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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
5
In 1929 workers from the State Highway Department lounged on pickups east of Glenn's Diary before the Wheeler Alabama 20 road segment was built. Names listed include Larry Terry Thomas Lamar Drayton Dutton Freton Hill Elurn Moore and girls Ada Mae Jane Moore and Dorothy Green daughter of Walter Green.
Democratic governors press Jean Westwood to resign as they back Texan Robert Strauss for the party chairmanship. Westwood vows to resist, Strauss refuses to drop out. Sen. George McGovern urges both to withdraw. Outcome likely at next Saturday’s Democratic National Committee meeting.
GOP National Chairman Robert Dole called Nixon s landslide a harbinger of good fortune for the party and possible restoration as the majority. Michigan Gov William G Milliken urged focus on the poor and desperate to gain a durable base. Governors emphasized building a broader base over four years with leadership and hard work. Vice President Agnew attended a breakfast with governors ahead of discussions on state and federal relations.
A four engine Convair 990A crashed after takeoff from Tenerife in the Canary Islands. All 155 aboard are believed dead, including 143 West Germans plus Austrians Italians and seven Spanish crew. Investigators probe sabotage as cause.
Discovery highlights Ru singa Island in Lake Victoria as a rich source of fossil primate remains. The site yields diverse fossil material informing primate evolution in Africa.
American warplanes conducted heavy bombing against enemy supply routes in Vietnam. U S planes flew 315 tactical strikes, many in Quang Tri, while air and naval units logged over 90 missions against North Vietnamese lines.
In Orange Springs near Peacock Slough Springs two Jacksonville youths Leonard Stubbs and Richard Broman both 16 were found dead at 120 and 140 foot levels inside underwater caves. The deaths raise the year’s diver toll to about 10 as investigators note the pair ventured beyond their instructor’s guidance.
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