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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
2
In Birmingham, photographer Dick Durrance described the October National Geographic feature The reaction has been very strong and very mixed. He said many readers respond with letters only when unhappy, at the Alabama Press Photographers annual meeting.
Durrance describes critique of the Alabama feature, noting readers objected to a possum photo and a Legion Field crowd shot. He explains editorial selection, the six month fieldwork, 14 000 miles driven, 600 film rolls, and 34 pictures published while defending inclusion of striking images and the rejection of others. He cites the balancing challenge of covering a whole state and defends redneck portrayals as authentic.
Eight year old James Randall Williams and fourteen year old Norman Miles were rescued from a cave at an old rock quarry off Stratford Road SE after a third youth alerted police around 3 p.m. Officer Barbee pulled them from waist deep water while Officer Payne watched. Authorities caution the abandoned site remains hazardous with multiple holes and unsafe conditions for neighborhood children. Mrs. Frank Webster, former owner near 6th Avenue SE, urges holes be closed.
Deputies this weekend arrested Jesus Landero an 18 year old Mexican alien in Lacey’s Spring for illegal entry. Landero said he entered the United States about six weeks ago at Reinosa Mexico to work and send money home to Durango. He is held in Morgan County Jail for Immigration and Naturalization officials.
The Decatur birthday parade steps off at 7 p.m. from Gordon-Bibb School to celebrate the city's 150th year. Residents walk to City Hall with torches, a living Christmas tree lights the night, and a time capsule plan is explained. The piece also notes quarry dangers near local sites and a separate Alabama news blurb about Gov. George Wallace backing voluntary prayer in schools.
Police officer Michael Barbee pulled eight year old James Randall Williams and fourteen year old Norman Miles from a dangerous cave Saturday afternoon after they were trapped for several minutes behind a narrow passage.
Civil Air Patrol, church circles, band parents, coin and radio clubs meet nightly across Morgan County. A Christ mas party dinner for North Alabama Hairdressers and nutrition talks, open house at the Pensions and Security office, and school concerts highlight a packed calendar with auctions, luncheons, and services planned through the week.
River at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning read 16.50 with sea level at 550.80. High Sunday 51 at 1 pm, low today 41, today high in low 50s, tonight low 40s. Tuesday highs in the low 50s, 30 percent rain chance Tuesday. Extended outlook through Friday shows partial cloudiness and warming from upper 50s to mid 60s with nights in upper 30s to mid 40s.
Cloudy skies and a 30 percent rain chance on Tuesday follow occasional sunshine. Highs in the low 50s, lows in the low 40s, with northerly winds bringing cooler air into Alabama. TVA reports above normal river flows and a wet fall despite near normal rainfall.
The Justice Department proposed six of eight Decatur school integration plans. They endorse transportation and redrawing attendance zones to desegregate elementary schools while rejecting the status quo option and an eighth plan. Implementing plans two through seven could affect 650 to 1,600 students at an initial cost of 90 thousand to 300 thousand dollars.
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