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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1971
Page
2
A Natchez editorial discusses heroin addiction among Vietnam veterans, estimating 30 000 to 50 000 affected and noting limits of military rehabilitation resources. It urges personal responsibility, criticizes broad societal blame, and calls for funded veterans hospitals and civilian treatment centers to help returning addicts.
The high Friday reached 95 at 4 p.m. and a low of 71 at 6 a.m. Friday. Expected today a high near 98 with a low around 68 and Sunday also near 98. Forecast calls for generally fair hot weather through Sunday. Sunrise tomorrow at 5 35 a.m. sunset 8 03 p.m.
The column lists admissions and dismissals across multiple names and towns including Decatur Athens Hartselle Hillsboro and Sherman. It notes several births at Decatur General Hospital with two parents names and locations such as Trinity Decatur Jasper and Moulton.
About 15 Decatur businessmen attended a luncheon at the Decatur Inn to discuss establishing more Boy Scout Explorer posts in the Decatur area. Representatives of the Decatur Exploring Committee and the Tennessee Valley Council outlined current programs and steps to organize posts across medicine, architecture, law, scuba, and aviation.
The Lawrence Cow Bells hold a family picnic at 5 30 p.m. at Joe Wheeler State Park. Alabama Country Music Association hosts games at 8 p.m. at Somerville Ward School. Gospel singing at Caddo Church begins 7 p.m. Sunday. Old Shiloh Church in Lawrence County hosts a 2 p.m. singing. Friendship Baptist Church hosts an all day singing starting 10 a.m. There will be featured groups. Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs meets at a.m. in Red Cross building to plan the year. Ladies Auxiliary to the Decatur Fire meets at Shangri La Restaurant. ITV Richard Montgomery will speak on drugs at 7 30 p.m. sponsored by Midway Club with free refreshments. Rising Sun Lodge No 29 F and AM meets at 7 p.m. for FC degree work and officer installation. A call session of the council on ministries will be at 6 30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Social Hall. Decatur Civic League meets 7 30 p.m. at Carrie Matthews Recreation Center. Brook Hopkins American Legion Post 310 meets 8 30 p.m. at Turners Funeral Home. Decatur Duplicate Bridge Club hosts a master point event at 7 p.m. at the Aquadome open to area players. TARCOG meets 2 p.m. at the University of Alabama Huntsville graduate studies building room 110-111. Elizabeth Parks will speak. Decatur Safety Council Executive Board meets noon at Shangri La. Morgan County Medical Assistants Association meets 7 30 at Dr. Rhyne’s Moulton office. program by Dr. Rhyne.
A new Minicoli cauliflower grown for supermarket sale is expected to cover over 1000 acres in Britain this year. The plant can be dropped straight into the cooking pot from the farm.
The article follows Vernon T. Sanders and others as they discuss the planning behind June weddings. It notes how schedules, military furloughs, and in law dynamics shape dates and invites, with families adapting as needed.
John Mitchell denounces the New York Times and Washington Post for printing the Pentagon Papers and urges the Supreme Court to restrain further publication of document segments.
Inside Dot Quarles details show a June church wedding for Lucy with comments from her mother Mrs Ronald Malone of Athens and sister Mary Kate Tackett now Mrs Eddy Keel about clothing and preferences. Lucy explains she preferred a small ceremony while her fiancé favored a larger event and even suggested Georgia.
Miss Marjorie Coxen a head floor supervisor in the United Harlem Drug Fighters Clinic at Harlem Hospital ordered by an angry addict to leave. An armed man protecting the Senators intervened as the party escaped the basement. Aide said the staff blamed the light being on for the scare and Hughes called it a dangerous situation and chose to flee.
Angiola Gattoronchieri aged 103 secured a divorce under Italy's new law from Aldo Arpesella, her husband since 1907 who vanished in 1915 after leaving for Argentina. She has not heard from him in 56 years and returned to her maiden name. The split follows a court ruling reported in La Spezia.
Survivors listed include Antonia Byrd of Decatur as son and Emma Byrd of Decatur as mother. Six sisters reside in Los Angeles Chicago Huntsville and Decatur. Five brothers include Bennie Byrd Jr and others in Georgia Illinois and Alabama, with several in Decatur and Chicago.
A mine tunnel explosion prompts a federal state probe into its cause and prevention. Officials say gas detectors were used and air certified safe after a prior gas blast injured four. Worker Robin Romeo, 26, of Burbank, refused entry fearing sparks could ignite gas.
Anita Glenn Dillard and Richard L. Dillard chose a home wedding at Anita's parents' house, deeming it more meaningful and less stressful than a church ceremony. Family and close friends attended, highlighting the ceremonial moment more than venue. Vernon Sanders notes the event rekindles memories of one’s own wedding day.
Law and public safety notice listing emergency contact numbers for sheriff and police departments across Lawrence County and Athens Ohio. Provides 911 lines and department extensions for nights and holidays and various office digits.
The testimony praised presses in wartime reporting and criticized government secrecy. It cited the Newspaper Editor's Society's earlier warnings about public image and credibility. Headlines note a shift toward public trust in veracity of newspapers amid secret Pentagon material and selective disclosures.
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