Indictment Targets Mayor and Police Officials in Gas Scheme
A federal grand jury charged 32 people in a scheme to steal gasoline from interstate pipelines. Tallapoosa Police Chief Jimmy D. Folsom and Police Captain Robert Lee Folsom were among those taken into custody. 13 had been arrested earlier, including Mayor Sam Alta Dryden. Most suspects are from Tallapoosa, Villa Rica, and Winder with two Alabama residents named. The charges include conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, with possible fines and prison terms.
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Tallapoosa, Ga
West Georgia
Alabama
FBI
Tallapoosa
Jimmy D. Folsom
Robert Lee Folsom
James J. Dunn Jr
Atlanta
Sam Alta Dryden
Dunn
Villa Rica
Winder
Delaware Crop Production Dominated by Corn and Soybeans
Delaware farms currently produce about three quarters of their output in corn and soybeans. This share highlights the crops' central role in the state's agriculture and economic activity.
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Delaware
Firearms Stolen From House In Southeast Decatur
Thieves entered Palmer Oglesby’s residence at 1301 Donna Ave SE twice during daylight Monday. After the second break the burglars took six firearms and a portable typewriter, leaving the first entry unreported as missing.
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Decatur
Jerry Sharp
John Busby
J. B. Adair
Doyle Ward
Palmer Oglesby
Donna Ave
Darrell Butler
Oglesby
Pool On Hartselle Council Agenda
HARTSELLE The council reviews bids on a new pool for the Hartselle Neighborhood Center led by Continental Contractors at 189 887. Other bids include Jabico 243 342 Ford and Landers 248 698 Southeastern Pools 238 400 Caldwell Construction 24 880. A second public hearing on fronting property is planned.
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Hartselle
Continental Contractors
Jabico, Inc
Ford and Landers
Southeastern Pools
Caldwell Construction
U.S. 31
Bill Roberts
J. E. Peck
Roberts
Utility Board
Fred Bennett Sr
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Billy Smith
Brad‘s
Gateway
H. Ave
Corsbie St
As, Alabama
H’selle Council
Pitt’s Vacuum Cleaner Sales and Service
E. Moulton St
Bruce Gamble
North Alabama Glass Co
2Nd Ave
Steve Condo
Dawson Long
Herman Coleman
Dover Cir
William Watson
Stan McCulloch
William Lloyd Byron
West Court
Bob Coggin
Jerry Edwards
Jomo Kenyetta Jones
12Th Ave. NW
12Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
2Nd St. NW
Moulton St. NW
Joe Greer Jr
Athens
Alabama 20
Limestone County
van Gordon
Gary Kulaw
Kulaw
Gerald Goodwin
Jerry Hale
Gordon
Morgan County
City of Decatur Sanitation Department
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