Action columns offer community help and inquiries
Decatur readers submit questions on muscular dystrophy addresses, pillow case stitching, and antique gear values. The Action column provides national and local resources, museum referrals, and bankruptcy receiver updates for Record Club of America with claim guidance.
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The
Record Club of America
RCOA
U.S. District Court For
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Ernest R. Weiss
Weiss
Thomas C. Gibbons
Harrisburg
Firemen Stay Busy In Fires Absence
RANDY QUARLES profiles the Decatur Fire Department noting 80 firefighters across six stations work 24 hour shifts with four per shift. They train daily on hoses ladders map reading and safety then have evenings free to care for equipment and unwind.
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Randy Quarles
Decatur
Tom Henderson
Henderson
A.D. Terry
Terry
Robert Watson
Watson
Standridge
Civil Defense
Decatur General Hospital
Lurleen Wallace Developmental Center
General Electric
3-M
Prestolite
Auto-Screw
Bill Mayfield
Don Mills
Robert
Little Effect Seen Here From Title 9 Rules
Area educators say President Ford's proposed Title 9 spending guidelines will not greatly alter local programs. School leaders note existing efforts to end sex discrimination in sports and vocational classes and anticipate possible need for funds to expand girls' teams.
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Ford
Decatur High School
James Milner
Milner
Byron Nelson
Decatur
Austin High
J. V. Sailors
Athens City
Dale Weizenecker
Calhoun Junior College
Harry Rice
Calhoun
Mayaguez rescue ships and a worried mother
Katrina Hendrix of Decatur says her son James 22 serving on the U S S Coral Sea wrote Saturday that the ship was involved in the Mayaguez rescue. He reported bombing and sinking Cambodian ships and Marines being ferried to the carrier.
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Katrina Hendrix
Phillips Court
Decatur
James
U.S.S. Coral Sea
Mayaguez
Cambodia
Decatur Artist Opens One Man Show at Disney World
Decatur artist Larry Crowell will open a one man show at Disney World's Lake Buena Vista on Sept 21 bringing Tennessee Valley culture to Florida. A transplanted Californian he portrays Southern life in oils and lithographs including cotton pickers wash day shrimp boats at Bon Secour and an old church at Cades Cove.
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Decatur
Larry Crowell
Tennessee Valley
Florida
Disney World
Lake Buena Vista Complex
Crowell
South
Bon Secour
Cades Cove
Crowell Looks for Reflections Americana in Rural Art
Alabama artist Crowell creates 16 lithographs of turn of the century rural and marine scenes calling the collection Reflections Americana. He aims to convey meaning beyond surface details and draws inspiration from the Tennessee River and Southern landscapes as he tours exhibits from Disney World to Gulf Shores and Joe Wheeler State Park. He notes his art appeals to his children through images of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and stresses painting ideas with strong design while keeping drawing clear.
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Crowell
Alabama
Gulf Shores
Joe Wheeler State
Decatur
Tennessee River
Mooresville
Juanita
South
Plaza St. SE
Joe Wheeler
Rainy Interlude With Mild Thunder Risk In TN Valley
Weather outlook shows fair to partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent thunderstorm chance today and tonight, and similar odds for Monday. Highs mid 80s, lows around 60. Saturday storms hit south Morgan County. Lawrence County and Decatur escaped the downpours. Sunrise 5 33 a m sunset 7 58 p m.
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Tennessee Valley
North
Alabama
Lawrence County
Decatur
Morgan County
Hartselle
Hulaco
Limestone County
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Decatur Daily
Ala
W.C.E. Decatur
A.S.E. Trinity
Henry Ford Museum
Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn
Mich
Stan Crowell
By Gayle Murphree
Mills
J.H. Standridge
Disneyland
Mark Twain
By Ben Windham
Phil Hinkle
5Th Ave
Brookhaven School
Phil
Tony Estes
Decatur and Vicinity
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