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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1975

Page

3

Man Evades Robbery At State Employment Office

Dewitt Gandy escaped two men who tried to nab his billfold outside the State Employment Office at 17 Vine St NW after they approached his car midday. He fled into the office as the suspects ran away on foot, police said. Details also note thefts from a Decatur Inn car and a residence on 10th Ave with missing items including pork chops and pennies.

Vine St. NW Brooks Ashcraft Dewitt Gandy Gandy Citizens Band Army Corps of Engineers Decatur Inn Tennessee Fredrick Hardeman The Corp of Engineers

Former City Man Named To UA Post

Dr. Lawrence B. Durham of Decatur named director of the new office of University Planning Services at the University of Alabama. He previously directed University Planning since 1974 and Developmental Services at Birmingham-Southern College. Durham holds BS from Birmingham-Southern MA from Alabama and PhD from Delaware. He has worked at the University of Delaware Naval Nuclear Power School and Monsanto. He and his wife Anne Stimson have two children.

Decatur University of Alabama Lawrence B. Durham Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern University of Delaware College of Commerce and Business Administration Durham Naval Nuclear Power School Monsanto Company Anne Stimson

Local Sheriff's Ranch receives $200 donation

Bob Smith, director of the Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch at Punkin Center, accepts a $200 check for Morgan County Ranch House construction from Randy Rice and Cpt. Willis Hudson of the Morgan County Sheriff's Reserve. Additional collections will occur Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at collection points on 6th Ave SE and Danville Rd SW in Decatur.

Bob Smith Punkin Center Morgan County Randy Rice Cpt Willis Hudson Morgan County Sheriff's Reserve Force 6Th Ave 14Th St Danville Rd 8Th St Decatur

Wallace Unable To Attend Athens Celebration

Governor George Wallace will be unable to attend a gala celebration at Athens State College on Saturday. Billy Joe Camp said Wallace, busy with duties, will send a personal representative, while Bob Taylor will attend. The Founders Queen will be crowned during the appreciation celebration.

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