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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1975
Page
5
Ann Landers reveals in a published column that after 36 years of marriage to Jules Landers they are divorcing. She describes their relationship, asks readers to respect privacy, and apologizes for the brief, personal notice.
Ellen A. McGowin of Decatur earned a place on Troy State University's spring quarter Dean's List along with 225 students. The honor requires a GPA between 2.66 and 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Stewart holds mapping contracts in several Alabama counties. Limestone County faced delays after initial aerial photography was deemed unacceptable and required refly missions this past winter. The setback leaves Limestone a year behind schedule this fall.
Federal budget plans propose more than $1 billion for Alabama programs led by the Elk River Development Association. Browns Ferry reactor unit three will get funds to finish construction. Major improvements include $3.9 million for Muscle Shoals facilities and $10.6 million for Bear Creek dam system start of upper Bear Dam and Cedar Creek dam.
Jaycees indicate willingness to back a girls club if community support coalesces. If the group votes to endorse, they plan to present the proposal to the city council alongside other supporters. Rountree notes prior active involvement in bringing a boys club to Decatur and readiness to back a girls club similarly.
Indira Gandhi’s government moves to curb dissent as followers of Jayaprakash Narayan vow continued underground activity. Narayan had urged disobedience to government orders at a New Delhi rally. Diplomatic sources cite Hindu officers as possible Narayan followers and Washington protests the expulsion of reporter Lewis M. Simons for refusing censorship rules.
Powell testified that he traveled to Hartselle at Murphy’s request and observed FBI agents place the tapes under the supervision of Dale Johnson from Huntsville and Steve Crabbe from Decatur.
Wall Street awaits the bank’s decision on raising its loan rate for top borrowers just ahead of markets closing for the July 4 holiday. The Dow slipped 1.57 to 877.42 as volume reached 20.39 million shares while NYSE and American Exchange indexes fell modestly amid thin profit taking.
Alabama legislators anticipate a weekend visit to Decatur with excursions to Point Mallard and Opryland. The trip, approved by the Alabama Ethics Commission, limits total family expenditures to 100 dollars under ethics regulations. Many representatives and senators show interest, with about two thirds of House members expressing willingness to attend.
Montagnard refugees from Indochina may be resettled in western Washington in villages matching their home region for altitude and climate. Officials cite survival needs and skill in woods work, with about 40 arrived at Camp Pendleton center and 400 more expected.
Officials warn cats reproduce rapidly with multiple litters in one summer, far outpacing dogs. The center stresses the cat overpopulation is the main issue among small animals as they test new solutions not yet on the market.
President Ford addressed the NAACP 66th convention urging support for fiscal restraint as the path to equal opportunity. He acknowledged recession’s impact on blacks and minorities, warned against inflation from past spending, and urged targeted economic stability.
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