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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1972

Page

7

Local Births and Dismissals Across Counties

Daily Records lists admissions and dismissals in Lawrence County and Decatur General. Notable entries include births at Decatur General and Star General, with names like Mae Cain Athens Jimmy A Athens Clayton Turner Jr Toney and more.

Athens Limestone Mae Cain Athens Jimmy A Clayton Turner Sr Toney A Tuckernake Lawy Jackson Pope Mon Lawrence Owens T. Petty Elkmont Ye Gw Wood Rogersville Charles Sutton Jr

Weather and River Readings at Keller Memorial Bridge

Decatur area weather notes show river reading 21.76 feet and sea level 556.06 feet. Highs in the mid 80s through Thursday with tonight about 60. Record shows Tuesday temperatures 58 to 71 with average 71 and rainfall 3.43 inches this month, 22.4 inches year to date. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy, warm conditions and scattered thunderstorms into Saturday. notable life event includes a daughter born to J. H. Thornton family in Cullman Hospital.

Decatur and Vicinity River Reading Keller Memorial Bridge

No Change Seen In POW Issue From Moscow Talks

Washington officials say the Moscow summit will not alter Hanoi’s hold on American prisoners in North Vietnam. Nixon seeks POW release as a condition for withdrawal, while Hanoi and the Soviets show no sign of pressure. Prisoner total rises to 494 with 1,089 missing. families grow restless yet hawkish.

Washington North Vietnam Nixon Moscow Hanoi Vietnam North State Department U.S

Second Suspect Held In Arson

Cullman County Sheriff Orlin Bazbee announced a second arrest in the May 8 firebombing of a state trooper’s car. Randy Johnson Hale, 20, was taken from 1512 Brunner St. and charged with arson. bond not set. Hale joins Curtis Kilpatrick, arrested last week, in the case. No injuries reported. investigation ongoing.

Cullman Cullman County Orlin Bazbee Randy Johnson Hale Brunner St Bazbee Johnny Nesmith Highway Patrol Hale Curtis Kilpatrick St. Joseph St Walter Allen Public Safety

PIANIST JOHN LEWIS NAMED ADVISER FOR 1972 JAZZ FESTIVAL

John Lewis, pianist and director of the Modern Jazz Quartet, is named music adviser for the 1972 American College Jazz Festival to be held at Kennedy Center. The festival, in its third year, is presented by the Kennedy Center and the National Association of Jazz Educators with nearly 200 colleges represented through eight regional festivals to pick bands for the national event. Lewis has led the Modern Jazz Quartet for 20 years and also teaches at the North Carolina School for the Performing Arts and directs the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Washington John Lewis Modern Jazz Quartet Kennedy Center The Center National Association of Jazz Educators Lewis North Carolina School For the Performing Arts

Dortmund Labor Office Opens Nursery for Interviewing Mothers

The Dortmund Labor Office in West Germany opens a first of its kind nursery separated by a glass wall from the interview room. The facility lets mothers watch their children during job interviews.

Dortmund West Germany

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