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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1971

Page

5

Calendar Of Events Cahaba Shrine Temple Election And Meetings

Calendar of events lists election of officers at the Scottish Rite Temple Huntsville 6 p.m. installation at Madison County Coliseum. Groups meet for book discussion genealogy singing gospel and club gatherings across Decatur and surrounding areas with multiple churches and civic organizations holding meetings and a county registrar session.

Cahaba Shrine Temple Scottish Rite Huntsville P.m Madison County Coliseum First Holy Church of Christ 11Th Ave. NW Decatur Eaturing

Pelham Senate clash looms over presiding duties amid constitutional claims

Pelham asserts its plan to control Senate proceedings as Beasley names Pierce to preside citing Rule 39 and Section 51. The move risks a confrontation with Wallace supporters, pitting lieutenant governor against Pelham backers in a power struggle.

Senate Beasley Pierce Pelham Wallace

Decatur court scrutinizes school demotions under 1970 order

The court found three Decatur principals Leon Sheffield William England and Benjamin Davis were demoted in 1970 despite board assertions of nonracial criteria and raises. It faulted the board for not offering vacant principalships Eastwood Elementary Brookhaven Middle and for failing to file nonracial criteria with the court. Sellers defended transfers as raises and new duties while confirming England took Child Development Center directorship and Davis and Sheffield received salary increases. The board plans a response after reviewing the order as AT&T labor actions and plant strikes surface separately in the region.

Decatur High School Curtis Sellers Julian Harris Birmingham Sellers Leon Sheffield William England Benjamin Davis Decatur England Child Developmental Center Cherry St Davis Westlawn Oak Park Middle School Sheffield Lakeside High School Austin High School Eastwood Brookhaven Board of Education

Attack Affects Tent Camp Near Greenhorn Creek

Garbe recounts a man attacking his wife with a sickle at a tent, then grabbing at Satan and two other women nearby. Three shots were heard, with Satan’s pistol now missing as the suspect fled. Parker and Fitzhugh were away prospecting nearby.

Garbe Satan Brown Dave Parker Sam Fitzhugh Greenhorn Creek

Wall Street Ends Mixed As Dow Dips Further

Trading in New York shares cooled but the market remained broadly lower. The Dow Jones average fell 3.51 to 888.87 as declines outpaced advances about 7 to 4. Some glamours rose, including Disney and Polaroid, while IBM’s weak second quarter report weighed on computer shares.

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Decatur Market Prices for Farm Commodities

Market notes from Decatur show cottonseed at 40 per ton and Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred. Grain and feed prices include No. 2 corn at 1.65, oats at 0.60, milling wheat at 1.30, barley 0.80, and soybeans 3.20 per hundredweight with other listed commodities such as pulpwood and milks.

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NASO Interdealer Prices Now and Through Day

Quotations from NASO reflect representative interdealer prices around 10 a.m. in the interdealer market. Change throughout the day noted as prices exclude retail markup, markdown, or commission.

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