Debate on Bremer verdict and parole risks in Wallace case
Opinion argues that Bremer faces 63 years for assault with intent to kill but parole eligibility in 16 years raises questions about justice and the parole system. It notes potential insanity defenses, trial difficulties, and Cardozo’s critique of insanity as a defense, questioning the balance of guilt and punishment in modern courts.
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Arthur Bremer
Gov
Wallace
Bremer
Maryland
Justice Cardozo
Weather outlook for Decatur area Friday to Sunday
Highs in the upper 80s with lows in the upper 60s. Friday’s afternoon showers possible with a 30 percent rain chance. Sunrise is 6:16 a.m. and sunset 6:38 p.m. A calf elk is born in late May or early June and follows its mother within a few days.
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Decatur
Drawn 19th Chess Match Leaves Fans Disappointed
The 19th game between Fischer and Spassky ended in a draw after 47 moves as both sides tired. Spassky threatened mate early, Fischer defended and repeated a sequence, and Grigor ic predicted the stalemate. The crowd of about 600 awaited decisive play for the next game scheduled Sunday.
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Fischer
Spassky
Fischer Fischer
Svetozar Gligoric
Grigoric
Gunman Robs Store as Customers Wrestle Suspect
Mrs. Pitts describes a robbery at the Blue Ribbon store where a gunman demanded cash before being tackled by Johnny and others. William Miller and Tubbs subdued the robber, who fled to a skylight and then ran out front onto the street. The incident ends with Mrs. Pitts pursuing the suspect toward the bus station alley.
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Blue Ribbon
Miller
Tubbs
Mrs. Pitts
U.S. crews seek missing sailors amid war news
Reports say six crewmen are missing after a South week battle and a F4 Phantom crash off North Vietnam. Two pilots were rescued. China accuses U.S. planes of hitting a Chinese boat near the North Vietnamese coast killing a captain and three others. U.S. Command says a craft was sunk nearby but denies striking lifeboats or third country ships.
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U.S
Saigon
China
Navy
Vinh
Emergency Numbers and Contacts Listed in Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists emergency numbers for Morgan County Sheriff in Hartselle and Limestone County, and Cullman lines plus crisis centers. It advises dialing 0 for uncertain emergencies and provides hospital and physician poisoning resources. It notes Athens and department contacts for nights and holidays.
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Hartselle
Limestone County
THE
Decatur Daily
Athens
Perfect Attendance Tops Career Of Cullman Educator
Mrs Mavis Fuller Wooten, a Cullman College faculty member, earned a Doctorate in Education with a major in English at Auburn University commencement Friday and has never missed a day in grammar school through graduate studies. She attributes it to her family routine of always going to school.
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Cullman
Mavis Fuller Wooten
Cullman College
Auburn University
Wooten’s Academic Journey and Family Tables Teaching Traditions
Mrs. Wooten, from a line of teachers in Cullman County, pursued a doctorate via Auburn’s Junior College Leadership Development Program led by Dr. E. B. Moore. She took a sabbatical from Cullman College to study, commuted weekends, and credits early mentors like Mrs. Mollie Barron for her attendance. Married during high school, she balanced study with family life including daughters Gene Gamble and Chesley Barnett, and operates a cattle farm with husband Denver.
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Auburn
Southeast
E. B. Moore
Cullman College
Cullman 5
Sacred Heart
St. Bernard
University of Alabama
Wootens
Cullman County
Gene Gamble
Goodsprings
Jury Deliberations Resume in Aldridge False Pretense Case
Morgan County Circuit Court jurors prepare to resume deliberations Saturday in a false pretense case against Charles Ray Aldridge of Los Angeles. Aldridge, 41, faces three counts of obtaining signatures under false pretense to purchase license plates at the Morgan County Courthouse last December. The trial is a second before Judge R L Hundley after a hung jury in the first trial. Jurors discussed evidence for three hours Friday before adjourning. A Florence State University student and Commissioner of Licenses identified Aldridge and a companion in connection with attempted license purchases for three out-of-state cars.
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Morgan County Circuit Criminal Court
Charles Ray Aldridge
Los Angeles
Aldridge
Morgan County
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Florence State University
Pamela Gail McCulloch
Cleon Yates
Police Protest City Appointment In Daleville Alabama
Daleville police protested Mayor Jimmy Day Moore's appointment as temporary director of the Public Safety Department. Moore, chief of the police fire and rescue departments, was named Thursday and officers demand internal promotion if a temporary director is needed. They warned of further action if the appointment stands.
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Daleville
Ala
Jimmy Day
Moore
Systee
POW Names Released by Hanoi Identify Nine Airmen and One Navy Officer
Vietnam News Agency lists nine U S Air Force pilots and one Navy officer captured between June 1 and July 17 with names ages birthdates serial numbers and capture locations. The report gives no update on condition and omits home towns. The Decatur Jaycees plan to sell 3000 copies of a special edition of THE DECATUR DAILY Sunday to support charitable projects.
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Paris
Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency
Air Force
Gregg Ormar Hanson
Illinois
Tuyen Quang
Richard Joseph Fulton
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur Daily
McGovern Asks for Strong County Support as Campaigns Mix
The report notes Dan McGovern predicting a large county plurality outside Chicago and his rivals highlighting political clashes. In Minneapolis the Veterans of Foreign Wars interrupted Agnew twenty times during a 26 minute speech as he argued for amnesty for draft dodgers. McGovern campaigned in Washington urging labor leaders and rural editors to view Nixon as promoting scare tactics. Nixon hosted a celebrity party at San Clemente after a cross country trip as Ziegler described the President as pleased with the reception.
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Cook County
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Ill
Minneapolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Agnew
McGovern
Alpha and Omega
Washington
Nixon
Shirley MacLaine
Anne Wexler
Ann Martindel
New Jersey
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Miami Beach
Decatur stabbing reported on Red Bank Road
A 24 year old Decatur man identified as Jack B. Smith of 1610 Olive St SE was stabbed Friday night and taken to Decatur General Hospital. Authorities gave few details about the incident on Red Bank Rd and said a condition report was unavailable.
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Flint
Decatur
AAA South End Ambulance Service
Jack B. Smith
Olive St. SE
Decatur General Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Red Bank Rd
Cadillacs Recalled for Axle Shaft Defects
General Motors Cadillac Motor Car Division recalls 3878 vehicles including hearses and ambulances and nine passenger Series 75 sedans to replace axle shafts that could break and detach a rear wheel. No injuries reported. Replacement at no cost to owners.
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NYT
Detroit
General Motors
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Cadillac
Cadillacs
Futures Rise on CBOT Wheat and Soybeans to New Highs
Strong week for commodity futures on the Chicago Board of Trade with wheat and soybeans posting season highs. Wheat options traded at $2 per bushel for the first time since 1966 as prices rose 2 to 3 percent. corn and oats followed with gains while soybeans lagged slightly or rose up to six cents. Rumors of additional Russian grain sales circulated as the USDA nudged up its corn export forecast by 100 million bushels, fueling broader commodity strength.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Russia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Peace prospects dim after Nixon remarks in Miami
AFP reports Hanoi sources say Nixon's Miami remarks fail to ease the Paris stalemate. North Vietnamese see no sign of thaw, despite talk of a possible gesture. Officials insist a reasonable negotiated solution is sought, and praise McGovern's electoral program.
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Jean Thoraval
Hanoi
AFP
Vietnam
Indochina
Nixon
Republican Party
Miami
Paris
le Duc
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Nixos
United Sea
Bose
McGovern
Nizon
Spectacled children more intelligent study suggests
Dr Charles Brown reports in Practitioner that short seated or spectacled children tend to score higher on intelligence tests, noting readers with glasses often have larger eyes and sharper brains. The finding comes from an AP summary of a London survey.
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Intellect Insight London
Charles Brown
Practitioner
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