Regional Hospital Not Priority Says Planners in Alabama counties
A Booz Allen Hamilton study for the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission urges keeping small rural hospitals as the frontline care while enlarging regional centers to coordinate expanded services. It cites doctor shortages and aging rural physicians as key factors and notes Huntsville and Florence growing as health centers.
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North
Alabama
Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Don Cook
Huntsville
Florence
Decatur General Hospital
Jim Reynolds
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence
Barrett Shelton
Decatur
Ex-Chamber Head Dies in Alabama Community
Funeral services for Gilbert Greenway White 80 of Belle Mina are set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at McConnell Funeral Home Athens Cemetery burial follows. White, a former Decatur Chamber of Commerce manager and Limestone County farmer, leaves two sons David Irvine White and Gilbert G. White Jr a daughter Mary W. Pepper five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta the Methodist Church and Sons of the American Revolution and served on local boards. Messages show he moved to Limestone County to manage farming interests.
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Athens
Gilbert Greenway White
Belle Mina
Medical Park Convalescent Center
Decatur
McConnell Funeral Home
M. L. Gunnin
E. Hobson Clark
Athens Cemetery
McConnell
White
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Limestone County
David Irvine White
Gilbert G. White Jr
Madison
Sons of the American Revolution
Mr. White
Lucy Spottswood Matthews
Huntsville
Apollo 15 Main Engine Test Clears Way For Moon Landing
SPACE CENTER Houston AP confirms Apollo 15 astronauts fired the main engine for one second in a test. A short circuit in the engine’s electrical system threatened the lunar landing set for Friday. If the engine failed, David R. Scott James B. Irwin and Alfred M. Worden would switch to an orbital science mission.
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David Scott
James
Irwin
Space Center, Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Joseph Allen
Mission Control Center
Lunney
Lunar
Earth
Draft calls rise as defense plans 100000 more troops likely
Secretary Laird said the government would need to draft about 100000 men in the next 12 months, signaling a 16 percent cut in the current monthly draft calls. Senate agrees to vote on a crucial loan guarantee amendment, testing sentiment on rescuing Lockheed.
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Washington (Ap
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Judgeship Measure Approved In House
The Alabama House approved a bill to create a third judgeship for Morgan Limestone circuit 84 to 4 with Limestone County reps Tommy Carter and Wayland Cross voting no. The measure moves to the Senate where Sen. Bob Harris will decide after discussions with Limestone reps. Dist. Atty. Moebes will hold monthly grand juries next year to speed court work.
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Montgomery
Morgan-Limestone
House
Limestone
Tommy Carter
Wayland Cross
Limestone-Lawrence
Senate
Bob Harris
Decatur
Ralph Slate
David Cauthen
Carter
Elkmont
Morgan County
Limestone County
County Commission
Newton B. Powell
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Third Bench
Cauthen
Harris
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Jolly Convict Names Kingpins In Senate Disclosure
Vincent C. Teresa, 42, a self styled grandson of a mob don, told Senate subcommittee names of alleged kingpins in illegal gambling loan sharking and stolen securities. Teresa, serving a five year term for interstate transportation of stolen securities, claimed Meyer Lansky remains top figure in international criminal gambling and linked Joe Valachi’s prior testimony to current investigations.
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Washington
Vincent C. Teresa
Boston
Teresa
Senate
Meyer Lansky
London
Orville Wright fl ies over one hour in 1909 record
In 1909 Orville Wright stayed aloft in an airplane for more than 1 hour and 12 minutes over F Myer Virginia as a historic aviation milestone. The item appears in a historical Tennessee Valley edition with weather notes showing a 20 percent rain chance and 84 high 63 low for Wednesday.
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Orville Wright
F. Myer
Reluctant sergeant challenges military justice over sideburn rule
Air Force Sergeant Clarence Wirt, reduced from six to four stripes for sideburn length, says he acted to seek justice in military courts. A veteran of 13 years, he faces potential bad conduct discharge and other penalties after a court martial at Eglin. His defense argues the system favors self preservation.
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Pensacola
Fla
Air Force
Clarence Wirt
Eglin Air Force Base
Wirt
William Barton
Abzug Pushes War on Sex Prefix to End Miss Mrs
Rep. Bella Abzug urges Congress to ban gender prefixes on forms arguing women are defined by status not identity. She condemns Miss and Mrs. labels as intrusive and says men should not face similar queries. Abzug plans to introduce a bill to prohibit government bodies from using as a prefix to a name.
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Washington
Bella Abzug
Congress
New York Democrat
Abzug
United States
United
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Ricky
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control
Vincent Teresa
Kingpins
By Lawrence Knutson
Joe Valachi
Underworld
Jolly
Financial
Landers
Tennessee Valley
Muhammad Ali
New York Times
Arthur Daley
Jimmy Ellis
Houston
Astrodome
Decatur Daily
Daley
Magnavox
Inson Furniture
Second Avenue
Bella
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