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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1975
Page
2
Ruth Banks 1910 is named in a painting found with Ruth Baugh who recalls memory gaps yet says she paints scenes from life and photos. She describes past golfing interest and coastal and Cyprus settings and notes she now preserves his artworks in a room filled with framed oil paintings.
Goose Creek Symphony members describe the touring lifestyle with 288 performances last year and extensive travel between cities in the United States and Canada. The 12 member group blends boogie rock and country, defines its sound as country with rock flavor, and recalls sharing bills with Wet Willie Lynyrd Skynyrd and Barefoot Jerry.
Three U S senators defended former Senator Edward Gurney in a Florida corruption case saying he is an honest man of integrity. The charges involve a $233000 slush fund and relate to Gurney and associates including ex-aide Joseph Bastien and former Federal Housing officials.
Three Alabama lawmakers announced a $12 million federal youth corrections center to be built on a 200 acre site near Talladega. The facility will house 350 to 450 youthful first offenders with an operating budget of $3 to $4 million and about 170 employees. Construction is planned to start in the fall of next year and will offer vocational training and college level courses.
Spokesman said the agents' car was ambushed after they radioed for help. 15 to 20 shots, many to the head, were fired as FBI and BIA officers fought back. One agent escaped unharmed. a later search found Joe Roberts or Little Joe Killsright, about 18–20, identified by different sources.
Alabama bridge replacements are required on four sites including Alabama 20 over Fox Creek and the railroad near Courtland Alabama 24 over Town Creek and Pruitt s Creek in Moulton. Officials say some bridges must be replaced immediately while investigations continue into a builder shakedown and slush fund scheme involving Wayne Swiger Ralph Koontz and Gurney s influence. A bank robber wanted in Indiana is jailed in Morgan County awaiting extradition after Decatur FBI arrest on I 65.
Olivia Newton John, named female vocalist of 1974 by the Academy of Country Music, rejects Stan Kenton’s claim that country music is a disgrace. She cites rising country hits on pop charts and discusses her career, roots, and life in the United States.
Mrs. Baugh maps a watercolor of trees beside a stream she recalls painting as a child around age ten. She questions its authorship noting she has no memory of painting it while touting it as her best work. The Decatur native, 75, reflects on past golf success and a reduced activity level after a mosquito bite.
The Birmingham News criticizes House energy legislation as signaling congressional timidity. It urges President Ford to decontrol oil to spur domestic exploration and warn of OPEC price hikes, while stressing conservation and rapid development of alternatives to avert an energy crisis.
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