Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Reflect Local Nativity
A hospital section lists numerous patients admitted and discharged across Decatur, Athens, Moulton, Danville, and nearby areas. Names include Ophelia Harrison, Gilbert Brewer, Leonard Johnson, Odie Owens, Isaac Rogers, and Kenneth Edmondson, with multiple addresses and infant mentions, reflecting daily intake and release activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophelia Harrison
Decatur
Gilbert Brewer
Moulton
Leonard Johnson
7Th Ave. NW
Odie Owens
Decatur 5
Isaac Rogers
Decatur 3
Jimmy Graham
10Th Ave. NW
Kenneth Edmondson
Bel Air Apt
Public grievance policy statement in Daily
The Daily states that statements on grievances are investigated fully and redress will be prompt if founded. The note emphasizes seriousness of complaints, mentions a Frade Zone context, and signals ongoing commitment to fair handling.
Way To Preserve Free Society Civil disobedience and law in a free nation
A guest editorial traces civil disobedience from the civil rights era to present debates. It notes how nonviolent law violations drew attention, spurred reform, and prompted a 18 month inquiry by a national commission. The piece argues laws must be obeyed while unjust ones are changed to preserve a free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Birmingham
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Congress
National Commission On
Milton Eisenhower
Area Service Men In News
Sgt Paul S Nunn son of Mr and Mrs Paul C Nunn of BaHleyton has arrived for duty at Patrick AFB. He is an aircraft maintenance technician with the 6549th Organizational Maintenance Squadron part of the Air Force Systems Command overseeing aerospace systems research and development. He previously served at Kesat Royal Thai AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USAFS
Paul S. Nunn
Paul C. Nunn
BaHleyton
Patrick Afb
Nunn
6549Th
Air Force Systems Command
Usaf Aerospace Systems
Kesat Royal Thai Afb
Thailand sgt. a 1962 Fairview High School graduate
A local note identifies a sergeant from Thailand who graduated in 1962 from Fairview High School in Cullman. The item notes his educational background and hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Sgt
Fairview
Cullman
Births at Decatur General Hospital Names Morgan Schrader Robinson
Mr and Mrs John Thomas Morgan announce the birth of a son Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jimmy David Schrader announce a daughter born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Bobby Joe Robinson announce a son born Friday at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Morgan
Trinity
Shirley Marie Swopes
Sykes St
Jimmy David Schrader
Decatur 2
Bobby Joe Robinson
Danville Rd
Thomas Goodwin Perryman
Betty St
Joyce Marie Nash
5Th St
Otto LaFayette Mullins
Britwood Dr
Infant Cohen Jeff Stinson
Decatur
William Charles Aday
Hillsboro
David Wendell Nelson
2Nd Ave
James Harvey Hardiman
Christopher Circle
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Obituaries for Mrs. Mary Ellen Cooper and L. E. Powell
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Mary Ellen Cooper 76 of Nashville and L E Powell 71 of Decatur. Cooper died Friday in Nashville with burial at Mount Olivet and survivors including O C Cooper and two sons. Powell died Friday in Birmingham with service at Gunthorp Funeral Home and burial at Roselawn. pallbearers listed and Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. workers as honorary pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Mary Ellen Cooper
Marshall-Donnelly- Combs Funeral Home
Mount Olivet
Marshall-Donnelly Combs Funeral Home
O. C. Cooper
R. H. Thompson Jr
O. C. Cooper Jr
R. B. Cooper
Decatur
Gae Ellen Cooper
L. E. Powell
Edgewood Dr
Birmingham Baptist Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Elbert Young
Ralph Stout
Roselawn Cemetery
Robert J. Powell
Birmingham
Roy L. Powell
Akin
S.C
Madge Powell Chaney
Huntsville
E. E. Anderson
E. 0. Creel
Robert Harris
Douglas Tuten
Ben A. _Campbell
Issac Whitson
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Christmas Events Spread Across Decatur Community
A roundup of local Christmas happenings includes Shriner Ladies Night at Decatur Inn with 7 p.m. dinner and dance, Morgan County Youth Rally at 7 p.m., and a film The Guiding Star. Scouts carol at Little House 2–4 p.m., gospel singing at East Acres 7 p.m., and open houses at Colonial Rest Home 2–4 p.m.
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Decatur Shrine Club
Decatur Inn
Morgan County
16Th Avenue Baptist Church
Girl Scouts of
West Decatur
Little
East Acres Community Center
Weather summary for Decatur area Friday forecast
River area weather notes report high 48 at 2 pm and low 39 at 1 am. Today high 54 low 33 with Sunday high 56. Forecast fair and cool through Sunday. Precip none today. month 2.01 inches, year 56.24, 9.65 above normal. 24 hour temps shown. Sunrise 6:50 am, sunset 4:39 pm.
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Decatur and Vicinity
He's a Great Guy Rev Gilbert Speake Retires
Contributed note from Rev Al Crim praising Rev Gilbert Speake on his retirement as chaplain of the District I Tuberculosis Sanatorium. The poem honors his decades of service, quips about his calm voice and humor, and wishes him well at seaside locales from West Palm Beach to Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Crim
Decatur Ministerial Association
Gilbert Speake
District I
Crim
Speake
U S Eases Trade Ban on Chinese Goods for Private Use
The July order allowing private imports by tourists scholars and collectors expands prior limits. Administration officials say the move is a small step toward improved relations with Communist China, not a major leap, and is unilateral with no link to Warsaw talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Gardens
McCloskey
William P
Rogers
China
U.S
Warsaw
Poland
Walter J. Stoessel
Peking
Stogssel
Nixon
U. S
Henry A. Kissinger
State Department
William P. Rogers
Canberra
Australia
Taiwan
Department
Hospitals Planned in Birmingham and Wetumpka by Chenault Remarks
Chenault stated the plan remains to build hospitals in Birmingham and Wetumpka, with the 40 building Decatur complex projected to be completed by mid 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Wetumpka
Chenault
Decatur
F-111 wing life and power troubles revealed in Senate hearing
Testimony before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee outlines F-111 wing box lifetimes and durability aims. It notes 1,600 hour wings under existing craft will be replaced by stronger units possibly lasting up to 6,000 hours. It also cites engine power shortfalls for nonnuclear missions and early development gaps.
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Senate
Dawson guilty in Lawrence County Circuit Court
A Lawrence County Circuit Court jury convicted Dawson after about an hour of deliberation Friday. Judge Newton B. Powell sentenced Dawson while Judge Billy Burney was disqualified earlier in the case. Stokes testified that Dawson and McCary tortured him with a hot poker and forced him to reveal money, then searched the house and took items before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Dawson
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Billy Burney
Almon McCary
Town Creek
McCary
Stokes
Hatton
Computer matched kidney transplant arrives for Atlanta patient
Arab 1968 with total kidney failure received a second kidney in October after an automated tissue match. Her first transplant in February 1969 failed due to rejection, requiring artificial kidney support until a new kidney was chosen by a Johns Hopkins computer system in Baltimore and flown to Atlanta for operation on October 28.
Dole Defends Nixon Veto as Congress Faces Budget Stand
Sen Robert Dole argues Nixon is vetoing a tough measure rightly and cites a pending HEW funding bill. Democrats warn against sending the bill to the White House before recess to avoid a pocket veto. Sen William Proxmire blames the administration for overspending beyond the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Nixon
Dole
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
White House
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Administration
F-111 jet acceleration slows with weight gain
The aircraft can reach speeds between 600 and 1 450 miles per hour in 1.45 minutes, but increased weight without a proportional engine power rise has stretched acceleration time to four minutes.
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Wilson Ave
Scotty Prater
Danville
Acker A. Holmes
Vinemont
Nathaniel Leon Fletcher
Carol Hembree
Virginia Rebecca Roan
Tennessee Valley Rest Home
Sarah Elmer Taylor
7Th Ave
Marshall Ervin Swann
Somerville Rd
Albert Edward Gey
Walter R. Sivley
Somerville
Nancy Ola Kelley
Baugh—Wiley—Smith
R. Shelton
Decater
Alabama
Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Rockies
The
L.E. Powell
Powell
Mutual Savings
Colonial Rest Home
Hwy. 20
Hartselle
Harold Blanton
Patillo Street
Church of God
Pineview Hospital
Sherman Street Church of God
A. N. Lee
Messiah
First Baptist Church
Montgomery Sisters of
United Methodist Church
Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church
Central United Methodist Church
Bethlehem
George Godwin
Herbert Street
Covenant Presbyterian Church Choir
Music of Bethlehem
Children of Covenant Church
Northside Baptist Church
Fred Carter
Willis Hudson
Lottie Moon
George Frederick Handel
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church Choir
Enon Baptist Church
O—Neel
Pumpkin Center Gospel Tabernacle
Here
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship‘hall
R. G. Lee
Memphis, Tenn
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Neel Community
Decatur Rotary Club
Robert Archibald
First Methodist Church
Heart of Dixie
T.O.P.S. Club
Aquadome
Decatur Lions Club
Salvation Army
Bob Archibald
Mary Lou Dancy
Masonic Hall
Gilbert
West Palm Beach
Coral Gables
Silver Springs
the Keys
Naples
Wallace
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