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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1976
Page
3
Morgan County officials failed 50 years ago to extradite an Ohio man wanted for murder in Alabama. The Ohio governor refused the request after the sheriff and solicitor traveled to Cleveland. the suspect, 20, was accused of fatally wounding a Decatur grocer on a Saturday afternoon.
A 50 year old Feb 20 murder in East Market St. cited a shopkeeper fatally shot by a young bandit, who fled in a Ford coupe after menacing witnesses. Other 50 year old items include a Federated Women’s Clubs short course drawing hundreds of Morgan County girls, a community fund drive by the Junior Chamber, a land-dispute stabbing at Morgan County Court, a quirky Eva man courtship ad leading to marriage, bobbed hair scandal involving a Kentucky preacher and a jailed member pardoned on appeal.
Washington AP reports Hope Cooke Namgyal, once queen of Sikkim, fled in 1975 after a revolt, seeking U S citizenship restoration. Congress granted permanent residency with five year wait for full citizenship, preventing deportation but leaving her in limbo. She recounts a life of public service and later fear for her children amid political turmoil.
Prime Minister Takeo Miki will visit Washington to meet President Ford on June 30 for talks on matters of mutual interest. The trip follows the seven nation summit in Puerto Rico held June 27 and 28, with participants including Japan, Britain, Canada, France, Italy, the United States and West Germany.
The Morgan County Auburn University and University of Alabama Alumni Associations sponsor a Point Mallard Trade Day on Saturday July 10 from 8 am to 8 pm at the outdoor ice skating rink. 120 ten by ten foot spaces cost 20 dollars each to benefit scholarship funds. Spaces are limited first come first served with proceeds supporting clubs and neighborhood garage sales.
London AP reports Elizabeth Ray, linked to the Washington payroll scandal with Rep. Wayne Hays, was replaced by a Bugs Bunny cartoon during Thames television’s half hour interview. Thames program director justified it as the item running long and boring. Ray, 33, was in London to promote her book serialization and heads back to New York on Sunday.
Flowing nearly 3,500 miles across Siberia, the Ob River and its tributary, the Iriyah, form the world’s fourth largest river system, marking a vast network across remote regions and linking major watersheds.
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