Athens DJ Breaks World Record For Continuous Broadcast
Athens disk jockey Sonny Turner claimed a 168 hour on air run, saying he was not sleepy and could go two or three more days. Dale Jordan of WKAC said he would stop after adding hours, noting a prior 90 hour Southeast record. He described hypnosis and coffee as factors, insisting no drugs were used.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Dale Bruce Jordan
Wkacradio
Jordan
Huntsville
West Virginia
Federal Communications Commission
Iceland
Drug Defendant Bound To Jury
A 22 year old Lexington man was bound over to the Limestone County grand jury on unlawful sale of marijuana charges. Larry Joe Putman, part of Limestone County's largest drug raid, received $500 fine and six months for unlawful possession, plus two years probation after paying the fine by Feb 7. Bond was set at $2,000 for the sale charge. Donnie McGee, 24, Lexington 1, also fined $500 for unlawful possession and six months hard labor, with two years probation on payment.
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Athens
Lexington
Limestone County Superior Court
Larry Joe Putman
Limestone County
D. L. Rosenau Jr
Donnie McGee
Lexington 1
Reconciliation Moment at Baptist World Congress
During the Baptist World Congress in Tokyo the Union of South Africa prompted a moment as two women, one black and one white, walked hand in hand across the platform and recited in their native languages that they are reconciled through Jesus Christ signaling a stand against apartheid tensions.
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Tokyo
Union of South Africa
Unemployment Rate Edges Up in December 1971
The unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in December 1971 with about five million people out of work. The rate marked the worst jobless level in a decade as figures showed slight gains in those seeking work and mixed earnings, with blacks and nonwhites hardest hit while whites improved. Political reactions blamed the administration, with calls for tax cuts and more public spending to spur job creation.
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Brooks Jackson Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Joint Economic Commitutee
George S. McGovern
Dl.d
Snead College selects nine cheerleaders
Three local girls are among nine cheerleaders chosen to represent Snead College this year. From left: Kathy Harden head Cheerleader Guntersville Becky Grissom Danville Sharon Morrison Albertville Beverly
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Snead College
Kathy Harden
Guntersville
Becky Grissom
Danville
Sharon Morrison
Albertville
Beverly
New Hampshire Voter Makeup Shapes 1972 Primary
New Hampshire faces a transformed electorate as population growth and new voting laws broaden participation. About 96,000 18 to 24 year olds become first time primary voters, independents may outnumber party registrants, and campaigns target this new bloc to influence the race between McCloskey, Nixon and Muskie/McGovern.
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New New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
Seale
George McGovern
Paul N.mccloskey
Nixon
McGovern
Muskie
Alabama Republicans push Ashbrook at Nixon convention
Mobile and Huntsville leaders plan to commit Alabama delegates to Ohio challenger John Ashbrook at the GOP national convention. Baxley urges ethics rules to shield Air Pollution Control Commission staff from improper influence. Alabama press executives meet in Mobile for the Alabama Associated Press Association winter session. Georgia men indicted in $8,921 Grand Bay bank robbery. Ciba-Geigy McIntosh plant to cut about 200 jobs as production slows.
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Mobile
Ala
Fuiay
Nixon
Alabama
Jim van Antwerp
Mobile County
Republican Executive Committee
Jim Tice
Huntsville
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Birmingham
Bill Baxley
The
Air Pollution Control Commission
Baxley
Alabama Associated Press Association
Alabama News Council
Mobile, Ala
Georgia
Grand Bay
U.S
Boom in Aspen Ski Boom Draws Thousands to Mountains
Aspen, Colo. rides a new boom as four ski areas lure visitors and investors. Million dollar condo projects rise while permanent residents grow from a few thousand to several thousand, echoing a past silver rush but with recreation as the driver.
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Aspen
Colo
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American Oil
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Alabama Oi! Co
Decatur
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Richard Nixon
White House
James D. Hodgson
Congress
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
NYT
Manchester
N. H
Eugene McCarthy
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Ciba-Geigy
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