OSHA marks first year with 32,700 inspections and 23,230 citations
The Birmingham News notes OSHA inspections totaling 32,700 across the nation resulting in 23,230 citations and $2,291,000 in fines from its first full fiscal year. Critics warn the program may spawn 15,000 more rules and face competition from long-standing state agencies.
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration
U.S Labor Department
OSHA
Industry Week
William E. Brock
Tennessee
Brock
Decatur Area Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Highs today in the mid 70s with a low tonight around the upper 40s. Sunday’s high expected in the low 70s with clearing and cooler conditions. A 20 percent chance of rain this morning and temperatures over the last 24 hours show a low near 68 and a high near 82. Sunrise tomorrow at 6 41 a.m. and sunset at 6 31 p.m.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Soybean futures gain as weather export demand lift prices
Chicago futures mixed as soybeans rose 10 to 1032 cents per bushel with November contracts around 3.475. Soybean meal and oil also climbed while wheat and corn fell on profit taking. export sales to Russia loom and USDA estimates shift.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
US Department of Agriculture
Russia
Morgan County Park Chief Rodgers Remembered for Decade of Service
Morgan County Kokomo park department head for 13 years and five months served under mayors of two parties. Born Sept 28 1907 near Hillsboro he first worked as a construction laborer building telegraph lines across several states. He helped develop more than 200 acres of park land and in 1970 received a plaque naming him No 1 Park Administrator in Indiana.
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Kokomo Park
Hillsboro
Rodgers
Western Union Telegraph Co
Alabama
Mississippi
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Lucille Kirkendall
Virginia Harlow
Kokomo
Parks Department
Decatur
Wants ads Get Results Emergency Phones Highway Patrol
Local emergency numbers and crisis hotlines listed for Decatur Athens Hartselle Cone County Lawrence County and hospitals. The Decatur Daily provides contact lines including 355 8000 Crisis Call Center and 0 for operator assistance.
Auction Block at Austin High taints drive with slave sale label
Austin High School Future Business Leaders of America launches a membership drive with a controversial "slave sale" of student workers. Dianne Fulton, Lynn Rutherford, Carol Giles, and Sandra McDonald appear in the DAILY Photo promotional shot.
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Austin High School
Future Business Leaders of America
Dianne
Former Kokomo park chief Robert Rodgers retires to Decatur
After a 13 year tenure as superintendent of Kokomo Indiana parks Robert L Rodgers and his wife retire and return to their native Decatur this weekend His retirement takes effect Sunday two days after his 65th birthday They will reside at 1221 2nd Ave SW Rodgers cites diminishing physical ability due to long running respiratory problems and says he loves his job but must step down
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Kokomo
Ind
Robert L. Rodgers
Decatur
Rodgers
2Nd Ave
Senate panel weighs Lavelle retirement amid bombing strikes probe
The Senate committee will decide whether to approve Lavelle’s lieutenant general retirement and Abrams’ Army Chief of Staff nomination after reviewing testimony on Lavelle’s 20 plus unauthorized bombing raids in North Vietnam and related Navy air activities.
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Senate
Lavelle
7Th Air Force
North Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Army
Abrams
Vietnam
Navy Air
Navy
William Gregg Groepper
Constellation
Groepper
Cmdr
John A. Willer
Moorer
McCain
Pacific
Demilitarized Zone
Schweiker
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nixon aide Haig to brief Thieu on Paris peace talks
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Nixon's top military aide, will fly into Saigon Sunday to brief President Nguyen Van Thieu on secret Paris peace talks. Thieu told reporters he sees no shift in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong negotiating positions and has not received any message from Henry Kissinger.
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Nixon
Alexander M. Haig
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Thieu
O Thieu
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon elections clash over a single voting rule
A Saigon political dispute centers on holding elections under the current constitution which bars Communist participation. Le argues U.S. negotiators won't explain contradictions as Washington seeks to preserve Saigon institutions. Hanoi says U.S. insistence on a strong president blocks the Troika power balance sought by the National Liberation Front.
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U.S
Saigon
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Sparkman Criticizes Postal Service at Athens Rotary
U.S. Senator John Sparkman told the Athens Rotary Club that the Postal Service runs the biggest deficit in history, has laid off 33 000 workers and closed many small offices. He defended his water and sewer legislation and discussed age and seniority.
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Athens
John Sparkman
Athens Rotary Club
U. S. Postal Service
Sparkman
Athens Country Club
Postal Department
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Wallace Honors Alabama Marine
Governor Wallace sent two National Guard officers to Jacksonville North Carolina to honor Edgar R Huff an Alabama born Marine who retired after 30 years Huff was the first black Marine Sergeant Major and was senior enlisted man in the corps The governor praised him for outstanding service to the county and sent telegrams and representatives to the retirement ceremony
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
National Guard
Marine Corps Air Station
Jacksonville
N.C
Wallace
Edgar R. Huff
Emily Lee Gunn
Huff
Alabama
Adj
Charles A. Rollo
Col
Kent Speigner
High Winds Strike Florence Area
High winds eight miles north of Florence Alabama damaged at least three houses and three mobile homes Friday night with no injuries reported. A Weather Service spokesman in Birmingham said no tornadoes were reported though a tornado watch was in effect for north Alabama and a funnel cloud was spotted nearby.
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Florence
Ala
Here
U. S. Weather Service
Birmingham
North Alabama
Weather Service
Agnew Attacks Democrats Over Vietnam Policy
Spiro Agnew accuses a Democrat of abandoning South Vietnam to its aggressors. He cites votes on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 and its 1966 repeal defeat, and cites 1967 remarks opposing unilateral advisers meeting secretly with North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris. Haig is Risieger deputy on NSC.
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Gulf of Tonkin
Agnew
Paris
Haig
Risieger
National Security Council
Innocent Verdict In Case Keel Cleared Of Burglary
MOULTON A circuit court jury deliberated about 40 minutes Friday and found Ellis Wayne Keel not guilty of second degree burglary in the May 9 break in at McCulloch Furniture and Appliance. Sheriff Dan Ligon estimated the stolen cash between 700 and 900 dollars. The case of Willard Joseph Martin and Louis Ricarte Jr. for robbery and kidnapping of a Courtland officer is set for Oct. 9 after a last minute lawyer change.
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Moulton
Ellis Wayne Keel
Keel
McCulloch Furniture and Appliance Inc
Dan Ligon
Willard Joseph Martin
Louis Ricarte Jr
Courtland
Louisiana
Martin
POW trio neutralized departure to civilian life debate
Gartley Norris Charles and Edward Elias returned to the United States after Vietnam captivity wearing military uniforms. They were released to civilian groups rather than official channels, prompting criticism from Pentagon officials and Yale chaplain Coffin who warned it could affect future POW releases. The men began medical assessments and faced remaining exams as they rejoin active duty if desired.
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Shields
Washington
Gartley
St. Albans Naval Hospital
New York City
Navy
J.g. Norris Charles
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Air Force
Edward Elias
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Vietnam
Moscow
New York
Bowman
Elias
Charles
Pentagon
Defense Department
Coffin
Yale University
Hanoi
U.S
Copenhagen
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Pere Spevend
the Birmingham News
Morgan County
Highway Patrol
911
Hartselle
Cone County
Lawrence County
Cullman
Sparkman Hits Postal System
Cora Weiss
Kennedy
Ramsey Clark
Shriver
King
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Nixon-Agnew
Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
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