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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1973
Page
2
A car slows at a railroad crossing as red lights flash and warning bells ring. The driver stops to watch an approaching train while his children wave. The locomotive speeds by within a few feet and the engineer waves back.
The article profiles J D Hoffman of Nashville on an Oakworth Yard to Columbia Tennessee freight run with 40 cars. Crew includes A R Groomes Jeff Graham and B W Ray. Beavers notes engine variety and safety checks.
The Sulphur Trestle Fort site in Limestone County has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The fort was a September 1864 battle site between Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and a Union garrison guarding the Sulphur Creek railroad trestle. The Union controlled the Nashville to Decatur line, a key supply route to Sherman in Atlanta, intersecting the Memphis and Charleston railroad near the Hanserd Estate.
Athens Mayor Bobby Higgins plans to travel to Montgomery to oppose two Senate committee bills he says would raise local costs by more than 200000 annually. He cites an occupational safety act and a 4 percent utility tax with exemptions for city governments.
Seven people were injured Monday in separate highway accidents in Alabama. Wallace Center students Connie Maples and Ennis James, ages 10 and 9, were treated at Decatur General Hospital after a van mishap east of Moulton on Old Moulton Road.
The Decatur Planning Commission denied a hospital exemption from frontage road construction on Beltline Road and ordered a cash bond with later review. The Retreat Mental Hospital at Beltline and Kathy Jay SW faces road costs of 22 to 25 dollars per foot, though officials questioned necessity. A nonfatal workplace injury at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant and a $226,713 revenue sharing check were also noted amid plans for Beltline traffic growth and a large upcoming mall. The panel also added Planned Residential Development zoning and considered a ten acre Upper River Road park proposal.
Athens Limestone Hospital seeks state Health Department and Health Planning Agency approval to add 18 bathrooms to the 91 bed facility. Board Chairman Binford Turner said the east side expansion would alter the hospital’s front appearance and has already gained Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments support as a routine step awaiting final approvals.
A pre trial hearing in a 250000 civil suit over the December 12 slaying of James F Davis is postponed. Mrs Lellyan M Davis seeks damages for wrongful death from two men convicted in the shooting. Former Decatur Mayor Charles E Gunthorp and policeman Stewart Weaver were sentenced to prison terms. Gunthorp 18 years second degree murder free on 36000 appeal bond. Weaver 10 years first degree manslaughter free on 10000 bond.
A 19 year old Decatur youth named Joe A. LeCroix was arrested and held for military authorities on charges of being away without leave from the Army. Police report lists address 1204 Carridale St SW. Also, five mailboxes were destroyed at Valley Trailer Park when an automobile struck them and fled.
Provides crisis line numbers including 355-8000 and guidance to call 0 for emergency operators. Mentions hospital and physician contacts for possible poisoning and general emergency assistance. Includes fragmented daily office numbers and symbols.
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