Cash, car trade tied to Cullman grocery owner murder
James D. Luker, 51, shot at his Jones Chapel grocery in a robbery attempt, left with over $6,200 wallet cash. Sheriff Buzbee says car dealer traced 1968 Chevrolet used in the crime. investigators have suspects and expect a quick close. Funeral set for Corinth West Church with widow Iris and children James, Tommy, and Mary Easterwood listed.
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Cullman
James D. Luker
Jones Chapel
Buzbee
Luker
Cullman Hospital
James
Corinth West Church
Iris
Tommy
Mary Easterwood
Limestone High School launches weekly student newspaper The Striker
Tanner students publish The Striker the Limestone County school’s weekly paper under Mrs. June Thacker with editor Melissa Stewart. Ten students in a journalism class gather news daily and sell copies for a dime. Staff includes Michael West, Carl McLemore, Debra McDonald and others.
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Tanner
June Thacker
Tanner High School
the Striker
Thacker
Limestone County
Horace Balch
Tanner High School Striker staff gains strong support
Principal Harry Richter backs the student paper The Striker at Tanner High School with editor Miss Stewart and staff editors Donna Leopard and Vicky Webster. Mrs Thacker sponsors journalism and typing classes, hoping students pursue journalism and gain insight from Alabama newspapers.
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Donna Leopard
Karen Cole
Society
Patty Hicks
Ginger Posey
Donna Phillips
Steve McBay
Mrs. Thacker
Alabama Press Association
Alabama
Tanner
Stewart
Alabama Band Association
Milk Prices Lag Behind Alabama Economic Growth
Auburn University marketing specialist Dr. Lowell Wilson testified that milk prices in Alabama have risen only three times in 13 years, far less than in neighboring states without price controls. He noted consumer prices rose similarly, and said a dairy commission hearing could lead to higher prices with federal rules allowing up to 2.5 percent increases and required advance filing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Auburn University
Alabama
Lowell Wilson
Wilson
Auburn
Alabama Dairy Commission
Wilson Alabama
Columbus
Savannah
Atlanta
Curtis Springer
Alabama Dairy Products Assn
Commission
J. R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Federal Price Commission
Lawmen To Attend Drug Seminar Alabama Officers Attend Training
Policemen Kenneth Collier and Bill Rhegness were selected to attend a week long drug traffic prevention seminar at the Alabama Police Academy in Montgomery. Police Chief Pack Self said they will join other officers from across the state with Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs instructors. After training, Collier and Rhegness are expected to join the police department's new drug abuse control division. Officials from the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency plan to fund a state wide network of drug abuse control units including Decatur.
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Kenneth Collier
Bill Rhegness
Alabama Police Academy
Montgomery
Pack Self
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Collier and
Rhegness
Police
Self Said
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Decatur
Athens Team Heads to Senior Bowl Game
Athens High School football will depart Friday for Saturday's Senior Bowl contest. Booster Club president Oscar Barker said the club is still about $400 short of its $2,900 fundraising goal.
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Athens
Booster Club
Oscar Barker
Barker
Lawmen Probe Cabin Breakin In Limestone County
Authorities investigate a breakin at a Tennessee River cabin owned by Dr. Prentice Fulton of Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. Missing items include a stereo system and glasses. Also, a 27 year old Decatur woman, Carolyn Murphy Adkins, was injured in a two car collision at Moulton Street and Second Avenue SW. Walter Ellison was uninjured. One car ran into Decatur Marble Granite Works, damaging tombstones. no damage estimate given.
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Athens
Limestone County
Gerald Bates
Bates
Browns Ferry
Prentice Fulton
Decatur
Moulton St
2Nd Ave
Carolyn Murphy Adkins
E. Moulton St
AAA South End Ambulance
Decatur Central Hospital
Walter Ellison
10Th Ave
Decatur Marble Granite Works
Hartselle
8Th St
18Th Ave
Emergency numbers and crisis resources advisory
The notice provides crisis and emergency contact lines including the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and guidance to call the operator with the nature of the emergency. It lists hospital, family physician, and local daily office numbers for Decatur Daily including after hours and holiday contact lines.
Area Accidents Injure Two in Alabama
Two men were hurt in separate Alabama crashes Wednesday. Jimmy Edward Hammon, 27, of Anniston, was injured in a 6 a.m. one vehicle wreck on New Cut Road west of Athens and released from Athens Limestone Hospital. Ronnie E. Hood, 37, of Decatur, suffered injuries in a 7 p.m. two vehicle crash on Alabama 20 east of Decatur and released from Decatur General Hospital. Hood’s car struck a parked auto with no one in it.
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Jimmy Edward Hammon
Anniston
Ronnie E. Hood
Decatur
Hammon
Athens
New Cut
Athens-Limestone
W. R. Murray
Alabama
Hood
Decatur General Hospital
City Councilman Lee Aids Dudley After Tire Theft at Game
City Councilman Richard Lee helped Decatur high school coach John Dudley by loaning a spare tire after two tires hub caps and 10 lug nuts were stolen from the coach’s car during a basketball tournament at Decatur High School. Police say the theft is under investigation.
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Richard Lee
Lee
John Dudley
Dudley
Decatur High School
Parks Director Interview Set for Decatur Recreation Dept
Parks Board Chairman Vince Kantola said interviews for the Decatur Parks and Recreation Department director continue through Tuesday with Monday and Tuesday sessions. Top applicants will be chosen after the final interview, replacing Jimmy Brown who resigned for a Montgomery position. Councilman Charles Martin notes the post is not a merit system job and salary will be set after selection.
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Decatur Parks and Recreation Department
Parks Board
Vince Kantola
Jimmy Brown
Montgomery
Charles Martin
Parks and Recreation Department
Athens Officer Hurt In Foggy Crash While Investigating
Athens patrolman Oscar Smith was injured when a panel truck struck him near Elm Street and I-65 during a traffic accident investigation. Colleague Jack Caldwell noted both the officer and the patrol car were involved in the incident amid foggy conditions. Smith received cuts and bruises and was treated at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Athens
Oscar Smith
Gordon Dr
Elm St
Smith
Jack Caldwell
George Clem
Athens Limestone Hospital
Caldwell
Gary Ben Mitchell
Ardmore
Troubled United jet lands safely at Huntsville jetport
United Air Lines flight 619 from New York and Knoxville with 39 passengers and a six member crew landed safely at Huntsville Decatur Jetport after hydraulic system failure disabled ground steering. Fire procedures included passengers bending over and using pillows while shuttle buses ferried them to the terminal. Pilot Will Hardy said the landing was normal speed about 120 mph after a five minute circle. Earlier engine trouble reports were dismissed. engineers blamed hydraulic fuel leaks after departure from Knoxville.
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Huntsville
United Air Lines
Huntsville-Decatur
New York
Knoxville
United
Will Hardy
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Decatur Daily
Winford Turner
Limestone High School
By Wilford Turner
Harry Richter
Lawmen
Coach
Def¢atur
McDonald’s
6Th Ave
Clearview St
Minnie Lee Griffin
Aaa-Southend
Hugh Hinson
Puckett Ave
Louis F. Smith
Deborah Ann Pike
Broadus Ave. SE
Randall
Decatur Police Department
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