Schmalz predicts Sugar Bowl clash with Oklahoma
Auburn wingback Dick Schmalz, in Decatur as parade grand marshal, reflects on Auburn's loss to Alabama, but looks ahead to the Sugar Bowl against No. 2 Oklahoma. He praises Pat Sullivan, comments on Cosell and Marinaro, and weighs pro chances and the Wishbone challenge.
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New Orleans
Oklahoma Sooners
John Hayworth
Terry Henley
Pat Sullivan
Terry Beasley
Crimson Tide
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Pat
Sully
Birmingham
John Carroll
Cornell
Ed Marinaro
ABC
Howard Cosell
The
Plains
Marinaro
Cosell
Ralph ‘Shug
Jordan
Oklahoma
Four Killed Near Selma in Weekend Alabama Toll
Four people died in a head on crash on Alabama 5 near Lamis including Hazel Morgan 41 Carrie Sims 54 W P Dunn 71 and 1 year old Swallow Hall of Birmingham. Three others died in a Colbert County mishap bringing the weekend traffic toll in Alabama to at least 14 with more details pending.
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Colbert
Alabama
Autauga
Perry
Alabama 5
Lamis
Hazel Morgan
Carrie Sims
W. P. Dunn
Pine Hill
Swallow Hall
Birmingham
Calvert County
Muscle Shoals
Sammy Lee Bunch
Billy Claude King
Leighton
Tillman Thomas Clayton
Sheffield
King
Conecuh
Clarence Reaves
Bermuda
Decatur Teen In Critical Condition After Friday Crash
A Friday night auto crash left 15 year old Jeffery Kim Mitchell in critical condition at Huntsville Hospital with a possible skull fracture. Also injured were Deborah Mitchell 14 Brenda Diane Mitchell 12 and their father B F Mitchell 38 all from Decatur. They were en route to the Decatur Butler football game when their car collided with a vehicle driven by 16 year old Thomas Michael England of Weaver. England was uninjured.
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Huntsville Hospital
Jeffery Kim Mitchell
Decatur General Hospital
Archaeologists Dig Morgan Cave Habitation Traced Back 10,000 Years
A Morgan County cave yields arrowheads and pottery from Paleo, Woodland, and transitional cultures. Thomas Moebes led a preliminary excavation showing varied habitation over millennia, while TVA river changes limit future digs near the Tennessee River. About 250 amateurs attended the Morgan Limestone chapter event at Brookhaven Middle School.
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Decatur
Jade Hollow
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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The
State Society
Houston Wright
Huntsville
Brookhaven Middle School
Teacher Retirement Checks Delayed by Mail Glitch
State education officials say teacher retirement checks were to be mailed October 30 but some are late due to equipment failures. Recipients should contact the Teachers Retirement System in Montgomery to request an affidavit if not received soon. The reader also asks how to write to Aretha Franklin and is advised to use Queen Booking Corp at 1650 Broadway New York NY 10019.
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North Union St
Montgomery
Alabama
Aretha Franklin
M. D
Decatur
Aretha Franklin Co
Queen Bookin Corp
Broadway
York
N.Y
Brewer Says Technology Can Cut Pollution with Investment
Former Alabama Governor Albert Brewer told the Alabama Geological Society meeting that technology exists to curb pollution but requires more money and effort than currently committed. He urged objective planning, responsible development, and sustained research to reduce environmental impact without sacrificing resources.
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Birmingham, Ala
Alabama
Albert Brewer
Alabama Geological Society
Brewer
Southeast
Environment talk caps Society field trip near Birmingham
Daily Want Ads Get Results reports a two day field trip by the Society exploring ancient rock outcroppings northeast and south of Birmingham. The 300 mile journey included about 100 participants and ended with a three hour stop at the Red Mountain Cut explaining the Penta formations and the 300 million year geological span. Asst State Geologist Tom Joiner of Tuscaloosa is the Society president.
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Birmingham
Red Mountain
Penta
Tom Joiner
Tuscaloosa
Emergency dialing numbers listed for Decatur Morgan County services
The Decatur Daily prints emergency contact numbers for police fire and sheriff departments in Morgan County. It advises calling 0 if unsure which number to dial and provides Crisis Call Center 355-8000 for personal crises or possible poisoning.
Parents sue over alleged discrimination at Walter Wellborn High
Parents of eight black students file a federal class action in Anniston accusing Walter Wellborn High School of excluding black students from activities. They say blacks face mandatory Dixie song and Confederate flag displays, biased bus and disciplinary practices, and limited hiring of black teachers. Plaintiffs seek an injunction against the alleged practices.
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Walter Wellborn
Anniston
Wellborn
Calhoun County
Charles Boozer
Boozer
County Board
Weltborn
Howard Waldrop
Billie Freeman
Thomas E. Miller
Albert Roberts
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