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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1972
Page
1
A captioned item notes a location called Beyond Trade Zone with a person or entity named Abe Caer Faak An involved in a brief description of regional commerce or activity. The readable text centers on a geographic area and a named individual linked to a local business or event.
Guest editorial argues rapid transit can ease inner city traffic as Atlanta expands under MARTA. Fare cuts boost ridership, funded by a sales levy and federal-state money, but the federal highway fund blocks urban rail. The piece urges Congress to provide permanent transit funding nationwide and cites San Francisco and other cities planning rapid systems.
Mary Katherine Blount reflects on life as a cabinet wife in Washington during her husband Red Blount’s tenure as Postmaster General and his current campaign for a Senate seat. She recalls White House workshops for cabinet wives, state dinners, and her hope for more women in top government roles.
Two Cullman County men Elbert Isbell and Arthur Johnson were arrested and charged with illegal sale of prohibited liquor. Sheriff Orrin Buzbee said bond was set at 500 dollars for each. Johnson was released on bond, Isbell remains in jail.
Sixteen year old Joy Dianne Collins of Athens won the Limestone County crown at a Wednesday ceremony. She is daughter of W R Collins and was chosen from Morgan County beauties Thursday night, serving as head majorette at Decatur High School.
Since 1969 Mrs Myrna Montgomery has served as deputy clerk for the Lawrence County sheriff's department. She handles heavy paperwork and occasionally detains lawbreakers, noting she has made two arrests in four years. One arrest happened as she encountered a man intoxicated on the street and offered to accompany her.
The article profiles Mrs. Montgomery, a county jail official in Decatur, who logs mail, searches prisoners, and handles FBI reports. She recounts arrests, an attempted prisoner escape foiled outside the circuit courtroom, and her self described Indian wrestling prowess, noting long hours and satisfaction in helping people.
A Swedish air hijack began when a plane from Goteborg to Stockholm with 86 passengers and four crew was surrounded at Malmo. Passengers described the hijackers citing the Israeli Olympic killings as leverage. A diabetic passenger was allowed to exit after stating his need for an injection. The minister of justice Lennart Geijer directed negotiations by radio from the control tower. Police feared a Croatian nationalist motive in the incident.
U.S. District Judge William Keady on August 4 ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers followed National Environmental Policy Act guidelines in preparing an impact statement for the multi million dollar waterway linking the Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers. Environmentalists sued in 1971 claiming ecological risks from river mixing and contested the ruling that plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the cost benefit analysis and other economic data behind the project.
Highs near 90 Friday afternoon with a low around 67 at 4 a.m. Tonight and Friday have a 20 percent rain chance. Today's forecast is fair to partly cloudy with possible afternoon thundershowers into Sunday and highs in the upper 80s. North American thoroughbreds trace to three English sires from late 17th to early 18th centuries.
The prosecution argued that Talladega County is under Luke Brewer’s law as impeachment against Brewer proceeds after a sheriff is indicted on counts of buying and concealing stolen property embezzlement of a car and telephone harassment. Baxley withdrew bribery charges due to lack of evidence but pursued other counts with witnesses and evidence.
Sources say national police planned for major hub incidents but not for a hijacked aircraft forced to land at Malmoe. The difficulty lay in dispersing five prisoners held in several facilities while two remained near Malmoe.
Mrs Gail Vileno faces first degree murder charges in the April 14 1971 death of her ex husband at 2518 Sherwood Dr SE Huntsville. Autopsy says three gunshot wounds to the heart spine and lung. Trial set for September 25 in Sn County Circuit Court with other defendants also listed for that date.
Decatur police investigate a Friday theft at Morningside Laundry. About $50 was taken, including $40 in change from a soda machine, three rolls of quarters, and roughly $6 in cash. The incident occurred around 2 20 p.m. on Friday.
The Department of Justice asked NASA to stop further statements until its review ends. NASA officials directed inquiries to DOJ as officials there were unavailable for comment. A Senate source said the commercialization of lunar landings involved converting value into money and noted gaps in NASA awareness. Friday's NASA report cited regulatory violations and weak management communication on Apollo 15.
Three North Alabama men compete for the four Outstanding Young Men of Alabama awards at a noon luncheon during the Alabama Jaycees Summer Conference in Birmingham. Nominees include Morgan County Judge C Bennett McRae Athens attorney Henry Blizzard and Madison County State Rep Charles Granger.
Ex White and associate of Liddy led a dawn raid on the Democratic committee headquarters at the Watergate complex. Five men named McCord Sturgis Martinez Gonzalez Hushe face indictments while John W Hushe says the investigation ends with no further charges.
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