Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1977

Page

5

Beasley and Senate clash over cloture in Alabama session

Beasley pushes for a cloture vote to end debate on three administration utility bills as Senate leaders wrestle with rules and threats. Wallace accuses Beasley of double talking while opponents threaten filibusters and calls for breaking rules if needed to bring bills to the floor.

Wallace A S Beasley Senate Beasley Sen Earl Goodwin Selma Joe Fine Russellville Fine Dudley Perry Tuskegee Attorneyeneral Russellvi Albert McDonald Huntsville Finis St. John of Cullman Gee Public Service Commission PSC State Supreme Court House Alabama Power Co

Court Budget Fears From State Pay Freeze Strain Local Jurors

Limestone and Morgan County officials warned that a state funding freeze could force courts to cut back on juror and witness pay, delaying trials and relying on delayed deposits. Grand jurors worked without pay as authorities seek funds to cover five day sessions and ongoing court expenses.

Burney Department of Court Management 36Th Judicial Circuit Justices of the Peace Limestone County Francs Limestone Newton B. Powell

Pot crops and citizen tips aid marijuana crackdown

The article notes marijuana can be harvested with leaves dried for smoking without harming stems, which regrows leaves. Lawmen rely on citizen cooperation to find and deter growers, and property owners who discover plants on their land are not to fear prosecution.

Sheriff's Department Ward

Hackett Injured Falls From Director Chair on Set

Buddy Hackett breaks two ribs after tumbling from a director's chair on the Coming Attractions film set at the Camarillo hacienda. He twists to avoid a spine injury and recuperates in Pleasant Valley Hospital, skiing tips to nurses as he heals.

Camarillo Calif Buddy Hackett Pleasant Valley Hospital Hackett Don Adolfo Camarillo Los Angeles

Community meetings and religious events fill weekends in area

A dense list details numerous gatherings across Morgan County and nearby towns. Activities include a Parents Anonymous meeting at 7 to 9 pm with babysitting, church services, youth group events, sewing sessions, car washes, rummage sales, and a reunion for Old Collins School House alumni. The piece ends with a note about atropine being derived from a common plant, henbane.

Salem United Methodist Church Fellowship Barkley Bridge Road Hartselle Collins School

State of Academic Science warns of decay risk

A National Science Foundation study titled The State of Academic Science warns that after three decades of growth American science may be losing leadership in many fields. It calls the sector strong competitive and dynamic but decaying momentum endangers future dominance.

New York National Science Foundation Soviet Union

Edwards seeks funding, judicial fix in Alabama

Edwards notes a motion to address the judicial funding crisis and to provide Mountain Lakes Association with a 15000 emergency appropriation. Allen Ownby says the group needs the money to finish the fiscal year as the 18000 state budget has mostly funded the I-65 Welcome Center and other promos.

Finance and Taxation Committee Mountain Lakes Finance and Taxation Senate Edwards Allen Ownby North Alabama Ownby Ardmore Alabama Mountain Lakes Association

Daily Word Game Maudlin List Challenge

Readers seek four letter or longer words containing MAUDLIN letters. Include words with two percent or more occurrence, excluding proper nouns and verb forms repeated, no bats cats type endings. Yesterday’s list included many four letter forms like ably oral aboard abroad lard labor royal lad.

Brad Lobar R Bray

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senate Commerce, Transportation and Utilities Committee Congress Inugust Department of Health, Education and Welfare Department of Labor Such.a. On Banfield Geden Morgan County Commission Thornton Dick) Fleming Morgan County Morgan Morgan Utiful Athens John D. Long Gary Voketz Dick Ordway House Commerce Lessard-Le-Chesne France Normandy Bokassa I Bokassa Central African Republic Lisieux Port Washington, N.Y Maureen O’hara Charles Blair Ireland Manhasset Bay Long Island Newfoundland J.C. Kelly Rogers Winston Churchill Royal Air Force Plotter Charles de Gaulle Paris Indonesia Jacques Prevost Anti-De Gaulle Secret Army de Gaulle Southeast Asia Dienbienphu Louis Hazan Italy Turin Ella T. Grasso Connecticut Thomas Grasso Edward Stockton Hartford Bailey William Bailey Rhode Island Southern Michigan University Medical Center Ann Arbor Parents Anonymous Chalybeate School First Baptist Church The American Association of Medical Assistants Retreat Hospital Keith Russell TVA Lurleen B. Wallace Center Merry Barfield Center Decatur Pilot Club Decatur Inn Elree T. Waddell Central Park Baptist Church Summer Manor Caddo Congregational Christian Church Decatur Food Orld United, Methodist Women of Austinville First Assembly of God Town Creek Wiley Kitchens Biblettes First Methodist Fellowship Church Flint Gospel Singings Rock Springs Baptist Church Vaughn Bridge Road Mt Ae Presbyterian Church Sonny Jones Cavaliers New Salem Baptist Church Alabama Jacksons Devotions Bible Baptist Church Florence Mt. Tabor Methodist Church Cobbs Flat Creek Baptist Church First Holy Church of Christ the Evanglears Puffe Hartselle House of Prayer Motes Family Reapers Falkville Nursing Home Altarmen Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Pakistan New York Times United States State Department Hodding Carter Louis de Guiringaud R. Vance Accor Newark Atlantic City Gordon F. Lawson Camden United States Jonathan L. Goldstein Lawson FBI Kenneth J Essington, Pa Treasury American Express Washington White House Jody Powell Federal Reserve Bert Lance Lance Consumer Group Carter Agency For Consumer Protection Congress Vatican Jacques Martin Pontifical Household Geace Senay Daily Word Game Don Q David Gantz
Search Courier

Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication