Murderer Denied Parole After Local Protests
Mrs Imogene Johnson was denied parole by the State Pardon and Parole Board for the second degree murder of her husband L J Johnson. The Decatur resident is serving 99 years and was held at Julia Tutwiler Prison after prior work at the Governor's mansion. A protest petition led by Johnsons sister and others contested the parole, with Estewah District Attorney Bill Rayburn voicing objections over preferential treatment and the 99 year sentence. Johnsons hearing drew local attention and is set for possible eligibility again in May 1979.
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Gay Barber
Johnson
Governor’s Mansion
Cornelia Wallace
Wallace
Julia Tutwiler
Williams
Pardon and Parole Board
Rayburn
Stakes High Yet Garden Flourishes With Simple Stakes
A Birmingham gardener at 1402 7th Ave SE reports her vest pocket garden thriving with eight plants on the south side of her house. Her son cut 12 foot stakes and her mother, employed at a local nursery, supplied the plants. The garden outgrew two foot stakes placed two weeks ago.
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Birmingham
7Th Ave
Reardon’s tomato patch grows tall with improvised stakes
Mrs. Edna Reardon plants eight tomatoes on the south side and three on the north, using stakes 6 to 7 feet tall made by her son from four to five foot poles. She expects a bumper crop and plans to can or casserole them. She enjoys yard birds, pecans, and watching squirrels bury nuts as blue jays cause a ruckus.
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Paul Foreman
Full Sail 807 Westwood Dr SW and Anthony Little
Standing are Stephen Little front and Don Palmer. Cooler weather.
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Westwood Dr. SW
Anthony Little
Stephen Little
Don Palmer
Record June 6 heat in Decatur as cold front follows
Temperatures surged to a June 6 high of 97 degrees in Decatur, breaking the date record. A cold front moved into Alabama from the northwest, bringing cooler air, a drop to 59 early today, and clearing conditions. The National Weather Service cautions a three day cooler, drier spell with highs around 80 and lows near 50 to 60.
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Alabama
Decatur
North
Florida
National Weather Service
Missouri
The
Weather Service
Weather Readings and Temperatures for Decatur Area
This morning at Keller Memorial Bridge the river reading was 21.50 and sea level at 555.80. High Monday reached 97 at 4 PM, low today 59 at 5 AM. Forecast calls for highs near 80 and lows near 50, with Wednesday highs near 80.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
Sunny and cooler through Wednesday with warm weekend forecast
The forecast calls for sunny, cooler days through Wednesday with fair nights. Highs reach the upper 80s by Saturday, with lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. sunrise at 5 33 a.m. and sunset at 7 58 p.m.
Decatur policeman Keith Mickle named policeman of the year
Keith Mickle a two year veteran of the city force was named policeman of the year by the Decatur Exchange Club for his routine policing and for rescuing Mrs Ivalene Thompson from a sunken car in the Teanounes backwaters. The incident left her parents dead. He previously worked as an undercover drug agent in Cullman and served three years in the Army including a year in Vietnam. Runners up were Det Ken Collier and Officer Randgyr Smith.
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Keith Mickle
Decatur Exchange Club
Mickle
Exchange Club
Ivalene Thompson
Teanounes No Ae
Efee
Thompson
Decatur Police Department
Cullman
Vietnam
Northeast Alabama Police Academy
Calhoun Community College
Sige Me
Lafayette St. A
Mel Nipe
Tennessee River
Nipe
Ken Collier
Randgyr Smith
Father runs for Opelika city commission after son denied
In Opelika Alabama C H Hagans 48 filed to run for the August 16 city commission seat after his 18 year old son failed in a bid for the same post His plan includes having the ballot listing show C H Rick Hagans as a candidate Meanwhile a complaint to the Justice Department accuses the city of discriminatory government form and urges a switch to a council system.
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Opelika
Ala
City Commission
C. H
Hagans
Rick” Tod Dhter
Genesene
Ote Sek
Justice
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Dessie Atkins
John
Edna
Boots) Reardon
Howard Little
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Tri-County District Health Service
Moulton
Moulton Council
On Wheels
Morganiiosa Community Action Committee
H. A. Alexander
Moulton Fire Department
Park and Recreation Department
Environmental Protection Agency
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