Modicum Of Cheer In A Quiet 1971
Guest editorial reflects on 1971 as a mostly quiet year with transition toward normalcy post Vietnam and recession. It notes fewer clashes abroad, renewed family and neighborhood ties, ongoing poverty and racial tensions, and looming political rhetoric ahead of 1972. Will Durant quote underscores cautious optimism amid uneasy optimism.
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America
Seige
Viet Nam
Capitol Hill
White House
Earth
U.S
Will Durant
Refugees Return To Bangladesh Begins As Indian officials spearhead mass repatriation
India launches a vast road and rail drive to relocate nearly 10 million Bangladesh refugees, with trucks and rail cars set aside. Officials expect at least 80 percent to return home within two months, possibly by end of February, as Prime Minister Gandhi predicts. Salt Lake camp near Calcutta houses about 150,000 refugees. Bangladesh ministers promise safety and property restoration, while India aims to end the costly refugee burden.
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Andrew Torchia
Calcutta
India
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Aiten Serja
Salt Lake
Bangla
Bengal
Local Docket and Birth Notices From Decatur General
Daily records list dismissals and arrivals at Decatur General Hospital with names from Decatur and nearby towns. Births include Olen Byrd Danville couple with a daughter and other newborns announced at Decatur General Hospital and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Lavern Byrd
Danville
Decatur General Hospital
John Warren Hobbs
Elkmont
John Almon Walker
Athens
Mark E. Malone
Decatur Area Weather Outlook and River Briefing
Friday high reached 53 at 4 pm with a Friday low of 40 at 6 am. Today and Sunday mostly cloudy with 20 percent rain today and 30 percent tonight, slight rain chance Sunday. Forecast highs around 55, lows near 33, sunrise 6 54am sunset 4 46pm.
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Decatur
Ex Con Held In Killings In Spartanburg
Spartanburg, AP report says Allen Pruitt 35 jailed without bond on murder charges in the slayings of Douglas Chesney 27 and William H. Gault 42. Bodies found in a car crashed by a tree. both shot in the back. Gault worked as a mailing room supervisor for a Spartanburg newspaper. Pruitt, with a long crime history and prison escapes, claimed innocence but described himself as a reformed minister-to-be and prison advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
S.C
Virginia — State Penitentiary
Allen Pruitt
Douglas Chesney
Rt. 7
William H
Pappy” Gault
Rt. 4
Inman
Gault
William Gault
Jimmy Carruthers
Sydney
Australia
Pruitt
Norfolk, V.a
Virginia State
Richmond
Atlanta
Virginia
F. Lee Bailey
Virginia Supreme Court
Norfolk
Army Pvt 10 Joseph A England Completes Course
Army Pvt 10 Joseph A England 17 son of Mr and Mrs William E England Cullman 11 has completed a 23 week fixed station technical controller course at the U S Army Signal Center and School Ft Monmouth N J PFC England entered the Army in February 1971 and was last stationed at Ft Ord California He is a 1971 graduate of Vinemont High School.
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FT. Monmouth
N.J
Joseph A. England
William E. England
Cullman
U.S. Army Signal Center
England
Ft. Ord
Calif
Vinemont High School
Pvt Rick Reece Completes Basic Training at Ft Polk
Rick P. Reece 19 son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Reece and wife Lorentta of Athens completed eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Infantry Ft Polk La Army announces.
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FT. Polk
Rick P. Reece
Henry F.reece
Lorentta
Athens
U.S. Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Polk-La
Elkmont Soldier Steve Turner Promoted in Vietnam
Steve Turner of Elkmont and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Turner has been promoted to Army Specialist Five while serving with the 1st Airborne Division in Vietnam. A rifleman with Company A 2nd Battalion 501st Infantry, he entered the Army at Ft. Knox and was last stationed at Ft. Polk. The 21 year old is a 1968 graduate of Elkmont High School.
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U.S. Army
Vietnam
Steve 8An
Willie Turner
Elkmont 2
Army
01St Airborne Division
501St Infantry
Ft. Knox
Ft. Polk
Elkmont High School
Octopus Snags Up To 25 Crabs With Eight Arms
The creature combines speed and dexterity as it gathers as many as 25 crabs at once using its eight arms before sequentially consuming them.
Peas and Jowl Tradition Marks New Year Lunch
Readers discuss the old Southern custom of eating black eyed peas and hog jowl for luck in the new year. Quoted are Hattie Garner of Athens and Christine Almon of Moulton noting personal habits and beliefs. Lawrence County jail inmates also receive the traditional meal New Year’s Day prepared by jailor Tom Ligon.
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Christine Almon
Moulton
Almon
Lawrence County
Tom Ligon
Ligon
Dan
Snooks) Ligon
Old Southern New Year Meal Believed To Bring Luck
Cooper Ligon notes prisoners will be served mashed potatoes and corn bread as part of a traditional old South New Year feast. Rumors say peas mean peace hog joy and rice riches for the coming year. Faye Brewington of Trinity plans hog jowl and black eyed peas saying its luck and fun.
Retired Judge Griffith Longtime Morgan County Figure
Judge Griffith aged 64 retired after 23 years on the bench in Morgan County and as probate judge of Cullman County in 1970. The legislature created a third circuit judgeship to relieve a crowded docket and assign half of civil and criminal cases in Morgan and Limestone counties.
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Griffith
Bwench
32Nd Judicial Circuit
Cullman County
Morgan County
Limestone County
Powell
Grand Jury
R.L. Handley
Board of Registrars Office
District Attorney’s Office
Cigarette Ad Spending Shifts Amid Growth in 1971
Tobacco analysts note cigarette consumption rose as the 20 to 40 age group grows, with industry ad spend shifting from television to magazines and outdoor media. In 1971, ad spending rose across magazines, newspapers, billboards, and transit, but TV still dominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Maxwell
Oppenheimer & Co
Advertising Age
Philip Morris
Liggett & Myers
Drug case under investigation at Ft. Riley proceeds toward toxicology review
Military Police Company based at Ft. Riley Kansas continues to investigate the confiscated substance. State toxicologist will examine the material. It is unclear if Robinson will face state court or military proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Pettus
Robinson
Moore
Wreck injures two Somerville residents on Alabama 67
Two Somerville residents suffered minor injuries in a Friday two car collision on Alabama 67 south of Decatur. W. C. Champion, 19, and Lizzie Champion, 58, were treated and released at Pineview Hospital in Hartselle. The other driver, Arthur Paul Solomon, 22, of Somerville, was not injured.
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Somerville
Alabama 67
Decatur
W.C. Champion
Lizzie Champion
Pineview Hospital
Hartselle
Arthur Paul Solomon
Emergency Numbers and Crisis Contacts Listed
The notice lists emergency and crisis contact numbers for several counties and services including Sheriff and Fire Department lines. It advises calling 0 if unsure of the proper emergency number and provides Crisis Call Center numbers for personal crises and poisoning. The Decatur Daily reference and department lines are included.
Hartselle Wreck Injures Three
Three Hartselle residents were injured in a car truck collision at the U S 81 and Alabama 36 intersection Friday afternoon. Stanley Reeves 20 and his wife Anna 18 both of Hartseller were admitted for observation to Pineview Hospital. Comner Tankersley 59 driver of the pickup was treated and released.
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Hartselle
U.S. 81
Alabama
Stanley Reeves
Anna
Hartseller
Pineview Hospital
Comner Tankersley
Gandhi urges India to rely less on foreign aid and seek steady gains
Mrs. Gandhi defends long term credits as aid, notes India paid back prior debts, and warns hardship if aid ends. She says US and other nations should not dictate policies, calls for better India Pakistan relations, and envisions future talks on repatriation and peace moves with Pakistan and China’s cautious stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
India
Gandhi
Pakistan
Nixon
China
Peking
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Decatur Girl Hurt In Wreck Near Alabama 24
A 17 year old Decatur girl identified as Randy Wilson was injured in a three car collision on Alabama 24 a half mile west of Decatur Friday. She was a passenger in Jonathan Wilson’s car and treated at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital after being transported by AAA Southend Ambulance. The other drivers John R Mooney Lindé-Gail Louallen escaped injury.
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Decatur
Alabama
Randy Wilson
Mountain View
Jonathan Wilson
John R Mooney
Trinity
Lindé-Gail Louallen
Moulton
Miss Wilson
AAA Southend
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
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David Lee Whitten
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Edward Myri Hughes
Leslie Doss Jr
Diana Patricia Flemming
Darren Fuqua
Bonnie Jean Smith
Mary Alice Turner
June Lebell Montgomery
Trinity Mitchell
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Hartselte
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Decaur
Willie Lee Shaw
Winform
Blasingame
Hillsboro
Charlies
Clyde Christy
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Tanner
Arthur Morrison
Willie Toumanna
Irvin B. Southern
Deca
James Jennings
Eva Waylon Brooks
Laura Bowman
John Flinn
State Ave
Morgia Terry
Olive St
Leona Culps
Ardmore
Georgia Hobson
Kooken Ave
Mark Armst Moulterr
John Smith
Aramere
Willie Samuel
Sth
Nina Smith
Christian
Ito
Church of God
Joseph England
Rick Reece
Steve Turner
Hattie Garner
By Dick. Cooper
R.J. Reynolds
Italy
Highway Patrol
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