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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
5
A Cuban army lieutenant captured by UNITA in Angola says Cuban troops total 5000 and that units were sent not as volunteers as Moscow and Havana claimed. He said troops felt deceived arriving to fight fellow Angolans after believing they would oppose colonialists.
Lt Gov Jere Beasley will join Alabama leaders at Athens State College in Limestone County for a 2:30 p.m. event marking the college’s affiliation with the state system. Gov George Wallace Attorney General Bill Baxley and other officials are expected to attend. a 4:30 p.m. barbecue and speeches follow.
Nixon hints at a decision by year end on a possible mayoral run. John McBride a florist shop owner and former Morgan County sheriff is weighing the race. Incumbent Byron Vann considers running while Richard Lee, Rutledger Thomas, Donald Branum and Bill Levin will not seek reelection. Mayor Russell Bolding remains undecided as Bill Dukes announces likely candidacy for next summer.
Betty Hargrove a production worker at the GM Saginaw Steering Gear division plant hands the first hydraulic steering gear pump assembled today to divisional general manager Ellis Ivey. GM official Ron Treloar looks on.
The Saginaw region helped seed the fledgling auto industry two years before General Motors. Buick became a major customer as demand grew after the first Indianapolis race. Buick bought out the C company in 1910, and by WWI the plant produced 1,000 units daily before becoming a separate division. The division later took its current name in 1928 and today operates seven Saginaw plants.
A Decatur woman, Carol Beth Terry, 24, is listed in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after a two car collision at 6 30 p m near 14th Street SE and Creighton Ave SE. Rodger M Terry, 24, at 714 Westwood Circle SE, was a passenger. The other driver is Charles R Alexander, 29, of Moulton 2.
President Ford returns to Washington from a 27 000 mile journey praising the trip as beneficial with many plusses and hints at a possible Middle East visit. Judge John Paul Stevens testifies he is fully recovered from open heart surgery and fit for the Supreme Court role. Senate leaders push a 13 billion dollar House tax cut bill as a clash with Congress risked higher taxes for Americans next month. Senate action also looms on 2.3 billion emergency NYC loan with filibuster threat blocked and cloture sought to end debate.
Thornton Wilder renowned for Our Town and multiple Pulitzer Prize winners died of a heart attack at age 78 in Hamden Connecticut. He was napping at his sister Isabel’s home when the fatal event occurred and was pronounced dead at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven after being rushed there.
Scotland Yard said no deals would be made with IRA gunmen holding a 54 year old postal inspector and his wife in a London second floor apartment near Regent Park. Police counted three or four gunmen, with one named Michael Wilson suspected in the November murder of Ross McWhirter, coeditor of the Guinness Book of World Records. The gunmen claimed IRA Provisional affiliation.
A warehouse fire at a Huntsville area facility caused smoke and flames to strand workers outside. Firemen contained the blaze by 8 30 am, with officials noting the smoke was not toxic though hazardous in large quantities. Production supervisor Jim Reekie estimated a long process to resume operations.
Morgan County Commission opened Phase II bids with Hampton Brothers Construction Co. of Hartselle as low bidder at 234 714.17 for base and 194 326 for alternate, for class 200 and class 160 pipe respectively. Other bids included C F W Construction 319 688.50 base, Mac's Contracting 337 392.25 base, Patterson- Wilder 299 760.25 base, Tucker Brothers 301 132 base, and S J Otinger 415 566.40 base.
Police say prominent art collector and Knight-Ridder project director was found bound in his Society Hill flat with a spear gun or Bowie knife as the weapon. Mrs. McKinnon was stabbed while fleeing. she survived. Suspects questioned, no arrests.
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