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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1972
Page
2
Guest Editorial argues Nixon's Shanghai voyage signals opening with China but offers limited proof of lasting impact. The piece calls for patience, notes secrecy of negotiations, and credits Nixon with easing a climate for peaceful talks while warning about fragile expectations.
Weather outlook for Decatur and vicinity calls for a high today of 61 to 64 degrees and a low tonight of 36 to 39. Sunday highs are projected 46 to 49 with partly cloudy skies. Today’s temperatures reach up to 41 and dip to 33 with a 0 precipitation for the day. May totals show 1.27 inches for the month and 11.82 inches for the year, above normal.
Billy Henderson of Hueytown seeks to set a world fishing record at Lewis Smith Lake on February 25 with his brother Jimmy. The Hueytown Bass Club president aims to meet strict size and experience criteria for the epic catch.
The Henderson brothers fished Hueys Marina on Winston County Road 41 and caught a record eight pounds ten and a half ounce Kentucky spot. The fish weighed on Hueys dock scales then at Garland Abbott Smith Lake Superette and verified by state meat scales and biologist Jerry Hooper. The fish, full of eggs, was later shown at the Mid-South Sports Show in Memphis with the Smith Lake Association.
Funeral services for Miss Mary M Nelms who died Friday after a lengthy illness will be Sunday at 2 p m at Caddo Congregational Church with Rev Dennis Tucker officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. Gunthorpe Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Oney Lee Nelms. Beatrice Sanders of 1608 Beech St SE will be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
General Hospital in Indianapolis operates a bureau of foreign communication with forty staff members fluent in nineteen languages to assist patients with limited English. A caller can reach available interpreters in languages including Chinese Danish French German Hebrew Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Norwegian Philippine Tagalog Romanian Russian Serbo Croatian Spanish and Swedish.
Morgan County Democrats plan rallies at West Morgan and Hartselle before the May 2 primary with locations to be announced. Some candidates urged four rallies, but the motion failed. 17 of 23 candidates attended the organizational session at the First Federal Savings and Loan penthouse.
21-year-old Florence man Mickey Gene Davis pleaded guilty to transporting 100 cases of Tennessee beer and was fined 500 dollars by Judge D. L. Rosenau Jr.in Limestone County Superior Court. In separate actions Paul Nash and Jimmy Nash received six months hard labor and court costs for abusive language and assault charges respectively. Steve Allen Kellum drew 30 days hard labor plus costs for contributing to a minor's delinquency.
Anthony Bernardino was rescued from a deep hole as a bulldozer filled the shaft near a freeway project. Doctors said he sustained bruises and a hip swelling but no internal injuries and may stay in traction days. His stepmother and mother, previously identified for custody, showed relief at the hospital. The incident recalled the 1949 Kathy Fiscus tragedy nearby.
Three bands from Athens High School Athens Junior High School and East Limestone High School earned 3 R ratings at the District 2 Alabama Bandmasters Association contest and advance to the state competition. Other Friday competitors included West Limestone Hazlewood and Morgan County High with Morgan County results pending as the event continues at Austin High School today with eight more bands.
An old notice lists emergency numbers for law enforcement and fire departments across several counties including Decatur Athens Limestone Morgan Cullman and Lawrence. It also directs calls to the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and provides guidance for poisonings and dialing zero for an operator.
A Chinese delegate argued for a 200 mile territorial sea limit and criticized calls to call Okinawa reversion a fraud, while urging respect for each nation's sovereignty over territorial seas. The debate foreshadows tensions at the upcoming world conference on the law of the sea.
On Thursday Wallace urged Americans to work on problems while Mrs. Chisholm expressed skepticism about Reverend Bevel's sincerity. She doubted a joint ticket could work in practical politics.
Kleindienst ITT chief lobbyist cites three surprise witnesses named by ITT as evidence in a dispute over antitrust suit. Mrs. Beard, subpoenaed by Eastland, has not been located, with an FBI search reportedly centered in Denver. ITT says there was no link between attracting convention business to San Diego and settling antitrust cases.
Lambert Mims of Mobile campaigned for the U S Senate at a Decatur Inn fund-raiser attended by about 120 people. He criticized Sen. John Sparkman as out of touch and framed his bid as grassroots driven with support from Morgan County officials and family.
At least 190 jobs must be eliminated at the Marshall Space Flight Center by July 1, with some staff receiving pay grade reductions to meet the average for all NASA centers. The cuts will reduce personnel to about 5,341 by July, plus an estimated 127 more in the following year, on top of attrition. The center currently lists 5,983 employees, down from a 1966 peak of 7,200.
Limestone County 78 year old George Kingston was found beaten and robbed in a ditch near Belle Mina two miles south of U S 31 He was listed in poor condition at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Decatur Alabama Sheriff Evans said the investigation continues and Kingston was transported by AAA ambulance service
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