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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
2
A Moulton girl and her classmate completed a two day 150 mile bicycle ride last week. Bicycle riding is a popular form of exercise and a late afternoon ride is common near home.
Lynnda Armstrong and Linda Nilsen, college classmates near Chattanooga, traveled by bicycle to visit Lynnda's parents in Moulton. They rode about 11 a.m. Friday, spent a night in Huntsville, and continued to Decatur before awaiting pickup by Armstrongs. They later returned by car.
Meridian Mississippi a Lauderdale County Circuit Court jury convicted James D Norwood of armed robbery in the 1844 dollar Western Union holdup on January 30. John Stanley of Mobile also faces trial in the case. Judge Lester Williamson delayed sentencing to Thursday. Both suspects were arrested at Quitman about an hour after the robbery and all recovered.
Police arrested Charles Smith aged 28 and Roosevelt George aged 41 after a burglary at Decatur Apothecary. Both suspects, residents of Birmingham, were charged with second degree burglary and jailed at Morgan County Jail. Officers Lt. Lewis Tapscott Sgt. Doyle Ward and Officer Bob White led the case.
For possible poisoning, telephone Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 or your family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
About 100000 people gathered at Parliament House in Birmingham to glimpse President Richard Nixon amid chants flags bands and police presence. Doors were tight as Secret Service screened entrants while demonstrators and locals alike voiced support and mild protest in a scene colored by Alabama loyalties and Governor Wallace nearby.
The Alabama Senate Agriculture Committee scheduled a 10 a.m. public hearing next Wednesday to decide whether the Alabama Soybean Association or the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation should lead a state checkoff program for soybean research and promotion. Both groups favor a onequarter cent per pound assessment, with the key dispute over directing funds to the American Soybean Association.
The prosecution in the Higdon court martial is expected to rest today after two weeks of testimony. Witnesses testified Higdon used seven thousand two hundred dollars from the NCO Open Mess and took bribes tied to a refrigeration contract with Universal Consultants. Alias aliases Georg Schell and Seal were linked to Higdon in Hong Kong and Switzerland as part of the alleged scheme.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will determine if Morgan County man James Blondie Crawford 53 remains imprisoned after Alabama seeks appeal of a federal judge’s order to release him rather than keep him in custody.
A four year old boy was seriously injured Tuesday after running from behind a parked car and being struck by a car on 4th Ave Northwest. Jerry Wayne Martin 115th 4th Ave NW was taken to Decatur General Hospital.
A reader asks how long to receive an income tax refund, with federal refunds about eight weeks and state refunds about ten, though delays occur. Another query concerns syndication of Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw, with Channel 6 Birmingham and Channel 48 Huntsville confirming carriage and Channel 5 planning Hee Haw, while Channel 19 Huntsville has not decided.
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