Morgan County Community and Religious Event Calendar Update
A dense list of gatherings across Decatur and surrounding areas includes meetings for Eastern Star, a volunteer fire department, and multiple church revivals. Notable speakers include Bob Quinnely from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuscaloosa and Rev. B Sumanth of World Ministries. Community activities cover a picnic, open houses, teacher institutes, and youth choirs.
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Community Services Planning Council
Social Security Office
Bob Quinnely
Veterans Adminstration Hospital
Tuscaloosa
B. Sumanth
India
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kooken Ave
Sumanth
Oliver Thomson
Thomson
Rusty Thomson
Paul Nave
Decatur
Patrolman Delivers Baby Then Fights Robbery Suspect
Shortly before 5 a.m. a maternity call led Patrolmen Courson and Keil to a third floor apartment where a mother torefully delivered a baby with the officer assisting. Five minutes later a gunman shot a youth during a robbery. the officers pursued, cornered the gunman, and Courson fired, killing him as he reached for a weapon. The boy survived, mother and infant were hospitalized, and the officers continued patrol.
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Courson
William White
Edwin Terrell
Young White
Terrell
Keil
Gutierrez
Asi
Nixon Expects Big Savings but Faces 1972 Deficit
President Nixon projects the new economic plan would save about 500 million more than it costs, yet officials warn fiscal 1972 could run a deficit near 20 billion dollars. Lawmakers push for bigger consumer tax breaks and oppose the 5 percent federal payroll cut. If Congress backs the package unchanged, the deficit might stay below last year’s 23.2 billion, though revisions are likely.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Castro Meets U S Journalists Signals Possible Vollyball Tie
Castro answered reporters questions with finesse on a possible reciprocal volleyball match in the United States tied to Olympic qualifying. He stressed no politics in sports and expressed hope for warmer relations while remaining uncommitted.
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Cuba
United States
Castro
U.S
Suwara
Controversy Over New Hope Closure and Principal Transfer
Limestone County and nearby districts clash as Mooresville Greenbrier and Belle Mina leaders oppose New Hope closure and transfer of the principal. The board renovates the junior high despite federal desegregation orders, drawing Justice Department scrutiny and a warning from U S Attorney Waylan Sherrer.
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Hope
Marsh
Horton
Mooresville
Greenbrier
Belle Mina
New Hope
St. Louis
Wallace
Justice Department
Pointer
South Alabama
Pettus
Decatur
Hobson City-Oxford
U. S
Waylan Sherrer
Limestone County
Beasley Opposes Interest Hikes
Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley told the Franklin County Fair in Russellville Alabama that he opposes any move by the legislature to raise interest rates including some consumer protection bills. He warned the Senate would likely reject a straight rate increase and said many pending bills are consumer protection focused but raise rates. In a separate interview Castro said sports keep him healthy as reporters pressed questions with the word commandante used for him.
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Russellville
Ala
Jere Beasley
Franklin County
Alabama
Beasley
Senate
Castro
Cuba
Neil Leifer
Cullman Council Hears Urban Renewal Land Sale Plan
Cullman Mayor W. J. Nesmith asked the city council to authorize selling the McPherson property in West Cullman for urban renewal with HUD funding covering about 75 percent. The council approved a resolution removing urban renewal workers from the merit system.
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Cullman
W. J. Nesmith
Joe Graveman
Daubert Chemical Co
Daubert
North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
Cecil Romine
San Quentin case widens with Soledad Brothers and Davis co defendants
Prosecution links Soledad Prison fugitives John Clutchette and Fleeta Drumgo to fatal slaying of a guard as Ruchell Magee and Angela Davis face murder charges for the Marin County Civic Center shootout that killed a judge and others. Authorities hunt Bingham linked to George Jackson case as Governor Reagan condemns violence.
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John Clutchette
Fleeta Drumgo
Soledad
Jackson
Ruchell Magee
Angela Davis
Marin County Civic Center
Jonathan
Procunier
Athens council funds land purchase and center work
The Athens council authorized borrowing up to 55000 to buy about 70 acres south of Athens for a sanitary landfill from Ren H Keyserling and William F Sheeran for 52035. They also approved a 7500 loan for the Athens Limestone Community Center heating project with six months repayment, and set a Sept 13 public hearing to rezone L S Supermarket for a laundry. They transferred 19000 in gross receipts taxes to the city school system and approved mayoral travel expenses to New York and Athens Greece.
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Monroe
Athens
Ren. H. Keyserling
William F. Sheeran
Strain
Interstate 65
Swann Creek
Athens Limestone Community Center
Bobby Higgins
L&s
New York City
Greece
Athens Shrine Club Officer Durham Seeks Reelect
Durham, secretary treasurer of the Athens Shrine Club and Mason, seeks reelection. He is active in youth projects and is married to Doris Campbell, 1971 Outstanding Young Woman in Athens. They have a daughter, Genny, 5. Other candidates were Jerry H. Barkesdale, Athens attorney, and H. Joe Johnson, accountant.
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Athens
Durham
Doris Campbell
Genny
Jerry H. Barkesdale
H. Joe Johnson
Hardware firms attend Birmingham merchandise show
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Branum of Branum Hardware and Auto Trinity along with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crisler and son Chris of Crisler Plumbing Town Creek and Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt Parker and son Larry of Parker Hardware Courtland attended the Long- Lewis Hardware Co. merchandise show at the Birmingham municipal auditorium.
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R. T. Branum
Branum Hardware and Auto
Trinity
H. W. Crisler
Chris
Crisler Plumbing Co
Town Creek
Markets Decatur Markets Cotton and Farm Prices
Cotton middling inch price 20.45. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 4.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood 65.45 and 35. Pulpwood 15.25 per cord. Soybean 3.20 No 2. White shelled corn 1.65. Oats 0.60. Milling wheat 1.30. Mile per hundred 2.10. Barley 0.80. Yellow shelled corn 1.35.
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Decatur
Over the Counter Securities Prices Report
Quotations from the NASD reflect interdealer prices as of about 10 a.m. in the interdealer market. Prices exclude retail markups markdowns and commissions or other charges.
Obscene Call Suspect Aged 15 Arrested In Decatur
A 15 year old boy was arrested by Decatur detective David Smith after obscene telephone calls to a Southwest Decatur housewife. He was turned over to Morgan County Juvenile authorities following pursuit on a motorcycle.
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Morgan County Juvenile Authorities
Decatur
David Smith
Luxurious Wagons-Lits Car Attracts Versailles Woman
Mrs Fisher, 72, a Versailles resident with arthritis, rented a Wagons-Lits private car for a Paris to Nice trip. The 450 mile journey cost 900 dollars and included a crystal and rare wood living room dining room two master bedrooms a four bed servant room and a kitchen.
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Paris
France
Compagnie Des Wagons- Lits
Versailles
Fisher
Nice
Santa Fe Founded 1609 as Capital of New Mexico
The city of Santa Fe traces its origins to 1609 when Spanish settlers established it as the capital of New Mexico, marking a foundational moment in regional colonial history.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
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Morgan Count
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Suneny
Order of the Rainbow
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Old Moulton Rd
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Morgan County
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Pumpkin Center
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O. Rev
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Summer Manor
Brookhaven Middle School
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Huntsville
Decatur Christian Women’s Club
Decatur Inn
5A Newman
Joyce Baker
Assembly of God
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Alvis Tollard
Piedmont Bible College
Raleigh
N.C
Impact Singers’ of
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Gateway Shopping Center
Southside
Antioch Methodist Church
MYF
Wayne Humphrey
Ryan Missionary Baptist Church
Clarence Davis
First United Methodist Church
Madison
Trinity United Methodist
Jimmy Dean
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Forest Hill Baptist Church
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Limestone
Cullman Land Sale
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Franck, Hill, Stender, Ziegler & Hendon
Jonathan B. Bingham
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