Decatur Faces Local Drug Problem and Response Efforts
City officials doctors and police report a growing drug problem in Decatur with 16 arrests for marijuana or LSD in recent months. Parents seek private medical treatment for youths amid fear of arrest. Randy Burns of North Alabama Alcoholism services coordinates with physicians and Supt Curtis Sellers to develop school based education and treatment plans citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Burns
North Alabama Alcoholism Services
Decatur
Burns
Curtis Sellers
Tornado Kills Four and Injures Seventy Five in Alabama
Four people died and about 75 were injured when a tornado struck two trailer parks near Ft. Rucker Alabama. The Weather Bureau warned for much of North Alabama and Decatur area and forecast colder temperatures with a chance of snow tonight. State troopers and Civil Defense officials provided the casualty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winford Turner
Ft. Rucker
Alabama
Weather Bureau
North Alabama
Decatur
State Civil Defense Office
South Central Adds $8 Million System
South Central Bell announces an $8 million expansion to its long distance switching system in Decatur, bringing total Grant Street project costs to $12.7 million. The new 4-A toll switching machine, second in Alabama, links Valley calls and ties to east west and north south exchanges. Construction by Martin and Nettrour of Atlanta should finish by next January.
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South Central Bell Telephone
Lynn Fowler
Grant St
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Fowler
Valley
Decatur
Birmingham
South Central Bell
Expansion Planned Shifts Morgan County Growth Plan
Morgan County leaders Chairman Dick Fleming and Mayor Charles Gunthorth take charge of an $8 million expansion plan for South Central Bell as a deadly twister hits near Ozark and Ft. Rucker. Eighteen injured rushed to Ft. Rucker and Enterprise hospitals. eight helicopters destroyed at Ft. Rucker Army airfield. Civil Defense notes 50 mobile homes destroyed and another 50 damaged amid severe thunderstorm warnings for North Alabama.
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Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Charles Gunthorp
South Central Bell
Ozark
Ft. Rucker
Enterprise
Civil Defense
North Alabama
Bryant Named Coach Of Year In Named AFCA Honor
Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama won the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year honor for the second time. Harold Tubby Raymond of Delaware also received the award for national small college champions. The voting occurred before bowl games with Bryant defeating several rivals.
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Bryant
Raymond
Delaware
AFCA
Alabama
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Chuck Fairbanks
Oklahoma
Bo ‘Schembechler
Michigan
Joe Paterno
Penn State
Bill Dooley
North Carolina
Jack Musick
Cornell
Jim Sweeney
Washington State
On This Date Notes Georgia Founding Heroics
On this date in 1733 James Oglethorpe and about 130 English colonists arrived at Charleston to settle in what is now Georgia. A tornado watch runs noon to 6 pm with a 70 percent rain chance today, 30 percent Friday. highs near 70 today, 20 tonight, and 30 Friday. It's A Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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James Oglethorpe
Charleston
State of
Georgia
Tennessee Valley
Nixon to Withdraw Forces From South Vietnam Pushing Cut to 69000
President Nixon announced a new plan to reduce U S forces in South Vietnam to 69000 by May 1. The move comes as the administration tightens a broader pullout amid ongoing conflict and diplomacy.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Courtroom Space Needed in Morgan County
Six judges handle a full docket in one adequate courtroom as Morgan County faces overcrowded facilities. The planned $3.5 million courthouse bond proposal is urged to relieve delays, lost time, and wasted money from idle jurors and ad hoc consultations in improvised spaces.
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Morgan County
Ben Windham
Grand Jury
Board of Registrars
Wallace Enters Florida Presidential Primary
George C. Wallace formally announced his candidacy in Florida with a goal to win the March 14 Democratic primary. In the Florida Capitol crowd of about 350, he vowed a grass roots movement and warned he might pursue a third party bid if not nominated. He touched tax reform and the Carswell confirmation, criticizing opponents who voted against the judge.
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Tallahassa
E. Fla
George C. Wallace
Florida
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Alabama
Wallace
Cornelia
Montgomery
Enterprise
Ala
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Sparkman Eyes Reelection Bid
Senator John Sparkman plans a Wednesday night reelection dinner in Huntsville with guest speaker Senator Robert Byrd. The 7:30 p.m. event at the Sheraton Motor Inn follows several announced challengers in the Democratic primary and a Republican field including Bert Nettles James Martin and Winton Blount. Tickets are ten dollars per person.
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Huntsville
John Sparkman
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Sheraton Motor Inn
Byrd
Senate
Sparkman
Melba Till Allen
Mobile
Lambert Mims
Robert Edington
Bert Nettles
U. S
James Martin
Gadsden
Winton Blount
Mobile Home Court Ordered To Close
Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell ordered Horn's Trailer Court on W. Moulton Street to cease operations and vacate by February 29 for health and safety violations. About 200 tenants face eviction as inspectors cited inadequate sewage and electrical standards and lack of proper health certification.
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Newton B. Powell
Powell
Horn
W. Moulton St
Walter M. Horn
Betty Vaughn
Tri-County Health Service
Longtime Decatur Daily foreman dies at 60
Herman B. Free of 1601 19th Ave SW dies at home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Gunthorp Chapel with burial in Decatur Cemetery. Active in Lions Club Yacht Club and First Baptist Church, he worked 32 years at The Daily. Survivors include widow Clara and siblings.
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Herman B. Free
19Th Ave
THE
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Free
John H. Free
Clara Free
Charles Norwood
W. W. Coffey
Decatur
Roy Free
Louisville
T. L. Streeter
HEART
Puppies Put Through Paces at Alabama Field Trials
The Alabama Field Trials near the Joe Wheeler Plantation held puppy and derby events ending today. Marcor Jake owned by Marvin Carrol of Huntsville won the derby, with Starfire Speck third. Knight's Shane Whitey trained by Randy Downs was runner up for two year olds. Kate owned by Ronnie Mann won the puppy class with King second and Breeze On Bob third.
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Marcor Jake
Marvin Carrol
Huntsville
Carrol
Starfire Speck
Knight
Shane Whitey
Randy Downs
Rienzie
Miss
Bob Simpson
Simpson
Kate
Ronnie Mann
Cullman
Randy Down
King
Breeze
Bob
Bobby Vaughn
Hamilton
Alabama
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Athens
James Gropps
Wisconsin
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