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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1972
Page
5
The United States used its second veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a stall Israel raids draft. The move drew immediate international reaction as diplomats debated next steps and regional stability.
Three Americans seen serving with the Viet Cong for at least two years are identified by U.S. intelligence as Pork Chop Salt and Pepper. They operate in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces, possibly deserters or POWs, with no confirmed capture. A Da Nang intelligence team probes, rewards discussed but risked.
The Alabama Supreme Court opens impeachment proceedings against Talladega County Sheriff Luke Brewer after a grand jury charged him with seven counts including concealing stolen property and embezzlement. Brewer pleads innocent and accuses Attorney General Baxley of political motive.
German police announced three Arab suspects including a woman were detained at Munich Airport while attempting to leave the city as part of the ongoing inquiry into the Arab raid on the Olympic Village. Authorities found their names on five guerrillas killed in a gun battle last Tuesday. no further links were disclosed.
A 1919 Albany High School football team image is featured with players Frank Hullar Francis Tarpey Quimby Sewell Russell Humphrey Theo Batton Clarence Lamon P. Rice Paul Eubanks Barrett Shelton Charlie Carr Louis Ling Charlie Royer Dunlap Alexander and coach Mr Templeton listed. The Albany High School sits opposite the Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital and the photo was provided to Looking Back by Theo Putman of 1025 Grant Street.
Cullman sheriff says deputies destroyed about 150 marijuana plants growing openly near a couple's home. Plants up to four feet tall, transplanted from pans, were found with growing literature. It was the second crop found in Cullman County in 18 months.
U S Senator George McGovern faces repeated Vietnamese radio and TV editorials calling him a mad dog and enemy of the South. The broadcasts, approved by Thieu aides, reflect Hanoi’s influence fears as U S officials say they deplore the attacks.
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