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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1973

Page

6

Balloon ride with college dean draws student crowd

A 19 year old Brad Semich travels from Gordon Junior College with Dean Dr. James Strickland for a ride in a hot air balloon. Semich is son of the balloon maker’s owner. The scene was captured on opening day week. The AP wirephoto accompanies a Johannesburg report on acupuncture in South Africa. An editorial calls for rigorous scientific study or dismissal of acupuncture.

Brad Semich Gordon Junior College James Strickland Semich Johannesburg South Africa

Widow Allende Says Husband Was Murdered Not Suicide

The Chilean president’s widow, Hortensia Bussi de Allende, told NYT that new information shows Salvador Allende was killed by the military during the coup rather than taking his own life. She cites additional bullet wounds and eyewitness accounts, and questions United States involvement in the overthrow.

NYT Mexico City Salvador Allende Gossens Chile Hortensia Bussi de Allende Dr. Allende Iam la Moneda Balmaceda Presidential Navy Santiago Tomos Moro Salvador Fidel Castro Beatriz

Alabama's top ten counties by agricultural income listed

Cullman DeKalb Lawrence Baldwin Madison Jackson Blount Marshall Mobile Limestone are named as the leading counties in Alabama for farm income in the latest rankings. The list highlights rural areas across the state with strong farming sectors and varied agricultural outputs including crops and livestock.

Alabama Cullman DeKalb Lawrence Baldwin Madison Jackson Blount, Marshall Mobile Limestone

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