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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1973

Page

3

Television Log Previews Evening Decatur Schedule

The Decatur Daily publishes a television log listing Central Daylight Time programs from 6:00 p.m. onward. Highlights include NEWS, Truth or Consequences, 60 Minutes, Sanford and Son, Brady Bunch, Odd Couple, Pro Football, They Might Be Giants, Room 222, Masterpiece Theatre, and late-night movies and concerts with guests such as Johnny Carson and Al Green.

Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings Be Giants George C. Scott Sherlock Hal Joanne Woodward Masterpiece Theatre Barry Morse Henry James Giants Bank OF England

DAVE Systems Promise for Flexible Bus Dispatch

The article explains how a DAVE like system uses a control center scheduler and radioed dispatch to collect riders from homes or offices, then returns to the center after each trip. It notes global trials, viability with subsidies in higher wage areas, and potential as a community service or revenue support through parcel deliveries.

U.S Canada England Holland Venezuela Dave Systems, Inc

Store Robbery Suspects At Large In Limestone County

Sheriff M W Evans said the two men cut through a steel wall with a hacksaw at about 6 am on August 20 to escape. Officials patrol the area as authorities, including state troopers, search for the extremely dangerous suspects. A woman, treated at Athens Limestone Hospital, said she was released at the roadside and called police from a nearby house. It is unknown how much money was taken. Residents are urged to lock doors as the suspects remain in the vicinity. one man is believed armed with a .45 pistol.

M. W Buddy) Evans Limestone County Clem Athens Limestone Hospital

Milk price hike split with dairymen and processors

Hall Miller and Horace Culpepper of Cullman voted against the increase. Six cents of the increase will go into effect after final paper work is completed, likely next week, and goes to dairymen who requested and received a 17 percent rise in raw milk prices. An additional two cents per half gallon for processors and distributors awaits IRS approval, likely effective around Oct. 1, Miller says.

Miller Horace Culpepper Cullman Internal Revenue Service Nixon

Petrol stations brace for weekend price protests delayed

Operators and distributors say they will not join a lock up over Federal price guidelines as the planned rules are postponed for a week. Independent stations report similar fuel shortages to majors with some outlets running dry on regular. One Spur station and others in Athens face barge and terminal supply issues while two Decatur and Athens sites run out of gasoline this week.

Jetport Billy Haraway 6Th Ave Athens Sheffield Decatur

Gospel and theater events listed for local communities

Calendar of events notes multiple gospel sings at Donald Baptist Flint Baptist New Center and Mill Creek churches with no or low admission fees, plus performances by Ebony Players Gatemen Quartet Kingdom Heirs Dixon Family Royals and Neeley Gospel Singers. Alumni banquet at Fairview High School lists price of 3 dollars. Mt Tabor Methodist hosts Singing Sparkmans.

Flint Baptist Church Gatemen Missions Flint Rural Development Volunteer Fire Department New Center Baptist Church Hartselle Dixon Family Kingdom Heirs Mill Creek Baptist Church Lacon Ala Falkville Church of God Neeley Gospel Singers Lawrence Mt. Tabor

Weather and river readings for Decatur area report

River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 19.87 feet with sea level at 554.17 feet. High Thursday reached 93 degrees at 3 pm. today’s high in low 90s and tonight near 70. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with scattered storms and 40 percent rain today and Saturday, 20 percent tonight. Climate data show Thursday high 93, low 69, average 81, 2 degrees above normal. precipitation 0.10 inches for the day, 0.93 inches for the month, 46.79 inches for the year, 12.59 inches above normal. Temperatures over the past 24 hours ranged from 85 to 72 degrees.

Keller Memorial Bridge

Weather Timing Note For Tomorrow

The report lists sunrise at 6 19 a m and sunset at 7 13 p m with 8 a m temperatures around 81 and a forecasted rise to 76 by tomorrow.

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