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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1972
Page
6
Peterborough resident Bert Standen, 76, has coined a term for his hobby of collecting labels from whisky bottles. He has gathered over 3,000 labels and plans to write a book about his quirky passion.
The 1972 Job Opportunities Conference on Oct. 12 at Calhoun Junior College will draw over 3,000 students from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence Counties to learn about occupations and vocations. Industries colleges and organizations will present career paths training and local job-market prospects in the Tennessee Valley. Contact Decatur Chamber of Commerce or John Aycock for participation.
Israeli troops with armor and air support sweep 13 Arab villages and bomb 10 guerrilla camps in southern Lebanon. Khardali and Aquiya bridges on the Litani River are destroyed to cut guerrilla links to Takhta and Nabatiye. U N facilities and guerrilla offices damaged. Israel accuses Lebanese factions of murder squads killing three soldiers in 10 days.
The Decatur Chamber publishes a full member list on pages B4-5. President Lynn Fowler lauds John Cook's 80 member committee for a six month effort that extended six weeks to sustain momentum. New members will join committees to see how their investments help the city. Ordway notes volunteers joined without material gain to improve Decatur.
Thieu said the city was recaptured four days before his deadline. Saigon reports 8 135 North Vietnamese troops killed in Quang Tri with 977 South Vietnamese killed and 4 370 wounded. Field reports suggest higher government casualties. U S air power struck North Vietnam with 340 plus sorties as fighters avoided Hanoi while a rescue flight prepared to escort three captured pilots home.
Sheriff McBride said Timothy Wendell Stone, 16, of Atlanta was charged with unlawful sale of LSD in Morgan County's largest drug sweep. The raid began Sept 8 with undercover purchases by a sheriff deputy and a DPS Narcotics Division agent. no drugs were seized. More arrests are expected.
Eight outstanding Alabama men and women were recognized by the Alabama Jaycees for contributions to their professions and the state. Nominees aged 21 to 35 included four Distinguished Young Women and four Outstanding Young Men. past winners were ineligible.
Gerstenberg backs the idea while Howard H. Kehrl GM Oldsmobile chief argues against any belt law, calling it an invasion of privacy. Mrs. Virginia H. Knauer, Nixon consumer affairs aide, supports seat belts over airbags for 1976 model cars.
A 47-year-old Huntsville man linked to a skyjack attempt is set for a Thursday hearing in U S District Court. Billy Bruce Willis was charged with false information about an alleged hijack plot on a Delta Air Lines flight from Jamaica to Cuba. Willis was arraigned before Magistrate Macon Weaver after a Huntsville arrest.
The notice outlines a weekly bookmobile route with many stops including Grove L Gro Cleveland Ph, Antioch Mooresville Belle Mina Tanner Swanner, New Hope Eva J r High School Gandy's Cove Cole Springs Strickland Hays Mill Owens JH Salem Springs West Limestone HS and Elem and Lester Post Office. Times range from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday.
Plainclothes Derbyshire officers take part in a crash training course teaching disguise for patrolling pop festivals. They dress as festivalgoers and blend into crowds to observe and respond to events.
The pollution case against W. K. Martin and BMF Industries continues Monday with witnesses to be called by Patton Latham and Legge. Plaintiffs Ronald Mitchell Ben Curtis and W E Birdwell Sr allege oil reclaiming operations harm Little Piney Creek and their property. Jurors will tour the plant area around noon.
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