Budget Panel Weighs Athens College Funding Hike
A legislative budget committee discussed Athens State College funding for 1977 78 with plans to renovate unsafe campus buildings. Athens seeks 2.2 million while the Alabama Commission on Higher Education endorses 1.172 million. Officials from Sandridge and Athens State answered committee questions amid safety inspection findings.
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Athens
Athens State
Sidney
Sandridge
Alabama Commission On Higher Education
A. E. Bumpus
Bernstein On Words By Theodore M Bernstein
Theodore M Bernstein discusses minuscule usage and a clipping from Otto Janssen. He notes VP Rockefeller urging press restraint on assassination coverage and explores correct forms like try and versus try to. He also explains origins of phrases egg on and egg on one's face and remarks on old vaudeville practices.
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Theodore M. Bernstein
Otto Janssen
Hopewell
N.J
Rockefeller
United Press International
Ford
Mr. Janssen
J. C. Hepler
Huntingdon Valley
Middle East
Mark T. Amenta
Chadds Ford
Man Shot In Head In Athens Over Weekend Fight
A 26 year old Athens man Anthony Agee was shot in the head with a .22 caliber pistol Saturday and is listed in serious condition at Huntville Hospital. Roosevelt Houston, 43, Athens, is charged with assault with intent to murder and remains in Limestone County jail with bond to be set today. Witnesses said the shooting followed an argument on Browns Ferry Street.
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Athens
Huntsville Hospital
Richard Faulk
Anthony Agee
Roosevelt Houston
Browns Ferry St
Houston
Limestone County
Obituaries Show Three Local Funerals in One Day
Funeral services set for William S. Campbell 70 Somerville at Peck Chapel with burial in Somerville Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Patsy Hart three sons Donald Robin Bonnie and seven grandchildren. Also listed are three sisters and a brother. Campbell was a church member. Funeral for Simon McCombs 65 722 Sykes St NW at St. Pauls Spiritualist Church with burial in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include a son Samuel McCombs. Funeral for Joe Terry 81 Courtland 1 at Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Courtland Cemetery. Survivors include widow Lillie Mae Terry six daughters and five sons. Pallbearers listed. Terry was a blacksmith and farmer in Courtland and a Church of Christ member.
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Somerville
William S. Campbell
Decatur
Peck Funeral Home
Everette
Peck
Patsy Hart
Donald Camn
Robin Campbell
Bonnie Jack Campbell
Bertha Lamon
Lakeland
Fla
Vestor Miller
Beatrice Elder
Chicago
Delmus Campbell
Detroit
Campbell
Somerville Baptist Church
Simon McCombs
Sykes St
St. Paul’s Spiritualist Church
Arthur Franklin
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Samuel McCombs
Birmingham
Joe Terry
Courtland
Ernest Dillard
Charles Dickens
Courtland Cemetery
Brown
Lillie Mae Terry
Ida Mae Heflin
Town Creek
Josephine Travis
Jo Ann Letson
Florence
S. C
Lou Agnes Dotson
Ruth Givens
Ruby Joyce Terry
Robert Terry
Rosemont
Mich
Billy Terry
Hillsboro
Id Terry
Roger Terry
Trinity
Tennie Pebbles
Dessie Hill
Gladys Speegle
Moulton
Jessie Terry
Brownie Terry
Willie Lee Terry
Wheeler
Glenn Terry
Kenny Heflin
Eddie Dotson
Charles Terry
Dale Letson
Barry Terry
Mike Givens
Tim Terry
Terry
Aid Contributions Reach About Eight Hundred Dollars
The Adult Services Division of the Department of Pensions and Security has collected about $800 for distribution to Morgan Countians who are blind, disabled, or elderly. Fifty persons are being sponsored for the Christmas season, along with numerous gifts received.
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Department of Pensions and Security
Juanita Gillespie
Fire Alarms and Birth Announcements From Decatur
Fire department responses include a 1 50 p.m. call at 1402 19th Ave SE apartments with slight alarm and soot in chimney. Birth notes record multiple families welcoming new children this week at Decatur General Hospital and Trinity. Names include Garlan Cowart Ronald Newton Walter Borden David Douglas Thomas Ingram James Howell Constantine Cordonis Don Johnson Wendell Halbrooks Steve Howard Stephen McGehee with hospitals listed as Decatur General Hospital or Trinity in Decatur.
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Decatur Fire Department
19Th Ave
Alabama
Garlan Cowart
Trinity
Decatur General Hi
Ronald Newton
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Walter Borden
Danville
David Douglas
Hope
Thomas Ingram
Fridd
Decatur Generalr
James Howell III
Constantine Cordonis
Don Johnson
Somerville
Wendell Halbrooks
Hartselle
Steve Howard
General Hospital
Stephen McGehee
News Quiz Answers From Worldscope and Newsname
The item lists quiz answers for Worldscope and Newsname cues with names such as Nelson A Rockefeller and Thomas P ONeill, plus references to Scotland, Tennessee, and Mark Fidrych. It notes the vice presidential match and sportlight outcomes as True for item five.
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State
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill
Scotland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mark Fidrych
Tennessee
Morgan County Decatur General Admissions List and Dismissals
A long string of names appears for admissions at Morgan County Decatur General including Helen Prince Paula Minter Eva Whitt Hettie Watson Johnny McCauley Robert Dawson Urban McKenzie Larry Hayes Ronald Amerson Mark Thomas Stephen Lee Karen Pollard Charles Creel Marvin Handley Vivian Parker James Bridgeforth Lucy Boykin Margie Whitaker Suzanne Hancock Hugh Strain Lesley Griffin Jackie Kerby Deborah Grimes Mamie Kyle Shelby Smith Coleman Whitten Edward Holland George Lampkin Isaac Hall Jr Richard Rahm Albert Walker Linda Jones James Elms Connie Moore Jimmy Vinson Christine Nichols Thomas Woodruff Henry Watson SueAnn Norcross Vera Childers Robert Griffith Barbara Berryman John Puckett Arthur Saylor David Woodall and others listed as dismissals including Richard Lane cage Jr Randy Ss 7 ary Mec Tanner James quero Mrs Zulatur Mrs Ida Wade Courtland Mrs Paul Halbrooks Mrs Scyrea Fuller Trinity Mrs Rickey Weaver Teresa Loftin Mrs Nattie Fowler Mrs Bobby Pressnell and infant Mrs James Putman and infant Elkmont.
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Morgan County
Decatur General Admissions
Helen Prince
Athens
Paula Minter
Decatur
Eva Whitt
Hettie Watson
Johnny McCauley
Robert Dawson
Urban McKenzie
Gilbertown
Larry Hayes
Addison
Ronald Amerson
Mark Thomas
Cullman
Stephen Lee
Karen Pollard
Charles Creel
Rogersville
Marvin Handley
Vivian Parker
Hillsboro
James Bridgeforth
Tanner
Lucy Boykin
Margie Whitaker
Suzanne Hancock
Hugh Strain
Lesley Griffin
Vinemont
Jackie. Kerby
Town Creek
Deborah Grimes
Tuscaloosa
Mamie Kyle
Shelby Smith
Coleman Whitten
Edward Holland
Moulton
George Lampkin
Hartselle
Isaac Hall Jr
Richard Rahm
Albert Walker
Linda Jones
James Elms
Connie Moore
Eva
James Gordon
Jimmy Vinson
Falkville
Christine Nichols
Thomas Woodruff
Henry Watson
Ardmore
Tenn
SueAnn Norcross
Vera Childers
Robert Griffith
Barbara Berryman
John Puckett
Arthur Saylor
David Woodall
Richard Lane
Cage Jr
Hartselle Randy Ss
Garden
Tanner James Goles
Decale
Zulatur
Ida Wade
Courtland
Paul Halbrooks
Scyrea Fuller
Trinity
Rickey Weaver
Hartselle Teresa Loftin
Nattie Fowler
Bobby Pressnell
James Putman
Elkmont
Foreclosure notices and probate actions from Morgan County
Notice of foreclosure by Engel Mortgage Company on real property in Morgan County Alabama plus personal property details and a final settlement in the James Holley estate. Also public hearings on housing and community development funds and a separate mortgage default notice for Robert Austin Straub and wife. Multiple notices list involved parties, court dates, locations, and exhibits.
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Larry Douglas Crowe
Kathy L. Crowe
Engel Mortgage Company, Inc
Morgan County
Decatur
Alabama
Pion
Tanner Heights
Hartselle
Range
Arthur M. Stephens Stephens, Millirons & Harrison
P.C. Central Bank
Huntsville
Circuit Court
James Holley
Sylvia Diana Holley
Germany
Kenneth Holley
Newton B. Powell
Gagnell Hall Register
State OF Alabama
Morgan, County
Housing Authority
City OF Decatur
George Settle
Eggleston Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Minnie White
Ashville
New York
Howard Settle
Forrest Settle
Savannah Settle
Jane Roe
Bernice Settle
Richard Ellison
Catherine Ellison
West Warren Street
Toledo
Ohio
Wanda Jean Ellison
Priscilla Ellison
Charlene Ellison
Irene Rand Reynolds
Broer
John Reynolds
Dorothenia Morris
Pauline
James Morris
Emma Jean Woods
Joe Louis Cross
Pearl Cross
Parthenia Cross
Grant Street
Goodyear
Bryan McAfee
City of
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
MorgAn County Commission
Lee Street
Morgan
Decatur Daily
Robert Austin Straub
Jan L. Straub
Towit
Meadow Lark Acres
Arthur M. Stephens
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Jackie Towe
Wendell Tucker
Ronald Flack Jr
Willingham III
Dave Wi
James Blakenship
Connie Black
Neil Hamilton
Toney
David Childers
Eva Larry Carroll
Billy Boles
Addison Dawson
James Gibson
Pins Ernie Frs. Ferguson
Kenneth Adams
Stephen Woods
Decatur McDonald
Thomas Parisige
Areyhomas
Phillip Hughes
Billy Banks
Garden City Parkway Medical Center
Milford Sparkman
Lisa Fleming
Tony Miller
Tony Smith
Union Grove
Myrtle Copeland
Shelby Dobbs
Sheila Barnett
John Logston
Lawrence County
Thornton Fleming
George Burns
Walter Matthaw — AS
Gateway Twin Theatre
Ole Fun Beef House
Brewer
Funland Park
Redd Fox
Pearl Bailey
Norman
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