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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon poses with a hog themed poster in the White House office ahead of a Thursday Salute to Agriculture exhibit on the White House lawn, as AP wirephoto captures.
Mayor Charles Guntharp was hospitalized Thursday in Marietta for pneumonia and listed in satisfactory condition. Family says he was transporting a traffic fatality body to Marietta and admitted to Kennes Stone Hospital due to fever and exhaustion. His laryngitis has persisted for weeks.
Mrs. J. A. Best reports another satisfied buyer for a registered black miniature Poodle eight weeks old. She received four additional calls after selling her puppy. Call 355-1879. Decatur Daily Classifieds urges ads to sell outgrown items including pets by calling 232-1535.
A reader overview shows sections for classifieds comics editorials entertainment financial weather and sections for obituaries sports TV listings and women. The page hints at a daily mix of items across A3 B3 B7 and A4 formats.
Luck changing for anglers as Sunfish becomes the fifth major category in THE DECATUR DAILY's 1971 Biggest Fish Contest. The sixth week begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday with bass winners for this week to be announced Sunday. entry forms are at area bait shops.
New York Jets outside linebacker Paul Crane connects football to life in a Thursday night talk to the Morgan Lawrence Limestone Association For Retarded Children. He spoke of sweat blood and guts and the mentally retarded counting on players to carry the ball for them in life’s game.
Dr and Mrs Warren Bond Matthews pathologists at Atlanta area hospitals were found shot to death today at their home about five miles east of Marietta. The report notes rising unemployment for blacks and a looming welfare bill battle in Congress.
Jury selection in the Higdon court martial at Redstone Arsenal continued as five jurors were seated by noon. The trial involves M. Sgt. William E. Higdon charged with larceny graft and bribery over Vietnam service clubs, facing possible 19 years and a dishonorable discharge.
President Nixon welcomes 60 agriculture representatives to the White House for a pep talk at the Department of Agriculture Auditorium followed by a black tie dinner and entertainment by Glenn Campbell. The event costs about 75000 dollars not including dinner. Nixon toured Borlaug exhibits with Norman Borlaug and Clifford Hardin and received a hogs photo from Capitol Hill Republicans.
Nixon officials push a family assistance plan claiming 3 to 3.5 billion dollars in annual state savings by 1977. Early fiscal relief is projected around 1.6 billion in 1973, with critics warning potential losses for households if food stamps are removed. breakdowns for 18 states show varying impacts, including a net loss in New York for a four person family.
At Fort Rucker Alabama 22 year old Freda Johnson and other young wives live in crowded trailer courts with open sewers and no amenities two miles from the base. Monthly rents around 150 dollars for crowded lots while husbands train for Vietnam. Local civic leaders stress Army spiritual and cultural contributions amid uneasy ties to war crimes protests.
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