Decatur Native Harold Morris Named Outstanding Young Educator
A 35 year old Decatur High School government and economics teacher Harold Morris was chosen as Decatur s outstanding young educator of 1972 by the Jaycees. He will enter the state competition in Decatur March 3 and received a 200 prize. Other finalists were Mrs Sandra Powell Eastwood and Mrs Georgia Crane Walter Jackson. School Superintendent Dr Curtis Sellers praised Decatur s accreditation and warned about potential federal funding loss.
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Harold Morris
Decatur 2
Decatur High
Randel Burns
Morris
Decatur High School
Earl Morris
Jaycee
James
Barney) Haver
Sandra Powell
Eastwood
Georgia Crane
Walter Jackson
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
Ricky Brooks
Replacement Sought For LEPA Executive
Montgomery reports a replacement for LEPA Region One Coordinator Bill Freeman of Decatur is expected to be named before February 1 to fill the office left vacant by his death.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Bill Freeman
Decatur
South Alabama
Region One
Nancy Dickerson to Speak at Decatur Chamber Dinner
Washington television correspondent Nancy Dickerson will address the 42nd annual Decatur Chamber of Commerce dinner on February 1. The program at Austin High School Cafeteria includes a film premiere and ticketing details.
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Nancy Dickerson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Dickerson
Radio-Tv Daily
John F. Kennedy
Harper’s Bazaar
Variety
Austin
Chamber Convention and Recreation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
6Th Ave
Chamber
George Hansberry
Archie Wilson
Ed Price
George Hall
Bob Horton
Probate Judge McAfee Promotes Clerks at Morgan County Office
Probate Judge McAfee promotes Wanda McKee from deputy chief clerk to chief clerk and Sadie Gillespie to deputy chief clerk after the resignation of Stella Crutchfield. In a separate incident a 35 year old Hartselle woman Minnie Lee Griffin was stabbed near the Morgan County Courthouse. she was hospitalized with a knife wound above the left eye and a suspect was detained as detectives investigate.
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Wanda McKee
Morgan County
Sadie Gillespie
Bryan McAfee
Hartselle
Minnie Lee Griffin
Aaa-South End Ambulance Service
Decatur General Hospital
Stella Crutchfield
Crutchfield
McKee
Legislators Face Task Of Finding More Funds
Alabama lawmakers convening in May face pressure to raise tens of millions for prisons and mental health after federal court orders. Judge Johnson ordered wholesale reforms, risking a need for 60 to 100 million annually, with revenue sharing offering temporary relief. Governor Wallace pledged to earmark funds, but appeals for higher appropriations recur each session.
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Senate
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
L.B. Sullivan
George C. Wallace
Emergency crisis phone numbers and guidance notice
The Decatur Daily lists crisis contact options for personal emergencies and possible poisoning. It directs calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 or your nearest hospital or physician. If unsure of the number, dial 0 and explain the emergency.
Decatur Native Col Worley Jr. Forge Diverse Career
Decatur native Col Marvin L Worley Jr a 52 year Army career officer has broad interests. He spent 28 years in service and now serves as deputy director of Redstone Arsenal Support Activity planning retirement here in 1974. He previously led engineering at the Missile Command and helped develop the Robinwood Subdivision in Decatur.
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Decatur High School
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Arsenal
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Department of the Army
Eee
Decatur
Worley honored for military service and writings
Former Gov. Albert Brewer aided Worley in legal matters in Decatur and the two remain close. Worley published a 1957 book on Army weapons and tactics that was selected as recommended reading by the Army and Navy and copied at West Point and the Naval Academy. He served in Vietnam as advisor to the Vietnamese Army’s Chief of Ordnance, earned the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, and held multiple Army postings abroad and in the United States.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
University of Georgia
University of Alabama
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