Parole goof cited in Decatur rape case second offense
Warren Gaston of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles called the paroling of Bobby Joe Schull a goof despite a prior life sentence for rape. Schull, 33, of Decatur, had been released on 16 April and was convicted again last June of raping a southwest Decatur housewife, receiving a life term.
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Alabama State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Decatur
Warren Gaston
Gaston
Bobby Joe Schull
Clearview St
Schull
Draper Correctional Center
Alabama
Morgan County
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Mike Moebes
Hundley
Moebes
Jones Saluted At Testimonial Dinner
Washington officials and business leaders praised Rep. Bob Jones at a testimonial dinner honoring his work on the House Public Works Committee and his sponsorship of capital-building legislation. About 700 attended the Statler Hilton event where Mayor Walter Washington lauded Jones for more than $2 billion in public buildings and works in the capital.
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Washington
Rep
Bob Jones
Jones
Washington Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce Organization
District of Columbia
House Public Works Committee
Kennedy Cultural Center
Smithsonian Museum of Technology
National Visitors Center
Statler-Hilton
Walter Washington
Alabama
United Way Kickoff Breakfast Set For Decatur Inn
United Way agency representatives invite Morgan County residents to the 1974 campaign kickoff breakfast Monday at 7 14 a.m. at Decatur Inn. The photo lists participants from Red Cross Girl Scouts Homeless Children Cystic Fibrosis Mental Health Association and other local groups with United Way executive director Ira Lay noted.
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United Way
Morgan County
Decatur Inn
Louise Foster
Red Cross
Johnny Livingston
Girl Scouts
Clair
Earl Warren
Hartselle
A. D. Ashcraft
Decatur Boys’ Club
Harry Foden
Salvation Army
Randy Cochran
Ira Lay
Billy Smith
Man Recalls Another Life in Missouri Mystery
In Joplin Missouri a man living as John R Cross, thought to be John R Crosswhite declared legally dead in 1940, begins recalling his past after a stroke. His daughter reports his insistence on a brother and ties to Cape Girardeau and Enid Oklahoma as relatives note resemblances and limited memory recovery.
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Joplin, Mo
John R. Crosswhite
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Crosswhite
John R. Cross
Joplin
Cross
Martha Jane Barker
St. John’s Medical Center
Crosswhites
Enid
Okla
Frank Crosswhite
Hennessey
Frank
Cotton Buyers Deny Charges
Morgan County cotton buyers deny farmers charges of huge profits from spring and winter contracts. Buyers say profits were modest and question why they would have held futures if prices were to rise. Some farmers hire Hare Wynn law firm to challenge contracts. details not disclosed. See COTTON On Page A-5.
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Tommy Stevenson
Morgan County
Birmingham
Hare, Wynn, Newell and
Newton
Francis Hare Sr
Agnew 'Payoffs' Said In Person In Office
Maryland contractor Lester Matz told federal prosecutors in Baltimore that since 1969 he has given Vice President Agnew about 15000 in cash gifts and cash generated from contracting firms. He said payments were made mostly in person, sometimes in the Vice President's office, and that the gifts continued as late as mid 1972. He described giving money because he felt it was expected as a longtime friend and fundraiser, though there was no indication Agnew solicited funds.
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Jerry Oppenheimer
Washington Star-News
Washington
Lester Matz
Maryland
Baltimore
Agnew
Matz
Agnew probe request ends without House action
Washington AP report says Speaker Carl Albert announced the House will not act now on Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's request for an investigation into kickback and bribery charges. Also, Patrick Buchanan denied involvement in a covert sabotage campaign against Democrats. An ad promotes C F Penn Hamburgers in Decatur.
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Washington
Carl Albert
House
Spiro T. Agnew
Patrick J. Buchanan
Senate Watergate Committee
Daily Want Ad Sells Bass Boat in Decatur Daily
L. W. Fleming of 404 Briarwood Dr SW sold a Tomboy bass boat with a 20 HP Mercury motor and tilt trailer after placing a Decatur Daily Want Ad. The ad drew 19 more responses, signaling high buyer interest for similar items.
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L. W. Fleming
Decatur Daily
Mercury
Women On this Date 1918 Offensive Breaks Hindenburg Line
On this date in 1918 during World War I the Allies launched an offensive that broke Germanys Hindenburg Line. Local weather forecast calls for a high near 90 and a 20 percent chance of rain today and Thursday. Complete weather map and river page A-3. It is a Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Germany
Hindenburg Line
Tennessee Valley
Frigidaire Sales and Service Ad in Decatur
Frigidaire sales and service advertisement notes 24 years in business at Robinson Furniture on Secord Avenue in Decatur. Includes a 3 percent ad reference and a catalog of appliances with contact line.
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Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Ntown Secord Avenue
Decatur
Adv
Kincaid named head of Decatur Daily Ad Department
Don Kincaid 31, Circulation Department manager, was appointed head of the Display Advertising Department at THE DAILY as Herman Schnur resigns. Barrett Shelton Jr. praised his record and noted a Circulation successor will be named soon. Kincaid came to THE DAILY in 1966 from Tuscaloosa News and lives at 2304 Mountbrook Dr SE with wife Mary Ann and two children.
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Don Kincaid
Decatur Daily
Barrett Shelton, Jr
Kincaid
Herman Schnur
Shelton
THE
DAILY
Tuscaloosa
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Eva A. Sterrs
Bation
CARES
United Way Kickoff
Fay Walker
Harry Coates
Boy Scouts
Tommie Jo Cooper
Fourth
David Robinson
Mental Health Association
Ray Nixon
Matt
C. F. Penn Hamburgers
E. Moulton St
Jones Saluted
James Allen
Charles
Decatur Daily Want
Daily Want
Athens
Dial
Tammer Financial
Horoscoy Landers
TV Log
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