United Way of Morgan Co elects leaders and sets 1973 goal
Hansberry receives service plaque as Barrett Shelton Jr. is elected 1973 campaign chairman. New officers include Sellers as president Don Jones and Kenneth Murphree as VPs, Dorothy Schwachow secretary, and Charles Ritch treasurer. Board members and students join for three year terms with a goal of 366495 for 1973, and the agency name changes to United Way of Morgan Co. Inc.
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Hansberry
Sellers
Barrett Shelton Jr
United Way
Don Jones
Kenneth Murphree
Dorothy Schwachow
Athelyne Banks
Charles R. Ritch
Don Donner
Bill James
John Jones
Ken Murphree
Josephine Puckett
Bob Rose
Bob Teuber
Simmons
Tucker
Watkins
Robert Street
Stan Wicker
Marion Burke
Gordon Jones
Jim Snider
Bob Adams
Glenn Werdebaugh
James King
Harold Wright
Dwight Jett
Charles Ritch
Nancy Armistead
Larry England
William Free
Susan McGowin
Keith McIntyre
Charlia Taul
Morgan County United Fund, Inc
United Way of Morgan Co., Inc
Lay Hospitalized After Accident In Morgan County
Ira Lay United Way director in Decatur General Hospital with a collapsed left lung after a fall on stairs. Dr George Hansberry said rib fractures punctured lung lining and a chest tube was inserted. Lay is expected to remain hospitalized seven to ten days.
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Morgan County United Way
Ira Lay
Decatur General Hospital
George Hansberry
Lay
Hansberry
Burglary At Store Reported Missing Watches And Diamonds
A burglary occurred at an open safe in a store with watches and diamonds taken from display cases. Detectives believe the burglars exited through a rear door. The case is under investigation and Mrs. Edwards says the stolen items were not insured.
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Woman Pinning Self With Car Incident Near Decatur
A 4 woman was injured when her car rolled backward after she left it to check a mailbox at Sexton Road and U S 31. She was pinned under the driver's side door and taken to Decatur General Hospital. Police search for owner of a motorcycle found on Alabama 20 with no theft link.
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Decatur 4
Sexton Rd
U. S. 31
Jean Billings
Alabama
Lafayette St
James Garvin
Lafayette St. NW
Unmanned Soviet Moon Lander Luna 21 Deploys Lunokhod 2 Rover
Tass reports Luna 21 performed a soft lunar landing on the Sea of Serenity edge and deployed Lunokhod 2, a 1,848 pound rover, with television images sent back to Earth. The craft landed at 1:35 a.m. EST and the rover rolled out at 4:14 a.m. as ground teams checked systems.
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Moscow
Tass
Sea of Serenity
Lemognier Crater
Two Decatur Residents Named to Harding College Dean's List
Harding College dean's list for the fall semester includes 325 students. Steve Bowers son of Floyd and sited at 929 Carridale St. SW attended Freed Hardeman before Harding. Janice E. Brewer daughter of Stanley Allen has an A average and is editor of the Petit Jean yearbook. Brewer is a senior eleven education major and Alpha Chi member.
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Decatur
Harding College
Steve Bowers
Floyd Bowers
Freed Hardeman
Harding
Bowers
Carridale St
Janice E. Brewer
Stanley Allen
Brewer
The
Fire Destroys Limestone Home Near Elk River
Athens firemen reported a Monday night blaze destroyed a three bedroom brick home of Mrs. Sara Couch several miles west of Athens off Elk River Mill Road. No injuries were reported.
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Athens
Sara Couch
Here
Elk River Mill Rd
Rafferty To Address Fete For Educator
Former California State School Supt Dr Max Rafferty will speak at the 1973 Alabama Jaycees Outstanding Young Educator Awards Banquet in Decatur on March 3. State chairman Johnnie Aycock says Alabama Jaycees will pick the state winner from county and club recipients. banquet chairman is Robert Reynolds. Rafferty is dean of the Troy State University school of education and a UCLA graduate with a UC doctorate. He led California schools from 1963 to 1971.
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California
Max Rafferty
Decatur
Alabama Jaycees
Johnnie Aycock
Aycock
Alabama
Robert Reynolds
Rafferty
Troy State University
UCLA
University of California
Lincoln University
Brigham Young
Primitive egg laying mammals include echidna and platypus
The passage identifies the most primitive mammals as the egg laying echidna and the duck billed platypus. It notes their unique reproductive method among mammals.
Woman Dies Of Exposure In Decatur Case
Morgan County Coroner Guy Hollaway says 41 year old Minnie Aldine Ferguson of 221 1th Ave SW was found dead Saturday and apparently froze to death. An autopsy confirmed exposure as the cause. Charles Mitchell, operator of a service station, found the body on 1st Street between 11th and 12th Avenues SW at dawn. Funeral services were Monday at Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ in Lawrence County with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Morgan County
Guy Hollaway
Decatur
Hollaway
Minnie Aldine Ferguson
Lth
Charles Mitchell
1St St
12Th Ave
Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ
Lawrence County
Falkville Man in Fair Condition After One Car Crash
A Falkville man identified as John D. Bell is listed in fair condition at Pineview Hospital in Hartselle after a one car crash about a mile south of Decatur on U.S. 31 at 12:05 a.m. He was taken to Pineview by Hartselle Ambulance Service.
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Don Tidwell
Haleyville
Barrett
Mercedes
Hitler
Third Reich
John ) Kennedy
Kennedy
Arizona
Tanner
Hartselle
Tidwell
North
Alabama
Falkville
Pineview Hospital
John D. Bell
Decatur
U.S. 31
Pineview
Swan Creek Project Right of Way Case Moves to Jury
A Limestone County case over a Swan Creek watershed project shifts to a circuit court jury in Athens. Conservancy District appeals a $1400 settlement paid last year to Louis Alvarez for a right of way across his 60 acre tract for the $800000 project.
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Athens
Limestone County
Swan Creek
Conservancy District
Louis Alverez
Decatur Coed Pam Lang Recovering At Opelika Hospital
Pam Lang an 18 year old freshman at Auburn University is recovering at Lee County Hospital Opelika after a strep infection affected her throat and foot She was listed in critical condition until last Thursday and may be released this weekend if progress continues The Lang family Vernon and Mrs Lang reside at 1902 Westmeade St SW in Decatur
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Decatur
Pryor Field Master Plan Studied Amid Jetport Growth
The board considers a study and master plan for Pryor Field beside Calhoun Junior College to guide FAA compliant development and funding. Troup notes the plan should specify needed items, their purpose, and approximate costs to support Pryor Field as jetport traffic rises.
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Troup
Pryor Field
Calhoun Junior College
Liddy and McCord Face Jury Over Watergate Plot Tests
At the Watergate trial Judge Sirica hears cross examinations as Liddy and McCord seek to doubt Gregory’s identification. Four Miami men plead guilty after lengthy questioning, with the judge coldly noting disbelief and denying a mistrial.
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Liddy
Nixon
Campaign Finance Committee
McCord
Watergate
Gregory
McGovern
Alch
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
Miami
Rotary Briefs Apollo XVII results Skylab plans Leadoff
Public affairs chief Bart J. Slattery of Marshall Space Flight Center told Rotarians at the Decatur Inn about Apollo XVII outcomes and outlined Skylab and space shuttle program plans during the Monday noon meeting.
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Bart J. Slattery
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Decatur Inn
Billy Smith
Community calendar and land sale details reported
Local notices list family living workshops at First United Methodist Church with speakers from North Central Alabama Mental Health Center, PTA meetings at Lakeview and Somerville Road, Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma Phi, and other clubs. A separate item covers Morgan County sanitary landfill plans, bids on 96 acres near Decatur and Hartselle, and forthcoming development meetings.
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First United Methodist Church
Morgan County Association For Mental Health
James Waller
Bill Thornton
North Central
Alabama
Jackie Cherones
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Fleming
Decatur
Hartselle
Prentiss H. Clark
Register
Chancery
Gaynell Hall
Decatur Women Chamber to Host Noon Vetting Event
The Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce will hold its core vetting at noon at the Decatur Inn. Don Acton, director of the Alabama Sheriffs' Association Boys' Ranch at Selma, will be the featured speaker on the topic Life on a Boys Ranch.
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Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Inn
Don Acton
Alabama Sheriffs’ Association
Selma
PSC President Urges Substantiation for Rate Hikes
Montgomery Alabama AP report quotes Kenneth Hammond newly installed president of the Public Service Commission stating future utility rate increase requests must be properly substantiated.
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Montgomery
Ala
The
Public Service Commission
Kenneth Hammond
Pronunciation quirks and metathesis in everyday speech
The piece cites Mrs. Somers of Pittsburgh criticizing mispronunciations like quality to quality and litter to bdder, explains tongue-dropping when t is followed by an unstressed syllable, and notes that final or stressed t retains its sound. It covers metathesis, examples like priddy and clasp, and ends with a playful caution on language.
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Priddy
Joseph T. Somers
Pittsburgh
Webster
John Smith
Betty Jones
Reddy
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