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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1971

Page

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Gehlen Memoirs Claim Bormann Was a Soviet Spy

A manuscript alleged to be Reinhard Gehlen memoirs claims Martin Bormann acted as a Soviet agent during World War II and later advised German policy from the Soviet Union. It also says Bormann died in the Soviet Union less than three years ago and that the book seeks about 1 million dollars in world rights.

New York Times News Service New York Reinhard Gehlen Martin Bormann Hitler Bormann Soviet Union Gehlen Berlin South America Russia International War Crimes Tribunal Nuremberg Wehrmacht Central Intelligence Agency Bundes Nachrichten-Dienst West Germany West Germany World Publishing Co Times Mirror Co Loses Avon Books Hearst Corp William Collins London Volker Hansen Hase & Kohler Mainz Hansen Bavaria Martin P. Levin

Jetliner Crashes With 107 Aboard in Alaska

A Boeing 727 Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 with 107 people aboard crashed into a mountain near Juneau during a rain approach. There were no survivors. Deputy Alaska Public Safety Commissioner James P. Wellington announced the fatalities.

Juneau Alaska James P. Wellington Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety Alaska Airlines Chilkoot Mountains Tongass National Forest Wellington Robert Giersdorf Alaska Panhandle Coast Guard Teardrop Lake Orville Gano Federal Aviation Administration Flights Yards National Transportation Safety Board Anchorage Seattle Wash Cordova Yukutat Sitka

Athens Man Feared Drowning Victim

A Redstone Arsenal employee on a family fishing trip near Lucy Branch, Limestone County, is missing and feared drowned after his boat capsized amid strong waves. William R. Fry, 36, and his daughter Susan, 14, were in the boat when it tipped at 3:30 p.m. Fry’s wife and three other daughters were camping nearby. Susan survived, later found on shore by a passerby. Rescue squads searched the rugged water into the night.

Athens Redstone Arsenal Limestone M.W Buddy) Evans Evans William R. Fry Grace Ave Susan Lucy Branch Flint Fry Diana Brenda Linda

Ex Wallace Aide Probe to Continue Tuesday in Alabama

A federal grand jury in Montgomery will reconvene Tuesday to consider tax charges against Seymore Trammell former top aide to Gov George C Wallace. Also likely before the panel is a $25000 contribution to Lurleen Wallace near the gubernatorial campaign related to a school textbook firm. The inquiry centers on state finances and campaign funds from Wallace administrations.

Associated Press Montgomery Ala George C. Wallace Seymore Trammell Wallace Lurleen Justice Department Alabama Department Washington Justice de

Labor Day Closures And Local Celebrations In Harmony Area

Schools banks municipal offices courthouse and post offices will be closed for Labor Day while downtown businesses and many stores stay open. The Terry Club meeting near Harmony will feature speakers entertainment and a free picnic lunch with Red Cross Bloodmobile presence. Col Walter L Allen urges careful driving as holiday traffic risks rise before the weekend ends at midnight.

Terry Club Courtland Harmony Tom Pettus Red Cross Bloodmobile Walter L. Allen Department of Public Safety

Want Ad Sells It All Fast Action Deal

Decatur Daily advertises a Labor Day sale with items listed by Arlene Skidmore including a vented butane heater and an acrilan rug. The notice promotes a September family rate for a three line want ad running 14 days at four dollars.

Arlene Skidmore Rt. 2 Decatur Decatur Daily Want Decatur Daily Want

Backfire Swing-Wing Bomber Marks New Soviet Air System

Western intelligence notes a Soviet swing-wing supersonic bomber, nicknamed Backfire by NATO, tested since last year and potentially operable by 1973. The U S defense establishment remains secretive amid debates over B 1 costs and strategic implications for arms talks and balance.

New York Times Washington Soviet Union Defense Department North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Moscow West U.S

Portsmouth Peace Treaty Ends War in 1905

In 1905 the Portsmouth Treaty was signed ending the Russo Japanese War. The note appears in an old newspaper snippet alongside local contact numbers for placing ads in Athens and mentions Tennessee Valley life.

Portsmouth

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