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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

20 May 1973

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1973

Page

3

Athens College Graduates Receive Degrees In 1973 Ceremony

The ceremony honored graduates including JoAnn Brooks and Neil Cohen as magna cum laude in arts and science, with many Athens and Huntsville residents listed for bachelor and science degrees. Notable awards included honorary doctorates for several community leaders and a Gorgas Award recipient. The crowd clapped as graduates accepted diplomas amid photographs and cheers.

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JoAnn Brooks Huntsville Neil Mark Cohen Union J.J Kenneth Wayne Fields Decatur Alan Seymour Herman Passaic John C. Hutcherson Redstone Arsenal Andrea Lynn Jacobs Shakers Heights Ohio Denise Longtin Royer Athens Robert Burton Storrs Jr Mt. Hope Michael David Wells Florence William Walter Almond James Charles Atkinson Don Franklin Bailey Robert Newton Baskin William Ross Bates Glen Wade Butts James R. Biles Don Michael Brown Danville Richard Robert Bush Oswego N.Y Henri Jo Butler New Hope Clyde C. Carter Charles Samuel Culp Larry Phillip Davenport Lacey’s Spring John Franklin Deemer Robert Della Valle Livingston N.J James B. Denmark Joseph J. Donahue Jr Sidney Hebert Douglas Michael Emerson Fann George Wayne Frizzell Oliver M. Harris Thomas Luther Hays Oneonta James J. Hough Kenneth Paul Johnson Tony Ralph Julian Korola Kover William Jamerson Kreider II Marian R. Logan James Charles Lutz William Lee Main Glenn H. Mayfield Holly Pond Robert Lee McCall John Patrick McMenamin Oliver Allen Moore Union Grove Michael William Mullen Haleyville George Mark Pressnell Billy Oneal Prince Hartselle Thomas N. Puryear Wayne William Patrick Radomski White Ajlains Thomas Samuel Reinke Ridgewood Deborah Anne Rogers Edward Craig Reinick Potomac William Lee Shrader Jr Jerry Morris Smith Stanley Stafford Ann Allee Lakewood Nancy Osborne Allfrey James Byron Atkinson, Jr Angelo Vincent Azzarello Maurice R. Boldoni South Plainfield Pamela Kay Beckham Baugher Linda S. Belcher Roslyn de Dickey Berrett Vinemont Sherrell Wayne Brown Ann Hamrick Case Robert Lincoln Goodman Jr Pennsauken Marion Jacqueline Findley Gorum Richard J. Hudick Pottstown Patricia Lowrie Hurst Moulton Paul W. Hurst Leighton Bettye Jeffery Robert Louis Johnston Roselle Ronald King Arab Gail Ruth Kopec South River Kathleen Susan Krueger Wilma Heath Suiter Sephen E. Carter Kenneth Lee Collier Jack David Couch Linda Adelaide French Creamery Kevin S. Halloran Belleville Charles Raymond Russell Harold L. Woodruff
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Nixon Eyes 60 MPH Speed Limit For Energy Drive

The Interior Department's new Office of Energy Conservation, ordered by Nixon six weeks ago, pushes states to cut speed limits to 60 or 60 from 70 mph. Stephen Wakefield testified that 70 to 60 mph could raise gasoline mileage by 11 percent and cut demand by 5 to 6 percent, potentially averting a national shortage. The office will study proposing an excise tax on heavily used cars.

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Interior Department Office of Energy Conservation Nixon White House Stephen Wakefield Interior New Energy Conservation Office
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Swamp Fire Under Control Near Corkscrew Sanctuary

A week-old swamp fire near Bonita Springs Florida was declared under control after bulldozers cut a 25 foot by three mile line to protect the Corkscrew Sanctuary home to virgin cypress and the endangered wood stork. Firefighters conducted air drops and backfires to starve the flames while awaiting soaking rain.

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Bonita Springs Fla David Reeves State ‘Forestry Division Reeves John Bethea State Forestry Division
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Wheeler Basin Library Bookmobile Weekly Schedule

The Wheeler Basin Regional Library outlines a weekly bookmobile route with stops at Wood School Piney Chapel Eirkmont High School Wallace Heights Pleasant Grove Cairo Cleveland's Grove and others. Service runs Monday through Thursday with multiple time slots at each location across Wood Piney Chapel Eirkmont High School Wallace Heights Cairo West Limestone and Good Springs areas.

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Wheeler Basin Regional Library Wood School Piney Chapel Eirkmont High School Wallace Heights Pleasant Grove Looney Cairo Cleveland Young Home Eva Jr Gandy
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Tornado Damages Hit Town Creek Area and Hazel Green

Severe storms caused damage across Lawrence and surrounding counties. A brick wall at Peeples service station and a barn near Town Creek were destroyed, with several cotton trailers overturned. Ten people injured near Lovelace, none serious, as mobile homes and houses were demolished.

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Hudson Lawrence County Town Creek Peeple’s Alabama 20 Cole Young Ala J. C. Bailey Bailey Limestone Cullman Addison High School Winston County Hazel Green Lovelace State Troopers Virgil Vansant Willie Sterling
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Miss Point Mallard crowns new queen in pageant notes

In closing remarks Miss Smith praised the year as Miss Point Mallard 1972 and thanked supporters. Miss Osborn recalled nearly missing entry deadline due to a busy school quarter. The fresh titleholder said no plans for Miss Alabama yet and hinted at singing a familiar theme if chosen.

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United States Miss Osborn Perry Botkins Jr
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Boy Scout Gathers 3712 Books for Hospital Patients

Henri Zajic a 13 year old Boy Scout in Flushing New York built a 3712 book library in a year for St Albans Naval Hospital patients. He started with 500 books but collected from friends neighbors and stores after hospital blessing. He reconditions books before donating and still has about 100 books to gather.

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Flushing N.Y Henri Zajic St. Albans Naval Hospital Henri
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Deansgate Corsbie ST Sherwin - Williams Paint Co Sears Bookmobile Ricky Brooks Ray Cornelius Ethel Cates City Hall Calhoun Travel Agency Mrs Linda Bell We Are Travel Service Organization American Express Cook's Tours Alabama Bank ST CSIR
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