Tombstones Appear in Fontainebleau Rose Garden
The Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach displays tombstones among its rose bushes for the American Monument Association convention. Some guests object to the somber mood created by the grave markers.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1972
Page
5
The Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach displays tombstones among its rose bushes for the American Monument Association convention. Some guests object to the somber mood created by the grave markers.
Public interest lawyer Nader William A. Dobrovir and co counsel Andra N. Oakes filed a civil action challenging the Failures Act. They allege dairy industry gifts totaling about 322 500 dollars to GOP finance committees were funneled through dummy groups to influence price support battles in Congress.
The article notes potential POW releases before Paris peace talks resume and cites Nixon plans to pull most troops while leaving a residual force. Senate Democrats push for a final withdrawal date linked to prisoner releases and a cease fire, while Mansfield warns the date could moot his amendment.
An affidavit from Hughes or his proxy is filed after Justice Culkin's request for a notarized statement to block publication of two books. Zurich sources describe a forged passport of Helga Hughes with a Paris address linked to a missing woman. Bank accounts show little money, and McGraw-Hill defends publishing Irving's book while Life Magazine postpones excerpts pending investigation.
Local boards and clubs list sessions and gatherings for Morgan and nearby towns. Notable entries include the Board of Registrars in the Morgan County Courthouse, Quester’s Club at Katherine Hoppers residence, and the Decatur Chapter dinner at Decatur Country Club. Community centers host sewing classes and PTAs meet while missionary and religious events run nightly.
Greenwell laments lack of a final authority on the site delaying completion of the Wallace center dispute. He suggests accountability for potential parking damage could move a settlement forward, but state mental health board officials remain unwilling. Architect Bob Adams says the standstill prompts reexamination of bids for other Alabama centers and urges a single general and site contractor to resolve the issue out of court.
The market fell for the fifth straight session as profit takers pressured stocks. The Dow dipped 3.61 to 893.21 with declines outnumbering advances on the NYSE, as analysts notes indicated consolidation after a prior rally and concern over upcoming deficits. Levitz Furniture delayed opening due to orders. Rath Packing fell on weak 13 week earnings.
Market report from Decatur shows cotton loan figures for middling and cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton. Dairy prices include Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk at 3.20 per hundred. Grain and other commodities list soybeans 2, shelled corn 1.20, oats 0.70, milling wheat 1.41, barley and yellow corn at 1.20, pulpwood 15.25 per cord.
Quotations from the NASD reflect representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. The interdealer market shows changes throughout the day. Prices exclude retail markup, markdown, or commission.
NASA shifts funds to shuttle construction and flight operations while scrapping the grand solar tour. Contingency, additional shuttles, shuttle facilities and weather satellites receive new money, but a large space station and the Nerva engine project are dropped. A Jupiter mission study remains, with near term spending around 3.131 billion dollars.
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