Generous Birmingham Policeman Sparks World Warmth
Birmingham officer Harry L. Jones gave his last six dollars to buy groceries for a needy family and drew letters of praise from around the world. The 43 year old patrolman said kindness is a way of life, not a one time act, as the story spread in newspapers at home and abroad.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry L. Jones
Associated Press
Bob Ingle
Jones
United States
Harry
Fraternal Order of Police Fund
City Holds Pair on $25,000 Bail
Two men arrested Monday in Decatur on charges of obtaining license plates by false pretense and possession of burglary tools remain in jail with bonds set at Eight thousand dollars for each false pretense count and one thousand dollars for each burglary tool count. Names given include Charles Ray Aldridge Jr. and Fred Miller, with Aldridge tied to a federal indictment in Sacramento in 1969.
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Decatur
Charles Ray Aldridge Jr
Fred Miller
Morgan County
C. Bennett McRae
McRae
California
Ralph Miles
FBI
North
Alabama
Athens Council and Board Meet Over Grievances Again
Athens council and board of education representatives will meet at 6 30 p m at city hall in secret talks to resolve differences stemming from a circuit court injunction. Mayor Higgins and officials on both sides have previously met for long sessions without disclosed progress.
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Athens Council
Athens
Board of Education
Bobby Higgins
Harry Dale Patterson
Jimmy Alexander
Bruce Sherrill
Wilburn Moore
Jere Trent
City Hall
Newton B. Powell
City Board
Circuit Court
Emergency numbers and crisis resources listed for Athens area
Emergency phones and crisis resources are provided with multiple numbers for Fire Department, Highway Patrol, Sheriff, and Crisis Call Center. Guidance includes calling 0 for unknown emergencies and seeking hospital or physician help for possible poisoning, with notes about nights and holidays.
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Ron A
Aes
Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Action Action can solve problems and answer questions
Readers ask about maps for rivers in North Alabama and South Tennessee and about insurance changes. TVA offers a 17 map series for Tennessee River navigation, with a free index chart available from Maps and Engineering Records, Knoxville. Residents should contact the Alabama Department of Insurance for premium payments to the new company. Jackie Onassis mailing addresses are in New York and Greece.
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North
Alabama
South
Tennessee
Wayne Whitlock
Decature
TVA
Tennessee River
Knoxville
Tenn
Dallas
Texas
Decatur 1
State of Alabama Department of Insurance
Jacqueline Onassis
Decatur
Jackie
U.S
5Th Ave
85Th St
New York
N.Y
Skorpias
Greece
Still Raid Nets 2 Men
Limestone County authorities charged Jester McClain and Bobby Erwin after a raid on an illegal whiskey operation east of Athens. The still on Browns Ferry Road along Limestone Creek held about 480 gallons. A third man was detained then released. a fourth fled and an arrest is expected soon.
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Athens
Madison
Limestone County
Here
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Jester McClain
Bobby Erwin
Evans
Browns Ferry R
Limestone Creek
ABC
E. D. Robinson
Secret Society on the Air Waves
A friendly group of Citizens' Band radio operators uses code names such as Captain Hook Double Trouble The Judge Brown Eyes and Falcon. They speak daily while keeping real identities hidden, and their powerful stations exceed FCC limits.
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Captain Hook
Double Trouble
Judge
Falcon
Secret Society
FCC
North Alabama CB hobby connects distant listeners and locals
Falcon describes a Citizens Band network operating from somewhere in North Alabama. Radio waves reach St. Thomas and cross borders to Kansas Canada and Michigan. The hobby yields long chats with distant operators then local talks within 25 miles and a weekly on air court for lighthearted charges.
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Falcon
Alabama
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Kansas
Canada
Michigan
Dog
Calhoun Classrooms Near Completion At Calhoun JC
Calhoun Junior College nears completion of a new academic facility with classrooms for business education math technical writing accounting and graphic arts. The building will be ready for occupation after Christmas and bids for an Allied Health Education Building will be opened Jan 11.
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Calhoun Junior College
Carlton Kelley
Kelley
Alabama State — Building Commission
Allied Health Education
Calhoun
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World
Bill Hendrick
Aldridge
Miles
Sacramento
6Th Ave
Chester Hogan
Jerry Sharp
Jerry Bottom
David Reed
Marion
Ohio
Sullivan
Decatur General
Jimmy Sullivan
Danville
Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Florida
John Timerman
Avon Park
Fla
Timerman
J. T. Holland
Jaycee Baskets
Decatur Jaycees
Jaycees
John McBride
Leroy Herring
Tom Coggin
Byron Vann
Bobby Herbert
THE
Decatur Daily
By Ben Windham
Tennessee Valley Community Band
Earl Petty
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