British visitors tour Decatur city sights and schools
A party of 158 British visitors toured Decatur sights including City Hall and Point Mallard Park. They praised modern school facilities and the accessibility of the mayor, noted the gold City of Decatur flag, and enjoyed lunch and the wave pool as they observed the city’s hospitality during a Wednesday to Friday visit.
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Faye Brewington
Decatur
Point Mallard Park
City Hall
Point Mallard
London
First Baptist
England
Charles Gunthorp
City of Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decatur
Brookhaven
Wallace Center eligible for 3.2 million grants 1972 73
Dr. Joseph Gallagher said the Wallace Center will receive up to 3.187 million dollars in federal state and local funds under an agreement effective June 1 to expand staffing and programs. He denied reports he was asked to resign and will leave Aug. 24 for a position at the University of Alabama.
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Lurleen& B. Wallace
Joseph Gallagher
Gallagher
University of Alabama
Center For Developmental Disorders
State Department of Mental Health
Department of Pensions and Securities
Wallace Center
Department of Mental Health
Partlow Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Center For
Stonewall Stickney
Preservation Asked For Bankhead Area Wilderness Designation
Leaders of the Alabama Conservancy and Congressman Bob Jones appealed to Congress to designate 11,000 acres of Bankhead National Forest as wilderness. Louise G. Smith, president of the Alabama group, announced the move Friday in Washington.
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Washington
Alabama Conservancy
Bob Jones
Congress
Bankhead National Forest
Louise G. Smith
Registrars Criticized Voters Warn on Behalf of Boards
Atty Gen Bill Baxley condemned a voter registration suit filed by Morgan and Madison county registrars as irresponsible. He said the boards follow guidelines and that Hank Caddell will represent 65 counties in federal court. Baxley alleged the State Sovereignty Commission advises the boards and criticized it as harmful, noting it has operated for six months. Page 2 mentions the issue amid other notes.
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Montgomery
Bill Baxley
Morgan and
Madison County
Baxley
Hank Caddell
Caddell
State Sovereignty Commission
The
Sovereignty Commission
State Supreme
South Vietnamese drive meets resistance near key district town
A 10,000-man South Vietnamese operation swept the central coast on Friday and met enemy resistance at its first major objective in the district town. The move signals a rising challenge as the campaign progresses.
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Saigon
FBI Kills Gangster John Dillinger in Chicago 1934
On this date in 1934 FBI agents shot and killed the gangster John Dillinger in Chicago. The item notes weather and a Tennessee Valley map reference, reflecting a newspaper page including ads and sections.
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FBI
John Dillinger
Chicago
Kept The Faith Noted In Boulden Case On Death Penalty
Hartselle mother Susie Boulden said she kept the faith eight years as her son Billy Don Boulden awaited execution. U S District Judge Frank Johnson Jr voided the death sentence, citing the Supreme Court ruling, while urging Alabama to redraw resentencing rules. Boulden, 26, was convicted in the May 1, 1964 slaying of state conservation officer Lloyd Hays near Flint City. The ruling does not overturn the conviction. Johnson noted the procedures may not apply to all cases and called for a plan for resentencing. He left open possible life sentences or new trial after resentencing guidelines.
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Hartselle
Susie Boulden
Alabama
U.S
Frank Johnson Jr
Billy Don Franklin Boulden
Holman Prison
Boulden
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Supreme Court
Hays
Flint City
Johnson
High Court
Belfast Bombing Kills 13 As IRA Attacks Hit City
In Belfast on Friday, 13 people died as IRA guerrillas launched a savage bombing campaign targeting civilians. Dozens more were wounded as explosions rocked city centers and transport hubs. Two gunmen and two bystanders also died in later shootouts with British troops. about 130 victims were hospitalized, including many children and two 72-year-old women. Responsibility was claimed by the Belfast IRA brigade. a later gun battle occurred in the Markets district amid ongoing fighting through the night.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Provisional
Royal Ulster Constabulary
William Whitelaw
Northern Ireland
Rire Ag
NASA Irked At Sculpture Sale
NASA criticized the Apollo 15 moon sculpture sale as inappropriate. The agency noted a gentlemen’s agreement with the sculptor to refrain from commercialization, while copies priced at 750 dollars circulated. The 3.75 inch aluminum figure memorialized fallen astronauts and cosmonauts.
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NASA
Harold M. Schmeck JR
New York Times
Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Hadley Rille
Paul van Hoeydonck
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C. J. Miller
Beryl Swift
Joy Barker
Deri Roberts
Julia Tallis
By Ben Windham
Bankhead
Second Avenue
Upper Gorge
Sipsey Fork
Warrior River
Senate Agriculture
Jones
Mary J. Burks
Conservancy
John Sparkman
James B. Allen
Sipsey Wilderness
National Forests
United States
Burks
Senate Committee
Nixos
Mobile (Ap
Alabama Bar Association
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Mrs. Boulden
By Bill Cornwell
By Colin Frost
Britain
Lord Carrington
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
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