Fire destroys Malone's Super Market in Decatur
Sun night blaze at Malone's Super Market on Somerville Road caused about 225000 in damages. Decatur police take over the fire probe as arson is still a possibility and witnesses are sought near 1020 Somerville Rd between 10 45 and 11 10 p.m. An unidentified man driving a late model Ford pickup may have information about activity before the fire. Damage estimates include 80 100000 for contents and 125000 for the structure with adjusters to finalize totals.
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A. D. Terry
Decatur
Malone
Wayne Ryker
Somerville Rd
Ryker
Decatur General Hospital
Dennis Malone
Erskine Chenault
Chenault
State and Local College Trip For July 4
A summer plan invited Auburn and Alabama students to a Lake Huron resort island event hosted by Moral Rearmament. A private plane would deliver the group for a weekend July 4 trip with all expenses paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alabama
Michigan
Moral Rearmament
MRR
Lake Huron
College editors encounter MRA on Mackinac Island trip
A group of student leaders tours Mackinac Island as wealthy donors fund a summer MRA program promoting a movement based on moral codes and religious equality. They meet executives and hear songs by two brothers as worries about the group's motives ease during a Sunday evening discussion. See COLLEGE On Page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Island
MRA
Alabama
England
U.S
College
Collapse Ends See-Saw Title Bid By Athens Boys
Two Athens youths Greg Persell 13 and Terry Bentley 11 collapsed ill after 18 hours of a planned 18 day see-saw world record attempt. Persell quit at 1 a.m. and Bentley followed, ending the bid. Others in Limestone County plan a 12 hour martial arts marathon next month following a separate 106 hour swinging record set by Danny Hartley earlier in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greg Persell
Terry Bentley
Bobby Joe Persell
Greg
Bentley
R. O. Bentley
Limestone County
Allen Gant
Ricky Pressnell
Eddie Smith
Danny Hartley
Crutcher St
Five Injured In Area Mishaps In Two Crashes
Three Huntsville youths aged 16 and 12 were hurt in a one car crash on U S 72 east of Athens and treated at Athens Limestone Hospital. An elderly Cullman resident, Fred Hale, 64, was injured in a separate two car collision at Beltline Road and Westmeade Street in Decatur and treated at Parkway Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
French's Hill
Limestone County
Cullman
Decatur
Limestone
U. S. 72
Athens
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Brenda Smith
Karen Knight
Mark Schille
Mark Knight
Fred Hale
Parkway Medical Center
Beltline Rd
Westmeade St
James M. Bowling
Kenneth Lee Ham
Kimberly Ct
Caddell Firm On UA Stance
TUSCALOOSA The University of Alabama board of trustees will meet July 14 to consider a request for leave by president Dr. David Mathews. Board president pro tem John Caddell said he will not run day to day operations. Richard Thigpen will lead with five vice presidents assisting. Mathews has been nominated by President Ford to be Secretary of Health Education and Welfare.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
David Mathews
John Caddell
Decatur
Caddell
Mathews
Richard Thigpen
Ford
Custody Hearing Begins for Scott Gerren Case
The Scott Allen Gerren custody case opened in a closed court before Judge C Bennett McRae. The 8 year old, in foster care, is at the courthouse with witnesses and social workers present as the Department of Pensions and Security and Carol Lee Gerren of Ft Lauderdale seek custody while Mr. and Mrs. Gerren face child abuse charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Allen Gerren
C. Bennett McRae
Gerren
Norman Gerren
Harriet Gerren
Department of Pensions and Security
Scott
Carol Lee Gerren
Ft. Lauderdale
Station Wagon Window Smashed
Robert Sellers of 2403 Dogwood Lane SE reported his station wagon window smashed Monday around 5 p.m. Police found a large rock near the vehicle and believe it may have been used in the vandalism per Officer Manley Carrell's report.
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Robert Sellers
Dogwood Lane
Manley Carrell
Engineer To Testify On Dam Break
The Federal Power Commission will hear testimony July 9 and 10 in Atlanta from six witnesses about the Walter Bouldin Dam collapse. Engineer Leonard H. Adamson of Jordan Dam says he once saw deterioration in an earthen portion of the dam.
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Montgomery
Ala
Federal Power Commission
Walter Bouldin
Leonard H. Adamson
Jordan Dam
Atlanta
Trooper Recruits Stationed at Decatur and Moulton
A total of 38 Alabama State Trooper Recruit School graduates have been assigned to Decatur and Moulton. Graduates include David Elwin Temple to Morgan County and Steven Patrick Wolfe to Lawrence County. The 14 week program covered criminal constitutional traffic laws accident investigation and firearm instruction.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Decatur
Moulton
David Elwin Temple
Morgan County
Steven Patrick Wolfe
Lawrence County
Fisherman’s Body Found After Tug Marks Tragedy
Huntsville officers report the body of Michael Key of Huntsville found in the Tennessee River near Huntsville. He died when his small fishing boat was run over by a tug and four barges early Sunday.
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Huntsville
Ala
Michael Key
Tennessee River
Weather and river readings from Keller Bridge Decatur area
Decatur area reports river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.26 feet and sea level 555.56 feet. Monday temperature high 91 at 5:30 pm, low 70 at 5 am. Forecasts call for sunny hot today and Wednesday with fair warm nights and near 90 degree highs. Precipitation totals show 4.61 inches this month and 36.77 inches this year, with a 97 air pollution index.
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Decatur and
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur
Tri-County District Health Service
Weekend Weather Outlook Includes Scattered Thundershowers
The forecast calls for Thursday to Saturday with mostly fair conditions. Expect widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s, and overnight lows from the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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Tennessee
Showers Declining Then Heat Rises Across Alabama
Weather summary notes thundershowers diminishing in Alabama over the next days. Northern half to stay mostly sunny and hot with highs near 90, while southern areas see scattered storms occasionally. Humid afternoons in upper 80s to low 90s with nights near 70.
Mayor Bolding Plans a Day in a Wheelchair
Montgomery reports Mayor Russell Bolding will spend next Tuesday in a wheelchair to raise awareness of barriers faced by paraplegics. He will be guided by Charles Harvell and Ray Nixon among others as Morgan County organizers seek curb ramps and accessibility improvements.
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Russell Bolding
Bolding
Charles Harvell
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
Ray Nixon
Morgan County Board For Crippled Children and Adults
Carol Wiley
Stephanie Waller
Morgan County Board For
Harvell
Decatur
Democratic Telethon Effort Planned Across Alabama
The State Democratic Party aims for its largest public appeal to fundraise and spread the party message in Alabama. Louise Lindblom, former Decatur woman and Jefferson County Young Democrats president, will coordinate the effort with a national telethon aired on ABC TV July 26 to July 27 featuring stars and 1976 hopefuls. Telephone banks will collect small contributions statewide.
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Birmingham
Democratic Party
Alabama
Bob Vance
Decatur
Jefferson County
Young Democrats
Louise Lindblom
Louise Trowbridge
Decatur High School
Abc-Tv
Show Of Force Planned By Troopers For Holiday
State troopers will work extra hours and use aircraft unmarked cars and patrol vehicles for traffic surveillance during the July 4 weekend. Col. E C Dothard predicts at least 12 deaths in 78 hours from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday, citing 322 accidents 151 injuries and 16 fatalities in 1974. He emphasizes speeding drinking and reckless driving as targets with 24 hour breath tests and heavy patrols on main roads and resorts.
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Montgomery
Col
E. C. Dothard
Dothard
Alabama
Madison County man charged with second degree burglary
A Madison County man Eric Travis Chasteen aged 16 of Huntsville was arrested Monday in Morgan County on a second degree burglary charge and released on a 750 dollar bond. He and a juvenile were tied to a break in at a fireworks stand on U S 231. The juvenile was sent to Madison County Juvenile Court for probation.
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Madison County
Morgan County
Eric Travis Chasteen
Mountain Gap
Huntsville
U.S. 231
Don Sims
Chasteen
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John Birch Society
Upper Michigan
Swing
Allan Hamman
Ed Drake
Decatur Elk Club
Ruler
Kent P
H’ville
South
North
National Weather Service
Montgomery, Ala
University of Alabama
City Woman Demo Fund
Haza
Breakin
Madison
Bob Cornelious
Alabama Society of American Radiography Technocologists
Sage D. Copeland
Copeland
Parkway Medical
Carter
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