Attorney General Enters Bomb Case
Attorney General Bill Baxley has sent in special investigators and Gov. Wallace authorized a $5,000 reward in the dynamite bombing of Lou Campbell’s car. Campbell, 47, remains in critical condition with legs amputated and possible eye injury as investigators search old court records for motive.
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Scottsboro, Ala
Bill Baxley
George C Wallace
Lou Campbell
Campbell
M. B. Harding
Scottsboro
Ameraport fund drive launched at Executive Mansion
Gov. George Wallace hosted a luncheon at the Executive Mansion to announce AlabamaAmeraport fundraising for superport studies. The 12 member panel includes D C Wadsworth Birmingham Leon Jones Selma Thornton Nelson Decatur Charles Snyder Tuscaloosa Louis Salmon Huntsville Tom Johnson Decatur Red Bamberg Tom Jones Arthur Outlaw Eustace Bishop and others from across the state.
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Alabama
Ameraport
George Wallace
Executive Mansion
Devatur
D. C. Wadsworth
Gadsden
Leon Jones
Selma
Thornton Nelson
Birmingham
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur
Charles Snyder
Tuscaloosa
Louis Salmon
Huntsville
Tom Johnson
Gov. Wallace
R. C
Bamberg
Alabama Development Office
Tom Jones
Montgomery
Arthur Outlaw
Mobile
Bailey Anderson
Florence
Gordon Jones
Eustace Bishop
Dothan
Teen Held In Armed Robbery Transferred To Bryce Hospital
A 17 year old Elkmont youth William E Dugger was moved from Limestone County jail to Bryce Hospital Tuscaloosa on a circuit court order. Ardmore police and county officials arrested him after Coffmans Grocery was robbed Monday of 25 dollars. The store owner said a man with a pistol took the cash while leaving about 125 on the counter. Dugger will be sent back for a preliminary hearing before Judge D L Rosenau Jr.
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Athens
Elkmont 1
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Limestone County
Nolan Davis
Davis
William E. Dugger
Bryce
Dugger
Coffman's
Elkmont
Ardmore
Herman
Coffman
D. L. Rosenau Jr
Bid Opening Set Friday On I-65 Welcome Center
The State Highway Department will open bids Friday for a tourist welcome station and rest stop on I-65 north of Athens. Estimated cost near 250000 dollars. Bids at 10 a.m. in Highway Director Ray Bass’s office. Construction to begin immediately and finish in 550 working days.
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Montgomery
State Highway Department
Athens
Ray Bass
Alabama
Ardmore
Nashville
Birmingham
Tennessee River
Mooresville
Guard Pulls Woman Over On Moulton St
Police were alerted after a man in a blue uniform with a gun stopped a woman on Moulton Street in a white car with blinking lights. An ensuing investigation identified the man as a security guard who claimed to warn her about a low tire. He was told not to stop people in that manner again.
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Moulton St
Foul Board Aims to Warn Fans at Athens Bible School
At Athens Bible School a 300 pound illuminated fouls board tracks player and team fouls and team timeouts. Principal Cliff Buchanan says the first of its kind in Alabama helps officials coaches players and fans follow fouls with color coded cues. Wayne and Sammy Ky kendall built it in about a month for about 225 dollars and it debuted last week.
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Sammy Buchanan
Wayne
Kykendall
Alabama
Athens Bible School
Athens
Cliff Buchanan
Buchanan
Arkansas
Wayne Kykendall
Sammy
Emergency crisis numbers and hospital guidance note
The text provides a crisis contact list for personal emergencies including the Crisis Call Center at 355 5000 and guidance to call 0 to reach an operator. It also mentions poisoning emergencies and directs contacting nearest hospital or family physician with department numbers for Decatur Daily offices and night lines.
Ambush Report At Alabama 20 Highway Dept Offices
A security guard patrolling the State Highway Department offices on Alabama 20 said he was ambushed Wednesday night by a man who fired a shot at him. The bullet hit the ground about six feet away before officers found no suspect in the fenced enclosure near the break in scene.
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State Highway Department
Alabama
Bennett Howard
Howard
Fire damages Athens home of Miss Corella Brown
Fire heavily damaged the home of Miss Corella Brown at 809 Hocust Street on Wednesday. Fire chief A E Bumpus said a 5:38 p m blaze began from an undetermined source while Brown was visiting relatives. Neighbors spotted smoke and alerted firemen.
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Athens
Corella Brown
Hocust St
A. E. Bumpus
Bumpus
Brown
Decatur House Hit By Fire Damages Home on Vine Street
Firefighters reported heavy damage to Willis Colquit’s home on 631 Vine St NW after a blaze began at 12:33 a.m. No injuries were reported. Colquit rents from Mrs. Lucy Martin of Chicago and was believed to be away. Cause yet undetermined.
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Vine St
Willis Colquit
Colquit
Lucy Martin
Chicago
Hartselle Hospital Names New Administrator
Pineview Hospital in Hartselle announces Hartselle based Extendicare veteran Lee Ashbury Jr. as administrator replacing Marcus Thublin Jr. Ashbury has served Extendicare since 1964 with postings in Connecticut California Kentucky and Alabama. He will relocate with his wife and three children after Christmas.
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Hartselle
McRae Low Bidder On Mayor's Auto
McRae Motors of Decatur was the apparent low bidder at 4 092.41 for a 1973 automobile for the Decatur mayor's office. Other bids included Durham Chrysler Plymouth 4 100 Peek Olds Cadillac 4 152 84 Kennedy Motors 4 172 34. Bids were set to open Friday for a wheel type loader for the sanitation department and Tuesday for a ceramic tile pool deck for the Aquadome.
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McRae Motors
Decatur
Durham Chrysler-Plymouth
Peek Olds-Cadillac
Kennedy Motors
Sanitation Department
Aquadome
Calhoun College Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
About 1,800 Calhoun Junior College students were evacuated at 9 a.m. after a bomb threat. The call, reportedly to switchboard operator Margaret Whatley, prompted a 30 minute drill with no device found. Classes resumed at 11 a.m. Officials call the incident a hoax and note bomb threats are felonies in Alabama.
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Calhoun Junior College
Margaret Whatley
Calhoun
Whatley
Decatur
Limestone County Sheriff's Department
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Claud Lavender Jr
Alabama
Lavender
Army Exhibit A to Showcase Army Equipment at Austin Center
Army Exhibit A display and demonstration of Army equipment begins Saturday at Austin Shopping Center at 10 a.m. The Action Army Expo '72 tour travels through Alabama and Tennessee between December 1 and December 18 covering over 1,000 miles.
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Austin
Action Army
Publi Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee
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