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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1972
Page
3
Testimony details Debbie Vileno recalling a late night shooting in which her mother Mrs. Vileno fired five shots with a .38 pistol after hearing a car door slam and a man entering the house. The jury deliberated about two hours before reaching a verdict as Debbie contended her father denied involvement.
Pilots gave nonresponsive answers when pressed on policy choices to end the war. Gartley noted that opinions among prisoners vary as much as the prisoners themselves. Family members accompanied the pilots to Hanoi as the story touched on prisoner conditions and bombing effects.
Decatur and vicinity river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 18.98 feet with sea level at 553.28. High temperature today reached 76 at 2 p.m. and tonight’s low was 66. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of thundershowers through Friday. Rain probability 50 percent today, 20 percent tonight, and 50 percent Friday. Temperatures expected to reach mid 80s in the day and mid 60s at night with a high Friday in the mid 80s.
Tom Willoughby 32 was named assistant manager of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce effective Oct 15. He will promote commerce and development, liaise with business groups, assess community service gaps, and attract missing services. He is a Decatur native and former Air Force member.
Olga Koussevitzky announced a commission project for the 30th anniversary of the Koussevitzky Music Foundation. Six composers will write large scale chamber works to be premiered by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, three in 1972 73 and three in the following season. The composers are Barbara Kolb Earl Kim Stanley Silverman Friedrich Cerha and Tiberiu Olah.
Emergency crisis guidance lists the Crisis Call Center number 355-8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. It advises calling nearby hospital or family physician if needed and dialing 0 to reach an operator with the emergency nature. Also provides The Decatur Daily department numbers 353-4612 232-1535 353-4739 for nights and holidays.
Federal testimony highlights 18 month delay after funding before classes at Calhoun. Campbell argues housing for attending officers was arranged and a qualified director hired. North Alabama leaders Cauthen and Carter vow to reassess SEPA appropriations, citing 900 officers without a training academy and dissatisfaction with the hearing as scrutiny grows.
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