Community event listings and church gatherings announced
Local clubs church groups and charities publish a schedule of meetings gospel singings and fundraisers. Notable items include Ninth Street United Methodist Church at 10 30 a m and Decatur Inn at 7 p m for the American Business Women’s Association Scenic South Chapter. Funds support North Alabama Sheriff’s Boys Ranch.
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Golden Age
Ninth Street United Methodist Church
American Business Women’s Association
Scenic South
Decatur Inn
Hopper Brothers
Connie
Madison
N.C
King’s Messengers
The
Corinthians
Lawrence County Coliseum
Moulton
Moulton Jaycees
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department
North Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch
Gospel Music Center
Decatur
Hartselle Florist
Life Saving Efforts Fail at Five Story Fall
In a dramatic incident a man leaped from a building and died after life saving attempts failed. In the bottom photo his wife pleads with him not to jump, visible at left.
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Zerbino
Wives of Alabama lawmakers weigh in on ERA vote
The article reports wives of several lawmakers voicing opposition or caution on the ERA measure. Citations include Mrs. David Cauthen and Mrs. Ralph Slate opposing the amendment, while others defer to husbands in Morgan County and Limestone County. Harris introduced a substitute calling ERA a fraud, later withdrawn amid a filibuster threat by Sen. Edington.
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Cullman-Walker County
Bob Wilson
Lawrence
Franklin County
Joe Fine
David Cauthen
Ralph Slate
Cauthen
Slate
Morgan County
Alabama
House of Representatives
Lawrence Limestone
Tommy Carter
Cullman County
Tom Drake
Harris
ERA
Mobile
Robert Edington
Photographers contest prizes announced at central banks events
Winners of the photo contest to be awarded prizes by Central Bancshares of the South and the Central Banks for top photos. Point Mallard Park offers 100 dollars for two weekend pictures, Talladega Speedway also will award for best raceway photo. Members and families plan a day at the aquatic center.
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Central Bancshares
Point Mallard Park
Talladega Speedway
Aquatic Center
FARE Nets 275 Arrests in Three Counties
More than 275 arrests were made over two weekends in Morgan, Cullman, and Limestone counties under the Fatal Accident Reduction Program. Sgt. W F Ardis reported 133 arrests during the June 1 weekend and 146 during June 8 weekend, mainly for speeding, DWI and reckless driving with additional violations noted.
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Morgan
Cullman
Limestone
W.F. Ardis
Decatur
Ardis
Georgia Man Charged With Burglary in Decatur Inn Theft
A 39-year-old Austell man, Charles H. Hall, was arrested and charged with second degree burglary after $150 was stolen from a room at the Decatur Inn. Detective Sgt. David Smith identified Hall as the suspect. The victim was Miss Sharon Dubish of Whiting Indiana.
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Austell, Ga
Decatur Inn
David Smith
Charles H. Hall
Smith
Sharon Dubish
Whiting
Ind
Vacation Bible School At Mt Tabor Methodist Church
Vacation Bible School runs through Friday at Mt Tabor Methodist Church east of Hartselle on Alabama 36 from 8 30 a m to 11 30 a m with classes for nursery through high school ages. For information call 773 5950.
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Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Hartselle
Alabama
Call
Wallace Nixon tie sparks Alabama race talk in 1970 primary
Woods, a former GOP committeeman, claims the White House sought Wallace's defeat to block a 1972 presidential run. He alleges more than 200,000 in cash from the Nixon administration moved through a Brewer ally in Alabama, while Wallace denounces outside money. State officials dispute key points.
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Woods
White House
Wallace
Brewer
Dothan
Alabama
Martin
GOP
Nixon
Laurel
Eener
The
Atlanta Constitution
Melba Till Allen
Stans Testifies as Magruder Links Watergate Coverup
The Senate Watergate committee hears Just Stans amid delays while Jeb Magruder prepares to testify after immunity. A confidential July 1971 memo suggests a discretionary Commerce fund approaching 1 million dollars for pro Nixon re election activities.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate
Magruder
Rufus L. Edmisten
Commerce Department
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
H.R. Haldeman
Mini Page earns two Educational Press Association awards
The Mini Page section of The Decatur Daily has been named a recipient of two distinguished E P A A awards for excellence in educational journalism. The honors recognize feature writing and picture stories for children.
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Decatur
Educational Press Association of America
Edmund Arnold
Eprofessor
Ioyenskersqrt Seynolds. University
City Council Reviews Second Priority Road Projects
The council lists resurfacing plans with Memorial Dr Moulton to 8th St $12,342 18th Ave Birch to College St $4,675 College St Somerville Rd to 17th Ave $5,676 21st Ave Magnolia St to Stratford Rd $3,339 Somerville Rd 8th St to Gordon Dr $8,650. A Thursday bid opening seeks a Sandlin Rd drainage culvert to remove a hazardous bridge plus retaining walls and headwall relocation near Clearview St.
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Memorial Dr
Moulton
8Th St
18Th Ave
Birch
College Streets
College St
Somerville Rd
17Th Ave
21St Ave
Magnolia St
Stratford Rd
Gordon Dr
Alabama cooperatives seek 7 percent loans for rural electrics
Sharrott notes a panel favors 100 percent loan guarantees to rural electric cooperatives with a supplemental financing agency to fund loans. Cooperatives in Alabama created the Cooperative Finance Corp to provide 7 percent supplemental loans, and a bill would let firms borrow from commercial banks for added loan flexibility.
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Alabama
Cooperative Finance Corp
Sharrott
House Ratification Debate Shapes ERA Vote
The Senate refused to kill a Harris substitute labeling ERA a fraud as Sen. Harris argued the amendment grants no new rights. Sen. Edington threatened filibuster prompting withdrawal. The chamber set 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours and will consider restoring a pay cut for legislative staff on reconvening, with broader appropriations planned.
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Bob Harris
Morgan County
Senate
Harris
Robert S.edington
Mobile
New York Stock Exchange Selected Afternoon Prices
NYSE afternoon prices show broad moves across major groups with Kellogg and Exxon among active names. The listing includes many firms with varied gains and losses, reflecting shifting sentiment as trading closes.
Decatur Market Prices and Grain Commodities Noted
Decatur markets report loan quotes for cottonseed at 40 per ton and milk products with Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred and manufactured milk at 3.20 per hundred for four per cent. Wood, pulpwood, soybeans, corn, oats, wheat, barley, and barley notes appear with various No. 2 or milling grades and prices.
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Decatur
Over the Counter Securities Quotation Snapshot
NASD quotations show interdealer prices around 10 a.m. with changes throughout the day. Prices exclude retail markup markdown and commissions.
Wall Street Holds Steady Ahead of Nixon Address
Wall Street prices barely moved after a White House report that President Nixon would give a nationwide TV speech on the economy. The Dow rose 0.38 to 927.38 at noon, the NYSE up 0.16 to 57.11, and the Nasdaq-type index up 0.06 to 22.71 as analysts urged further solid action.
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Nixon
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Dow
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