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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1972
Page
2
Community leaders in Decatur voiced shock and anger after Governor George Wallace was shot. They urged restraint, affirmed free speech rights, and warned against violence overshadowing political debate while national figures condemned the attack and offered prayers for his recovery.
Nearly 200 people gathered on Decatur City Hall rear lawn Monday night to pray for Gov. George C. Wallace. Organizers led by Jim Shell included four ministers and readings from the Bible as prayers and speeches filled about an hour.
Former St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge French Whitten will serve six months of a three year sentence in federal prison for a 1970 mail fraud divorce conspiracy. He will spend the remainder on probation after pleading guilty. U S District Judge Clarence Allgood imposed the term in Birmingham.
Convicted kidnapper Glenn W. Dolvin 45 remains at large after escaping Draper Correctional Center at Speigner with Cecil Tiner. Authorities report no clues to their whereabouts despite bloodhound searches and area checks. Dolvin and Tiner were convicted in separate trials for the Aug 16 1969 Lovett kidnapping.
The notice provides crisis line numbers 355 8000 for personal emergencies and poisoning guidance. It directs calling the Crisis Call Center or nearest hospital, physician, or dialing 0 for operator help. It lists department and Athens numbers with holiday and night lines.
Morgan County supporters of George Wallace express stunned anger and grief after the governor is shot. Ed Frazier and Mayor Charles Gunthorp lament the event, debate its national impact, and fear possible paralysis while recalling Roosevelt.
Austin High School Assistant Principal Freddy Taylor will resign at end of month to pursue a PhD in school administration at the University of Alabama. He joined Austin High in 1968 as coach and teacher and was named assistant principal for 1971 72. Taylor, 26, may return to Decatur City Schools in the future.
A lone Black man placed several lit candles on the steps of the Alabama state capitol at about 1 30 a m in tribute to Governor George C Wallace who was critically wounded on Monday while campaigning for the Maryland Democratic presidential primary AP Wirephoto
Four persons in Huntsville and Athens were arrested Monday on marijuana possession charges. Richard Lee Vannostrand Dwight Edward Mise and Thomas Chris Cooper all of Huntsville and Timothy Shore Miller of Athens were detained by deputies on Alabama 20 about 7 p.m. Mise also faces a paraphernalia charge. Bonds were set at 1,000 dollars for all, with Mise posting, and Miller was taken after a 3 p.m. auto crash on U S 31 with no injuries.
NASA officials at the Marshall Space Flight Center announced June 29 job losses involving 198 employees and 212 more receiving notice of grade reductions. The reductions stem from bump and retreat moves amid a year with two such cuts and an overall ceiling drop from 5,507 to 5,341 employees.
Bonnie Morris, a Danville High School senior, is set to receive her 12th perfect attendance certificate at Monday night’s commencement. She has not missed a day in 12 years, a routine she says evolved naturally, with her mother noting she always wanted to attend school.
Bonnie Morris of Danville High School participates in glee club and senior chorus, works on the annual staff, and attends business courses. She plans to attend Calhoun Junior College for secretarial studies and helps on the family chicken farm after school and in summers.
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