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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1971
Page
6
Dr Keel will assume the practice of Dr Lowell Clemmons who is now chief medical officer at District One Tuberculosis Hospital Flint. Keel has 13 years in Red Bay and radiology work in Birmingham and will operate a general practice from 117 nd Ave NE.
The notice promotes payroll savings to buy US Savings Bonds with a bonus interest rate. Bonds issued since June 1, 1970 gain an extra 2 percent at maturity, improving for older issues as well. The program aims to grow an emergency fund into goals like vacation or retirement.
Twenty four area students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are named Honor Scholars for nine or more hours with 2.50 to 3.00 average. The list includes Decatur residents Larry C. Fite Edith Haney Judith A. Tucker Yvonne Williams Clifton White Ardmore and others. A second group lists students with nine or more hours and 2.00 to 2.49 averages including Linda Braswell John Grantland Jerry Reid Kathy Sheats Allan Goanall and more from Decatur Hartselle Athens Cullman and nearby towns.
The article lists several donors who funded Nixon era campaigns and links ambassadors to key Senate races in 1970. Notable names include Walter Annenberg, J. William Middendorf II, Kenneth Franzheim II, and Shelby Davis. Annenberg and Franzheim are cited as channeling funds through GOP networks for Maryland contests.
Judge Gurfein ruled after a nine hour hearing that the government failed to show why documents should be kept from the public and defended press freedom despite security concerns. He warned that officials must accept a robust press and the public’s right to know, citing Nixon era questions and strategic bombing debates.
Carol, 18, from Point Mallard and Decatur, plans to travel to Birmingham Southern for a pageant. She seeks a conservative swimsuit replacement, worries about age, and aims to represent her hometown with confidence.
Archeologist Ahmed Moussa and team uncover Nofre the musician’s tomb near the King Zoser pyramid in Sakkara. The mummy, wrapped in jute and adorned with beads, lies in a colorfully painted sarcophagus with inscriptions and images of Nofre’s three sons Ra-We Ptah-Shibs and Ra-An. The find challenges prior belief that 4500 year old mummies rarely remain intact.
Mrs. Murphy will accept the award on behalf of her late husband Audie Murphy, advised by doctors not to travel from California. The presentation anchors the July 3 festival at Point Mallard in Decatur with a fireworks finale.
A new Citizens' Research Foundation study estimates Nixon spent 35 million dollars to win the 1968 White House, with total for the 1968 race at about 100 million. Humphrey faced heavy debt. Wallace spent about seven million with leftover funds. Kennedy and McCarthy neared ten million each in their doomed bids.
Listings show an East West NBA ABA all star game at Indianapolis State Fair Coliseum at 1 p.m. Also golf specials and tournament features on Channel 6 and Channel 48. Films and classic titles listed for afternoon and evening, plus a note on a Rocky Mountains description and vole reproduction fact.
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