham Thompson of Hillsboro. Kennedy received 700 in interest plus beams valued at 7000 and contends the deal to move a metal building from Decatur to Thompson’s land near West Morgan High School included a 1200 fee. Thompson denied obligation.
Limestone County Commission authorized Athens-Decatur Airport Authority to proceed with a $13,600 feasibility survey to map a master plan for the next 20 years. The move, backed by airport board members and Athens Mayor Bobby Higgins, aims to secure potential federal aid with long range planning. Padgent and Denning Co. of Bowling Green, Kentucky will conduct the survey.
Fidel Castro denounces the Chilean military takeover as a fascist coup caused by the United States. Speaking in New Delhi after a Hanoi visit, he predicted strong Chilean resistance to the junta and warned Washington as the "father of the creature" in shaping events.
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals urged the Justice Department to require one appeal per conviction in state and local cases. A special appeals court would render final decisions except in rare cases, barring direct Supreme Court review. The 358 page report on courts was submitted Monday and called the restructuring of criminal appeals controversial.
In Washington on Monday the SEC chairman urged Congress to act as banks press further into the securities industry. He warned about competitive pressure and potential conflicts, calling for legislative steps to clarify boundaries and protect market integrity. The remarks come amid rising bank involvement in underwriting and trading securities.
Sweden’s Social Democrats and their non socialist rivals each held 175 seats in the 350 seat Rikstag after a near final result. A recount in a southcentral city erased a two seat socialist lead and the final outcome hinges on over 50,000 postal ballots remaining to be counted.
British Prime Minister Edward Heath and Irish Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave failed to agree on a timetable for a joint Council of Ireland. The clash highlights tensions in London Dublin cooperation over Northern Ireland peace efforts during a high profile governments contact amid the Ulster crisis.
A representative American family will bear about $250 a year in pollution-related costs, amounting to roughly 1.8 percent of their expenditures. The figure reflects proposed charges or taxes tied to environmental policy and pollution control efforts.
The Council on Environmental Quality on Monday trimmed its forecast for pollution controls in this decade by more than a billion dollars annually. The optimistic fourth annual report estimates total outlays at 274.2 billion, offset by expected savings from reduced property damage and healthier living through pollution abatement.
The British government announced a plan Monday to ban unfair discrimination in work and to promote equal opportunities across all areas of life. The measure aims to ensure fair hiring, promotion, and treatment, signaling a broad push for gender equality in the workforce.
Osmond, 20, the first of the five Osmond brothers to marry, wed Mary Carlson, 22, a school teacher from American Fork, Utah, Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. AP Wirephoto.
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