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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1972

Page

5

County jail inmate speaks on Boys' Ranch needs

Mrs Burchfield recounts a inmate's praise of a safe bed and meals while explaining the drive for North Alabama Sheriffs Boys' Ranch. She notes it costs 1500 dollars a year per boy and urges community support as fundraisers including Pancake Day at Decatur High School and a gospel singing event at Austin High School aim to raise money.

North Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch Alabama Sheriffs’ Association North Alabama Decatur Kiwanis Club Decatur High School Austin High School

Davis Funeral Held for Local Resident

Davis funeral services were held at Holly Pond Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include the parents Mr and Mrs C J Davis Holly Pond sisters Mrs Doris Smith Deborah Davis both of Holly Pond grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Davis and grandfather W M Gorham all of Holly Pond.

Leverett Cullman County Hospital Davis Holly Pond Baptist Church C. J. Davis Holly Pond Doris Smith Deborah Davis Charles Davis W. M. Gorham

Irving and wife face long fines and new charges

Irvings await sentencing on state charges with fines up to eleven thousand dollars and potential eight year terms. Federal conspiracy carries up to five years and a one hundred thousand dollar fine. Both remain free on bail as Judge Cannella sets June 16 for sentencing.

Suskind State Supreme Court Joseph A.martinis John Cannella

Wallace rally in Florida draws quiet crowd and repeat tale

Four Alabama state troopers watch a Wallace campaign rally in Florida as he sticks to a familiar 1960s style speech. Hecklers are silenced and the Dixie tune cues return of Grammer and his band. Wallace asks reporters what large turnout says about the truth of his message.

Alabama Wallace Grammer Dixie

Florida Delegates in Spotlight As Primary Near

The article outlines Florida's 12 congressional districts voting for delegates with Wallace as the favorite. Humphrey Muskie and Jackson vie for second, Lindsay and McGovern for fifth, and Chisholm Mills Yorty Vander Hartke McCarthy Ashbrook also listed. Muskie pledges funding-source disclosure while campaigning. Humphrey predicts strong momentum on NBC Meet the Press.

Florida Wallace Humphrey Muskie Jackson Lindsay McGovern Shirley Chisholm New York Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas Sam Yorty Los Angeles Sen Vander Hartke Indiana Eugene J McCarthy Minnesota John M. Ashbrook Ohio Miami Nixon Hmphrey

Surveillance scandal prompts campus and community mockery

The bureau tracked Swarthmore College movements of Jacqueline Reuss daughter of Rep Henry S Reuss and opened a dossier on a Idaho boy scout leader planning a Soviet Union camping trip. In Powelton Village residents mocked agents with a street fair featuring stolen documents and large photos of investigators in disguise.

Swarthmore College Jacqueline Reuss Henry S. Reuss Dmty Idaho Soviet Union Powelton Village

Bernstein On Words Youth-yak

A compact look at language quirks from Bernstein. It explains strap it on meaning dealing with something get behind meaning grasp and control and how what should agree with its subject in sentences noting two common misunderstandings and how oversight can imply opposite senses.

Paris Washington Committee On Congressional Oversight

Decatur Market Report Dairy and Grain Prices

Decatur market notes list Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred, No 2 Soybean 3.33, No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.25, No 2 Oats 0.70, No 7 Milling Wheat 1.60, No 2 Barley and other feeds with multiple baselines. Wood products priced at 65 45 and 35, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, and miscellaneous loans stated.

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Wall Street Declines Sharply Amid Profit Taking Pressure

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 8.13 to 931.74 at noon as declines outpaced advances on the New York Stock Exchange by more than 2 to 1. Analysts blamed profit taking while rail stocks rose on expected higher earnings for the year. a report noted a block of 91,800 Bulova Watch shares traded at 17.

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