Where Does Nation Stand On Capital Punishment
Guest editorial discusses the Supreme Court 5-4 ruling on capital punishment, noting only Brennan and Marshall oppose it for all crimes. It argues the decision seeks to remove inequality, urges impartial future statutes, and supports capital punishment as a deterrent for certain crimes while advocating legislative creation of laws.
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Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
William C. Douglas
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Ohio
Burger
High Court
Congress
Weather Outlook and River Forecast for Weekend
Fair today with warmerSunday and a slight chance of an afternoon thundershower. Highs in the mid 80s, tonight low 60s, Sunday upper 80s. Reported temperatures show a mix of readings from 58 to 79 through the day with sunrise at 5 41 and sunset at 8 02.
Crisis Call Center logs steady volunteer help since 1971
Since July 12, 1971, 40 volunteers have handled 727 calls at 355 8000, reaching 461 families in Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and Cullman counties. Ray McCaslin, center director, says volunteers treat each call as a personal outreach effort.
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Father Time
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Ray McCaslin
Athens crisis line marks first annual report
Libby Jarvine notes nearly 200 calls seeking information and 532 dealing with real crises. A 21 year old Athens woman Mary Helen Powers is listed in fair condition after a one car crash on U S 72. The center aims to provide 24 hour help and plans seek to expand cooperation among Southeastern call centers and add new centers in Talladega Chattanooga Knoxville and Memphis.
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Athens
Athens-Limestone
U.S
Here
Mary Helen Powers
7Th Ave
McCaslin
Southeastern United States
Birmingham
Decatur
Huntsville
Nashville
Talladega
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Memphis
Jaycee Beauty Contestants Sought for 1972 Pageant
Athens Jaycee Fair board chair Charles Byram announced the 1972 Miss Jaycee Fair contest entries must be filed by July 22. The winner, to be named July 25 by three judges, will receive gifts and serve as official hostess at the fair. Entrants must be Limestone County residents aged 18 to 25, single, never married, in good health, and willing to make personal appearances. No swim suit competition. Entry forms via Bretts mens wear or Jayceette Chair Kaye Burlingame at 232-8344.
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Athens
Jaycee Fair Board
Charles Byram
Byram
Limestone County
Jaycee’s
Bretts Men’s Wear
Jayceette
Kaye Burlingame
Wallace Returns to Montgomery After Hospital Stay
Wallace arrives in Montgomery aboard a DC9 loaned by President Nixon after a lengthy hospital period in Maryland. He greets a cheering crowd from a wheelchair on a speaker platform as security keeps watch. His absence elevated Lt. Gov. Beasley to acting governor until his return.
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Gomery
Wallace
Air Force Hospital
Nixon
State Conservation Department
Montgomery City
Jere Beasley
Silver Spring
Mozelle Wallace
Cornelia
Montgomery
Miami
Crisis Call Center tallies first-year calls and referrals
Ray McCaslin reports the Crisis Call Center logged 727 calls in its inaugural year. Call types include information 195, alcohol 86, marital 79, companionship 77, economic 70, emotional 55, drugs 25, physical illness 24, and death by own action 22. Calls referred totaled 284 to various agencies, with 70 percent following through on appointments after referral.
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Crisis Call Center
Ray McCaslin
McCaslin
Mental Health Center
Alcoholism Services
Department of Pensions and Security
Tri-County District Health Service
Alabama Employment Office
Salvation Army
Teen calls for help reveal advice on handling heartbreak
A teen seeking help after a breakup is advised by a professional to ignore his girlfriend as a way to cope. The counselor listens, offers direction to resources, and emphasizes sympathetic support for all callers, regardless of the issue.
Bremer seeks two week delay for sanity review in Md case
Edmond B. OConnell, assistant state prosecutor, says the state opposes the postponement. Bremer, a former Milwaukee busboy and janitor, is at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital in Jessup undergoing routine psychiatric review ordered after he pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.
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Edmond B. O’connell
Bremer
Milwaukee
Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital
Jessup
Alabama plans pilot public defender program with federal seed funds
Lawyers in Morgan County and statewide officials discuss a state wide public defender plan after a Supreme Court ruling requiring representation for jail facing defendants. LEPA aims to launch with federal seed money and 75 percent LEPA support until 1973 legislative funding, with options for county by county or district wide systems. Chief Justice Heflin and National Defenders Association director Hartman attended the Montgomery meeting.
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Morgan County
Supreme Court
LEPA
Bobby Jett
Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Howell Heflin
Marshall Hartman
Chicago
National Defenders Association
Jett
Alabama
United States
Jefender
Decatur Daily
Bo Davis
Courtland Elects Twelve in August Municipal Race
Twelve candidates seek office in Courtland for the August municipal election. Incumbent Mayor Roy Coffey runs against Robert E. Simpson Jr. City council contenders include James Blythe Grady Parker Mac McGowan Lewis McGregor Mary E. Curtis A. J. Morris H. A. Pippen Jr. Dan Claburn Thomas Letson and E. R. Todd. Blythe Parker Morris and Pippen are incumbents.
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Courtland
Roy Coffey
Robert E. Simpson Jr
James Blythe
Grady Parker
Mac McGowan
Lewis McGregor
Mary E. Curtis
A. J. Morris
H. A. Pippen Jr
Dan Claburn
Thomas Letson
E. R. Todd
Blythe
Parker
Morris
Pippen
Bridge tournament draws players from all ages at event
Bridge (Continued from Page 1) hosts a three day ACBL sanctioned tournament with open pairs at 2 pm and 8 pm and a Sunday two session Swiss team event beginning at 11 am. Trophies and master points follow ACBL sectional schedule. Hartselle police search for infant's parents after seven week old baby found abandoned Friday night in a ditch off Puckett Rd. The child is in Welfare Department care and condition is not known.
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Charles Murphree
Cochairman
William E. McCormick
Leighton
Acbl
Hartselle
Puckett Rd
Welfare Department
Rain Delayed Independence Day Fireworks Draw 5000
About five thousand people gathered at Point Mallard Friday night for rain delayed Independence Day fireworks. The display was to be part of the Spirit of America Festival but was postponed due to rain.
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Point Mallard
McGovern returns to campaigning after hospital stay
Alabama governor Wallace signals return to the 1972 race after 54 days in a Silver Spring hospital following a May 15 assassination attempt in Laurel Maryland. Carried from an Air Force plane, he declared supporters that he is still an active candidate and will push a Democratic platform focused on the average man as he resumed duties in Montgomery.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
Laurel
Wallace
Secret Service
Air Force Hospital
Montgomery
Ala
Delegate tensions rise over delegations in DC and South
The memorandum notes attempts to alter delegations in the District of Columbia Mississippi and Arkansas. Daley forces challenge the Credentials Committee ruling depriving 59 Illinois delegates of convention seats as a DC suit advances. Mrs Wallace whispered to her husband on the platform offering to speak if he could not.
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Democratic Party
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Arkansas
D.C
Daley
Credentials Committee
Illinois
Local Emergency Numbers Listed by County Agencies
The Decatur Daily provides a consolidated chart of emergency contacts for Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. It lists sheriff departments in Decatur Athens and Cullman with direct lines, plus the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 for crises and poisonings. It advises dialing 0 if uncertain and notes 911 applicability in Hartselle.
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Gadsden Times
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Decatur and Vicinity
American Red Cross
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Libby Jarvine
Rosy
Jaycee
Jerry Donald Walton
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Walton
Morgan County Justice Court
Robert L. Milam
Limestone Hospital
Athens-Limestone Ambulance Service
Mary Hudspeth
Manya Freeman
Gene Roy
Oak Ridge
Tean
McGovern
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Lawrence County
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