Flying fire truck eyed for area by county official
Gary Voketz, head of the three county planning commission, pushes a flying fire truck concept after Army tests of Bell Helicopter fire suppression kits. He notes potential for rural, urban, and disaster use and plans to seek interest without committing his agency.
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Lee Sentell
Gary Voketz
Voketz
U. S. Army
Alabama
Ft. Rucker
Bell Helicopter Co
Army Aviation
Army Aviation Test Board
Army Aviation Center
Aero-Medical Research Labs
Bell
Army
Morgan
Cullman
Lawrence
Commission
Moulton Plant announces 20 000 square foot expansion
Lawrence Corp officials reveal a 20 000 sq ft addition to the Moulton plant, bringing total space to 100 000 sq ft and adding about 50 new jobs. President Alan Borenstein arrives from New York saying the project is a “Christmas present” for Lawrence County and aims for May 1 completion.
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Moulton
Lawrence Corp
Alan Borenstein
New York
Lawrence County
Borenstein
Amis Cahela
Hartselle
Moulton Chamber of Commerce
Ed King
Ardmore Junior High pupil wins encyclopedia set
Chrystal Wales of Elkmont is the recent winner of a complete encyclopedia set in the Tell Me Why column in The Decatur Daily. She is the daughter of Ronald and the late wife of Elkmont and attends Ardmore Junior High School.
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Chrystal
Wales
Decatur Daily
Ronald Wales
Elkmont
Ardmore Junior High School
Gary Wilhite
Park Mulls Campground on 50 Acre Park Site
Park planners weigh building a campground on a 50 acre portion of the park that was originally set aside for a par three golf course within Park Point Mallard. The proposal focuses on reusing the land for recreational use while preserving other park facilities.
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Point Mallard Park
John Matthews
PMP
Gary Voketz
Voketz
Matthews
Missing Alabama Cadet's Car Found in Jackson Mississippi
Alabama and Mississippi authorities aided by the FBI search for cadet Michael Neal Covington 19 of Athens after his car was found parked on a Jackson street near the governor's mansion. Bonded by the discovery of his name and patches, investigators note no foul play. Covington vanished on a hunting trip last Saturday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
FBI
Alabama Highway Patrol
Athens
Jackson
Miss
W. T. Chapman
Montgomery
Covington
Chapman
Floyd Mann
Mann
State
Decatur
Decatur Votes To Transfer City Dump To Health Authorities
The Decatur City Council adjourned session voted to turn Old Moulton Road dump operation to health authorities as a sanitary landfill. Inspector C L Kaufman outlined landfill use including dirt layers and charging outside residents, with funding for a federal law enforcement training program and repairs to defective fire department equipment.
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Decatur
Old Moulton Rd
Tri-County Health Service
C. L. Kaufman
Morgan
Limestone
Athens
Pack Self
Three Hurt In Beltline Collision In Decatur
Police Chief Pack Self reported that Patrolmen Jerry Sharp and Dan Price and Electric Department worker Red Norris were injured when a police cruiser and an electric truck collided at Sandlin Road and Beltline Road. All were taken to Decatur General Hospital for treatment.
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City of Decatur
Sandlin Rd
Beltline Rd
Pack Self
Jerry Sharp
Dan Price
Electric Department
Red Norris
Decatur General Hospital
Self
Sharp
Price
Norris
McCarley Case Starts Today in Alabama Senate Seat Fight
A three judge federal panel will hear arguments for former Senator W. G. McCarley of Prattville as he seeks to overturn his Aug. 20 expulsion. Lawyers contend the ouster was unconstitutional and lacking due process and question the clarity of the expulsion provision.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
W. G. McCarley
Prattville
McCafley
Retiring TB Sanatorium Chaplain Gilbert Speake
Rev. Gilbert Speake retires after 11 years as chaplain and social worker at the Flint TB Sanatorium. He plans to move to Naples Florida with his wife, deliver Christmas messages and gifts to patients, and continue preaching as needed. Speake has served 21 Baptist churches as interim pastor and led local civic efforts before his retirement.
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Flint
Gilbert Speake
Speake
Naples
Fla
Rev. Speake
Trinity Baptist Church
Flint Hospital
Community Service Planning Council
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Morgan County
Lawrence County High School
New Orleans Theological Seminary
New Orleans
Florida
Decatur Ministerial Association
al Crim
San Gri la
The
Rev
Enterprise Man Killed in Traffic Crash
An Alabama Highway Patrol report states 60-year-old Gerald L. Stephens of Enterprise was killed when his car ran off a Coffee County road and crashed about two miles south of town on Wednesday.
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Enterprise. Ala
Enterprise
Alabama Highway Patrol
Gerald L. Stephens
Coffee County
Alabama assistant athletic director hospitalized after heart attack
University of Alabama Assistant Athletic Director Carney Laslie, 60, is hospitalized after a slight heart attack. Mrs. Laslie said her husband was doing fine.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
University of Alabama
Carney Laslie
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Armed Services
Rotor and Wing
Vought Helicopter Inc
Dallas
Tex
A. L. Burns
Sterchi
H. F. Roberts
Moulton Plant
District One
District One Tuberculosis Hospital
Billy Smith
Health Department
Floyd Elkins
Charles Gunthorp
P.m
McCarley
TB Sanatorium
United Fund
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