Alabama Senate action on lieutenant governor amendment
The Senate Rules Committee moves to seek quick action on a constitutional amendment to make the lieutenant governor a full time state official. It drops the enabling act and leaves salary to be set later, potentially in 1975 after the new lieutenant governor takes office. The House and subcommittees work on a $232 million bond package for education and school needs, while a truck weight increase proposal advances.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Senate Rules Committee
Alabama
Fred Folsom
George C. Wallace
Cornelia
Senate Finance and Commerce Committees
Finance Committee
Robert T. Wilson
Walker County
Commerce and Transportation Committee
High Court Blocks Teenage Election Bid in Alabama
In Muscle Shoals Alabama 19 year old Florence State University student Richard Wakefield Jr lost a bid to have his name placed on the city election ballot after the Alabama Supreme Court rejected his petition. The ruling leaves Wakefield unable to run for city commissioner despite arguing he is old enough to vote. He vowed to continue seeking involvement in local politics and urged improvements in law enforcement and roads.
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Muscle Shoals
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Richard Wakefield Jr
Florence State University
Colbert County
Leonard Burt
Burt
Wakefield
High Court
Commission
Limestone schools receive visual career aid kit
Athens city and Limestone County schools received compact visual aid equipment to help guidance counselors assist students in setting occupational goals. The units list over 200 North Alabama jobs and cost about $20,000, with distribution planned to all area high schools and the Limestone Vocational Technical School.
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Athens
Athens City
Limestone County
North Alabama
Limestone County Vocational Technical School
Alabama
Regional Council of Governments
Tarcog
Human Resources Committee
Ear Bank Aids Davis In Mastoid Repair And Recovery
Judson E. Davis Jr of Decatur may swim again after 1945 ear surgery left a mastoid cavity prone to infections. Dr Michael E Glasscock III of Nashville and the Ear Bank plan to clean the cavity and fill it with donor bone or skin from the Ear Bank, allowing safer pool outings and normal activity.
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Judson E. Davis Jr
Decatur
Jud
Michael E. Glasscock III
Nashville
E.A.R. Bank
Glasscock
Ear transplant offers hope for organ replacement era
The article recounts Davis’s August transplant at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, describing a two hour operation on August 3 with discharge August 6 and follow ups, noting the ear bone preservation, a unique method by a German doctor, and the availability of an E A R bank for education and spare parts. Davis hopes for success and avoids further surgery.
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Davis
Baptist Hospital
Nashville
Crisis call numbers and emergency guidance listed
The Decatur Daily provides crisis numbers including 355 8000 for the Crisis Call Center and guidance to call hospitals or physicians for possible poisoning. It advises dialing 0 to speak to an operator if unsure of the emergency number. The contact lines 353 4612 and 232 1535 353 4759 are listed.
Ten Years Given In Holdup Case
A Limestone County Circuit Court jury found 31-year-old Tanner Roy Lee Hawkins guilty of robbery and sentenced him to 10 years in the state penitentiary. Hawkins was charged after an elderly Belle Mina man, 73, reported being beaten and robbed of 268 dollars at his home by Hawkins. Witnesses tied the incident to the case as Hawkins fled with the money. In related news, Levi Miller, 47, awaiting a Friday appearance before Limestone County Superior Court Judge D. L. Rosenal, is accused of killing his wife, Rosetta Anderson, 38, whose body was found tied in a quilt under Miller’s bed four days after she was shot. Miller has been released on a 2,500-dollar bond.
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Athens
Tanner
Limestone County
Roy Lee Hawkins
Belle Mina
John Davis
Hawkins
Madison
Limestone County Superior Court
D. L. Rosenal
Levi Miller
Rosetta Anderson
Miss Anderson
Miller
Childhood Happiness Not Always Guaranteed
A case from Morgan County reveals ongoing child welfare struggles. Mary, now 4 plus years past abuse, remains socially retarded but slowly improving with foster care and support from the Department of Pensions and Security and United Way funds. The article notes broader county efforts, foster placements, and funding uses for hospital care clothes and incidentals.
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Frances Brown
Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security
Mary
Alvin Benn
Department of Pensions and Security
Florida
Marilyn George
Morgan County
Bidding Delayed on City Tennis Court Projects
Parks and Recreation Director Julian Walker announced bids for ten new tennis courts and renovations will be opened Friday at 3 p.m. at city hall, delayed from today.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Julian Walker
City Hall
Man stabbed at Metco plant near Hartselle
Morgan County sheriff office reports a man was stabbed today at the Metco plant south of Hartselle. The victim’s identity and condition are unavailable. City police refuse to release details as Chief Deputy Harry Perry is not available for comment while investigation proceeds.
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Hartselle
Metco
Morgan County
Sheriff’s Office
Harry Perry
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