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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1973

Page

14

Teenagers Face Marijuana Charges Near Athens

Athens Police charged six Huntsville teenagers with possession of marijuana after an arrest at 3 15 a m near Jack Yarber Ford on US 72. A 15 year old Athens youth was charged at Athens High School. The Huntsville youths are jailed. bond not set. The Athens boy was released on 1000 dollars bond.

Athens Huntsville Richard Faulk Jack Yarber Ford Limestone County Athens High School

Attorneys to Attend Civil Procedure Seminar

Huntsville attorneys will attend a February seminar at the University of Alabama Huntsville to study Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure adopted by the Alabama Supreme Court. Chief Justice Howell Heflin says the rules shift focus to merits over technicalities and take effect in July.

Huntsville Alabama Supreme Court Howell Heflin University of Alabama-Huntsville

VFW Post To Host District Meeting in Town Creek

Town Creek VFW Post 73 members strong will host Sunday District 12 meeting led by Commander Odie Kent. The event begins at 12 30 p m with lunch at the post home and a business session with guest officers follows. Members and their wives are invited.

Town Creek District 12 Odie Kent VFW Kent

High School GED Tests Offered in Cullman County

Cullman residents without a diploma can earn a GED at St. Bernard College in the Administration Building, Room 200. The five exams cover English, Social Studies, natural sciences, literature, and mathematics. Tests run weekdays 8 am to 4 pm, about two hours per exam. fee is $10. Guidance office available for more information.

Cullman Cullman County St. Bernard College

Veterans reflect on Vietnam war and peace

Guthrie, a 1964 Elkmont High School graduate, says the US role in Vietnam was warranted and honors the peace. The Austin Lions Club plans to display nearly 100 flags in business districts to mark the peace treaty and invite Decatur residents to fly flags. Decatur Cares will host a POW MIA benefit at Gateway Shopping Center with a jail vote and bracelets for Terry Geloneck to aid trust funds for children of missing soldiers. A tree planting will honor Morgan Countians who were captured or died.

Austin Lions Club U.S Tom Hill Austin Club Hill Decatur Gateway Shopping Center Decatur Cares Terry Geloneck North Vietnam Decatur Park

Obituary and Local Gossip From Hillsboro

Hillsboro notes the death of Curtis Moran a former resident and lists social visits and travel by local residents. Mr and Mrs Buford Corum returned from San Antonio to visit Lt Col and Mrs B H Corum and Renee. Various residents travel, visit and shop in Jackson Medina Huntsville and Little Rock, with back injury and dinners mentioned.

Curtis Moran Buford Corum San Antonio Texas B. H. Corum Renee Hazel Peebles Willard Peebles Town Creek Bernice Darnell Janice Hogue Jackson Medina Tenn Jimmy Hogue Earl Fly Floyd Marsh Jim Peebles Grant Peebles Bailey Terry Little Rock Arkansas Lawrence Darnell Don Marsh Huntsville

Meeting Tonight on Elkmont Park Plans

Elk River Development Association officials from ERDA and Elkmont meet tonight to discuss a 10 acre recreation park. ERDA President Tommy Carter cites an $85,000 U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant expected to be approved soon and says construction will start after the matching funds arrive. Local funds total about $9,000. The park near the school baseball field would include a swimming pool, tennis courts, bath houses, softball fields and playgrounds.

Elkmont Elk River Development Association ERDA Tommy Carter U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Elk River Valley Carter

Hereford Official to Speak at Lawrence County Cattlemen Supper

Moulton-Lovell Kuykendall an American Hereford Association official from Kansas City Missouri will speak tonight at the Lawrence County Cattlemen Association steak supper. The event at Lawrence County High School auditorium runs 5 to 7 thirty P M with supper in the lunchroom before the business meeting.

Moulton — Lovell Kuykendall American Hereford Association Kansas City Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association Lawrence County High School

Juvenile Court Moves to Morgan County Courthouse Annex

The Morgan County Juvenile Court will finish relocating from Decatur City Hall to the Courthouse Annex by Friday. Chief Probation Officer Bob Patton says the move creates more room and privacy after repainting. the CAC vacated the old municipal building on Vine St. NW.

Morgan County Juvenile Court Bob Patton Decatur City Hall Morgan County Courthouse Morgan- Lawrence

Pentagon agrees to Vietnam peace plan with cease fire terms

The accord sets 60 days to free 57 000 Americans held in Indochina and to bring home 23 000 U S troops in South Vietnam. It bans fresh troop and supply infiltrations and withdraws foreign forces from Laos and Cambodia while keeping Thieu's government intact until after an election. An International Control Commission and an international conference are established to supervise and guarantee the cease-fire.

Indochina U.S South Vietnam Laos Cambodia Nguyen van Thieu Vietnam United States North Vietnam International Control Commission Canada Indonesia Poland Hungary Hanoi Thieu South Kissinger Nixon

Skylab aims at cross training and multi mission plan

The article notes Skylab crew cross training in all areas with Conrad and Weitz first in a neutral buoyancy simulator in Huntsville. It outlines three manned flights starting April with 28 day first mission and 56 day follow ups, six EVAs focused on solar physics and earth surveys, plus Marshall Space Flight Center managing hardware and Saturn launch vehicles.

Conrad Weitz Marshall Conrad and Weitz Space Huntsville Skylab Earth Marshall Center America Marshall Space Flight Center Orbital Workshop Huntsville Center

Moonlit recalls and major events of 1965 to 1969

A pamphlet for POWs arriving at Clark Field summarizes major events since 1965 including Nixon’s 1968 election and 1972 re election, My Lai and other war news. NBC journalist Peter Hackes and Gordon Hart prepared the update as a non mandatory briefing.

Richard Nixon U.S Song My My Lai Clark Field Phillipines Pentagon NBC Peter Hackes Gordon Hart Oklahoma State University Navy

Kissinger’s Next Move After Vietnam Peace Looms

President Nixon's national security adviser Henry Kissinger appeared noncommittal about his future as Vietnam peace nears. He floated a Mexico vacation and hinted at remaining in the NSC leadership but with a possible interim replacement, while eyeing new world-political challenges.

Gaylord Shaw Washington Henry Kissinger Nixon Kissinger Mexico National Security Council Harvard White House America

Onassis son Alexandros dies in Athens plane crash

Alexandros Onassis, 24, died after an amphibious plane crash on takeoff from Athens airport. Doctors said his brain was destroyed and his features disfigured. Aristotle Onassis said mercy killing was considered as his son lay near death.

Athens Aristotle Onassis Alexandros Onassis Onassis

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