Buford Pusser Life Rendered In New Book
Cullman reporter W R Morris spent two years compiling a biography of Buford Pusser former McNairy County Sheriff. The volume The Twelfth of August covers the ambush that killed his wife and maimed him and his crackdown on a Mississippi Tennessee strip of gambling prostitution and bootlegging.
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Cullman
Buford Pusser
McNairy County
Tenn
W. R. Morris
Pusser
Morris
Sheriff Pusser
Legislature Debates Tax Bill and Yale Holidays
Alabama lawmakers in Montgomery weigh a property tax reform plan by Sen. Bob Harris as they near a holiday recess. The measure aims to split state and local tax assessments, with home rule options for counties and provisions on uniform rates, class divides, and constitutionality scrutiny.
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Yale
Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
House
Senate
Farm Bloc
Sen
Bob Harris
Morgan County
Harris
Roland Cooper
Wilcox County
State Supreme Court
Rules Committee
Senate Constitution and Elections Committee
Ben Cherner
Jefferson County
U.S
Bill Dickinson
George Andrews
Dickinson
Andrews
Tem Tombigbee Conflict Seeks Venue Change
The Tombigbee River Valley Water and Management District asks U S District Court Judge John Lewis Smith Jr. to move the case to Mobile Alabama or Mississippi to end the hold on the 253 mile river project. A temporary injunction blocks construction across Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama pending a hearing on a permanent injunction.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
Mississippi
Tombigbee River Valley
Tennessee
Alabama
Pusser's Incredible Life Inspires New Book and Film Plans
The six year McNairy County sheriff Pusser survived numerous vicious attacks and a deadly wreck while in office. Author Morris, with a background in newspapers, details Pusser life and hints at a film with Clint Walker pending due to a ski accident. The book is from Aurora Publishers with Nashville and London ties.
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McNairy County
Morris
Clint Walker
Walker
Tullahoma News
Dallas Times-Herald
Associated Press
Kansas City Star
Chattanooga Times
Cullman Times
Pittsburg Pirates
Hollywood Stars
Waco
Tex
Aurora Publishers
Nashville
London
Middle Schools Riding Class Planned for Oak Park and Brookhaven
City School Supt Dr Curtis Sellers announced a horseback riding course for Oak Park and Brookhaven middle schools within the exploratory program. The program aims to start by Jan 14 with basics at the schools and later training at Southeastern Horse Center and Riding Academy. A nominal enrollment fee is planned.
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Oak Park
Brookhaven
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Southeastern Horse Center and
Riding Academy
John Guice
Moody Jacobs
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed
The Decatur Daily provides emergency numbers for police fire and sheriff services plus ambulance and crisis support. It advises calling 0 in uncertainty and notes department phone lines and after hours contacts.
Action Answers From The Decatur Daily Readers
A reader asks if copies exist of the Decatur Daily and seeks a cosmetics order address from Family Weekly Oct 24 1971. Elan Corp replies with a Chicago address. An Alabama traffic reader complains of congestion on Alabama 67 and River Rd and asks if a red light will be added. a highway department engineer says counts will determine if a traffic light is warranted.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
Family Weekly
I. V.F
Moulton
Elan Corp
Dept. S-3
Ontario St
Chicago
Ill
Alabama 67
Priceville
River Rd
I-65
Decatur 2
State Highway Department
Richard Smallwood
City Council to Hear Annexation Petitions From Two Meat Firms
Two meat processing businesses just outside Alabama 24 seek annexation into the city to gain sewer access. Owners Barney's Park House and John H. Nelms and Son plan petitions for city limits expansion, as regional and local officials discuss loosening pre 1966 location rules.
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Barney’s Park House
John H.nelms
North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
Cross seeks court law change in Lawrence County
Rep Wayland Cross announces a bill to expand the Lawrence County intermediate court from a part time misdemeanor court to full time with added civil jurisdiction up to 1000 dollars. The amendment shifts appointment power to a county committee, raises the salary, and requires an attorney or high school diploma if needed. The bill targets efficiency for merchants and court readiness. W. H. Rogers holds the current intermediate judgeship and plans to resign.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Wayland Cross
Cross
Alabama Attorney General
Alabama Supreme Court
Attorney General
Justice of the Peace
Intermediate Court
Lawrence County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar
Athens Council and Board to Hold Negotiation Session
Two representatives from Athens city council and board of education meet at 5 30 pm in Athens to iron out differences after court actions. Mayor Bobby Higgins and Councilman Harry Dale Patterson join Board Chairman Bruce Sherrill and Wilburn Moore at an Athens attorney’s office as talks begin.
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Athens
Board of Education
Bobby Higgins
Harry Dale Patterson
Bruce Sherrill
Wilburn Moore
Newton B. Powell
Woman Charged With Transporting Alcohol in Moulton
Edna B. Cole, 27, of Moulton, was charged Wednesday with transporting alcohol. Sheriff Dan Ligon said she was arrested on Alabama 24. Authorities confiscated 36 cases of beer and two cases of whisky. Cole was released on a $1,000 bond.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Dan Ligon
Ligon
Edna B. Cole
Alabama
Limestone Eyes Detention Home in Limestone Council Plan
ATHENS Jere Trent temporary chairman of the Limestone Council of Children and Youth said a detention home for juveniles is under consideration. The project would be in a central district location and involve nearby counties in planning. He also noted plans to transport children to the Limestone branch of the Tri County District Health Service, set to open early next year in Elm Street facilities replacing a wing of Athens Limestone Hospital. About 60 people attended the initial organizational meeting.
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Athens
Jere Trent
The
Limestone
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Trent
Operation Home Receives Grant for Displaced Children Shelter
Operation Home in Decatur will receive 1800 dollars in Alabama LEPA funds to renovate its Somerville Road facility and cover part of operating costs. SEPA director assistant Bobby Jett confirmed the grant approval by the state advisory committee. Board member Dr Curtis Sellers praised the funding as beneficial to local law enforcement and agencies caring for temporarily displaced children.
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Montgomery
Operation Home
Decatur
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Bobby Jett
SEPA
Jett
Charles E. Gunthorp
Curtis Sellers
Somerville Rd
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Bill Baxley
U.S. District Court
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Dick Cooper
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Gary Voketz
North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Develpment Commission
Voketz
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Rogers
F.K. Agee
Limestone County Extension Farm
Friendship Club
Beulah Whitten
Clarence Cook
R. €. Woodall
Louis Argend
L. L. McCulloch
Athens Council
Bremen
Cullman County
David Moss
Moss
Dillard Williams
W.W. Malone Jr
Limestone Eyes Detention Home
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