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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1971
Page
5
Demonstrators clashed with police in a six hour series of riots in the nation’s capital. Rush hour traffic stalled as authorities arrested more than 6 000 protesters delaying the government. Tear gas and clubs were used with over 100 injured including four officers.
Farmers fear frost tonight could injure cotton and okra seedlings and delay emergence as soil warms. Rutledge suggests planting by soil temperature rather than calendar dates with highs near 70s and a 33 degree low expected tonight. The cold front has brought northerly winds and dry air, with further showers possible Wednesday night.
The article notes the POW question as a major obstacle to U S withdrawal from South Vietnam. It mentions a Stockholm AFP dispatch and White House caution on accuracy. It also covers Mayday protests with tear gas, vandalism, and Marines deployed to Washington.
Charles Martin says he favors keeping meters out unless Thomas has a merchant's request to reinstall them. Nixon says he has not yet discussed returning the meters to downtown streets with Thomas.
Crow of Alabama is appointed to a new Decatur based post. He serves on the Alabama Wildlife Federation board of trustees at Samford University and has held roles with the Southern States Industrial Council and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He and his wife Elizabeth live at 1912 Country Club Rd with two sons James H. Crow III, a Birmingham attorney, and Pat, a Samford student.
Justice Harlan leads a majority joined by Burger Black and Stewart White and Blackmun in a ruling that does not settle the broader challenge to capital punishment. Brennan Douglas and Marshall dissent. The court says its role is to interpret the federal constitution, not mandate a national method for capital cases.
Brig. Gen. In Tam, Cambodia's latest crisis nominee, refused to form a government and said he is pursuing another solution. In California, President Nixon unveiled a $400 million program to aid farmers, boosting incomes and exports and possibly his political standing.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived in Beirut amid heavy security after a Jordan stop. Armored cars and troops surrounded the airport as thousands of Lebanese leftists and Palestinian guerrillas rallied, promising peaceful protests near Rogers planned sites. In Amman Rogers met King Hussein for two and a half hours, receiving President Nixon’s endorsement letter.
Military authorities say all federal troops deployed to prevent disruption of government by antiwar protestors will be restricted to using minimum necessary force.
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