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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
8
A long hospital roster lists numerous patients and dismissals by name and town across Cullman Hanceville Decatur and nearby communities. The passage ends with a note that the game lacrosse is derived from an American Indian game called baggataway.
Policeman W J Elam is in fair condition at a Birmingham hospital after being shot twice while investigating a call. One bullet remains in his body, with one in the stomach and another near the heart. The shooting occurred when Officer Elam and a colleague went to a home where Jessie Hart allegedly shot his common law wife Lucille.
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