Limestone Teenager Finds Path From Dropout to Law School
Lyn Wheatley, a Limestone County senior at Southside High, credits the Alabama Sheriffs Association Boys Ranch for turning his life around since 1969. He holds a B average, earned a scholarship to the University of Alabama, and plans to enter law school after graduation, aiming to return home to practice in Limestone County.
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Selma
Lyn Wheatley
Limestone County
Southside High School
University of Alabama Law School
Lyn
Sardis Springs
Alabama _— Sheriffs Association
Johnson Junior High School
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Southside
Boys Ranch
University of Alabama
Sheriffs Association
Crawford
Selma High School
Ranch program aids youth with steady support and plans northern Alabama site
Lyn Wheatley credits the Boys Ranch program and supervisor Don Acton plus Sheriff Evans and his wife for guiding him toward a bright future. Acton praises Lyn as a standout resident and cites a goal to expand the ranch to Morgan County with a site near Punkin Center.
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Acton
Evans
Lyn
John McBride
North Alabama
Morgan County
Punkin Center
McBride
Lyn Wheatley
Alabama in political brink as Wallace faces new tax and reapportionment fights
Alabama enters a stormy year with Gov. George Wallace clashing with lawmakers over property tax formulas and a statewide reappraisal driven by a three judge federal court. A three judge panel may order off year elections in 1972 while a January 18 constitutional amendment vote could alter lawmakers' travel compensation. The governor warns of more confrontations as he shifts toward appealing to voters.
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Montgomery
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Congress
Wallace
Senate
House
Florida
Nixon
Atty
John Mitchell
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Sam C. Pointer Jr
Birmingham
Crawford faces new trial in drug case in early next year
James L. Blondie Crawford, convicted in 1966 on unlawful drug possession charges, will be retried in January or February. He is free on a $2,000 bond after a sequence of appeals and a Fifth Circuit ruling over an indictment deemed defective. The case involves heavy drug seizures in 1966 and a long court history ending with an order allowing rearrest and retry.
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James L. Blondie Crawford
Dist
Mike Moebes
Shelby County
James Bloodworth
Alabama Supreme Court
Moebes
R. L. Hundley
U.S
Clarence Allgood
Crawford
Morgan County
Emergency phone numbers and political split in Alabama
Emergency numbers for Decatur Morgan Limestone Athens Lawrence Cullman and surrounding areas listed with 911 lines and crisis contacts. The article notes a three judge federal court plan to divide Alabama into seven districts, ongoing reapportionment disputes, property tax challenges, and potential ethics, no fault insurance, and busing debates tied to Wallace and presidential runs.
Student travel discounts England address request
A Decatur reader seeks affordable options for studying abroad and asks where to write for student hotel meals and travel discounts in England. The answer directs to Travel Department, National Union of Students at 3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1 England.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
England
National Union of Students
Endsleigh Street
London
W.C
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Dick Fleming
Leslie Doss
Etowah County
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