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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1972
Page
8
Two Queens Miss Alabama Ceil Jenkins hugs Sherri Smith after Decatur pageant crown. Sherri will compete in upcoming events and represent the local community in pageant duties.
The Decatur pageant extended with a tie for third place requiring an additional question during the formal segment. Miss Smith proposed stopping the war and equal judgment by women leaders, while other semifinalists performed a range of talents from watercolor displays to song medleys and dramatic skits.
Mayor Bob Conger of Jackson backs Wallace to the end while Wallace’s other allies shift focus. Delegates and party leaders move between Wallace and Mills with Mills gaining after two ballots. The piece notes regional figures and mentions a Birmingham beauty queen in a caption.
The Lee family faces financial and medical hardship after a 1953 shooting left the father gravely wounded and his wife battling cancer since 1968. They may return to Morgan County as the Mrs. Noah Lee Fund offers support. sons Rickey and Mickey are high school students balancing work and school. Florence State University students gain graduate scholarships and proctor roles at The University of the South, Sewanee. The report notes Wallace supporters carried the state in the presidential primary.
The Moscow broadcast described cargoes as mineral fertilizers and various goods. Adm. Moorer noted ships stayed far from Haiphong, with several not moving since Friday. Secretary Rogers said Nixon’s Moscow visit plans proceed, while Tho’s hints cast doubt on resuming Paris Talks. White House aides discussed Southeast Asian developments at Camp David.
Four women die in a Forestdale crash near Birmingham as a Northport man and his two sons perish in a Tuscaloosa area wreck. Additional fatalities occur on U S 78 near Irondale and on Chilton County highway 55 near Clanton.
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