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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1973
Page
5
A dense listing of meetings and events across Decatur and nearby towns. Altrusa and other clubs host speakers and dinners. PTA, junior service, and church groups hold programs. Volunteer groups plan community activities, sales fundraisers, and Bible studies with times and locations.
A Morgan County Civil Court jury deliberates one case seeking 4400 dollars from Rollins Air Conditioning against Decatur accountant Tommy Bell. Testimony continues in two other matters including a 100000 dollar claim by Richard H Richardson against Guerden Industries and Homestead Mobile, and another 100000 dollar suit by Robert J Holt and wife against Mid Homes over a foreclosed mortgage error.
Sen Kennedy and Gov Wallace will attend the Spirit of America Festival in Decatur on July 4, signaling growing national support. A 58-year-old Decatur man, Hollis Jackson, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and released on a $500 bond.
Firefighters say a south end of a flooded house burned rapidly after 2 a.m. and King, alone at the time, left a trailer around 1 p.m. His body was found face down on the kitchen floor as investigators probe the blaze.
Hollywood reports a rare Beatles reunion with all four members recording a joint album. Paul McCartney reportedly joined in town. Yoko Ono has no involvement, while John and his wife near divorce.
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies and thundershowers today with cooler highs in the mid to upper 60s and lows around the mid 40s tonight. The period ends with clearing skies and partly cloudy conditions on Wednesday continuing through the week. Defense offices are taking damage claims from affected residents.
A dense late 20th century stock list shows closing quotes and shares for companies across sectors. Names like SearleG and Exxon appear beside quoted prices with percentage changes and volume figures, reflecting a snapshot of market activity and equity standings.
Market notes show cotton middling at 20.45 cents, cottonseed at 407 dollars per ton, milk prices at 6.55 dollars per hundred with manufactured milk at 3.20, four per cent ratios noted. Also listed are wood 65 45 and 35, pulpwood 15.25 per cord, No 2 soybeans 6.18, No 2 white shelled corn 2.40, No 2 oats 0.90, No 2 milling wheat 2.25, No 2 miles 2.75, No 2 barley and No 2 yellow shelled corn 1.65.
Interdealer quotations at approximately 10 a.m. show percentages for various issuers including Alabama Bancorporation, Tennessee National Gas, Kentucky Central, Liberty National Life, Life of Alabama, Mutual Savings Life, Protective Life, Southern Airways, and Vulcan Life. Prices exclude retail markups.
Calhoun Junior College Chorale performs at the Decatur Inn today and Thursday to raise 4000 dollars for travel to the Diamond Jubilee National Convention of Music Clubs in Atlantic City. They sing 11 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 7 30 pm each day, donations accepted.
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