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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
1
Two people were injured when a cattle truck overturned on Alabama 20 near Courtland on Wednesday night. One cow remained unhurt and grazed beside the wreck as responders arrived.
City council approves a resolution asking the State Highway Department to restrict trucks over one ton to the right lane on Sixth Ave between Church St NE and Stratford Rd SE. The measure cites safety hazards and congestion from lane changes on U S 31.
Ultralight obituary and sports items feature in the Daily A4 Horoscope page. TV log highlights programs, weather brief issued for readers.
In Montgomery the House set to vote on restoring a pay cut for legislative employees without a living allowance for Lt. Gov. Beasley. Sen. Harris failed to push an amendment removing the state from public education and leaving contracts to the State Board of Education. The House measure mirrors a previous pay restore with Senate tweaks for an expense allowance to Beasley as the Ways and Means Committee backs Gov. Wallace's general fund budget, approved at 256.3 million dollars, despite revenue gaps.
Prime Minister Edward Heath announced an independent inquiry into the sex scandal that led Lord Jellicoe to resign for casual affairs with call girls. Heath said national security was not threatened and denied wider government involvement.
US Representative William O. Mills was found dead from a gunshot at Mulberry Hill Farm in Talbot County near Washington. Police indicated indications of self infliction and the body showed powder burns on the shirt. The 48 year old Republican was elected in 1971 and had been linked to a $25 000 cash contribution from Nixon campaign funds not reported to Maryland election authorities.
Gerald Alch, McCord's former attorney, agrees to a lie detector test as the Senate Watergate panel questions him about allegedly pressuring McCord to blame the CIA. Senator Inouye urges clear proof of Democrats ties to violence linked groups while Ervin hints at further investigations. Fensterwald denies the claim about aiming at the President and says tests may be required for all witnesses.
The citywide elementary physical education program at Decatur High School stadium is postponed to Monday night due to bad weather. Coordinator Mrs Sandi Bennett said the program will begin at 7 pm with the same schedule except for the date.
Athens area youth Andy Davis Pepper aged 19 died in a farm accident after falling from a bareback horse onto a small tree on Nick Davis Road. Coroner Ralph Padgett said Pepper, son of Douglas and [Mrs.] Pepper, was a Calhoun Junior College student and died from a broken neck and internal injuries.
April trade data show a surplus for the United States, disclosed by Commerce Secretary Frederick Dent. Chase Manhattan Bank lifts its prime rate from 7 to 7.4 percent, marking the fifth bank rate increase of the year.
The Skylab salvage ship is readied with sunshades and repair tools for a Friday launch. Three astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz will board the Saturn 1B for a 28 day mission to rendezvous with the Skylab 272 miles above Earth. NASA officials announced sun shield designs were studied and three were chosen for the flight.
Mississippi Governor Bill Waller pressed Army Engineers to back a Superport location off Pascagoula Mississippi and Mobile Alabama. He argued the site offers regional and national benefits due to strategic location developable land labor water supply environmental advantages and favorable outlook for economic development.
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