Nervous Suspects Kidnap Courtland Officer in Broad Daylight
Courtland Patrolman David Briscoe, 38, was kidnapped for about ninety minutes after stopping a car for questioning. He described a Mexican gunman and an older white driver, who forced him to follow in his police car toward Decatur and damaged his vehicle. Troopers searched for three suspects, including Harry Melson and Reno Ramos Ray, while Briscoe freed himself and fled toward Courtland City Hall.
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Lee Sentell
Courtland
David Briscoe
Wheeler
Decatur
Madison County
Briscoe
Joseph Wheeler
Harry Melson
Sheffield
Reno Ramos Ray
New Orleans
National Crime Information Center
NCIC
Montgomery
Alabama Highway Department
Courtland City Hall
Charles Owens
Owens
Hartselle Girl Named Finalist for Alabama Teen Pageant
Joy Charlene Keenum 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Hamilton of Hartselle 4, is a finalist in the 1972 Miss Alabama Teenager Pageant to be held February 19 at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery. She joined 50 contestants based on beauty, poise and scholastic achievement.
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Joy Charlene Keenum
Richard Hamilton
Hartselle
Joy
Whitley Hotel
Montgomery
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed for Decatur area
The Decatur Daily provides emergency numbers for police fire and highway patrol plus the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000. It includes the Morgan Sheriff and hospital or physician guidance and advises dialing zero for operator help during emergencies.
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Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Joy from Priceville High Gains Pageant Spotlight
Inside Joy, an 8th grade Priceville High School student with an A average and active in band pep squad and class secretary, aims for a pageant with a scholarship prize and trips to Palisades Amusement Park and New York City for the national finals. She has six sisters and is the first in her family to enter a pageant. She enjoys reading mysteries meeting people drawing swimming skating and travel while weighing future contests in Montgomery.
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Joy
Priceville High School
Palisades Amusement Park
New Jersey
New York City
Montgomery
Morgan County Rescue Squad funds solicitation warning
President Charles Knowlton and vice president Ewell Garrison stated that no one from the Flint Rescue Squad has authorization to solicit funds in Morgan County. They said a party has been going around soliciting funds and emphasized their squad is the only Morgan County rescue unit.
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Morgan County
Flint Rescue Squad
Charles Knowlton
Ewell Garrison
Knowlton
Garrison
Mobile Home Tags Cited by Morgan County Official
Morgan County official Yates urged mobile home owners to obtain required tags with a final purchase date slipping to November 15. An extra three dollar late fee applies. He noted prior confusion but emphasized all owners need the tags.
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Morgan County
Yates
Murder Case Pondered in Decatur Jury Deliberates
A six person six woman jury weighs second degree murder charges against Willie Collins Jr. for the July 9 stabbing of Joe Harris. Harris died from arterial wounds after a confrontation at Collins home. Collins defense cites home defense while prosecutors call the Collins residence a den of iniquity.
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Decatur
Collins
Guy Hollaway
Harris
Sherman Powell Sr
Mike Moebes
Powell
Moebes
Brenda
Josie Lou Long
R.L. Handley
Jimmy Nichols
Clearview St
Hundley
Aera
Nichols
James Delones
City Cited For Cleanup By Morgan Beautiful Committee
Washington honors Decatur for a year long beautification drive with a Distinguished Achievement Award in the National Cleanup Contest. The award marks the contest’s phaseout after 60 years as Decatur shifts to Keep America Beautiful. About 800 residents joined countywide fall and citywide June campaigns.
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Washington
Morgan Beautiful Committee
Decatur
Charles Mathies
Morgan Beautiful
America
Patricia Bishop
Mathias
Home operation gets $18,000 LEPA award in city
Home, a temporary shelter for displaced children opened in December, received 18,000 dollars from the Law Enforcement Planning Agency. A 600 dollar first payment was given to Mayor Charles Gunthorp by LEPA Director Robert Davis. The mayor had earlier traveled to Montgomery to advocate for LEPA funding.
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Operation
Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Charles Gunthorp
Robert
Bo) Davis Lepa
Gunthorp
Montgomery
Lepa
Operation Home opens in December sheltering displaced children
Mayor Charles Guntharp accepts a check from Bo Davis for Operation Home, a temporary shelter on Somerville Rd SE opened December 5 to house displaced children. The home, licensed as a boarding foster facility, serves two to seven children daily and faces state limits of eight.
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Charles Guntharp
Bo Davis
Law
Athens College Aids Economy
A survey by Athens College business students finds the college injects over 4 million dollars annually into the Athens area. It accounts for 5.24 percent of Limestone County income, with student expenditures, faculty and staff spending, and institutional purchases driving the impact within a 30 mile radius.
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Athens
Athens College
Athens Area
Limestone County
Gene _Ermert
Division of Business Administration
Nicolas Beadles
University of Georgia
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Courtland-Decatur Highway
Bobby Herbert
Alabama
University of Alabama
Joy Keenum
THE
Decatur Daily
Pat Lamar
Dorothy Lorenzo
EPA
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