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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1972

Page

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Recoverable Boosters and Solid Fuel For Shuttle

NASA announced a major shift to a reusable space shuttle system featuring recoverable boosters and solid-fuel propulsion. The plan lowers costs, with development estimated at 5.15 billion dollars and 10.5 million per configuration, aiming for initial flights in 1976 and a full system by 1980.

Huntsville NASA James C. Fletcher Washington News Marshall Space Flight Center Fletcher U.S Earth

Nixon to Address Nation on Busing Issue Tonight

White House says President Nixon will air a 10 minute radio and television address at 9 p.m. to outline recommendations on school busing. The speech follows finalizing details at Camp David and precedes a formal message to Congress set for Friday.

Nixon Washington White House Ronald L. Ziegler Congress Zieg George Wallace Camp David Ziegler Florida

Hidden Nixon Edge Seen in Florida Democratic Primary

A Times Yankelovich cross section of 392 Florida Democratic voters shows Nixon would win in a head to head race if the election were held now. Wallace’s strong primary showing did not sway Nixon’s broad appeal among Florida Democrats.

Jack Rosenthal New York Times News Service NEW York George C. Wallace Florida Richard Nixon New York Times Daniel Yankelovich, Inc Wallace Nixon Times-Yankelovich Edmund S. Muskie Maine Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Muskie Henry M. Jackson Washington George McGovern South Dakota John V. Lindsay Alabama Jackson

Agnew Defends Wallace After Florida Primary Remarks

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew said Alabama Governor George Wallace has faced unfair innuendo despite no radical campaigning in the Florida primary. He warned the political climate fuels a perception of Wallace as reactionary threatening minority freedoms and national unity.

Spiro T. Agnew Alabama George Wallace Florida Agnew Drake University Des Moines Gov. Wallace

Nixon to visit Moscow for May summit talks

The White House announced President Nixon will depart May 22 for Moscow to hold summit talks with Soviet leaders. The Pay Board approved roughly a quarter of a large raise for West Coast dock workers, a move likely to trigger renewed port shutdowns on Pacific coasts and possibly the East and Gulf coasts.

Washington Nixon Moscow White House Pacific East Gulf Coast

Nightmarish scene greets Sherman Street call officers

Police responded to a Sherman Street home Wednesday night after a woman apologized for calling, saying she woke from a bad dream and triggered the nightmarish situation. A promotional Want Ad message about musical instruments interrupts the readable text.

Sherman St

Monday Sentencing Planned For Wyatt

Former state senator Ray Wyatt faces sentencing Monday after being convicted in U S District Court on two counts tied to unlawfully receiving concealing storing bartering selling or disposing of stolen vehicles. Defense attorney Julian Butler notes possible appeal and bond terms while jurors deliberated 45 minutes prior to verdicts.

Ray Wyatt Julian Butler Wyatt U.S. District Court Clarence Allgood Butler Pell City George Wallace Florida Allwood FBI Wayne Manness Georgia Alabama

West Point Founded by 1802 Congressional Act

On this date in 1802 Congress authorized the establishment of the U S Military Academy at West Point New York marking the creation of the military college.

Congress U.S. Military Academy West Point N.Y

Weather note and contact lines for want ad

The notice lists a phone contact for placing want ads and provides short weather details: highs today in the upper sixties, tonight lows in the low forties, highs Friday in the low seventies. It references a weather page D-3 and ends with It’s A Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.

Tennessee Valley

Ranch Reforming a Panhandler at Sheriffs Boys Ranch

Danny, 11, lived at the Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch after becoming a frequent panhandler. An employee described how he learned to manipulate kindness for material items by weaving pitiful tales. His elderly grandmother could not care for him, and his mother’s whereabouts were unknown while his father had not been seen for six years.

Selma Danny Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Rarch

Ninth In A Series Danny’s Ranch Transformation

A welfare case leads 15 year old Danny to Boys' Ranch after affiliating with a bad crowd. Ranch staff guide his conduct, helping him curb panhandling while keeping his charm. He enjoys sports, shop and physical education, shows calves, and has basketball honors. He visits his grandmother and met his father briefly.

Danny

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