Editorial praises Alabama redistricting fulfilling constitutional test
Guest editorial from The Tuscaloosa News commends Alabama lawmakers for redrawing eight to seven congressional districts to balance votes. Judge Frank Johnson noted deviations mainly in Jefferson County. plan drawn by Representative Ben Cherner gained quick legislative approval after federal ruling. The piece urges responsible legislative action to align with federal standards.
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Alabama
House
Senate
Frank Johnson
Jefferson
Johnson
Ben Cherner
Federal
Weather Outlook For Decatur And Vicinity
The forecast calls for a cloudy cold day with light rain or drizzle. High near 37 degrees today, low around 25 tonight, then a sunny clearing Sunday with a high about 42. Northerly winds 4 to 12 mph. precipitation risk 90 percent today, 60 percent tonight.
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Decatur
Grain futures slump as traders weigh weather and plant data
Wheat and soy futures fell under pressure on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybeans dropped about 7 035 cents while wheat held steady to light losses. Corn and oats moved mixed with oats pressured by profit taking despite bullish planting signals. Government stocks and an expected rise in 1972 soybean acres influenced prices. Weather cold and snowy across the central U.S. also affected sentiment.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ardmore Police Deploys Drug-Detecting Four-Looted Officer
Ardmore Oklahoma police introduce a German Shepherd trained to sniff out marijuana. Police Chief Wayne Hicksen, a former K-9 trainer, plans to train the two year old for drug detection and loan the dog to area communities. Other counties and cities have expressed interest.
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Ardmore
Wayne Hicksen
Hicklen
Huntsville
Police chief discusses K-9 unit training and drug risk
Hicksen recalls attending 17 weeks of basic dog training in Baltimore while with Huntsville PD and helping establish K-9 units in Huntsville and Madison County before taking his current post. He says Ardmore lacks a serious drug problem but seeks readiness with trained dogs to detect marijuana.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Huntsville
Madison County
Hicksen
Ardmore
Qualification Today For Demos
Birmingham sees start of May Democratic primary qualification with U S Senator John Sparkman first in line. Dozens of candidates prepare to meet state party rules and deadlines as Melba Till Allen Robert Edington Lambert Mims enter the Senate race. The committee may approve a plan to elect 37 delegates to the Miami convention with shared allocations among Limestone Morgan Cullman Lawrence Colbert and Lauderdale counties.
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Birmingham
U. S
John Sparkman
Democratic Executive Committee
Senate
Sparkman
Melba Till Allen
Robert Edington
Mobile
Lambert Mims
Miami
Limestone
Morgan
Cullman
Lawrence
Colbert
Lauderdale
Emergency numbers for Alabama counties and crisis line
The notice lists emergency contacts for Decatur and Morgan Limestone Athens Lawrence Cullman counties with Sheriff and police numbers. It also directs calling Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for personal crises or poisoning, and explains dialing 0 for operator help.
Calhoun lists Who's Who of 13 Decatur students
Thirteen Decatur residents are named to Who's Who in American Junior Colleges from Calhoun Junior College, with 31 students honored overall. Recipients include Patricia Bivens Pamela Chandler Rex Cheatham Debra Cowley Joseph Ferguson Vicki Glass Margaret Glenn Karen Holmes Ruth Jones William Kappler Sandra Martin Sally Meadows Linda Penn and others from Falkville Athens Hartselle Moulton Town Creek and Lester.
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Decatur
Calhoun
Jack Campbell
Patricia K. Bivens
Pamela Chandler
Rex Cheatham
Debra Cowley
Joseph Ferguson
Vicki Glass
Margaret Glenn
Karen Holmes
Ruth Jones
William Kappler
Sandra Martin
Sally Meadows
Linda Penn
Shirley Beard
Falkville
Nancy Beasley
Athens
Jennifer Carter
Gerald Cochrane
Hartselle
James Jarrett
Sarah Johns
Teresa Miller
Ruth Patterson
Lester
Patricia Sharpless
Rat Patrol CB Rescue Squad Seeks Ads for Safety Manual
Decatur based Rat Patrol CB Rescue Squad under president Charles Childers is soliciting advertisements for a safety manual. The squad, formed three years ago with about 25 members, clarifies it is not soliciting funds, unlike Flint Rescue Squad which issued a funding inquiry response.
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Rat Patrol CB Rescue Squad
Decatur
Charles Childers
Carridale St
Childers
Flint Rescue Squad
Charles Knowlton
Rat Patrol CB
Calhoun Workshop On Test Results Scheduled
A series of one day workshops on interpreting scholastic aptitude test results begins Tuesday at Calhoun Junior College. Sponsored by the Alabama State Department of Education and CTB-McGraw-Hill, the sessions aid local education agencies in using September test results.
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Calhoun Junior College
Alabama State Department of Education
Ctb-Mcgraw-Hill
Local Development Plan Aims to Attract Industry to Decatur
SBA representative Pete Nations explains the Local Development Corporation would own the financed property and collect rent and loan interest. Decatur officials praise civic involvement and plan to attract new and smaller industries to the three-county region with banks Willard Nelson Rutledge Thomas and Bill House partnering with the SBA and Chamber of Commerce to reach a $250,000 goal.
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SBA
Pete Nations
Decatur
Nations
Shelton
Willard Nelson
Rutledge Thomas
Bill House
SBA and
Local Development Corporation
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Circuit court calendar schedules monthly criminal sessions
The new calendar sets criminal court to meet monthly. The February session starts Tuesday with arraignment hearings.
Wife of Howard Hughes Hostess in Ibiza Is Mystery Figure
Mrs. Irving, in Ibiza, remains a central figure amid Hughes family intrigue. She jokes with journalists yet shows alarm at Hughes speculation, describes her marriages as stiff men, and treats Howard as Uncle Howard while managing a 15 room house and a second floor studio where she paints.
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Cliff
Helga Hughes
Helga Hughes,” Mrs. Irving
Hughes
McGraw-Hill
New York
Spain
Ned
Howard Hughes
Howard
Ibiza
Jones and Freshman Class Lawmaker On TVA and Regional Work
The article notes a Jones committee chairing a subcommittee on legislation affecting the Tennessee Valley Authority including TVA and the Tennessee-Tombigbee, with focus on water resources, regional economic development, and pollution control. It mentions nine other freshmen in Congress, including Speaker Carl Albert, and recalls Nixon and Kennedy entering the House the same year. A narrative paragraph adds personal details about a woman, her two husbands, children Ned and Barnaby, and a dog from Iziba.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Appalachian Regional Commission
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Jones
Teacher Injured in Rain-Slick Road Crash Near Athens
A Jahmson Junior High School teacher, Maggie Dean Evans, 37, Elk Mont, was injured Friday when her car left a rain slick road northeast of Athens. She was taken to Athens Limestone Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance after the 7 45 a.m. crash while she was en route to school.
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Athens
Jahmson
Here
Maggie Dean Evans
Elkmont
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Aaa-Southend
Ray Murray
Irving defends manuscript authenticity amid fraud charges
The hearing focused on alleged fraud linked to a manuscript. Irving, flanked by his lawyer, insisted he met with Mr Hughes and maintained the book's authenticity. Swiss authorities may probe the manuscript’s source as charges shift to unknown individuals.
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Irving
Hughes
Stock Prices Finish Higher on Heaviest Volume in Months
New York stocks rose on Friday with 25 million NYSE shares traded, the busiest since last August. Dow Jones gained 6.55 to 906.38 as glamour issues led the advance, while broad market breadth improved with 1,009 winners to 460 losers. Over‑the‑counter and Amex also posted gains, NASDAQ up and notable moves in Teleprompter, Kuhn's Big K Stores, Tampax, and others.
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NYT News Service
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow- Jones
Dow
ARA Services
Levitz Furniture
Bausch & Lomb
Purolator
Motorola
Texas Instruments
Norfolk & Western
Maytag
Blue Bell
Schering-Plough
American Stock Exchange
Teleprompter
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Syntex
Alamera Oil
Kuhn
Big K
Tampax
Hardees—Food System
Southland Financial
Cartridge
New York Times
Arthur Lipper Growth Fund
Tanker Martha R. Ingram Splits In Half At Port Jefferson
A $12 million nine month old 34 000 ton tanker the Martha R Ingram split in half and began sinking after leaving the dock at Port Jefferson New York following unloading of gasoline and No 2 fuel oil Only 200 gallons of gasoline spilled into the harbor and it quickly evaporated No injuries were reported among 14 crew members
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Port Jefferson
N.Y
Martha R. Ingram
State Briefs From Alabama Across The State
AARC approved a 150000 grant to build a water treatment plant in Center Alabama. Virginia Suggs named national director of the Wallace campaign. Nancy Goodrich, 16, died from injuries in a Satsuma crash. Wallace opposes loyalty oaths at Florida primary HQ opening. Jimmy Wideman, 25, escaped custody during court transfer in Birmingham murder case. Kenny Moore, 16, shot dead after argument in Theodore. stepfather charged. A man and woman arrested in Evergreen on charges tied to beating death of a Louisiana 3 year old.
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Mobile
Ala
Nancy D. Goodrich
Satsuma
U.S. 43
Jacksonville
Fla
Alabama
George Wallace
Lawrence O’brien
Wallace
Florida
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Theodore
Kenny Lee Moore
Moore
Eli Lee Jr
Evergreen
Louisiana
FBI
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Buddy) Evans
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