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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
1
Sen Edward M Kennedy urged unity with Gov George Wallace before 20000 at the Spirit of America Festival in Alabama praising Wallace as embodying the Spirit of America while noting risks to his life and referencing Watergate amid a broad attack on Republicans.
Sen. Edward Kennedy travels to Decatur Alabama to salute Gov. George Wallace and urge unity. He distances himself from lecturing on racial injustice while appealing to conservative voters with calls for states rights and reduced government power. The speech blends criticism of Watergate era politics with a Nixon style delivery.
Washington officials said that consumers will soon be able to earn higher interest rates on their savings in banks and savings and loan associations. A second brief notes fighting around Phnom Penh as U S planes and Cambodian infantry pound insurgents who cut the highway to the sea. A hijacked Argentine airliner carrying 26 people landed safely in Havana after stops in several countries.
In a July Fourth appeal Kennedy invoked the "Spirit of America" and the Wallace tragedy to frame a shared resolve. He cited Wallace's wheelchair, two Kennedy brothers, and a call against northern hypocrisy while avoiding explicit offense to civil rights activists.
Kennedy praised Wallace as a defender of free speech and vowed to keep fighting for a government that serves. Wallace, seated beside Kennedy, lauded Kennedy and urged continued Democratic unity at the Point Mallard Park festival hailed by party chair Robert Strauss as reconciliation.
A lightning strike at Ned Frazier's home 209 Church St NE caused a TV set explosion and den damage but no interior fire spread. Electric department logged about 10 calls, one transformer failure affecting 25 customers. NWS predicts more showers with high temps in the upper 80s to mid 90s and 70s at night.
On this date in 1865, the Salvation Army was founded in London by William Booth. The note sits in a local Alabama area context with weather outlook and contact numbers for ads and weather details.
State and local politicians say Senator Edward Kennedy indicated a political turn toward the center in a speech praising Governor George Wallace at the Spirit of America Festival. About 20 000 people attended as Kennedy displayed his famed charisma despite rain.
Connie Morrow of Horton won the 1973 Miss Spirit of America title amid a downpour that forced indoor seating. First runnerup was Kathy Girdner of Florence, a Florence State University senior. second runnerup Debbye Whitehead of Rogersville. Morrow is a sophomore at Jacksonville State University. the pageant marked a rare non local winner in six years.
A 38 year old Decatur woman Juanita Sears was charged with first degree murder in the pistol slaying of Maso Brooks 42 at 632 Sunset Dr NW. Brooks arrived during a family reunion at his father Roy Trammell's Decatur home when an argument followed. Sears held at Morgan County Jail without bond. funeral services to be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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