Size Of Ambition Lengthens Boy 16
Henry Courson a 16 year old high school sophomore at Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery Alabama engages in driver education with six hours of behind the wheel training. A 4 foot 2 inch student he uses a left hand pedal adapter and drives with the right while instructor George L Sadler provides extra holiday sessions. Henry aims for his license and plans to get an A in driving as teachers note his strong classroom performance and tall ambitions despite his small stature.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry Courson
Henry
Jefferson Davis High School
George L. Sadler
Santa
St. Nick
Mobile Bay Searched For Missing Crewmen
An air and sea search was ongoing for three unidentified men believed lost when their cabin cruiser sank while aiding a disabled vessel in Mobile Bay. Harold Smyth of Mobile, 40, said he radioed for help on the citizens band.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bay
Harold Smyth
Citizens Band
Government Offices Close for Holidays Amid Snow and Storm
All city and county offices shut today and Saturday for Christmas with emergency services operating. Postal service limited to special deliveries and outgoing mail. window service suspended. New Year operations normal for mail, window hours 8 30 to 12 30. No garbage pickup today, Saturday or Jan 1. resume Monday. Schools on break. resume Jan 3. State and federal offices closed for holiday weekends. In other news a 24 foot cruiser sank after a collision. crew missing as search continues with boats and helicopters.
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Police
Sheriff
U.S. Postal Service
Senator proposes replacing ad valorem taxes in Alabama
State Sen. Robert Edington of Mobile outlines a plan to abolish ad valorem property taxes in Alabama. He proposes replacing them with revenue from other sources including fewer sales tax exemptions and higher corporate income tax. The legislature is in recess until January 5 after failing to solve the issue in the 1971 regular session.
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Auburn
Ala
Robert Edington
Mobile
Alabama
Edington
Burglary Strips Home of Doug Warren of Christmas Gifts
A Thursday night burglary at 911 6th Ave. SW stole more than 25 Christmas presents and a coin collection from Doug Warren. Warren, whose son’s gifts were mostly kept in the car, said he cannot replace them before Christmas. Several gifts remain in the home, and the total loss value is undetermined.
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Doug Warren
6Th Ave
Warren
Bridge Repair Aids Millbrook Travelers In Alabama
The Tyler Goodwyn bridge near Millbrook was closed after a barge collision on December 7. State officials plan an emergency repair with highway department engineers working seven days a week to ease travel disruption for local residents. Governor George C. Wallace had called for action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tyler Goodwyn
Millbrook Areas
Chris C. Norris Jr
Millbrook Men’s Club
Highway Department
George C. Wallace
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed for Decatur area
The page provides crisis lines and emergency contacts including Fire Department 353 414, Sheriff 974 8782, law enforcement numbers for Morgan and Cullman counties, and the Crisis Call Center 355 8000. It advises dialing 0 for unknown emergencies and notes night and holiday lines 353 4739 at The Decatur Daily.
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Highway Patrol
Decatur En Hee
Fire Department
Morgan County
Cullman South
Acer
Longfellow’s Echo of War Amid Christmas Peace
The passage recalls Longfellow reacting to wartime atrocities shown on news and a harsh image of hatred, contrasting with the season’s carol of Peace On Earth. It frames disillusionment and pent up frustration as it confronts terror during a season of goodwill.
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Longfellow
Shhildren
Peace on Earth Through the Christmas Message
A reflection by Faye Brewington recalls despair over worldly hate and finds hope in the Christmas proclamation. The piece cites the angel chorus, Jesus as Prince of Peace, and the belief that true peace comes when hearts accept the kingdom beyond this world.
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Prince of Peace
Jesus
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Looney Rd
Gerald Weems
Beech St. SE
Walter Jackson
Somerville’ S Road
Allen Jerrell
Donny Burleson
Allen
Lawrence
Decatur Daily
Limestone County
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Walter Mitchell
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