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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
3
In Kristiansand Norway two Baktrian camels were sent to Britain with plans to ship eleven more to Canada. The park still hosts Europe’s largest Baktrian camel colony and is negotiating further exports to America. The piece notes a surge in camping activity in the United States this summer.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 20.36 feet sea level 554.66 feet. High today 89 near 3 pm. low 68 this morning. Forecast fair through Saturday with showers likely afternoons and evenings. rain chances 40 percent today 20 tonight 30 Saturday. On this date 1814 a tornado struck Washington DC with about 300 killed.
Cullman and Athens Limestone regions report admissions and dismissals. Notable names include Elien Burch and Celia Harris in Cullman, Harold Harris and Carl Smith, with births listed for Anderson. Ambulance calls and several road accidents logged near Decatur and Moulton with multiple injuries.
A 14 year-old from Indianapolis Indiana won the Hula Hoop nationals at Universal Studios. Davis Williams twirled up to eight hoops at once on Thursday delivering a championship performance and becoming only the second boy to win the event.
Readable calendar items list church talks gospel meetings picnics and club events across Morgan Limestone and Madison regions. Highlights include Mt Hope Church of Christ speakers, family picnic at Finland Park, Decatur Model Airplane Club event, and sister church services with various times and locations.
Nashville officer says meter maid Helen Copeland looked shocked when a ticket was issued for parking her motor scooter beneath a no parking sign outside the police station. Officer Jack Merlin notes the citation followed her deed and adds there is no excuse for such parking by meter maids.
In its five years he secured a $1000 bond and a trophy signaling a notable period of success.
A British soldier was fatally shot by a sniper in North Belfast early today, the 14th such killing in two weeks, pushing Northern Ireland’s death toll to at least 531 since the start of the three year period. Another trooper was wounded in Londonderry where a gunman was said to be on a building roof near the Bogside Catholic district. The Provisional IRA faced mounting pressure to end its bombing drive as appeals for cease fire came from priests politicians civil rights leaders and even the Official IRA wing. The Officials had quit armed activity in favor of politics. In Newry the Civil Rights Association urged a meeting with Provos chief of staff Sean McStioffan after nine people were killed in a Tuesday explosion. The group blasted the Provos for a callous disregard of public life. Religious leaders urged reconciliation between Catholic and Protestant communities while the SDLP condemned the bombings. The Provos accused the Officials of hypocrisy and said the bombing campaign fuels sectarianism. A Belfast court ordered the deportation of Ronald Alfred Hirsch a 34 year old New York actor linked to the IRA whose visa had expired.
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