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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1975
Page
2
Ernie Taylor 58 and his wife Charleen bike to work from Cleveland Avenue to Mon santo each day. Over eight years they swapped car pools for cycles gaining hundreds of friends on the road, racking up 8 000 and 13 000 miles respectively.
A veteran traveler recalls a school bus, number 76, passing each morning. He fondly notes how the kids waved and called him Speedy, then surprised him with a Christmas bottle after saving pennies for him.
The speaker reflects on cycling risks and safety tips from past crashes. He urges using traffic rules, riding on shoulders when needed, and using a rear-view mirror and safety flag. He notes cycling fits some for regular exercise but not for everyone and suggests alternatives like jogging or swimming.
Today featured services at First Christian and First Baptist Churches with a 10 30 a m Blessing of Toys rite and a 7 p m Single Adult Fellowship. Friday marks Athens Bible School Ex student Association's annual meeting at 7 p m in the cafeteria. Monday Rising Sun Lodge 29 F a M calls a 6 30 p m Gospel Sing. Saturday Andrew's Chapel hosts a 7 30 p m concert by the Southerners Quartet. 0 Highway 36 Holy Church of Christ holds a 7 p m Calvary Crusaders performance. Caddo Congregational Christian Church plans its regular monthly singing at 7 p m eight miles west of Decatur on Ala 24.
Alabama officials plan another push in 1976 to enact compulsory motor vehicle inspection. Governor Wallace and highway safety chief Jesse Lewis clash over bill details while federal funds risk cut for past failure to pass an inspection measure.
In Montgomery on Christmas Day two shootings left four people injured or dead. David Lee Bogan died at a residence while Jackie Phillips was seriously wounded. Earlier Roxanna Payman was killed and Warren Carson Sellers shot in the head and later arrested.
The American Red Cross bloodmobile will stop at Central Baptist Church on Grant St SE Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. Betty Jones, Decatur Red Cross executive secretary, says the unscheduled drive supports holiday blood needs. Similar drives will run statewide next week for Birmingham distribution.
A Decatur woman was shot in the leg on Vine Street NW at 3:20 a.m. A 32 caliber bullet was removed at Decatur General Hospital. Police say she does not know who fired. Three suspects were arrested in Morgan County Christmas Day break-ins, with charges of burglary and stolen property.
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge was 17.17 feet with sea level 551.47. High yesterday 50 at 8 PM, low 36 this morning. Today cloudy and windy with a 30 percent snow chance, highs in the upper 30s, lows mid 20s, and a low Saturday in the 40s. Climate data show a 50 degree high, 38 low, 44 average, 1 inch precipitation for the day, 3.26 inches in 30 days, 71.76 inches year to date, 20.68 inches above normal.
A 30 percent chance of snow was reported for the Decatur area today after rainy conditions in Huntsville Decatur. Temperatures will reach the upper 30s with cloudy winds. tonight and Saturday stay cold with lows in the mid 20s and highs near 40.
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