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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1972

Page

5

Freddie Finds Purpose at North Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch

Freddie, a dyslexic youth, returns to the Alabama Boys Ranch after pursuing independence briefly. He embraces education with support from a ranch house mother and local sheriff volunteers who visit during Christmas. Funds from Pancake Day at Decatur High School and a gospel singing at Austin High School will aid the proposed North Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch near Punkin Center, Decatur.

Acton Freddie Sheriffs Alabama The Sheriffs of North Alabama North Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch Punkin Center Decatur Lawrence County Decatur High School Decatur Kiwanis Club Boys’ Ranch Fund Austin High School

Wyattts alleged car fraud case details at Guntersville inquiry

The investigation found no firm by Wyatt in Guntersville and exposed discrepancies in vehicle sales including three buyers for one car. Wyatt allegedly used fictitious receipts and bogus names to dodge taxes and involved a St Clair County clerk in misregistering vehicles. Witness Marcus Fant said he bought two cars from Wyatt in 1970 and later reimbursed buyers when the fraud surfaced.

Manness Guntersville Wyatt St. Claire County William Cox Ragland Route 1 Junior Fant Julian Butler Huntsville FBI Anniston Marcus Fant Fant

Bernstein On Words Push And Shove

Column examines word usage and distinctions between practical practical and impracticable in language. Bernstein traces origins of trivia and explains phrasing around tax exempt bond analysis and push to shove.

Thauiye Sabine Yonkers N.Y Theodore M. Bernstein

Danish jetliner crash near Sharjah with 112 aboard

A Sterling Airways twin jet CaraVelle carrying 112 people from Colombo to Copenhagen crashed into a rain swept mountainside near Qelba in Sharjah. Rescue teams found no sign of life as heavy rains hindered helicopters. The 106 passengers and 6 crew were mostly Scandinavian tourists.

Dubai Persian Gulf Sterling Airways Copenhagen Ceylon Denmark Qelba Sharjah Sterling Colombo Europe Tjaereborg Travel Agency North Africa Middle East Far East

Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Dollar Strength

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to 938.29 at noon, up 4.29, as advances led declines 7 to 4 on the NYSE. Analysts cited a stronger dollar and a Commerce Department report forecasting a first quarter sales and inventory rebound, with bargain buying helping support the upturn after a recent slide.

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