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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1971
Page
2
Guest editorial calls for self examination amid criticism of 1960s leaders and the Gulf of Tonkin War. It notes the Tonkin Resolution passed with two dissenters and questions whether morality rests on results. The piece contrasts press stance, public support, and the domino theory while urging humility.
The notes list names of patients and staff at Decatur General including births and dismissals. Entries mention Mrs. Marlin Hargrove and others from Decatur as well as residents from nearby towns such as Hartselle Athens Hillsboro and Moulton. Specific births include Roger Field Wooten of Tanner and Jimmie Lowell Smith of Trinity at Decatur General Hospital.
The aircraft carrier Lexington based at Pensacola docked in Mobile for two weeks of repairs. Five tugs guided the 910 foot ship into Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co as two outbound freighters waited to avoid the inbound vessel. The $347 000 contract covers extensive piping work topside overhaul and catapult overhaul.
High today 94 degrees with a low of 68 tonight. Sunday's high expected 94 with mostly fair skies and a 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Friday reached 92 at 5 pm. past 24 hours show highs near 91 and lows around 70. Sunrise 5 42 am sunset 8 01 pm.
Decatur Recreation Department reports vacancies in the day camp program at TC Almon Center. During week one there were 44 participants aged 8 to 12, week two had 41, week three had 58, with four weeks left. Next week has 31 registered, July 19–23 has 2 percent, July 26–30 has 24, and Aug 2–6 has 21. Seven dollars per week.
New York AP essay examines how inflation, taxes, and living standards shrink the purchasing power of the dollar since 1955. It traces the dollar’s decline from 1909 to 1919 and notes Americans seek smaller cars as budgets tighten while desires rise.
Mr and Mrs Wylie Dunn of Priceville built a five acre rainbow themed barn shaped house after moving from Ocala Florida to be near their daughter. Dunn a 30 year road builder lived in Venezuela Jamaica and the Canal Zone before retiring here. They designed the home with open beams and paneling, sharing plans with visitors from across the country including Michigan.
Dunn described a spacious three room two bath house with open beam ceilings and a combined living room dining kitchen. A church gathering of 32 people was held on the upstairs balcony and livestock including two horses and a cow with calf were seen from the sundeck.
A GAO survey finds many CORDS officials unaware of program obligations for 1968 to 1970, with $2.1 billion authorized and about $339.2 million obligated while $1.7 billion remains untracked. The report notes hardware and military gear dominate spending as Phoenix raises Saigon police to 120,000.
For possible poisoning call your nearest hospital or family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
Four men robbed Western State Bank of 12000 then fled. Two were captured. two hid in the Schwartz home. After a tense standoff that included teargas and masks, one surrendered while roughly two dozen officers waited outside. The kidnapper released a child three hours after entering.
Rescue worker Rescue Smith said he will return to the four hour trek up the 14 162 foot extinct volcano once fog lifts likely over the weekend. Fitzgerald of Pasadena had started Thursday morning and parted from a companion in fog, reaching Smith's snow cave. He was a shivering man wearing only Levis a sweater and soaked boots. Smith then guided him down the mountain.
Dr. Luther L. Farrar of Auburn University Extension warns that seed protections may prompt big company investments in crops like soybeans and peanuts. He notes Alabama corn farmers lost 20 million dollars last year to blight and more losses are expected, with reports spreading from the Midwest to Alabama counties.
Chinese can but on the back. Some items such as mushroom and shrimp sauces and candy did not list ingredients. Others were detained for what McCormick said were misleading claims including sugar cane tea labeled for refreshing and soothing the lungs.
The actions at the DMZ during months aimed to seize the populous coastal lowlands and disrupt South Vietnam's presidential elections. The 1st Division, highly regarded in South Vietnam's army, suffered severe casualties in the February March thrust into southern Laos.
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