Beasley Targets Waste in Alabama Government
Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley pushes a broad probe into state spending, demanding detailed pay scales for university leaders and seeking university and department finances. He faces a reform committee shake up that shifts him from chair to vice chair while stressing efficiency and accountability.
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Beasley
Montgomery
Ala
Jere Beasley
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Auburn University
Herb White
Associated Press
Harry Philpott
White
Local groups aid hundreds in Christmas help drive
Hundreds receive help from local families and organizations as donations flow in for a Christmas assistance effort highlighted by a Daily Photo feature.
Seminar on Return Home for Mentally Handicapped
The Alabama State Department of Mental Health and North Alabama mental health groups sponsor a Decatur workshop at First United Methodist Church on Community Acceptance Welcome Home. The session runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with expert discussions, films, and a judicial panel.
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State Department of Mental Health
North Alabama
First Methodist
North Central
Alabama Mental Health Center
Cold air returns as Winter nears Tennessee Valley
Forecasters warn of another round of wintry weather in North Alabama after a warm spell. A cold front drives temperatures down from the upper 40s to the 20s overnight with highs in the 30s to low 40s tomorrow. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
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Tennessee
Gary Lloyd
North Alabama
Thousands Join To Aid Less Fortunate People
Churches Sunday schools scout troops and families have collected money toys groceries and other gifts for distribution to the poor elderly sick and needy in the area. The unselfish act reflects the true spirit of Christmas and community aid.
Local charity drives bring Christmas aid to Morgan County homes
The Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security coordinates gifts from donors who support needy families. The Decatur Bass Club contributed over 800 dollars and Oak Park Middle School students gave 600 for children in Morgan County. Over 200 families and about 600 children will receive help this season.
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Morgan County Department of Pensions and Security
Bebe Penney
Decatur Bass Club
Morgan County
John C. Bragg
Oak Park
Where to reach baseball figure Bobby Richardson
A reader asks for contact details for Bobby Richardson. The answer: he is now the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina in Columbia South Carolina 29208.
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Bobby Richardson
New York Yankee
University of South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Family Weekly
DAILY
Emergency Phones Sheriff Switchboard Numbers
Emergency numbers for sheriffs and crisis services listed by county and city, including Limestone County 353 6256 Hartselle and 911 access, Athens 298 1998, Lawrence County 9 Call Crisis Call Center 355 8000, Cullman personal crises, and Decatur Daily lines for departments 353 4612 and 232 1535 nights and holidays.
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Hartselle
Limestone County
Decatur Daily
Dae Ceneke
Churches Present Christmas Plays and Services Tonight
Sherman Street Church of God hosts the Christmas play To All People at 6 p.m. Other churches stage festive programs: O Moulton Church of the Nazarene at 6, First Christian at 6, Trinity United Methodist at 5, and Bethany United Presbyterian at 7 30 with lessons carols and candles. Civil Air Patrol meets at 7 p.m. Pryor Field.
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Sherman Street Church of God
O— Moulton
The
First Christian Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
W. S. Kimbrell
Augusta Burks
Ellen Leonard
Bethany United Presbyterian Church
Danville Rd
Philip David Jones
Civil Air Patrol
Pryor Field
CAP
Christmas Eve and Advent Services Across Local Churches
Community groups announce a full Christmas program with services at First United Methodist Oak Park Baptist St. John's Episcopal and several other churches. Events include a 8 p.m. dance at Old Morgan County Training School Gym Hartselle featuring Soul Confession and multiple Eucharist cantata services at St. John's and First Presbyterian Covenant Presbyterian.
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Morgan County Training School
Hartselle
Soul Confession
First Presbyterian
Covenant Presbyterian Churches
Church Concerts Set Across Two Towns This Afternoon
Rock Creek Baptist Church near Florette hosts Devotion Singers at 2 p.m. Union Baptist Church in Trinity presents the Glory Aires Quartet at 2 p.m. both events invite community members.
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Rock Creek Baptist Church
Florette
Devotion Singers
Co— Union Baptist Church
Trinity
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Herman Free
Eddie Hodges
Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch
Punkin Center
Mike Traywick
Steve Traywick
Bobby Herbert
the Decatur Daily
Kendal
Philpott
Bob Inman
University of Alabama
Richard Thigpen
William Dilliard
Education
Dillard
Claire Sanderson
Department of Pensions and Security
Magnolia Long
Moulton Heights
Long
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
By Lee Sentell
Christ
Tennessee Valley
Welfare Department
Aid To Children and
Decatur
V.O
Ike Britton
Bessemer
Superhighway
Birmingham
Highway Patrol
Athens
Lawrence County
Cullman
A. Ray Lee
Oak Park Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Bach
Robert Doyle
Austinville
St. Ann’s Church
First Baptist Church
Gospel Singings
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