Decatur Officers Free Woman After Car Wreck
Police work to free Helen Childs of East Acres from a car pinned against a tree after an accident on 8th Ave and Gordon Drive SE. She and Tim Childs 16 of Woodland SE were rushed to Decatur General Hospital along with another car. Eddie Portwood 14 of Nelson St SE was in the wreck and uninjured.
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Decatur
Helen Childs
East Acres
8Th Ave
Gordon Drive
Tim Childs
Woodland SE
U S and Vietnam clash over POW lists and Lao releases
The report details U S demands for a complete list of all POWs held by North Vietnam and the place and date of their release. It notes Laos based prisoners from Pathet Lao and Viet Cong conditions on repatriation. Brig Gen Wickham links remaining U S troop pullout to POW data.
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U.S
Woodward
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Pathet Lao
Laos
United States
Bui Tin
John A. Wickham Jr
Fourpower Joint Military Commission
Vietnam
Wickham
Wallace Benefit Set For Dallas Fundraiser
Gov George C Wallace plans a Dallas fund raising event to retire his 1972 campaign debt. Tickets cost 10 dollars and 16 000 seats are arranged for a four hour program featuring country and western acts including George Wallace Jr. The debt stood over 150000 dollars, with several benefits planned nationwide. Speake High School will pre register first graders for 1973 1974 on April 17 from 8 am to 2 pm. A child must be six by Oct 2 and present a birth certificate.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Dallas
George Jr
George Wallace
Wallace
Speake High School
Harold B. Benson
Gunthorp case moves toward trial as judge tightens limits
More than 70 witnesses testified while Judge Coggin denied motions to throw out the indictment and to furnish prosecution evidence. GunthORTH appeared with family. trial set for March 13 as voir dire may add jurors. Mrs Davis also sues for 250000 in civil court.
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Coggin
Guntharp
Baxley
Gunthorp
Nelson
Jerri
Charles Jr
Weaver
Davis
Internal dispute on access to FBI files resumes after Watergate
Monday talks aim to bridge rift within the Nixon campaign over FBI file access. Jeb S. Magruder and Herbert L. Porter deny involvement in Watergate amid a Democrats suit alleging invasion of privacy. Mitchell confirms Magruder authorized secret cash payments to G. Gordon Liddy who handled a cash fund with about 235000 dollars in hundred dollar bills. Sloan testifies he gave Liddy 199000 dollars after Magruder directed release.
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Nixon
Jeb S. Magruder
Herbert L. Porter
Democrats
Mitchell
Magruder
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Sloan
Doc Severinsen Delivers Trumpet Triumph At Calhoun College
Doc Severinsen wowed 2,800 fans at Calhoun Junior College in Decatur with a high energy trumpet show backed by New Generation Brass and 12 dancers. Earlier, 1,500 trumpeters attended a free clinic where he urged students to prepare for their futures and showed basic warm up and breathing techniques.
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Doc Severinsen
Johnny Carson
Alabama
Calhoun Junior College
Kelly Field House
New Generation Brass
Doc
McArthur’s Park
Severinsen
Las Vegas
Music Clinic
Decatur
Calhoun
Four Teens Hurt In Collision On 6th Ave In Decatur
Four local teenagers were injured in a two car crash on 6th Ave in front of the Goodyear Tire Store late Saturday. Police identified the injured as Roger Glenn Davis 17 Darrell Gene Banks 19 David Scott 19 and Carol Terry 16 with addresses listed in Decatur and Falkville.
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Decatur
Wayne James
Roger Glenn Davis
Clearview
Carol Terry
Colfax St
Darrell Gene Banks
David Scott
Falkville
James
Davis
Banks
6Th Ave
Goodyear Tire
Casals invites Klein to lead four concerts in Puerto Rico
Pablo Casals, director of the Casals Festival, invites Kenneth Klein, 30, conductor of the Guadalajara Symphony, to conduct four concerts with the Puerto Rico Symphony in Arecibo, Ponce, and Hato Rey after Klein led Guadalajara. Casals, Istomin and Schneider were in Guadalajara for a Worker's Concert Society benefit.
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Arecibo
P.R
Pablo Casals
Puerto Rico
Kenneth Klein
Guadalajara Symphony
Ponce
Hato Rey
Casal
Klein
Casals
Eugene Istomin
Alexander Schneider
Guadalajara
Worker’s Concert Society
Two Men Held in Lawrence on Assault with Intent to Murder
Lawrence County authorities hold Dwight Ellenberg 38 at his Hillsboro Road home after an attack on Milton Hall. Ellenberg faces assault and battery and property destruction charges. David Hill 25 of Danville 2 is also held on assault with intent to murder after an attack on his wife. Hill was arrested at his home.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Dwight Ellenberg
Hillsboro Rd
Milton Hall
Edsel Moore
Moore
Ellenberg
David Hill
Danville 2
Hill
Swordfish Babies Reach Tiny Eightteenth Inch at Weekold
Swordfish fry measure about one eighth of an inch when they are a week old, indicating rapid early growth patterns. Researchers note the minuscule size and early development milestones in these juvenile fish.
Host Program In 11th Year In Decatur
Decatur families may host English speaking European teachers for one or two weeks this summer. The American Host Program, in its 11th year, requires only hospitality, says board chairman J. Stuart Perkins. To participate, write Tom Murphy at The American Host Program Hotel Commodore Suite 2100 New York NY 10017 or call 212-683-6567. Deadline for information is Saturday.
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Decatur
J. Stuart Perkins
Tom Murphy
Commodore
New York
Ice Storm Formation Facts Explained
A typical ice storm forms when temperatures stay below freezing and precipitation falls as rain or drizzle that freezes on contact. The resulting glaze coats surfaces and can create hazardous travel and power outages.
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Reds
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Ontario
Lawrence
Keys To Health & Happiness
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First State Bank of Decatur
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