UFO Sightings Reported Across Georgia and Alabama
Reports of unidentified flying objects pour in from Manchester and Hunter Army Air Base areas, with a glowing green cylinder mistaken for a car flare. Military police and state patrol recount rapid lights, evasive maneuvers, and distant filming by a WAGA TV cameraman in Atlanta.
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Georgia
Georgia State Patrol
Manchester
Hunter Army Air Base
Savannah
State Patrol
Waga TV
Atlanta
Alabama
Keith Broach
Auburn
Ala
Lanett
Carrville
Notasulga
Tuskegee
Bert Burns
Randy
Shade
Hunter Air Base
Rail Span May Be Altered
Amarillo report states Burlington Northern weighs abandoning a 171 mile track segment from Estelline to Floydada after a Texas tunnel collapse. High repair costs cited. options include daylighting the tunnel, repaving 70 miles, or using an alternative route amid a costly decision affecting High Plains residents.
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Amarillo
Quitaque
Burlington Northern Railroad
Estel Hne
Flovdada
Fan Cruiksshank
Texas
Fort Worth
Denver
Cruikshank
Hoch Plains
Southwest Weather Map Snapshot
Weather map on page 4 B shows readings for cities including Abilene El Paso Amarillo Hobbs Albuquerque Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Denver and Fort Worth with temperature figures and humidity indicators in a compact regional forecast.
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EL Paso
Amarillo
Hobbs
Aubuquerque
Houston Mh
Dallas
Okla
Denver
W. Falls
Wreckage Found in DC8 Cargo Plane Crash Near Cold Bay
A World Airways DC8 cargo plane chartered by the Air Force crashed into Mt. Dutton near Cold Bay Alaska killing six aboard. Rescue teams faced poor visibility and rugged terrain as they prepared to recover bodies and locate emergency gear.
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Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Coast Guard
Mt. Dutton
Cold Bay
Aleutian Islands
World Airways
Air Force
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Yokota
Japan
Alaskan Peninsula
Poundings Welcome New Residents Across Communities
A long standing practice known as pounding involved leaving food gifts for new residents in both large and small communities. Origin is unclear with several versions, and churches like the Methodists once used pounding when pastors changed every four years.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Methodist Church
Joe Haymes
Daily Prayer Request for Neighborly Love
A reader offers a simple prayer asking God to help them love their neighbors in daily routines, praying in Jesus name. The message is a personal devotional note included in today’s church bulletin.
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God
Jesus
Sleeping in a Cambodian bombed house in Meak Luong
A Cambodian baby rests in a hammock in a bomb damaged Mekong town residence now occupied by government troops and families. An August bombing raid hit Meak Luong, the AP photographer reports from the scene.
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Mekong River
Meak Luong
Phnom Penh
AP Witephotos
Belfast Boy Found Dead In Lagan River After Maniac Attack
Police blamed a Jack the Ripper type killer for the mutilated body of 10 year old Brian McDermott found in a sack in the Lagan River. Pathologists could not yet determine sex. An army report noted a bomb blast near a Catholic boys home but caused no injuries.
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UPI
Lagan
Jack the Ripper
Brian McDermott
Army
Proestant Ulster Freedom Fighters
IRA
Nixon urges swift Congress action on major proposals
President Nixon appealed for quick passage of over 50 administration bills, signaling a possible extra session. He urged Congress and the White House to act to avoid higher prices, defend the nation, curb deficits, and counter inflation while pledging a State of the Union message to detail priorities.
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Ad News Services
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
House
State of the Union
Camp David
Executive Branch
Comic Dictionary Candidate A Politician Critique
The A J Today profiles ICOMIC DICTIONARY candidate A a political figure described as neither as black as painted nor as whitewashed as depicted. The piece reflects on public image versus reality in local politics.
Kidnap Trio Nabbed In Colorado City
In Colorado City West Texas police arrested three Columbus Georgia men Wayne Barfield 122 Larry Fortune 20 and Peter Kaiser 19 on a Tyler Texas kidnapping case involving James Otto Hoover 55. Hoover reported being abducted driven to a remote area shot several times and left in a ditch before reaching a mobile home where help arrived.
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Colorado City
West Texas
Columbus, Ga
Mitchell County
Wayne William Barfield
Larry Tate Fortune
Peter Kaiser
James Otto Hoover
Smith County
Sheriff's Department
Columbus
Hoover
Tuskegee
Ala
Sam Jolly
Tyler
Bill Wideman
Barfield
Fortune
Kaiser
Jess Browning
Harlan Long
Tylers
FBI
Inouye says tapes not vital to Watergate probe
Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Meet the Press stated the White House tape recordings of Nixon are not essential to the Watergate committee’s inquiry. He noted the panel can complete a report without the tapes, reserving absolute necessity for criminal cases.
Inouye says White House tapes not essential to Watergate probe
Sen Daniel Inouye D Hawaii told NBC Meet the Press that White House tape recordings of Nixon conversations are not essential to the Senate Watergate Committee inquiry. He said the committee can complete its report on Watergate and related developments without the tapes.
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Washington
Daniel K. Inouye
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon
Hawaii
Senate
Kompong Cham Relives Nightmare Of City in Ruin
Cambodian fighting has left Kompong Cham in ruins with gutted homes, corpses in streets, and civilians fleeing by boat across the Mekong. Khmer Rouge and government troops duel in the market area while shells, mortars, and gunfire rattle the city.
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Associated Press
Kompong Cham
Phnom Penh
So-Sakhan Costo
Cambodia
Mekong River
Artil
Khmer Rouge
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