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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1972

Page

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Extension Considered For Bank Street Theme

The Decatur Housing Authority backs a $35,000 mini renovation to dress Bank St and may extend the theme across the adjoining urban renewal area. Executive Director Bob Neill says the redesign could offer an alternate plan if Mutual Savings does not buy most of the cleared property.

Decatur Housing Authority Bank St Bob Neill Vine and Lafayette Streets Lafayette St Canal St Vine State Insurance Department Housing Authority Redus Collier Neill Louie Roussel New Orleans Mutual Savings Bill Thompson

Booby Trapped Package Kills Israeli Official in London

A booby trapped parcel exploded at the Israeli Embassy in London killing Agriculture Attache Dr. Ami Schachori and wounding another. The package was said to have been mailed from Amsterdam. Scotland Yard branded the attack as linked to post Munich tensions. An American Embassy report in Beirut noted the Syrian government arrested Maj. Richard Barrett at the Jordan Syria border.

England Associated Press London Scotland Yard Beirut U.S Amman Jordan Jordan- Syria Ami Schachori Amsterdam Munich Israel Syria Maj Richard Barrett Laramie Wyo Barrett Deraa Federation of Egypt Libya

Enemy Troops Take Capital and Three Hamlets in Quang Ngai

Communist forces seized the district capital in Quang Ngai province and occupied three hamlets in Mo Duc Duc Pho and Ba To amid ongoing fighting. Saigon reported heavy losses on both sides with thousands of refugees. Navy A6 jet losses were noted and a terror incident in Da Nang wounded 14.

Saigon da Nang Quang Ngai Mo Duc Duc Pho Ba To Biph Son Que Son Tien Phuoc U.S. Command Hanoi North Vietnam Thundersliwers U.S Hanoi-Haiphong Tam Quan Binh Dinh

Calhoun Student Wins 200 For Perfect Pick

Frank Brown Jr. won $200 for a perfect Gridiron Forecast ballot while Sherry Green did not due to a cancelled THE DAILY subscription. Frank selected two Auburn tickets and the cash prize, while Sherry chose Alabama tickets on a tie break. Frank, 19, is a Calhoun Junior College sophomore and Decatur High School alumnus.

Frank Brown Jr Sherry Green Frank Sherry Alabama

Senate committee approves Indochina aid fund cutoff

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a revised 1.55 billion foreign military aid bill with a fund cutoff for U S forces in Indochina. A separate AP dispatch reports a protest by black airmen at Laredo Air Force Base as they locked a mess hall to protest mistreatment.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S Indochina Laredo Tex Laredo Air Force Base

Neighbors sue over horn practice in Lower East Side case

Civil Court Judge Bentley Kassal ruled that Shirley Lahm must confine her daily French horn practice to specific hours or face eviction from her Lower East Side apartment. Neighbors had sued citing noise disturbances.

New York Bentley Kassal Shirley Lahm Lower East Side Eighbors

Tennessee Valley Weather Outlook In Brief

Quick Weather notes high tonight in the mid 60s and a high near 90 on Wednesday. Full forecast, map and river page appear on B-5. Tennessee Valley readers are reminded it’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.

Tennessee Valley

Jury weighs $25,000 suit over 1972 car crash

A circuit court jury examines evidence in a civil suit filed by C. C. Mitchell Jr. over the death of Charles Corbett Mitchell Sr. after a 1972 collision involving a Volkswagen bus driven by Mitchell and a Chevrolet driven by Ronald Michael Lee. The case centers on whether Mitchell activated a left turn signal before the accident.

Charles Corbett Mitchell C. C. Mitchell Jr Ralph Slate Ronald Michael Lee Albert P. Brewer High School Alabama Lee West Morgan High School Mitchell Homer Holmes Clyde Bonds A. D. Plemmons Hartselle John Key

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