Decatur Beauty Crowned Miss Point Mallard in Regional Elimination
Decatur ballerina Sherri Smith won Miss Point Mallard at the regional event, earning a berth in the Miss Alabama pageant in Birmingham. She will represent 12 counties, with runners up Carol Morris Missy Ming Dixie Rose and Julie Knighton. Miss Rosé earned Miss Congeniality as Carol Medders crowned the 1971 winner.
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Decatur
Sherri Smith
Miss Smith
Carol Morris
University of Alabama
Missy Ming
Athens
Dixie Rose
Samford University
Julie Knighton
Austin High School
Huntsville Ballet Association
Barbara Bowen
Calhoun Junior College
SGA
Jessica Culp
Albertville
Birmingham Southern
Susan Strickland
Hartselle
Mary Susan Thomas
Florence State
Pam Osborn
Miss Medders
Point Mallard
Alabama
Birmingham
Wallace 11 Delegates Short In Tennessee
Alabama Governor George Wallace failed to secure firm commitments from 11 of Tennessee’s 40 delegates chosen in district conventions. Some will back Shirley Chisholm on early ballots. others will follow state law to support the statewide primary winner May 4.
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Nashville
Wallace
South Dakota
George McGovern
Tennessee
West Tennessee
Shelby
Madison
Fayette
Henderson County
Chester
Decatur
Hardin
Hardeman
McNairy
Jesse Turner
Memphis
Chisholm
Patrick Porter
Oak Ridge Laboratory
Nannie Tucker
Murfreesboro
George Wallace
Avon Williams
National Party
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Fund Begun For Lees Public Appeal For Family Aid
A Morgan County widow Mrs. Noah Lee and her twin 17 year old sons seek help after her husband deputy Noah Lee was shot while working security in Nashville. The Mrs Noah Lee Fund administered by The Decatur Daily has $125 initial gifts and invites donations to cover hospital and drug bills exceeding $10,000.
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Noah Lee
Morgan County
Nashville
Lee
Morgan
Decatur Daily
Martin W. Evans
Athens
DAILY
Barrett C. Shelton
Caken
John McCutcheon
Page
South Vietnamese Take Back Lost Ground
South Vietnamese forces with U S Marine air support recaptured ground lost to North Vietnam in Quang Tri and Hai Lang as part of a northern counteroffensive. About 168 NVA were reported killed while Saigon suffered roughly 40 casualties. U S Marine helicopter forces from the carrier Okinawa aided operations around Hue and Hai Lang, signaling renewed American participation.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Hue
Kontum
Hua Hien
An Loc
An Lo
Hai Lang
Bat
Okinawa
7Th Fleet
Russian Ships Said Headed To Haiphong
Washington reports debated whether Moscow and Washington agreed to allow North Vietnam supplies or to seal off Haiphong. Moscow Radio said eight freighters head for Haiphong while U S officials offered mixed interpretations of mines and naval movements.
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Haiphong
New York Times
Washington
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
United States
Moscow Radio
Nixon
Moscow
Boston
John A. Volpe
Peking
Ronald L
Ziegler
White House
Daniel Z. Henkin
U.S
North Vietnamese
South Vietnam
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Decatur Beauty
Sherri
Cynthia Smith
3Rd Ave
Decatur Jaycee
Spirit of América
Point Maillard
Austin High
Rosé
Miss Congeniality
Miss Point Mallard
Bobby Herbert
William
Shinn
Women’s World
Billy Smith
Mrs. Lee
Lees
Johnston St
Edwin Q. White
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Marie Hart
5Th Ave
Dial
THE
Landers
Senae
Philadelphia
Tennessee Valley
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