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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1971

Page

5

Wallace Proposes Alabama Busing Limit to Health Safety

Governor Wallace denounces federal busing and urges a state law to curb long distance busing citing a Justice Department threat to a school closure. He asks parents to invoke a Supreme Court provision to shield health or safety concerns and presses Nixon to curb massive busing.

Harold Smith Wallace Justice Department Alabama Legislative House Senate Supreme Court Nixon

District Faces Fed Order Over Moulton Heights School Split

The board debates obeying a federal court order to avoid split sessions at West Morgan School for Moulton Heights students. Officials discuss defying the court if sessions are refused, while Governor Wallace deploys plainclothes officers at schools to prevent trouble as Limestone County keeps to Pointer’s open order.

Aldrich Moulton Heights West Morgan School Robert Street Nancarrow U.S West Morgan High School Bob Hancock George Wallace Limestone County C. S. Pettus Pettus New Hope East Limestone U. S Sam Pointer Wallace Limestone County Board of Education Pointer

Alabama House rejects road betting measure amid warnings

The House voted 57 to 30 against a proposed road paramutuel betting bill after Rep. Pete Turnham warned of political retaliation. If passed, half the proceeds would support education and mental health. Similar bills for Jefferson and Mobile counties had been considered earlier.

House Pete Turnham Lee County Jefferson Mobile Senate Public Service Commission Ways and Means

Gaylord department store planned for Decatur center

A Gaylord spokesman says the new center will offer 60 000 to 70 000 square feet for lease to local tenants while completing a brick and marble front department store at the western end. Coffey estimates up to 500 jobs and about two theaters may be added in the complex.

Decatur Gateway Shopping Center Decatur Shopping Center Westgate Shopping Center Southland Plaza 2Nd Ave. SE Bank St Gaylord Coffey Mississippi Betty Gay Jerome A. Barrer American Stock Exchange Birmingham Ward Design Consultants

Revival and church events headline regional calendar

A dense list of revival services, gospel singings, youth events, and church meetings spans multiple churches in Madison, Athens, Limestone, Hartselle, Falkville, and surrounding areas. Notable items include Rev. Clarence Davis as guest speaker at Trinity UMC, the Impact Singers singing Life at Gateway Shopping Center, Bethel Baptist and East End UMC revivals, and a Fifth Sunday Singing at Caddo Christian Church.

Trinity United Methodist Church Clarence Davis First United Methodist Church Madison Madison United Methodist Choir Willring Impact Singers Southside Baptist Church Gateway Shopping Center Southside Bethel Baptist Church Hartselle Alvis Tollard Piedmont Bible College Raleigh N.C Gateway Sepping Cr East End United Methodist Church Jim Webster Florence Eastside Baptist Church Falkville Finnis Johnson Robert Watwood

Stock market gains on moderate trading amid economic news

The noon Dow Jones average rose 2.85 to 908.95 as advances edged declines on the NYSE. Japan let the yen weaken citing a boost to its economy, seen as a Nixon program win. motors, mail order retail, electronics, utilities, rails, and airlines rose while oils and aircrafts fell.

New York New York Stock Exchange

Egg market weak with prices steady in Birmingham

In Birmingham Alabama the eggs market shows weak demand with ample supplies. Prices per dozen for grade A white eggs are unchanged: extra large 38 to 40 cents, large 36 to 38 cents, medium 31 to 32 cents.

Birmingham Ala

Decatur Market Prices and Commodities Report

Decatur markets list cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton and milk prices including Grade A at 655 per hundred, four per cent direct ratios, and various feed and grain values such as No 2 Soybean at 3.24, White Shelled Corn at 1.65, Oats at 0.60, Milling Wheat at 1.30, Barley at 0.80, and Yellow Shelled Corn at 1.35. miscellaneous wood and pulpwood rates also shown.

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Over The Counter Securities Quotation Summary

NASD quotations show representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. with six day market changes. Prices exclude retail markups markdowns and commissions.

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