Supernumerary Judge Griffith Brings Wide Experience to Courtroom
Judge K J Griffith, a former Cullen County circuit and probate judge, serves as supernumerary and third circuit judge while awaiting permanent appointment by Gov. Wallace. He travels across Alabama, handling cases as needed and seeks jurors who are legally qualified. He recalls many cases including the Keller murder trial involving dynamite in a car.
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Cullman County
Griffith
George Wallace
Alabama Supreme Court
Gov. Wallace
Judge Griffith recalls bizarre murder case and juror law changes
The article recalls a 17 year old murder trial Griffith presided over and his praise for detective Crant Waldrop. It notes his view on women serving on juries changing the balance of the system. Griffith also discusses his career in Decatur Morgan County and future assignments in Dothan Coffey County. An Athens woman Mae Willie Gillis 44 was injured in a two vehicle crash on US 31 and a Tuscumbian man John Robert Lovelace 28 injured in a truck crash on Alabama 157.
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Griffith
Cullman County
Crant Waldrop
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Morgan County
Newton B. Powell
Powell
University of Alabama
Athens
U.S. 31
Mae Willie Gillis
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Thurdsay
Alabama 157
Hartselle
John Robert Lovelace
Lawrence County Hospital
Payne Named Acting President At St. Bernard College
Dr Charles E Payne dean of studies at St Bernard College was named acting president after Abbot Gregory Roettger resigned citing heavy responsibilities. Payne becomes the first lay president. Roettger remains chancellor and abbot. Payne, a July 1968 recruit from Antigo Wisconsin, holds a Ph D from Interamerican University and is active in higher education groups.
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Cullman
Charles E. Payne
St. Bernard College
Gregory Roettger
Gregory
Payne
Antigo
Wisconsin
St. Bernard
University of Southern Mississippi
Interamerican University
Mexico
American Association of Higher Education
American Conference of Academic Deans
Abbot Gregory
Teen Charged With Indecent Exposure
A 19 year old Decature man was arrested by police Thursday and charged with indecent exposure after an incident at Gateway Shopping Center according to a police report.
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Gateway Shopping Center
Emergency numbers and crisis resources listed
Emergency lines for fire department police and ambulance are shown. Crisis Call Center number provided for personal crises or poisoning and guidance to call 0 for any unknown emergencies. The Decatur Daily contact for nights and holidays is listed.
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Persah
Fire Department
Venue Change Hearing Reset In Drug Case
A motion to change venue for two men, Boyce Kerry Calvert and Terry Edwards, both 25 and charged with unlawful marijuana sales and Edwards with LSD, was continued to February 1 due to pre trial publicity. The Decatur Daily top story of 1971 is cited. Others pleaded innocent or guilty. trial dates set for January 21 and sentencing deferred for a February probation hearing.
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Sherman Powell Jr
Boyce Kerry Calvert
Terry Edwards
Powell
Decatur Daily
Kiwanis Proxy Visit Wednesday to Address Alabama Clubs
W H Bartlett president of Kiwanis International will address Alabama's 81 Kiwanis clubs gathering in Cullman Wednesday night. Robert N Stephenson district governor of Kiwanis from Hartselle will also speak. Banquet at 7 p m in Cullman High School lunchroom co hosted by Hartselle and Cullman clubs. Bartlett is a furniture store owner from Algona Iowa and the 55th international president.
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Cullman
Kiwanis International
W. H. Bartlett
Alabama
Robert N. Stephenson
Hartselle
Kiwanis
Cullman High School
Cullman Kiwanis
Bartlett
Algona, Iowa
The
International Organization
Federal judge freezes Alabama trooper hiring
A federal judge ordered a halt to Alabama state trooper hiring until a Feb 7 hearing on NAACP charges of racial discrimination. Two black applicants testified they were blocked by the all white force. The suit seeks a policy to hire Blacks until parity with Whites is reached and notes no Black troopers beyond janitorial roles.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Philip Paradise
Holman Prison
Mt. Meigs Medical and Diagnostic Center
Morris Carter
Stanley Frazer
Public Safety
Walter L. Allen
Johnson
Allen
Coins Stolen In Burglary At Yates Home
An unknown number of coins was taken Thursday from a toy bank and a cigar box in a break-in at the home of Mrs. Charles Yates on 1018 Moulton Street. Entry was gained through an unlocked front door, according to a police report.
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Charles Yates
Moulton St
Sierra Club Eyes Bankhead Wilderness Prototype
Sierra Club members from over 12 states will tour Sipsey River in Bankhead National Forest as a two day conference in Tuscaloosa considers saving wild areas from timber cutting. The plan would create a prototype for federal wild area legislation and push for eastern wilderness protections under a modified act.
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Moulton
Sierra Club
Sipsey River
Bankhead National Forest
Alabama Conservancy
Robert E. Burks
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Conservancy
Sipsey
US. Forest Service
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Friends of the Earth
The
Gulf Coast
Atlanta Coast
Schools Close For Semester Break
City schools closed today while county schools suspend classes Monday and Wednesday as the first semester ends. Teachers will report to grade exams plan for the new term with in service training scheduled for county staff Tuesday.
Parent-Teacher Ties Urged by University Survey
A 529 page University of South Alabama study for Limestone County schools urges parent teacher conferences to improve school community relations and student guidance. It recommends in service workshops on classroom guidance human relations and instruction individualization plus avoiding one on one student conferences.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
University of South Alabama
Limestone County
Limestone Board of Education
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Keller
Alabama Soybean Association
Huntsville
John Jenkins
Grady H. Shields
Hartford
D. L. Martin Jr
Courtland
Dothan
Coffey County
By Bill Cornwell
Macon Morris
Dwight Dean Eddy
Troy Green
R. L. Handley
Jerry Berry
Kenneth Sims
Larry David Leeth
Sierra Club Eyes
Bankhead
Burks
Bankhead Forest
Bob Howard
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Bob Terrell
Monsanto Co
Walt Smith
Monsanto
North
Frank Williams
Civitan Club
Ernest Alt
Association For Mental Health
Friendship House
Elkmont
and Clements
Mooresville-Belle Mina
New Hope
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