Two Injured In Spring Ave Car Crash In Decatur
Decatur woman Betty Thrasher, 26, and her three year old son Timothy were treated and released Saturday at Decatur General Hospital after a two car collision on Spring Ave SW. The other driver, 16 year old Patricia Peek of 905 6th Ave SE, was uninjured.
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Decatur General Hospital
Spring Ave
Betty
Thrasher
Timothy
Memorial Dr
Patricia Peek
6Th Ave. SE
Bobby Herbert
Calendar Of Events From A Busy Reunion And Village Notices
The fourth annual Penn family reunion will be at First Federal Penthouse 225 Grant St SE at 9 30 a m to 4 p m with a 1 p m meal. Revival meetings are planned at Somerville United Methodist Danville Baptist and Hartselle West End United Methodist churches with guest evangelists and nightly services. Various church activities include Vacation Bible School at Caddo United Methodist, Liturgy outdoors by St Ann s Catholic Church, Mizpah Chapter meeting, Altrussa Club gathering, Falkville Revival, and community lectures at Aquadome Center. Local clubs host dinners, garden club, and Great Books group at Mutual Savings Life Building library with Homer s Odyssey on the agenda. Reservations for a lecture series may run up to 50 attendees.
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Grant St. SE
Hartselle
West End United Methodist Church
St. Clair St
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First Methodist Church of
Childersburg
Decatur
Harold Thompson
Library of Mutual Savings Life
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FBI Continuation Reports on Physician Charges
The Justice Department memo confirms most charges against the physician and contemplates possible contempt of court charges. A federal court order in Montgomery requires Bryce hospital officials to provide full medical attention to patients. The physician, a Cuban-born holder of medical licenses in Mississippi and Georgia, is not licensed in Alabama.
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Justice Department
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Bryce Hospital
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Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Kentucky Man Held In Shooting
A 19 year old Louisville man Leonard C Bailey was arrested Saturday night in Elkmont Limestone County for shooting Eunice Randolph age 59 at a Cross Key Road house near Elkmont Randolph was admitted to Athens Limestone Hospital for surgery after a single .22 caliber pistol shot Officials said witnesses gave varied stories and the investigation continues Bond was set at 1000 dollars
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Buddy) Evans
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Eunice Randolph
Cross Key Rd
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Evans
Bailey
Pair Arrested On Pot Charge In Limestone County
Limestone County authorities released Barry Dalton and Roger Lorance on bond after arrest on Alabama 20 for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Bond totaled 600 dollars. Sheriff M. W. Evans identified the suspects, Lorance age 19 from Decatur.
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Athens
Limestone County
Barry Dalton
Roger Lorance
Decatur
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Alabama
Wallaceites worry over Wallace presidential bid space
Pelham Lyons and Hardin dispute a potential Wallace third party run this fall. Several aides say Wallace should sit out 1972 and return in 1976 as a Democrat. Baxley Brewer and others are named as strong 1972 governors contenders. Jett declined comment amid the Alabama power struggle.
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Snider
Lyons
Hardin
Wallace
Beasley
Bill Baxley
Albert Brewer
Jim Allen
Washington
Montgomery
Gainesville man charged with marijuana possession
Pot Earl Chapman, and officer David Reed. Another drug arrest was made Saturday when city police charged William Webb Selley, 22, of Gainesville, Fla. with possession of marijuana. He was transferred to county jail.
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David Reed
William Webb Selley
Gainesville
Fla
Jim Folsom backs McGovern for 1972 ticket in Alabama
Former Gov James E. Folsom says he will vote a straight Democratic ticket from the White House to precinct zero and urges all Alabama Democrats office holders and candidates to join him. He notes McGovern leads the ticket while Gov. George Wallace has not disclosed preferences.
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Big Jim
Folsom
White House
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Wallace
Teens Turned Over To Mississippi After Auto Crash
Morgan County deputies surrendered Jerry Dean Willis and Richard K. Boyd to Mississippi authorities Saturday. The Bonneville youths, both 16 and 17, faced warrants for grand larceny after a one car crash on Interstate 65 near Falkville. Willis received minor injuries and was treated at Hartselle Hospital.
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Morgan County
Gallagher Takes University Post
Dr. Joseph Gallagher resigns as superintendent of the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center in Decatur and will join the University of Alabama as associate professor of psychology and staff at the Center for Developmental Disorders. He will work with the state mental health department and oversee a program housing 150 Bryce Hospital patients at Paty Hall for training. Nancy Elizabeth Hunt, Millsaps College biology major, earns a 4.0 average in summer school. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Albert C. Hunt of Decatur.
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Joseph Gallagher
Lurleen B. Wallace
Decatur
University of Alabama
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Center For
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State Department of Mental Health
Bryce Hospital
Paty Hall
Wallace Center
Jackson
Miss
Nancy Elizabeth Hunt
Millsaps College
Mississippi
Hunt
Albert C. Hunt
Betty Zeigler of Gadsden Active in Local Sports
Betty Zeigler of Gadsden and her three sons Larry Garry and Barry live at 313 Mark St Sw She is manager of Dixie Boys Baseball in Decatur and serves as vice president of the Decatur Pee Wee Football Association.
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Gadsden
Larry
Garry
Barry
Mark St
Zeigler
Dixie Boys Baseball
Decatur
Decatur Pee-Wee Football Association
Chess Championship Remains Questionable
In Reykjavik Fischer withdraws objection to cameras but boycott persists. Spassky leads 2-0 after Fischer misses game two. officials consider canceling the match. Fischer demands the default point be scratched and new evidence may avert cancellation as talks continue with federations and Fischer's lawyer.
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Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Paul Marshal
Marshal
Spassky
Spassy
Memphis chosen for 1977 Southern Baptist Convention meeting
Memphis Tennessee has been chosen to host the 1977 Southern Baptist Convention meeting. The gathering will be the 115th annual event with over 10,000 registered messengers expected to attend. The decision solidifies Memphis as the site for the denomination's annual assembly.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Industrial giants in the United States hold assets over two billion
A survey identifies about 37 industrial corporations in the United States reporting combined assets exceeding two billion dollars. The firms span manufacturing, energy, and heavy industry sectors, reflecting concentrated asset bases among large operators.
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U.S
Female Messengers Turned Down At Supreme Court
Washington AP report says the Supreme Court would hire female messengers but calls them “a little awkward.” Maryann Clifford, 22, applied for one of about six summer positions often filled by law students. She faced the remark that she would be a liability since all messengers share one lounge. Clifford, entering Catholic University Law School in the fall, learned June 19 of two openings after a friend spread word. Frank M. Hepler, U.S. Marshal, noted she was the first woman to apply.
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Supreme Court
Court
Maryann Clifford
Ms. Clifford
Catholic University
Boy Hit On 5th Ave SW Remains in Fair Condition
Four year old pedestrian is in fair condition at Baugh Wiley Smith hospital after a Saturday collision on 5th Ave SW. The boy, Bobby Darren Shadder, son of Mr and Mrs Bobby Joe Shadder of 322 6th Ave NW, suffered a fractured leg and facial lacerations. The driver was 47 year old Nolen Hamlin of 306 1st Ave SW, according to police.
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5Th Ave
Bobby Darren Shadder
Bobby Joe Shadder
6Th Ave. NW
Nolen Hamlin
1St Ave. SW
Police
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