ABC Board Fires Two Over Loansharking Probe
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board dismissed warehouse superintendent John Thornton and his brother Hansel Thornton after a yearlong probe found loansharking activity at the Montgomery facility. Three others remain suspended while Carl Wright replaces Thornton as warehouse supervisor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Henry Gray III
John Thornton
Hansel Thornton
Z. Caldwell
Isaac Scott
Roosevelt Robinson
Gray
Thornton Brothers
ABC Board
Atty
Bill Baxley
Dist. Atty
James Evans
Evans
Montgomery County
John Thorrnton
Carl Wright
Marion
State Personnel Board
South Importing Leaders From Outside the South
University of Georgia sociologist Dr. Everett S. Lee reports that the South attracts educated migrants from other regions. Forty percent of college graduates in the South Atlantic states originate elsewhere, and many leadership roles go to non Southerners. The study notes faster regional growth and a need for higher quality institutions, with completion expected in two years.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Everett S. Lee
South
South Atlantic States
Lee
Pike County pool crackdown faced legal limits
Pike County authorities plan a crackdown on pool playing they call illegal despite a Montgomery Circuit Court order not to remove pool tables. Dist. Atty. Lewey Stephens Jr says arresting pool parlor proprietors is proper, while Judge Perry Hooper weighs dissolving the order.
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Troy
Ala
Pike County
Montgomery
Lewey Stephens Jr
Stephens
Perry Hooper
Hooper
Alabama
Bill Baxley
Baxley
Montgomery County
Moulton native to sing national anthem at Peach Bowl
Joan Martin Hicks, a former Moulton resident now living in Atlanta, has been chosen to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at the Peach Bowl game between North Carolina State and the University of West Virginia. The event airs New Year’s Eve with a 2 p.m. kickoff and national TV coverage. Hicks, a longtime professional singer, is the daughter of Callie and the late James Martin and is married to Henry Hicks, with two sons.
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Moulton
Joan Martin Hicks
Man Hauls Large Evergreen Along Alabama 20
A Mooresville area resident braved Friday’s cold to haul a mammoth evergreen from a pickup truck along Alabama 20. Forecasters predicted milder weather with temperatures in the mid 40s and clear skies later in the day.
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Alabama 20
Mooresville
Weather Summary for Decatur Area
Decatur area observed a Friday high of 36 at 3 pm and a 6 am low of 16. Today’s forecast calls for mid 40s with a mid 20s low and Sunday highs in the mid 40s. Clear skies, slight warming, moderate winds, no rain. Sunrise 6 50 am, sunset 4 39 pm tomorrow.
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Decatur and Vicinity
North Alabama Warmth Delays Winter Start This Week
Arctic air loosened its grip over the state but temperatures stay cool through Sunday with highs in the mid 40s and lows in the 20s. A high pressure cell brings fair weather and light westerly winds. Farmers can expect five days of clear skies with gradual warming toward the 60s by Monday and no rain or snow in the near term.
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North
Alabama
Weather Sparks Power Failures In Lauderdale and Jefferson
Electrical outages tied to cold weather hit Lauderdale and Jefferson counties. About 2,000 customers lost power for two hours or more, prompting the temporary closure of two schools.
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Associated Press
Lauderdale
Jefferson Counties
Guarding Against Norms: Watergate and Presidential Power
The editorial argues that Watergate reveals a longer pattern of executive misuse of the FBI across multiple administrations starting with Roosevelt. It urges institutional reforms, stronger White House FBI boundaries, and robust congressional oversight while warning against using past abuses to excuse Nixon. It stresses individual ethical responsibility to improve America's political climate and reject the notion that “everybody does it.”
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The
Christian Science Monitor
John Kennedy
Senate
FBI
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
Washington
Mr. Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
America
Christmas Open House at Alabama Sheriffs’ Ranch North
Today the Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch North at Punkin Center hosts a Christmas Open House from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The full ranch will be open to the public to view the year’s progress. APES Club gathers at Summer Manor at 6 p.m. for a covered dish dinner and Christmas party.
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Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch
Punkin Center
Apes Club
Summer Manor
Christmas events and services listed for multiple churches
Regular Civil Air Patrol meeting at Pryor Field at 7 p.m. A turkey shoot at West Morgan High School from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Christmas plays and services at Sherman Street Church of God Moulton Church of the Nazarene Oak Park Baptist First United Methodist St. John's Episcopal Trinity United Methodist Austinville United Methodist Bethany Presbyterian First Presbyterian and Covenant Presbyterian St. Ann's Church services Midnight mass and Bach cantata performances Christmas Eve events at multiple churches and community groups including youth centers and fellowship gatherings.
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Sherman Street Church of God
A. Ray Lee
Oak Park Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Bach
Robert Doyle
St. Ann's Church
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Houston 1
Aaa Southend
Wayne Nicklaus
Trinity Mountain
J.R. Stone
Pike
Lawrence County
Don Parker
Lawrence County Hospital
Morris Chapel Church
Kyle Sullivan Studios
Kiwanis Kapers
Mrs. Hicks
Mom
Dad
By Donna Dutton
Bobby Herbert
Civil Air Patrol
Pryor Field
Main Hanger
CAP
West Morgan Youth Baseball League
West Morgan High School
Moulton Church of the Nazarene
Morgan County Training School
Hartselle
Soul Confession
First Christian Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
W. S. Kimbrell
Augusta Burks
Ellen Leonard
Austinville
Bethany United. Presbyterian Church
Danville Rd
Philip David Jones
First Presbyterian
Covenant Presbyterian
First Baptist Church
Gospel Singings
East Acres Community Center
18Th Ave
O— Friendship Baptist Church
Danville
Calvary Crusaders
Lordsmen
I. Conway Baptist Church
Voss
Sand Springs Baptist Church
Devotion Singers
Rock Creek Baptist Church
Florette
Union Baptist Church
Trinity
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