Weather summary for Decatur area and vicinity
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 21.60 for river and 555.90 for sea level this morning. Highs reach 85 and 91 with a 20 to 30 percent rain chance today and Friday. near term forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers, with extended outlook turning slightly cooler and humid.
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Decatur and Vicinity
River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Adams and births fill Decatur records page
Daily Records lists admissions and dismissals for Decatur General and surrounding counties. Entries name numerous individuals by full names and towns from Athens to Huntsville, with births announced for the Wallace Homes family in Vinemont and Johns Corley Ed wards in Decatur, plus lane by lane building permits and court actions across Morgan and Limestone counties.
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James Marvin Manning
Athens
Frank C. Campbell
Hartselle
Lucille Stover
Decatur
Edward Hannah
Henry Kelley Summer
Conrad
Jack Calvert
Greenhill
Evelyn Marjorie Johnson
Cooper Frazier
Belle Mina
James Will Hanson
Georgia
Ella Will Smith
Aggie Grizzard
Janice Beth Sparkman
Glenda Dianne Morris
Kethleen Dee Ward
Betty Ann Hudson
Kathy Marie Beddingfield
Clara Gil Dodd
Lynn
Loubertah Ervin
Marietta Kay Bates
Cora Louise Stemson
Juanita Faye Tatum
Gary Denaught Borden
Gay Lynn Pepper
Dora Putman
William Otto Jones
John Irvin Henson
Hope
George Wallace Homes
Vinemont
Decatur General Hospital
John Corley Edwards
Payroll Savings Plan boosts U.S. Savings Bonds nest egg
The piece explains a payroll savings plan that automatically sets aside portions of pay to buy U.S. Savings Bonds. It argues that A automatic deductions reduce impulse spending and builds a useful nest egg, noting a bonus interest rate on all bonds.
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U.S
Dallas cuts police height rule to recruit Mexican-Americans
Dallas police chief Frank Dyson lowered the minimum height for patrolmen by one inch to 5 feet 6 inches to attract Mexican-Americans, but no recruits have been brought in yet.
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Dallas
Frank Dyson
NASA Negotiates With 7 Firms in Huntsville
NASA named seven Huntsville firms for negotiations on Marshall Space Flight Center support services. Contracts will be negotiated with Brown Engineering Hayes International Federal Electric Northrop Services Planning Research Sperry Rand and Computer Sciences Corp. Hayes has two contracts. others have one each. Total eight contracts valued at about 39 million dollars.
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Huntsville
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Flight Center
Brown Engineering Co
Hayes International Corp
Federal Electric Corp
Northrop Services, Inc
Planning Research Corp
Sperry Rand Corp
Computer Sciences Corp
Hayes
Jamaican pianist Ne rine Barrett wins Michaels Award and New York recital
Miss Nerine Barrett, 27, a Jamaican pianist living in London, receives a solo recital at Tully Hall and engagements with the Boston and other major orchestras for 1972 73. The Michaels Award honors Bud and Belle Michaels and honors artistic success over competition.
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New York
Nerine Barrett
London
Tully Hall
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Baltimore
Denver
Louisville
Boston Pops
Bud Michaels
Belle
UN Project Reaches Western Samoa to Help Malaysian Palms
A United Nations initiative in Western Samoa aims to protect threatened palm species in Malaysia by supporting conservation and reforestation efforts. Local partners report early progress and enhanced community awareness of palm preservation.
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United Nations
Western Samoa
Malaysia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Vicky Holmes
John Christopher Athens
Clarence Heard
Delrose
Tenn
Ernestine Gordon
Madison
Minnie Gordon Hartselle Mare
Mildred Corum
Richie Shadden
Karen Hargraves
Mittie Chambers Cullman
Martha Wood
Trinity
Jimmie Dillard
Decatur General Admissions
Cooper Lacewell Frazier
Belle Vna
James Anerton
Ed Shackleford
Courtland
Albert Edward Wessiler Sr
J. O. Bailey
Hope John Coleman Bragg
Homer’ Lawrence
Willie Mae Jenkins
Jessie Andrew Underwood
Wallace Weeks
William Earl Sexton
Howard Pippin
Joe Owen
Bennie Ray Hipp
Eugene Aselton
Jimmy Ray Smith
Felton Lewis Weaver
Teresa Lyn Dougherty
Robert Louis Roveira
Charles Ferrell Holmes
Freeman Earl Rikard
Paul Timmes
Ruby Mae Barnes
Lillian Watson
Humphrey
Mary Ellah Jackson
Athens Limestone Admissions
Grace Compton
Elizabeth Hicks
Lara Hicks
Leander Henry Nelson
Cora E. Claunch
Ardmore
Willie Mae Griffin
Ester Hall
Oma Bates
Elkmont
Clint Houston Miller
Alma Haggermaker
William Milton Jean
Taft
Inel Vickers
Annie Ruth Smith
Sarah Lee Baker
Janice Mae Griggs
Shirley Ann Tyler
Lawrence County Admissions
Annie Lee Armor
Moulton
Annie Graham
Annie Mae Philpot
Agnes
Dutton
Nellie Hollis
Hester Parker
James May
Grayson
Evelyn Burnett
Town Creek
Norma Terry
Infant
Faye Mitchell
Mark McCluskey
Sidney Terry
Lonnie Hill
Debcie Bain
Dorothy Sue Hill
Highway Patrol
Vine St
Selie Hartselle Ambulance Service
Jerry Jeffers
Montgomery
Hartselle Hospital
Denise Dr
Ensor
Sandlin Rd
Morgan County
Sidney Hamilton
Annie
Joiner
City of Huntsville
Charles D. Rogers
Geneva Kyle
Edward
Fran Morrison
Bobby
Janie M. Green
Clemmon
Jim Cox
Busch Jewelry Co
Wilford Hardin
GAC Finance Corp
James E. Foster
Public Finance Corp. of Huntsville
Collis Brooks
Par Value Loan Co
Cleveland Mason
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Frank P. Jones
Earl Cottingham
Stephen O. Maner
Lawson Gillespie
Annie C. Joiner
Pineview Hospital
Betty G. Stacey
Drug Co
John Holt
Superior Auto Parts, Inc
Theo Ward
Jonnie Garth Draper
Aaron Leroy Rhodes
Marie Cyfn
Stanly
Maxcy Jr
Callie Gibson
Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Co
Howard A. Parker
Pearce, DeMoss and King, Inc
Edward Johnson
Winfred Stevens
Paul David Johnson
Worthington Federal Credit Union
Robert A. Coleman
De@tu
Telecable Corp
Industrial Filter Manufacturing, Inc
Clifton Ray Hill
Jackson
Pamela Renee Metsinger
Bemis
Robert Macklin Harper Jr
Cardinal Dr. SW
Sharron Kay Wood
Cullman
Eugene Hope
Goodsprings
Terin
Dorothy Sibyl Mc. Masters
Butch Andrews
Mobile
Brenda McGinley Elder
Memphis
Eugene Lawrimore
Robert Allan O’shields
12Th St
Rebecca Jan Smith
Nelson St
Charles Michael Mooney
Decature
Martha Dell Slack
Sandra St
Don Milton Hendry
Eastmeade Ave
Carole Thomas McKinley
Moores Sn
Paul Wayne Smith
Owens Cross Road
Judy Diane Handley
4Th Ave
Richard Stephen Megyes
Ricky Edwin Hames
Bobwhite Dr
Lydia Jacqueline Looney
Edgewood St
Preston Loyd Ayers
Kannapolis
N.C
Rothy Odessa McHan
Willie Smith
Eva
Gertrude W. Harden
Billy Dan Flanagen
Memorial Dr
Evelyn Jeanette Holt
Sth Ave
America
NASA
Albright
S.E
Bayonne
N. J
William Grassano
Meyers-Arnold Co
Greenville
S. C
Paul
Austin
Texas
Paul Hyman Jr
Home Furnishings Daily
Bureau of Advertising
THE
Decatur Daily
Magicolor
Sor
Childree
Bankamericard
Americard
Southland Plaza
South Decatur
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