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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1975
Page
2
Custodian R S Polk retires after tending Ogle Stadium since 1948. He describes wheelbarrow memories, field care, and never missing a varsity game. He plans hunting fishing and gardening and will visit to supervise his replacement.
A logging truck struck a bus carrying congressmen and their wives Friday afternoon near Pine Mountain Georgia. The driver was removed from the cab following the collision and the party was en route to Calloway.
Reuben Sims state Babe Ruth commissioner helps bring the Southeastern 16-18 regional tournament to Hartselle Alabama at Sparkman Park August 1 to 8. The double elimination event determines the region’s qualifier for the Babe Ruth World Series and is a hoped for boon to the city and surrounding area.
Ford received the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA oversight with a pledge to enforce laws and protect privacy. Senate evidence claims link CIA to assassination plots against Fidel Castro and other leaders, prompting calls for public disclosure.
Public Service Commission leaders Kenneth Hammond and Juanita McDaniel vow harsher action against unlicensed haulers. Mobile home movers show the most violations, with sand and gravel and freight haulers also prominent. From June 1 1974 to May 30 1975, 1 127 arrests were recorded for wildcat hauling violations.
Polly Tate and Miss Fyodorova, daughter of retired Adm Tate, wed in Manhattan as partners seek privacy. Fyodorova, 29, on a 90 day visa expiring June 22, has ties to Moscow and a Russian mother. Tate, 36, Pan American pilot and former naval officer, lived in a Long Island Sound home with visiting guests.
The event featured Senator Sparkman promoting a decade long foreign policy course with week long hearings and a strong military stance. Senator Bayh criticized tax laws and energy policy, labeling them inflationary and misleading, in a program that started with a 7 p.m. reception and extended past 10 p.m.
Chief Justice Howell Heflin named Man of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association at the spring meeting in Huntsville. Mike McDougald of WAAX received Alabama Broadcaster of the Year. other nominees included Clete Quick and Hal Kirby. Larry Blyden, 50, died in Morocco from injuries after a car crash. Ford sent a letter of congratulations.
A chartered bus carrying dignitaries from Georgia and Alabama collided with a braking logging truck near Callaway Gardens. Injured include Estelle Benifield Richard Monk and several congressmen wives with Mrs Callaway reported seriously hurt. NTSB assumed investigation while Army helicopters evacuated victims to Martin Army Hospital Ft Benning.
Reuben Sims recalls Hartselle joining Babe Ruth baseball in 1954 and asserts the city now fields one of the state's strongest franchises. Tournament directors L A Parr Robert C Street and Norris Turney plan ad sales to cover expenses as eight states send teams to Decatur area at Point Mallard. Scouts from colleges and pro leagues are expected to attend.
Jim Anderson and Lyle Hendrickson of Seattle allegedly set a 100 hour mark during Sea Fair in Seattle on August 1 1971. Hartley plans to contact Guinness World Record officials in New York to verify the record.
Guest editor PAUR DAVIS urges Selma readers to approve a 45 million bond for upgrading the Alabama State Docks on June 10. He says the bond benefits all Alabama without new taxes and enjoys strong support from top officials including Gov. George Wallace. The piece also advocates constitutional change for annual legislative sessions, arguing the current every-other-year setup is outdated and problematic.
Two Black Muslims and a Black youth who denied Muslim ties were convicted in federal court of violating gun laws. Evidence linked sawed-off shotguns bought in Montgomery to a supermarket robbery and a radio station takeover. Arthur Willie Lewis and Reginald Reese Robinson received life terms to run concurrently with state-court life sentences.
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