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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1971

Page

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Miss Alabama 1971 Crowned At Birmingham Pageant

Ceil Jenkins of Jacksonville State University was crowned Miss Alabama 1971 at Birmingham Southern College. Runners up included Debbie Harrison Hedy White Susan Akin and Susan Mullins. Jenkins will represent Alabama in Miss America in Atlantic City in September.

Ben Windham Birmingham Ceil Jenkins Jacksonville State University Alabama Birmingham Southern College Debbie Harrison Hedy White Auburn Susan Akin Lanett Susan Mullins Florence Burton E. Jenkins Jacksonville State Magic City Jane McKinnon Sylacauga Ruth Germany Roba Frankie Foshee Talladega Brenda Warren Tuscaloosa Angela Whaley Ashford North Jefferson County Jane Barton Gardendale Diane Waite Pat McGinnis Ceil Lily Caldwell Atlantic City N. J Lois Wilson Dixie Dennie Buddy U. S. Naval Reserve Color Guard Chattahoochee Valley Jacksonville

Tar Sand Reserves Spur Regional Analysis in Alabama

The Geological Survey of Alabama will study tar sands in Morgan, Lawrence, Colbert and Lauderdale counties to assess in place reserves in a 530 square mile area. Funded by the U S Bureau of Mines with 25000 dollars, the project aims to map, sample, core and analyze Hart selle Sandstone formations with Ismail Muftah Mohamed as principal investigator.

Lee Sentell Tuscaloosa Hartselle Florence Geological Survey of Alabama Tom Simpson Division of Morgan Lawrence Colbert Lauderdale U.S. Bureau of Mines GSA Hart Selle Lamar County Jasper Mississippi Ismail Muftah Mohamed University of Alabama Simpson GSA Energy Resources Division Don Moore Alabama Bureau of Mines

Regional Horse Center Takes Shape In Morgan

A 40 acre regional horse center on Priceville Mountain in Morgan County advances with plans for indoor show ring 100 stalls 400 overnight stalls and three training rings. First event slated for October will involve 400 to 500 horses with ties to Decatur and Southeast states.

Priceville Decatur Southeast John Guice Tennessee Georgia Alabama Moody Jacobs Southeastern Horse Center Guice Augusta Montgomery Coliseum Alabama Walking Horse Association Jacobs Shoals Creek

Decatur Daily Want Ads Sell Cars and Items

Decatur Daily Want Ads offers new and used car listings with make color and price details. The classified section promotes fast low cost ads to sell unwanted items and features contact numbers for nightly and holiday placements.

Decatur Daily

Supreme Court weighs press rights in Pentagon papers case

The U S Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the government can bar publication of secret Vietnam documents while Daniel Ellsberg plans to surrender in Boston. A court order restrained the St Louis Post Dispatch and others from printing parts of the 7 000 page Pentagon study, with The New York Times and Washington Post previously restrained. Ellsberg, MIT research associate, is alleged to be the original leaker. he will surrender Monday, and a federal grand jury in Los Angeles is examining the disclosures. The Times and other papers have published articles based on the documents, while Chicago Sun Times and Los Angeles Times were not restrained. Knight Newspapers reported portions of the material.

Associated Press U. S. Supreme Court Vietnam Boston St. Louis Post- Dispatch Pentagon United States Southeast Asia New York Times Washington Post Boston Globe Times and Post Daniel Elisberg the Times Ellsberg U.S Justice Department MIT Elisberg Sidney Zion Times The Zion Los Angeles the Globe Post-Dispatch Los Angeles Times Knight Newspapers Inc Chicago Sun-Times Knight Group

Spirit of America Festival Countdown Opens With Golf Classic

The fifth annual Spirit of America Festival begins with a golf classic at Burningtree Country Club and runs to Saturday’s Point Mallard Park program. Festival chairman Jim O’Hara expects peak events and dedicates the occasion to Audie Murphy with a Patriotism Award for his family accepted by Murphy’s son Terry.

Point Mallard Jim O’hara Burningtree Country Club Point Mallard Park O’hara Audie Murphy Murphy Terry Skipper

Wilkerson opens with six under 68 in Decatur junior tour

Willis Wilkerson led the Decatur Jaycees Invitational at Indian Hills with a six under par 68 on Saturday. The Spirit of America Golf Classic at Burningtree will feature 16 teams in a new college division starting Friday, including the SEC champion and eight other SEC entries, plus the NAIA and ACC champions. See page B-1 for full report.

Willis Wilkerson Indian Hills Golf Club Burningtree SEC NAIA Alabama Decatur Daily

Kennedy visits Ireland after Dublin welcome in 1963

On this date in 1963 President John F. Kennedy visited cousins in Ireland following a rousing welcome in Dublin. Quick weather forecast predicts mostly cloudy hot conditions with a high near 98 today and Monday, with a chance of evening showers. Complete weather and river map pages accompany the edition.

John F. Kennedy Cousins Ireland Dublin Tennessee Valley

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