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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1969
Page
2
Athens Police Chief A B Lightfoot reports 264 arrests in November across 31 offenses led by speeding with 40 cases. Other top infractions include driving without a license 39 and reckless driving 25, with 17 injuries in 41 traffic accidents and $246 in recovered stolen property.
Dr. David Lorry, director of the North Alabama Central Alabama Mental Health Center in Decatur, told a Lawrence County Mental Health Association meeting that the center is open to residents of Morgan, Lawrence, Limestone and Cullman Counties.
Governor Albert Brewer told Alabama county commissioners that national strength rests with local governments. He urged state help in three areas: equal state counts in revenues from fines, road grant funds, and a home rule amendment letting locals vote on constitutional issues.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirmed Athens College’s accreditation at its Dallas meeting. Interim president Luther Gobbel announced the college completed a comprehensive self study of its programs and campus activities as a condition for continued membership. Also attending were interim dean Thomas Hodgers.
Ben A. Bibb of Decatur was reported in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after an automobile crash four miles east of Decatur on State Highway 20. Bibb was turning into a service station when his car was struck on the side by a vehicle driven by John Francis Buckley of Bel Air Texas. Highway Patrol officials reported.
Two people died in Alabama traffic crashes according to the Alabama Highway Patrol. Timothy Reed-Seaman, eight, of Bayou La Batre, died when his vehicle left U S 90 west of St Imo and hit a tree. Theodore Henry Wolf, twenty two, of Montgomery, was killed in a similar crash.
Circuit Judge Richard P. Emmet issued a temporary restraining order in Montgomery Alabama threatening contempt citations and possible jail for anyone who harasses or threatens officials of an all black Capital City Boys Club. He warned that federal intervention would not avert confinement until troops arrived. The order followed testimony by Garfield Richardson an official of the Capital City Boys Club regarding threats from a member of the Alabama Action Committee.
Notes of Interest says the Newcomers Club will meet at 11 30 a m at Burningtree Country Club for the monthly luncheon and installation of officers.
Mobile court may rule on motions to release Patricia Krenwinkel 22 a Mobile woman charged in the Sharon Tate murder case. Circuit Judge Joseph Hocklander Jr heard the motions and took them under advisement while noting no authority to grant bail.
Postmaster General Winton Blount warned democracy is a dangerous venture urging unity and a strong center amid polarization at the University of Alabama Emphasis Program. He cited the Washington antiwar dissent and condemned violence as un-American behavior while defending peaceful protest as American tradition.
Mrs. L. R. Brooks of 1409 11th Ave SE won The Daily s Kris Kross crossword contest and a $50 prize. Three more weekly contests with $50 prizes are planned. The puzzle runs with the Gift Spotter section and Brooks shared her slogan about finding assorted gifts.
Willie Lee White, 20, of 1403 6th St NW, convicted of second degree murder for the Sept. 26 stabbing death of Joe Louis Harris, 25, of 718 Vine St NW. White was sentenced to 20 years. A separate jury deadlocked on Clifton Decatur's illegal liquor possession charge, a mistrial declared. Howard Creasy, 18, Decatur, burglary of an automobile case to proceed with further evidence.
First National Bank president James Davis sails to Nassau Bahamas for a Dec 7 10 assembly at Southern Methodist University Dallas. The Six Assembly aims to improve director service to the community and bank interests through faculty including William Camp K A Randall Bill Sherrill Willis Alexander and Charles Gemian.
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