Boo Boo Acknowledged In Dolvin's Escape
Convicted kidnapper Glenn Dolvin and accomplice Cecil Tiner escaped Draper Correctional Center after Dolvin tricked a guard and walked out the front door. Dolvin and Tiner vanished for about six hours before being found missing, with Dolvin later transferred to state custody.
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Dolvin
Bob Lowry
Elmore
Glenn Dolvin
Draper Correctional Center
Colvin
Holman
Atmore
John Watkins
Draper
John Robinson
Robinson
Cecil Tiner
Geneva County
Nixon rests in Salzburg before Moscow talks
President Nixon arrives in Salzburg for 36 hours of rest and preparation ahead of the Moscow summit. Police disperse leftist demonstrators as Kreisky hosts the visit. Nixon intends substantive talks to curb tensions and pursue peace, trade, and space cooperation.
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Salzburg
Austria
Nixon
Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Bruno Kreisky
Kreisky
Peter Kreisky
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Iran
Poland
Donations Help Widow of Morgan County Native After Nashville Murder
The fund for Mrs. Noah Lee, widow of a former Morgan County deputy murdered in Nashville, climbs to 1285 dollars. Saturday gifts from Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Smith, anonymous donors, Flint Church of Christ, and local residents add 124 to Friday’s total of 1161. Mrs. Lee, unable to work after cancer surgeries, faces medical bills while supporting her 17-year-old twins in a four-room Nashville home costing 45 dollars monthly.
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Morgan County
Nashville
Noah Lee
Lee
Flint Church of Christ
Mary M. Miller
C. L. Brakefield
Stanley Britton
Tom Phillips
Baylis Hightower
Sparkman Talks Education At Athens College Commencement
Senator John Sparkman urged Athens College graduates to pursue education as a broad task for the world. He spoke at the 150th annual commencement where 229 degrees were awarded and received an honorary Doctor of Law degree, while presenting President Sidney Sandridge with greetings from President Nixon.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
John Sparkman
Athens College
Sparkman
Sidney Sandridge
Nixon
Thomas Seeks Mayor's Post in Decatur Bid
Industrial expansion is the focus as Decatur dealer Jay Thomas launches his mayoral campaign challenging incumbent Charles Gunthorth. Thomas vows to attract new businesses, create jobs, and push for federal funds while pledging to curb pollution and lead soberly.
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Decatur
Jay Thomas
Thomas
Charles Gunthorp
Congress
Last Stand for An Loc as South Vietnamese Forces Hold Off Tank Assault
South Vietnamese troops repelled a day-long North Vietnamese tank and infantry attack on the road to An Loc preparing relief forces. An American officer called it likely the enemy’s last stand for the rubber-plantation town sixty miles north of Saigon. In Kontum area, Hanoi probes defenses near the city as bombers strike fuel depots east of Hanoi.
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Michael Putzel
Saigon
An Loc
An-Loc
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Hanoi
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Alabama
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Mallard
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The
Methodist Church
Birmingham
America
Gay Thomas
Central Highlands
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Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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