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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1971
Page
5
Decatur markets record cotton middling inch price, cottonseed at 40 per ton, Grade A milk six fifty five per hundred, manufactured milk three twenty per hundred, four percent direct ratio details. Prices for wood pulpwood soybeans corn oats milling wheat barley and milling grain vary, with several misread figures noted in the OCR.
Quotations from the NASD represent interdealer prices as of about 10am. Inter dealer market fluctuates through the day. prices do not include retail markup, markdown, or commission.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.07 to 936.48 as investors returned to the market after three days of declines. Gains led by drugs, tobaccos, airlines, electronics, aircraft, motors and glamor stocks amid renewed commitments by sidelined investors.
Alafonte Pettus won a baby contest at Carrie Matthews Recreation Center. The Twilighters Social Club sponsored the event and the winner is the son of Mr and Mrs Alphonso Pettus.
Lawmakers weigh a $135 million highway bond plan and a $11.5 million Birmingham medical school allocation plus new funds for South Alabama Tuscaloosa Huntsville and Auburn programs. Utility rate rules tighten PSC powers and campus construction allocations continue amid a busy session forecast.
Demonstrations spread in many areas with sitdowns and vandalism as hundreds of debris and fire damage disrupted traffic. About 100 people sought hospital treatment while Rennie Davis of the Chicago Seven faced bond and arraignment on civil rights conspiracy charges. Police released some arrestees on lower bonds as thousands were processed at outdoor camps then moved to Washington Coliseum. The scene intensified as lawmakers call for state budget reforms, air pollution laws, and possible special sessions to address education funding and road bonds.
The city moves to one hour parking and doubles overtime fines to boost turnover. A May 7 10 AM merchants meeting will discuss the plan. The council also pressed for more hospital parking in new construction and contractor cleanup rules for street debris. A city enforcement panel will include Decatur Homebuilders Association reps.
Record low temperatures were set in Huntsville Decatur and Birmingham as a high pressure system kept skies clear. A warming trend begins this afternoon with sun and clouds. chance of showers arrives late Wednesday while a security incident at the Coliseum prompted processing delays.
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