Deaths Investigated In Ohio and Michigan Killings
Authorities probe two separate murders in Ohio and Michigan. In Mentor near Cleveland, Howard and Jane Hoffman were shot multiple times after three fires set at their home. Their daughter Mrs. Harold Johnson had visited Decatur last Thanksgiving. Detroit detectives seek autopsy on Dorothy Singston, a former Hartselle resident, after an apparent beating.
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Ohio
Michigan
Decatur
Mentor
Howard
Jane Hoffman
Detroit
Vann Pruitt
Dorothy Singston
Hartselle
Hoffman
Cleveland
Milton Stearn
Stearn
Harold Johnson
Euclid
Chaplain Jensen Faces Court Martial Over Alleged Affairs
A former neighbor testified that Navy chaplain Andrew Jensen was at home with his wife on a day prosecutors say he was involved with another officer’s wife. Lucile Turner recalled July 16, 1971 when she saw Gudbranson at the Jensen home briefly. Gudbranson is one of Jensen’s accusers.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Andrew Jensen
Jensen
Lucile Marie Turner
Arvada
Colo
Lora Gudbranson
Strikers Hit Northern Ireland in Mass Protest and Strikes
Thousands of Protestant workers walked out paralyzing Ulster as Vanguard leader William Craig urged support for restored powers. Bombs exploded with no casualties while Belfast’s stations, banks, and transport ground to a halt.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Vanguard
William Craig
Ulster
Faulkner
William Whitelaw
Short Harland
Harland and Wolff
Aldergrove
Eisenhower declares German forces defeated on western front
In 1945 on this date General Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the western front had been defeated. The note is part of a World War II timeline in Decatur with weather and local notices.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wallace Delegates Face Fears in Florida
Wallace campaign in Florida seeks black delegates for the Miami convention amid fears of reprisals from militants. H. G. France plans to reassure selected couple Senda and husband amid the wave of insecurity. Norman Jones also named as a Wallace delegate with others chosen in district caucuses. Wallace nets 75 percent of Florida's delegates while Humphrey takes six.
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Miami
George Wallace
Florida
Wallace
H. G
Bill) France
Alabama
France
Senda Warren
Tarpon Springs
Warren
Norman E Jones
Tampa Bay Area
Miami Beach
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Bloodmobile Drive Kicks Off In Morgan County
The first of up to four Bloodmobile visits launches at Austin High School to meet a 4 195 pint county quota by June 30 with 1 000 units expected this Thursday and affiliates urging broad participation to cover Morgan County. Local Red Cross warns of shortages and pledges county wide effort under J W Sailors guidance.
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Faye Brewington
Jone
Austin High School
Austin
J. W. Sailors
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Birmingham
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Louise Foster
Sailors
Austin School
Morgan County Poll List to Be Published Tuesday
The Decatur Daily will publish Morgan County's poll list Tuesday showing all eligible voters. Voters should verify their names and correct voting center to avoid errors on election day.
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Morgan County
Decatur
White House Linked to ITT in Senate Hearing
Senate subcommittee hearings in Denver centered on ITT corporate contributions and possible White House contact about a 600000 gift to Nixon's re election campaign. Witness Mrs Dita Davis Beard collapsed with acute angina forcing suspension of further questioning and return to Washington.
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Denver
Senate
Dita Davis Beard
Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
White House
ITT
Nixon
Nixon’s Re-Election Campaign. In Her Sworn Statement, Mrs. Beard
William R. Merriam
San Diego
Calif
Beard
Tri County Agency Seeks $1.2 Million for Health Projects
The Tri-County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission requests $1.2 million in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission for 10 projects in the 1972 fiscal year. Local matches bring total to about $1.625 million for programs including health careers guidance at Calhoun Junior College and hospital and rehabilitation center improvements.
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Tri- County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Calhoun Junior College
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
University of Alabama
Regional Technical Institute
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County Medical Society
North Alabama Occupational Health Services
Tri-County District Health Service
Decatur General
Boyle defends mine union actions as legal in court
United Mine Workers President W A Tony Boyle tells a U S District Court jury his directing political contributions was lawful. In a separate move President Nixon names Rocco C Siciliano as the lone business member to stay on the Federal Pay Board.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony"’ Boyle
U.S. District Court
Rocco C. Siciliano
Los Angeles
Nixon
Federal Pay Board
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Ewell St
John Kubina
Kubina
Quyen
Lisa
Craig
Stormont
Brian Faulkner
Dan Whitson
Harry Burt
Dudley Culver
Jane Beasley
Danny Prater
Diane Marlas
Dial
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Landers
Bloodmobile
AHS
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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