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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1972

Page

3

Decatur Teen Hurt In Tennessee Car Crash

A 17 year old Decatur boy, Taylor Coleman, is in critical condition at Vanderbilt Hospital after a two car crash on State Highway 50 near Williamsport Tennessee. Driver John Scoble Jr. and passenger Robert Sparks, both from Huntsville, were also injured. Coleman and Scoble were transferred from Maury County Hospital to Vanderbilt. The other car occupants William James Crosby and Carl E. Crosby of Cincinnati were in satisfactory condition at Maury. Coleman, son of A. J. Coleman III, was a Decatur High School senior.

Decatur Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville Williamsport Tenn Jimmy Brown Taylor Coleman Quince Dr. SE Coleman John Scoble Jr Robert S. Sparks Huntsville Scoble Sparks Maury County Hospital Vanderbilt William James Crosby Carl E. Crosby Cincinnati Ohio A. J. Coleman III Decatur High School

Automatic 20 Percent Social Security Increase Declared

President Nixon signed a law providing a 20 percent boost to Social Security benefits with automatic future increases tied to the cost of living. District manager Daniel Lansing notes beneficiaries on rolls need not apply and outlines specific monthly rises for workers, couples, and families, plus increased special payments for seniors and disabled workers.

Nixon Daniel Lansing Lansing

Army Convention Role Changes

Army officials say the 1968 to 1971 spying excesses at the Democratic National Convention are history. In Miami Beach the Army will show limited presence with 2000 troops nearby and 500 Marines as a contingency force, while all covert surveillance is halted unless national security requires.

New York Times Washington Army Chicago Miami Beach Defense Melvin A. Laird Illinois Army Security Agency Texas Eugene J. McCarthy 82D Airborne Brigade Miami Beach Convention Hall

Physician Hilyer Relocates Practice to Baytown Texas

Dr. Ronald B. Hilyer, a Hartselle physician and surgeon, moved his practice to Baytown Texas. A University of Alabama and Alabama Medical College alumnus and former member of General Practice Associates, he notes all patient records remain available at Pineview Clinic.

Ronaldb. Hilyer Hartselle Baytown Texas Dr. Hilyer University of Alabama Alabama Medical College General Practice Associates Tallahassee Pineview Clinic Hilyer

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