Baxley seeks governor to resentence death row inmates
Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley plans to ask Gov. George Wallace to issue an executive order resentencing Billy Don Franklin Boulden and other death row inmates to life terms at Holman Prison. The move follows a June Supreme Court ruling and a Friday ruling voiding Boulden’s death sentence. Local officials note the decision hinges on governor rather than county juries for sentencing changes. Boulden, 26, was convicted of killing state conservation officer Loyd Hays after a rape in a wooded area near Flint. His mother Rebecca Boulden of Hartselle said she remains hopeful, though not confident he will be retried.
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George C. Wallace
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Gov. Wallace
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Falkville
Loyd Hays
Flint
Hays
Susie Boulden
Hartselle
Alabama weekend traffic drownings total 21 deaths
The Associated Press reports Alabama added 21 deaths to the weekend toll from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Six drownings occurred in lakes and ponds as people sought relief from heat, while 15 died in highway crashes across multiple counties and towns including Montgomery, Wetumpka, Centre, and Bear Creek.
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Lee County
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Opelika
James H. Fielding
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Wetumpka
Alexander City
Frankie H. Kilgore
Daviston
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Johnnie W. Newsome
Phenix City
Emma Wyckoff
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George T. Palmore
Brenda Gray
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Goodwater
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Hanceville
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Northport
Willie McLeod
Ashford
Two-car crash injures Bremen man near Jones Chapel
Earnest Graves, 24, of Bremen, Ga., was injured in a two-car collision 22 miles south of Jones Chapel. He received treatment at Cullman Hospital. His Ford and a Pontiac driven by James Stuckman of Decatur collided. Stuckman was uninjured.
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Decatur
Emergency crisis numbers guidance from The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists crisis contact options including the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning, advising calls to hospitals or physicians if needed. It notes dialing 0 to speak to an operator when unsure of the correct emergency number.
Trolley Rides Recall Decatur’s Sunday Fun
Mrs. Clyde C. Terrell 82 recalls mule-drawn trolley cars on Bank Street to the L and N shops at 4th Ave S end of Decatur’s era. She recently returned from Omaha to visit relatives and remembers how riding to the far end offered Sunday entertainment for local youths after the turn of the century.
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Omaha
Nebraska
French Tourists Visit Cullman College for Insightful Tour
About 80 French tourists arrived at Cullman College for a two day stay to meet business and civic leaders and learn about American family life and institutions. They will tour a rural area and depart for Atlanta after a Sunday arrival. Local residents will join discussions on business education and politics. A separate report notes a mass fish die off in Three Mile Creek linked to low dissolved oxygen.
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Cullman College
James Blackwood
America
Atlanta
Blackwood
Chicago
Theft Suspect Transferred in Morgan County Jail Move
Lonnie Lovett a 20 year old from Trinity was transferred to Morgan County jail after arrest on a Morgan County warrant for grand larceny and buying receiving or concealing stolen property Allen Hawkins a 19 year old from Trinity was arrested for second degree burglary A Huntsville Marine was charged with being absent without leave Jerome Edward Watts 18 was arrested in Hartselle and placed in Morgan County jail The article notes past river excursions and local history with residents recalling ferries lakes and early travel before TVA floodwaters
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Trinity 1
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Lovett
Trinity
Allen Hawkins
Huntsville
Jerome Edward Watts
Hartselle
Friends Elect Officers for 1972 in Alabama YARCA
The Friends Elect Friends of the Retarded announce 1972 officers Tim Dunlap president Teresa Loftin vice president Somny Jackson treasurer Jeannie Duke parliamentarian Mrs Helen Loftin advisor Jane Boyle historian and Sue Rover secretary. A Decatur Huntsville walkathon to raise funds is planned.
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Friends of the Retarded
Tim Dunlap
Teresa Loftin
Somny Jackson
Jeannie Duke
Helen Loftin
Alabama Y.A.R.C
Jane Boyle
Sue Rover
Decatur
Huntsville
Meney
Fire devastates Walker County school building
Firefighters arrived to a severely damaged school in Walker County with no immediate damage estimate or identified cause of the blaze. Local authorities have not released details on a possible origin.
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