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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1973
Page
4
The piece weighs early airport security measures aimed at stopping hijacking. It notes mixed opinions with passengers tolerating inconvenience while critics complain. It urges patience, highlights the help for vulnerable travelers, and asserts the hijacker bears sole responsibility.
The piece argues that winter energy shortages reveal a national dependence on energy and criticizes the Nixon administration and oil interests for failing to spur conservation. It notes the National Petroleum Council resists lifestyle changes and highlights an Office of Emergency Preparedness plan proposing belt tightening to save up to 7.3 million barrels of oil daily by 1980.
The Decatur Daily letter argues a Drug-Vice Squad helps curb rising robberies tied to drugs and urges publishing periodic crime statistics. It cites Sheriff McBride noting doubled drug arrests in 1972 and suggests a box score of arrests and convictions to gauge court outcomes.
Watergate defendants hint at revealing embarrassing information to the Nixon administration while avoiding taking the rap for higher ups. Bernard Barker and Frank Sturgis discuss books, Rothblatt complains of missing defense funds, and cash payments surface amid bank record subpoenas.
A Jerome K. Jerome line extols work as a source of fascination and endless focus. The speaker expresses lasting attraction to productive effort and the ability to sit and study one’s tasks for hours.
Viewpoint argues against demanding consultation before bombing North Vietnam and urges cooperation with the president. It contends Congress should back the commander in chief to deter further offensives, support treaty obligations, and advance peace negotiations toward a final pact.
Public notice from Decatur Daily details publisher W R Shelton and the Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc 1912 1924 with contact and grievance policy plus subscription rates by mail and carrier including daily Sunday and monthly options and price structure.
Clarence Dale Luttrell 21, a soldier from Ft. Rucker stationed in Alabama, surrendered after allegedly shooting Jimmy Follis 34, co owner of WELB Elba, through a studio window amid a dispute over long distance call charges. Luttrell is held without bond in Coffee County Jail.
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