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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1971

Page

10

Television Schedule Highlights Evening Lineup

A dense log lists 6 P.M. through midnight programs across networks with titles such as Dream of Jeannie Death Valley Days and Jeopardy. Notable entries include News programs on CBS and NBC, game shows like Password and The Password, music and talk shows featuring Johnny Carson Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore, and children's programs Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Romper Room and Daniel Boone among others. The schedule also mentions soap operas Guiding Light and Edge of Night and classic Westerns like The Texan and Wild Wild West.

Capp Exhausted After Lecture Tour Collapse

Capp, cartoonist of Lil Abner, remained resting at Boone County Hospital in Harrison Ark after collapsing from exhaustion Sunday. He had been on a lecture tour and was hospitalized Monday after the incident.

Harrison, Ark Nyt Capp Lil Abner Boone County Hospital

Best Bets 31 Special Alabama Space Center Tour

Ed Buckbee director of the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville guides two youngsters on a personal tour of facilities at 6:30 p.m. The schedule lists multiple film and program showings through the evening including Night Slaves and Blood on the Moon with noted stars and topics.

Alabama Space Center Ed Buckbee Space and Rocket Center Huntsville James Franciscus Lee Grant Vietnam John Dos Passos USA CBS News ABC Report Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes Gregory Peck Anthony Quinn

Calendar of Events Highlights Community Groups

The Edwards Group and Alruse Club announce evening meetings at church and home locations with plans for an area workshop in Anniston on May 16. Numerous organizations including Mizpah Chapter Eastern Star St Ann’s Sodality and Decatur Council 81 Royal Masters host gatherings and officer installations. A health clinic offers free vaccines at Morgan County Training School in Hartselle. Local clubs plan luncheons, lectures and fundraisers with speakers from Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Jets’ Paul Crane.

Alruse Club Gene Livingston Runfiymeade Anniston Morgan-Lawrence Community Action, Inc Tri-County District Health Service Morgan County Training School Ree Hartselle Morgan

Escape bid nearly killed King slayer Ray at prison

James Earl Ray, serving a 99 year sentence for the King slaying, nearly died escaping through a 400 degree steam tunnel at Brushy Mountain Prison. He was recaptured in the yard with help from cellmate Roy Morelock who supplied tools. Ray previously escaped Missouri Penitentiary in 1967 and seeks a new King trial, with repeated denials.

Nashville Tenn James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Brushy Mountain Robert H. Moore Ray Cumberland Mountains Moore King Memphis Roy Morelock Greene County Morelock Missouri Missouri State Penitentiary London Tennessee Los Angeles

Rogers Heads Toward Egypt on Middle East Mission

Secretary of State William P Rogers moves from Beirut to Cairo for talks with President Anwar Sadat and other leaders as he presses to narrow gaps between Egypt and Israel over reopening the Suez Canal. The visit marks a high point of a five country tour aimed at reviving stalled peace talks amid regional opposition and broader Arab-Israeli tension.

Lewis Gulic Associated Press Beirut Lebanon William P Rogers Middle East Egypt Israel Rogers Cairo Anwar Sadat Mahmoud Riad U.S Suez Canal Suez Gamal Abdel Nasser Washington Spain Jordan Suleiman Franjieh

Birthday Gatherings Mentioned in Local Notes

Several friends visited Mrs. Eugene Crawford to help celebrate her birthday on Tuesday afternoon. The John Wright family visited the Wink McKelvie family recently as well as Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins Miss June Styles and Barnard Price who joined for dinner. Later Mrs Allie Wright Mrs Glenda Yancy Barnard Price and Rev J W Pike shared coffee and cake. Sunday was a nice day for the Pat Wrights.

Eugene Crawford Dennis NeSmith John Wright Wink McKelvie Pat Wrights Roy Hawkins June Styles Barnard Price Allie Wright Glenda Yancy

Obituary notices from Moulton and Falkville area

Funeral services are announced for Dewey Bostick 72 Courtland who died at Lawrence County Hospital. Dora Mae Carpenter 71 Medical Park Convalescent Center dies today. services Thursday at Guntharp Chapel with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Survivors listed. Lawrence T. Garrison 71 Mt Hope dies from a gunshot. funeral at Hickory Grove Church with burial nearby. Mamie Parker 86 Falkville dies at home. services Wednesday at Evergreen Methodist Church. Ennis Tankersley 58 Moulton dies after long illness. services Wednesday at Nichols Chapel Haleyville with burial Winston Memorial Cemetery.

Moulton Dewey Bostick Courtland Lawrence County Hospital Elliott Funeral Home Dora Mae Carpenter Medical Park Convalescent Center 14Th Ave Guntharp Funeral Home James Lawler W. W. Coffey Decatur Cemetery Guntharp Juanita Landolfi Asheville N.C James Texas Eugene Tuscan Ariz Garland Earl Decatur John Power Sheffield John and Cleveland Drake Cincinnati Lawrence T. Garrison Mr. Hope Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Jimmy Doyle Gertrude Garrison Mt Hope J O. Vinson J. H Hopkins Falkville J. W Caden Muscle Shoals Reg Pickens Mt. Hope Aimuel Garrison U. S. Air Force Berlin Germany Therron, Taldon Ronnie Pitt Garrison Synthia Spillers Ella White Peoria Ill F. N. Garrison Clarence Garrison Ranal Boyles Hubert Hopkins Ralph Hopkins Gene Pickens Herbert Mitchell Bill Corthern Evergreen Methodist Church Jimmie Henderson Evergreen Cemetery Peck Funeral Home Cogie Alvis Madgie Hardin Ima Morris Colfax Virginia Duncan Boyce Norman Parker Robert A. Parker Ennis Tankersley Nichols Chapel Haleyville Ronald Manly Winston Memorial Cemetery Nichols Funeral Home Lois Tankersley Gay White Ernest Tankersley Maggie Treadway

Probate notices estate of Beulah Chapman executor appointed

Letters Testamentary on the Last Will and Testament of Beulah Chapman were granted April 22 1971 by Judge Bryan McAfee of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legally prescribed period or be barred. Benford Clay is named Executor of the estate.

Probate Court Beulah Chapman Bryan McAfee Morgan County ST. Benford Clay

It Pays to Look Twice at Autos for Sale

A brief classified item highlights autos for sale in today's page. Sellers promise good values with duplicate checks and careful browsing by buyers seeking reliable used cars.

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