Wallace Passes Up Meet
Gov. George C. Wallace will not attend the American Party national convention in Louisville August 3 to 5 due to abdominal surgery. Campaign manager Charles Snider said Wallace will announce his future plans Saturday. Wallace, who ran for president in 1968 under the American Party, has been paralyzed from a May 15 shooting in Laurel, Maryland. T. Coleman Andrews Jr. and Alex Hudgins discussed Wallace’s absence with him. the party’s chairman said the convention will still be interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
The
American Party
Charles Snider
Wallace
T. Coleman Andrews Jr
Coleman
Alex Hudgins
Louisville
Laurel
Robert James Felton
Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
Courtland
Jessie Little
Reynolds Funeral Home
Felton
Lawrence County
Frank Malone
Mary Thelma Felton
Carolyn
Delores Felton
Viola White
Decatur
Louis Felton
Sheffield
Little Mae Bates
Betty Jean Felton
Lucy Mae Felton
Florence
Louis Edward Felton
Chattanooga
Decatur Student Earns Swiss Study Rotary Award
Connie Floyd Judson College graduate wins Rotary International Foundation award for 1972 73 to study at the University of Geneva Switzerland after six weeks language training. The grant covers travel tuition room board books and incidental costs with aims to foster peace and understanding among youth and future leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
University of Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
Judson College
Connie Floyd
Rotary International
Foundation
Connie
Judson
Algernon S. Sullivan
Austin
University of Mexico
University of Madrid
Spain
Loyola University
Loyola
Alabama
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
City answers on annual bonuses and old pencils question
Decatur residents inquire why all city employees do not receive annual bonuses. Frank Duke says raises occur via merit system, while electric department staff follow utilities board rules with discretionary bonuses. A later notice notes pre-1954 pencils from Cliff Worsham and H S Sanderson, dating approximately 20 years old, with limited collector appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Department
John Aldridge
Decatur
Frank Duke
City Personnel Board
City
Duke
Personnel Board
Dick Watkins
Municipal Utilities Board
Cliff Worsham
Anniston
Alabama
H. S. Sanderson Gun
H. S. Sanderson
H. Sanderson
Testimony Differs In Burglary Trial
A 17 year old prosecution witness and Willie Looney offered conflicting accounts in the second degree burglary trial of Mary Ann Harris. Looney testified Harris drove to the Decatur Clinic on November 20 1970 with her husband Thomas Wayne Harris and Looney to break in and steal tapes drugs and a tape player. Harris claimed he and his wife were home until 1 30 a m and did not participate in the burglary while a repairman supported his version. Police recovered items from the Harris truck matching clinic theft and owner Dr George Hansberry identified them as stolen. Defense witnesses may finish testimony today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Clinic
Mary Ann Harris
Harris
6Th Ave
Thomas Wayne Harris
Willie Looney
Ralph Slate
Larry T. Barnett
Barnett
Looney
Mary Ann
Decatur
Gerald Weems
William Rhegness
George Hansberry
R. L. Hundley
Breakin Damages Two Decatur High Drink Machines
Police report details a Wednesday breakin at Decatur High School in which two soft drink machines were damaged after entry through a bathroom window. The report also notes theft of four cooking pots from East Acres Community Center on Tuesday night with two pots found on the center grounds during investigation.
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Decatur High School
East Acres Community Center
18Th Ave
Carrie Matthews Center
Cynthia Jarman
Rhonda Byars
Stephanie Thompson
Amanda Harris
Natalie Jones
Beetle Plague Hits 37 Alabama Counties Says State Forester
State forester C W Moody reports that Montgomery and Cullman counties are among 37 affected by Southern Pine Beetles. Vast forest areas are being destroyed, with steps underway to control the outbreak.
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Montgomery
Morgan
Cullman Counties
Alabama
C. W. Moody
The
State Forestry Commission
Moody
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed in Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily lists crisis resources and emergency numbers including the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. It advises dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency number and notes additional lines for Athens and after hours.
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Persormel Board
TRE
Point Mallard Perk Authority
Charles E. Guntharp
City Hall
Board of the
City of
Charles E. Gunthorp
Tony Estes
Rotary
Washington, D. C
Harry Diamond Laboratory
Department of the Army
Munich
Paul Wolfer
Dean Charles Tyer
United States
District 686
Dean Tyer
Harold Smith
Decatur Rotary Club
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Birmingham
Rotary Foundation
Decatur Daily
Morgan County
Murder Victim Services Set
Jacqueline Ellison
Charlotte Thompson
Cecia Stovall
Rhonda Acklin
Austin High School
Athens
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