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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1973
Page
2
Decatur faces a diesel and gasoline crunch that may force a reassessment of city priorities after the National Congress of Cities meeting. Officials warn fuel cuts could delay construction while police and fire services stay protected.
Police probe burglary at Nungester Drug Store on Bank Street where dangerous drugs from A to Z were kept in a back cabinet. Detectives found a lug wrench, no prints, and estimate loss likely above $1,000 with amphetamines the main suspect. burglars possibly observed the cabinet prior to entry and used a glass front door to reach it. Several car window break-ins and a pistol theft were reported nearby, and Willard T. Brown was arrested on a battery warrant.
Austin High School plans a Dec 10 concert by the Harmonica Rascals to raise funds for a new public address system. Leader Paul Baron and the four-and-a-half-foot Shorty headline a tour stop that will run 7 to 8 45 p.m. Tickets total about 1500 with 900 adults and 1000 students.
The high school student council plans a Harmonica Rascals appearance on December 10 with organizers including Debbie among the planning group.
Phylliss Sidebotham notes the marquee repair after a brick damaged it while Culver reports small project needs with a goal to fund a public address system for the gym. Jimmy says the whole community is involved, unlike past jersey sales aimed at students. Tickets cost $1 for students and $2 for adults at the school office and in homerooms.
More than 1,200 people from 50 North Alabama churches will attend a week of evangelistic training at Central Baptist Church. Sessions run Monday to Saturday at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. with 25 Campus Crusade for Christ staff guiding lectures and seminars. Registration is $6 with free child care and study groups for children under 13.
The Mueller Co. canceled its $13 million Athens foundry project after deciding to build elsewhere, citing potential labor shortages. GM plans for a nearby $50 million plant and 750 jobs in mid-1975 influenced regional competition for labor and site resources.
Albert B. Brewer High School will send its 72 member band to the Blue Gray Parade in Montgomery on December 18 where 16 Alabama bands perform plus a 7 p.m. football game. Band director Jim Crawley says the group will also play during halftime of the national telecast. This is Brewer’s first invitation to the event.
Attorney General Baxley reports traceability of highly suspicious payments by the State Fair Authority is impossible due to poor bookkeeping and destroyed records. He cites duplicate payments and free alcoholic beverages at meetings, urging end to free food and personal expense accounts.
Decatur Army Reserve unit now at 74 percent of authorized strength with 126 men. Maj. Robert Taylor warns the company could be disbanded if more volunteers enlist. He notes reservists earn about 75 dollars monthly for two days of duty and cites war-era attitudes as a hindrance to recruitment.
Decatur Daily advises readers to send inquiries with full contact details. It notes a case where a ring sent for resizing took six weeks with no reply and suggests contacting the Office of Consumer Protection in Montgomery for merchandise with defectives.
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