Court Martial Transcripters Work Continues at Redstone
Decatur resident Carolyn Tidwell serves as Army closed microphone court reporter for the Higdon case at Redstone Arsenal. She will transcribe a record potentially 2200 pages long over three months, working overtime to finish before review. She began with Army practice after exposure to prior reporters and finds the Higdon trial notably intriguing.
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William E. Higdon
Redstone Arsenal
Decatur
Carolyn Tidwell
Army
Redstone
Tidwell
Arsenal
Higdon
University of Alabama In
Huntsville
Huntsville Ceramic Show Earns Local Artist Prizes
A local artist, grateful for her cats Satan and Toodles, earned first and second place in a Huntsville ceramic show with two pieces. She says her artwork is not very good yet values the recognition and her hobby.
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Satan
Toodles
Huntsville
Wallace Puts Hold On Third Judgeship Measure
Gov. George Wallace has placed a hold on the Morgan Limestone circuit third judgeship bill amid revenue concerns. House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep. Pete Mathews was asked to detain the measure, while Sen. Bob Harris noted no action in Finance and Taxation. The measure previously passed the House but stalled in the Senate due to time limits and funding questions. Wallace would appoint if enacted.
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Bob Lowry
Montgomery
Morgan-Limestone
George Wallace
Wallace
Morgan County
Ralph Slate
House
Ways and Means
Slate
Pete Mathews
Clay County
Mathews
David Cauthen
Cauthen
Senate
Morgan- Limestone
Bob Harris
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Doctors Join Medical Board Forms Alabama Family Practice
Dr. R.H. Rhyne Jr. of Moulton Dr. Frank Merriman Cauthern of Athens and Dr. Preston Brogdon Jr. of Hartselle are the first in three counties to join the American Board of Family Practice after meeting its six year 50 hour yearly postgraduate study requirements and a seven year term before another exam. The board aims to raise care standards and encourage more medical students to enter family practice amid a statewide doctor shortage.
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Board of Family Practice
Area
R.H. Rhyne Jr
Moulton
Frank Merriman Cauthern
Athens
Preston Brogdon Jr
Hartselle
Rhyne
American Board of Family Practice
Action Quiz Column From The Decatur Daily
Reader questions cover coin values and selling tips, NFL option rules and compensations, and how to obtain MLB team addresses. Answers cite a 1896 Indian cent value about 40 to 50 cents, a method to sell with Lu Riggs in Cincinnati, free agent rules with compensation to optioning teams, and instruction to write Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for MLB addresses.
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THE
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
S. F
Love
Lu Riggs
Graceland Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Verlon Biggs
New York Jets
Washington Redskins
Skins
Jets
Redskins
A.B
Biggs
L.K
Trinity 2
Bowie Kuhn
5Th Ave
New York
N.Y
Conservancy urges turnout for pollution hearings in Alabama
The Alabama Conservancy urges citizens across the state to attend upcoming pollution control hearings in Decatur, Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. Dr. Charles S. Prigmore says heavy attendance could influence stricter laws and fines for polluters, with emphasis on air and water legislation. He invites interested groups to contact him at 345-4821 in Tuscaloosa for details.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama Conservancy
Charles S. Prigmore
Prigmore
Decatur
Conservancy
Drown Victim Gereom Lesser Recovered From Smith Lake
The body of Gereom Lesser, 38, of Fulton Dale, was recovered from Smith Lake by Cullman County authorities. Lesser drowned May 16 in a boating accident. Coroner David Moss said dragging failed to locate the body until Saturday morning when a cabin resident found it. No foul play is suspected and the body was shipped to Orlando for burial.
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Cullman
Fultondale
Gereom Lesser
Smith Lake
Cullman County
Lesser
David Moss
Moss
Orlando, Fla
Woman Driver Hurt In Hartselle Crash
Huntsville woman Diane McKee, 25, was critically injured in a Saturday crash on U 31 in downtown Hartselle. Police cited conflicting accounts of whether another car forced her off the road or she lost control as her car hit a median and a lamp pole. She was transported to Pineview Hospital then University Hospital in Birmingham and remained unconscious. coroner notes she was returning from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa.
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Hartselle
Huntsville
Diane McKee
U. 31
Miss McKee
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Hartselle Ambulance Service
Pineview Hospital
University Hospital
Birmingham
Fair
Guy Hollaway
Check Writing Machine Taken At Defco Store
Thieves broke into Defco at 1100 Brooks St SE and stole a check writing machine, a checkbook with hundreds of payroll checks, an electric typewriter, and a box of tools valued at 40 dollars. They also attempted to force open two drink machines and a cookie machine. A sliding west door was pried open.
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Defco
Brooks St
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Dick Cooper
Troy State University
Bill Dukes
Americanism
Post 15
American Legion
Tommy Dodson
Priceville High School
Jim Berkholz
Austin
Dukes
Larry Deemum
West Morgan
Andy Collier
Bobby Herbert
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Hundley
Newton B. Powell
Morgan
Limestone
Limestone County
E. Higdon
William the Organ
Drs. Cauthen, Brogdon and
Hilda Terry
Sen
Richard Shelby
Decatur Fire Department
Peter Ereeeene
Lawrence County
Hollaway
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