Secretaries Aid United Way Pledge Drive in Decatur
Secretaries from the Decatur chapter of the National Secretaries Association contacted 77 accounts in Morgan County United Way campaigns insurance and real estate division, raising over $2,200 in pledges and donations. Representatives pictured left to right include Helen Agee Diane Smith Joyce Jennings Rosemary Evans Dot Montgomery Marie Simon and Gregg Gadd, chairman of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
National Secretaries Association
Morgan County United Way Campaign
Helen Agee
Diane Smith
Joyce Jennings
Rosemary Evans
Dot Montgomery
Marie Simon
Gregg Gadd
Rescuers To Get State Commendation For Heroic Rescue
Gov. George Wallace will award Jim Rombokas and Gary Whitlow the State Commendation Award for pulling Decatur woman Twilah West from a sinking car after icy causeway plunge. West will attend in Montgomery with a state airplane transport. she credits the two men for saving her life and plans to replace road posts with guardrails to improve safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
Decatur
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Jim Rombokas
Gary Whitlow
Wallace
Twilah West
Newswoman Loretta Bacon Wins ACS Media Award
Loretta Bacon of WSFA-TV Montgomery received an American Cancer Society Media Award for a Composite segment on colostomy surgery among 16 nationwide honorees. Barbra Walters presented the awards as 312 entries competed.
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New York
Loretta Bacon
Wsfa-Tv
Montgomery
American Cancer Society
Ms. Bacon
Barbara Walters
Reagan Defends GOP At Huntsville Dinner
Ronald Reagan campaigned in Huntsville defending the GOP as the rank and file and urged broadening its base. He criticized the Carter administration, praised the party platform as a stake in principle, and commented on demographics, the South, and crime and punishment while signaling no run for party chair.
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Gay Barber
Huntsville
Ronald Reagan
Party of
California
Huntsville- Madison County
America
Reagan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Ford
South
Carter
Richard Richards
Utah
Fund Established For Ailing Child In Hartselle
A fund was opened Tuesday at First Alabama Bank in Hartselle for 2.2 year old Kenneth Wayne Johnson Jr who has neuroblastoma affecting his kidney, bowel, liver and bladder. His family lacks income and insurance. contributions may be sent to the bank or donors may call for details. Christmas gifts for Wayne and his siblings can be arranged by calling local church representatives.
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Hartselle
Kenneth Wayne Johnson Jr
First Alabama Bank
Earl Warren
Wayne
Kenneth Johnson
Ebenezer
Johnson
Sue Johnson
Warren
P. Q. Box
Ala
Kathy
Kim
Ellis Jetton
East Side Baptist Church of Falkville
Panel Eyeing Youth Budget
The Sunset Committee delayed a vote on the Department of Youth Services and formed a sub committee to study alternate juvenile offender program management. Ethics Chief Examiner William Dillard criticized filing systems while Melvin Cooper urged against sunset of the ethics commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Youth Services
Melvin Cooper
State Ethics Commission
Ethics Commission
G.J. Higginbotham
Opelika
Bob Gafford
Birmingham
Pat Vacca
Gafford
DYS Board
Roebuck
Jefferson County
William Dillard
Commission
Cooper
Bs A
Supreme Court
Decatur Birthday Tree Decor Competition Prizes
Mayor awards prizes for the citys 150th birthday decorations contest at city hall. First place goes to Regina Turner of Somerville Rd School with a Decatur Dollar presented during ceremonies. Other winners include Shawna Parker Gordon-Bibb School Patton Somerville Rd Patrice Gunter Woodmeade School Jeffrey Johnson Lakeview School and Fredrick Wright special education winner.
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Bill Dukes
Decatur
Regina Turner
Somerville Rd
Shawna Parker
Gordon-Bibb
Patton
Patrice Gunter
Woodmeade School
Jeffrey Johnson
Lakeview School
Fredrick Wright
City Hall
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United Way
United Way Service Division
West
Calhoun College
U.S. Department of Agricultures Forest Service
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
North Carolina
Decatur Daily
Gop
Cyrus Vance
United States
Soviet Union
Bank St
Nomar
Scotchgard
ATC Wits
Anguly
Rin
Foam Studio
Wilson Equipment CO
S.E
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