Shadow of a killer looms over Detroit suburb kids
In Birmingham Michigan and surrounding towns ten year old Maureen Degen and other youths cope with fear after Timmy King’s murder and three more child deaths. Investigators seek a elusive culprit amid a series of crimes blamed on a single killer.
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Associated Press
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Timmy King
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Detroit
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Ferndale
Jill Robinson
Royal Oak
Kristine Mihelich
Berkley
Joseph Krease
Michigan State Police
Oakland County
Emanuel Tanay
Wayne State University
Jimmy Simpson
Squirrel Road
Reader laments County Roadside Neglect and Road Hazards
A Decatur reader critiques county maintenance flagging overgrown ditches near Danville and dangerous roads, urging action before new leadership. The letter includes a call to improve paving toward farms and a strong gospel message pasted within the same newspaper page.
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Rt. 3
Danville
Decatur
Neal
Maddox
Emma Lindsey P.S
Paralyzed Judgments Rise in Police Child Abduction Case
A Birmingham task force probes a complex abduction case touching on safety, paranoia, and community fear. Police describe constant interviews, widespread suspicions, and a social cost as threads of a wide net of theories and practices emerge.
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Task Force
Tanay
Birmingham
Jerry Tobin
Detroit
Hartford’s Carbone poised as urban political model
In Hartford Nicholas R. Carbone, 40, emerges as a powerful city council leader shaping policy for the have-nots. He backs poverty-focused agendas, fights for low income housing, wins court suits against suburbs, and pushes affirmative action while steering Hartford through a fiscal and social crisis.
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Hartford
Connecticut
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Abraham Ribicoff
John Bailey
Ribicoff
Bailey
America
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Democratic Platform Committee
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Democratic Party
White House
Carbone
Connecticut Valley
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Brookings Institution
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Community Event Schedule Across Churches and Clubs
A multi day lineup lists reunions and Homecoming events at Salem United Methodist Church First Assembly of God and Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Speakers include Wiley Kitchens Woody Harden and other community figures. Activities feature lunch, singings, Bible schools, library programs and choir performances across Hartselle Town Creek Flint Falkville Decatur Corinth and nearby areas.
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First Assembly of God
Town Creek
Wiley Kitchens
Biblettes
Walnut Grove Baptist Church
Priceville
Woody Harden
Huntsville
Obscene Materials Case Report From 817 2nd Ave SE
Local residents Dan Burleson Jr and Oliver Allred complain about X rated movies and about a dozen magazines sold within city limits. They urge action for ordinances prohibiting obscene material and request purchase and viewing to judge teen exposure.
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2Nd Ave
Decatur Daily
Dan Burleson, Jr
Oliver Allred
Crusade Chairman Thanks Decatur Daily for Coverage
Jerry C. Smith Crusade Chairman expresses gratitude to the Decatur Daily for excellent coverage of the Leighton Ford Crusade. He thanks the newspaper, crusade team, executive committee, and many Christian people in the community for their support.
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Decatur
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THE
Decatur Daily
Leighton Ford
Jerry C. Smith
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