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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1972
Page
5
Russell Baker delivers a satirical guide to the New Hampshire results mocking the primary as pointless. He riffs on cows voting, press fixation, and hypothetical outcomes for Muskie Humphrey Kennedy and McGovern with sharp, humorous commentary.
The city council endorsed the Small Business Administration loan to fund a new fiberglass tire mold plant near Holiday Inn South near Wheeler Refuge. SEPCO Inc. has already built a nearby plant for fiberglass tubs, with Mike Roberts of the Industrial Development Association praised for facilitating contacts and the Chamber of Commerce support noted.
A 16 year old Decatur boy Grady Hughes was arrested in Hondo Texas on grand larceny charges and turned over to Morgan County authorities. He was returned to Decatur this week and is held in the Morgan County Jail. No details on the exact charge were available.
A 21 year old Madison resident Curtis Lee Young was arrested by Decatur police Monday night and turned over to Army authorities on charges of being absent without leave. He was bound over to military police at Redstone Arsenal.
Wallace states that strong performance in Florida would trigger many pronouncements on busing and predicts more such pronouncements. He addresses a Dixie singing crowd claiming Florida campaign success while noting Nixon and Mao Tse Tung spend time there discussing busing.
Mutual supervisory authority over major transactions began effecting scrutiny. Seven stock purchases in Roussel controlled companies were reviewed. audit found none justified the suit Bookout filed last December. Roussel claimed the findings support his position that charges were groundless. He thanked Decatur residents for support including a business leaders dinner. Roussel and his son visited Redus Collier at Decatur General Hospital before returning to New Orleans. Collier was hospitalized earlier and was in fair condition.
The article links Jimmy's stay at the Boys' Ranch with civic fundraisers in North Alabama to aid homeless boys, while also detailing political and corporate discussions over ITT and Ramsden’s outside financial study. It notes White House involvement and statements by McLaren and other economists, plus views from Dita Beard’s physicians.
Athens police arrested a 13 year old in connection with a burglary at Julian Newman Elementary School. Police Chief Richard Faulk said another arrest is expected this week and the case will be handled by juvenile authorities.
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a contract exceeding $100,000 for steel sheet pilings for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plants near Athens. Siskin Steel & Supply Co., Inc., of Chattanooga won the $103,909 bid. materials are manufactured in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
Calendar notes many meetings and events across Decatur Huntsville Brookhaven Poin VFW clubs and churches. Highlights include Easter package prep for Viet Nam servicemen a FAA safety clinic Mizpah Chapter 19 at Masonic Temple and Brookhaven Middle School PTA speaker on Adolescence. Local civic groups church gatherings and charity fundraisers fill the night.
The Senate Finance Committee staff report says the total is in the many hundreds of millions of dollars range. It notes removals of some firms from Medicare contracts and cuts to Medicare business, including Cleveland Blue Shield losing its contract and multiple Blue Shield regions in California and Illinois losing counties. Auditors flag improper Medicare charges and expenses.
Public notices list admissions and dismissals in Decatur and surrounding towns. Notable entries include Velma Carpenter and Angela Junkins among admissions, with many named in Lawrence County and surrounding communities. Births reported include multiple new arrivals at Decatur General and local hospitals.
A TV guide listing highlights Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz at 6:30 p.m. and other specials. It previews Restless Earth on geology, decision 72 primaries live reports, and Cronkite and Smith election year coverage. Also features The Rookies drama at 7:30 p.m.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace campaigned in Charleston urging West Virginians to resist liberalism and high taxes. He criticized bureaucracies and campus intellectuals, pledging to stress law and order welfare foreign aid and tax reforms while accusing welfare waste and misdirected foreign aid.
Public sale of Lot 9 and part of Lot 15 in Block 149 Frazier Machinery Company addition Decatur Morgan County Alabama on Friday March 31 1972 to satisfy indebtedness of Louise Evans and Walter L Evans to State National Bank of Alabama. Sale subject to taxes liens and an ingress easement. Auction held at Morgan County Court House east door. Attorneys Harris Shinn and Harris.
Decatur City Schools invites sealed bids for a new Vocational Center at Austin High, with drawings by Barr and Tune Associates. Documents available at multiple plan rooms for a $5000 set. refunds issued to unsuccessful bidders minus costs. Bid guarantee of 5 percent required. bids due March 16, 1972 at 3:00 pm CST, publicly opened thereafter. We cannot continue to dole out billions to those who want us beaten in Vietnam.
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