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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
1
Playwright Arthur Miller said he once believed Peter Reilly could have killed his mother Barbara Gibbons in Canaan Connecticut on September 28 1973. Miller noted he was unsure about the bloodstain detail and questioned the assumption of guilt.
The Decatur city council approved moving a $290 000 liability from the gross receipts fund to the general fund and kept the school fund share at 25 percent. The action reduces the general fund deficit to $738 000 and preserves more than $309 000 for the Decatur school system despite earlier cuts.
Joe Hafner, 38, of Decatur, manager of Big E Department Store, was arrested Sunday minutes after the store opened at 1 p.m. at Southland Plaza for violating the city closing statute. He said Nashville headquarters advised hiring an attorney and a challenge to the law has not yet been decided.
Hafner detained after opening store on Sunday despite blue laws. He posted a $210 bond and faces possible fines up to $200 and six months in jail if convicted. Police and city officials weigh enforcement as council delays action.
President Ford sinks in polls while Republicans in Congress voice anger over his flipflops on major issues from New York to energy. A leading conservative senator says many feel he has created political trouble and left fellow Republicans exposed.
Bertha May Fletcher 28 is jailed in Madison County on first degree murder charges after being arrested Saturday night at an Braham Street apartment where Jacob Suggs 34 was stabbed to death. Curlee cited an argument among several people with no stated motive.
Sally Rand, arrested on opening night of the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago for her exotic fan dance, remains active touring and performing. She recalls early fame from the Milk Fund Ball, notes steady earnings around 1500 dollars per show, and continues to pursue dancing, travel, and personal projects at Glendora California home.
Florence Adams, city clerk for 10 years and city employee since 1936, will retire Oct. 1 next year. She will be 65 in March, the compulsory retirement age, but will stay on until the end of the current term. She began with the city in 1936 and was assistant city clerk from 1942 to 1965.
A railroad tank car loaded with chlorine exploded at Hooker Chemical Co. in Niagara Falls causing multiple deaths and producing toxic fumes that incapacitated about 80 people. One car exploded and another ruptured while cars were outside the plant connected by pipes. Authorities later said the danger had passed but warned of possible further blasts.
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