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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1972

Page

3

Weather and River Readings for Decatur and Vicinity

River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 19.14 feet with sea level 553.14 feet. High today 76 degrees at 3 p.m., low at 4 a.m. 68. Forecast mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers, 80 percent rain today, 4 percent tonight, 40 percent Saturday. Climate data show high 76, low 66, total day precipitation .99 inch, month 3.29 inches, year 37.05 inches. Sunrise 6:40 a.m. sunset 6:33 p.m.

Decatur Keller Memorial Bridge

Cullman Area Admissions and Public Works Log

Cullman entries list numerous admissions and dismissals including Manivel Banks Mary Graves and James Thornton. ambulance calls report Truman Hill Charles Montgomery and John Kramer transfers. Fire alarms building permits and contractor notes include multiple residences and a grocery warehouse with totals and locations across Decatur and surrounding areas.

Southend Ambulance Service Truman Hill Decatur General Hospital Huntsville Hospital Charles Montgomery Summer Manor John Kramer Sherman St Highway Patrol Res

Lightning Strikes Twice At Salt Lake Pharmacy Robbery

Second night of crime at Prescription Pharmacy in Salt Lake City as a 30 plus dollar robbery occurred. Lorrie Young, 18, feared returning to work after a $30 robbery. Pharmacist Bill Leatherwood, 31, pursued the thief after a $62 heist while bystanders chased and punched the robber in a blind alley.

Salt Lake City Lorrie Young Prescription Pharmacy Bill Leatherwood Leatherwood Bill Adams

Man pays hospital bill in pennies for newborn

Elton Clark of Woodburn entered the Salem city hospital with 262 dollars in pennies for his newborn’s July 18 birth. He carried 26,200 pennies in a five gallon jug, dropped and broke them in the lobby.

Salem Ore Elton Clark Woodburn

Best Bets Friday Movies May Nineteen

Friday night film lineup lists Tick Tick Tick with Jim Brown and George Kennedy as drama selections, Road to Hong Kong a 1961 comedy, Too Many Thieves a 1966 crime drama, and Buccaneer’s Girl a 1950 adventure starring Yvonne De Carlo and Phillip Friend. The schedule shows late shows around 10:30 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. with station details.

Jim Brown George Kennedy Hong Kong Bob Wepe Bill Crosby Peter Falk Britt Ekland Yvonne de Carlo Phillip Friend

Fragmented On Air Guide With scattered schedules

TV guide style listing shows various programs and times including News Sports Weather segments and talk shows. The OCR fragment lists programs such as It Takes A Thief Perry Mason Dick Cavett Johnny Carson and Chaplain Of Bourbon Street among others with scattered times and channel references.

Ae Kong Johnny Carson Perry Mason Dick Cavett Weether Bourbon Street

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