Training standards rise as lawmen push for mandatory hours
Former Athens Police Chief A B Lightfoot Jr, head of Nebraska Law Enforcement Planning Center, says 20 states require professional training for officers. Nebraska mandates 250 hours for certification and 80 hours for promotion, with high school education also required. Lightfoot notes 414 officers trained in over a year and compares challenges in Nebraska and Alabama including pay and standards. He praises Alabama steps toward mandatory training and envisions nationwide credentialing before badge pinning.
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Winford Turner
Nebraska Law Enforcement Planning Center
Athens
A. B. Lightfoot Jr
Nebraska
Lightfoot
Alabama
Grand Island
Madison County
University of Nebraska
Big
Red
Auburn
Alabama GOP wins right to statewide primary at state expense
A state Republican official calls the ruling allowing a statewide primary at state expense a watershed for Alabama politics. Judge Emmet upheld that the GOP meets the 20 percent threshold from 1970 and may hold a primary with Democrats on May 2 1972.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bert Nettles
Mobile
Richard Emmet
Emmet
Bob French
Fort Payne
French
GOP
Nettles
Mitchell
Cullman Sets Blue Law Enforcement
Cullman County District Attorney Julian Bland announced a crackdown on enforcing the Blue Law with all grocery stores to close on Sunday starting Sunday. He said a large store’s plan to open prompted action and that owners he contacted agreed to observe Sunday closures until a new law is studied.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Dist
Julian Bland
Bland
Court Schedule Set for 1972 Cullman Sessions
Cullman County Circuit Judge Jack Riley sets ten criminal court sessions for 1972. The weeks assigned are Feb 28, Mar 13, Mar 27, Apr 17, Jun 12, Jun 26, Aug 7, Oct 30, Nov 13, and Dec 11.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Jack Riley
Emergency crisis numbers and hospital guidance notice
The Decatur Daily lists crisis contact numbers for emergency services including police fire department highway patrol Morgan sheriff and ambulance for personal crises. It advises calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for poisoning or emergencies and tells readers to dial 0 if unsure which number to call.
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Police
Seka Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan Sheriff—Ambulance
Reader Q A seeks book search and adoption laws questions
Readers ask for sources on old books, Coors Brewery address, and Georgia adoption rules. Answers provide Coors Brewery Denver Colorado 80200, Hoffman Research Service for old books, and Georgia single adult adoption age 25 with judge approval.
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Coor
Priceville
Coors Brewery
Denver
Colo
Mexico
Yucatan
John Gardiner
Decatur
Hoffman Research Service
Whitmore, Irwin, Penna
Georgia
Moulton
Superior Court of
Patriotic Obligation Fulfilled For Staggs
Mrs. Nell Staggs says her family has fulfilled its patriotic duties since 1942 with eight of her eleven sons serving in the armed forces. Lloyd was wounded in Vietnam, and most of the family gathered for Christmas at her Danville Road home, with 165 relatives present. Lindan remains in service and several sons completed years of service in Korea and Germany.
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Nell Staggs
Clyde
Ray
Malcolm
George
Tommy
Lloyd
Lindan
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
Mother Reflects on Loss and Hope for Homecoming
Mrs Staggs recalls sending eight sons to serve and the fear of losing them, expressing pride in their service and gratitude for their return. She hopes for a Christmas when all her sons are home, perhaps next year.
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Mrs. Staggs
Limestone Farmers Have Record Year in Limestone County
Limestone County extension agent ATHENS F K Agee reports total gross farm income at $26,254,004 for the year, a record high and up $6.3 million from 1970. Crops brought in $15,953,496, with cotton soybeans corn grain sorghum wheat oats barley rye and hay among the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
F. K. Agee
Limestone County
Agee
Independent newspaper carrier seeks prompt payment
A Decatur Daily carrier explains he operates a small newspaper delivery business buying papers wholesale and selling retail. He collects monthly at customers homes and earns profits after collections, urging readers to pay promptly when contacted.
Merit System For Hartselle Inches Closer
HARTSELLE A merit system for city employees moved closer to reality after the city council agreed to invite State personnel board representatives to a January meeting to discuss details. The board would interview and classify each worker and propose a pay scale aligned with similar sized municipalities. Classification would cost the city about 550 to 600 dollars. The council also heard that the Civitan Club secured commitments from departments to sponsor 30 flags along U.S. 31 for the growing parade of flags.
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Hartselle
State Personnel Board
David Buckelew
Bruce Johnson
Hartselle Civitan Club
U.S. 31
Tobacco Tax Stamp Bids Sought by City in Local Proposal
Decatur invites bids for 3,240,000 green tobacco tax stamps to cover a two cent city tax. Stamps read tax paid and 1,640,000 are due by March 1 with the rest by Oct 1 1972. The package measure also includes a soft drinks tax and gross receipts tax changes.
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Decatur
Bill Dukes
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Nebraska State Patrol
Nebraska Crime Commission
Calhoun Junior College
North Alabama
United States
Nasa-Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Edward
Walker
Raymond Bennett
NASA
Space Laboratory
Limestone Council
Jere Trent
Limestone Council For Children and Youth
Trent
THE
Decatur Daily
Ania
Ed Marinaro
Cornell
Pat Sullivan
Marinaro
Elvis
Kentucky
Jack
Scott St
San Francisco
Calif
Staggs
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
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