Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show river 21.90 feet and sea level 556.20 feet. Today’s high near 83, low 68. Expect mostly partly cloudy skies through Friday with scattered thundershowers and rain chances 40 percent today and tonight and 40 percent Friday. Extended outlook Saturday through Monday calls for partly cloudy, highs near 90, lows around 70 and more thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and evening. The heaviest travel is over the American Canadian border.
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He'll Finally Receive Degree
William Martin Murphy of Somerville earns a Harvard University bachelor’s degree 46 years after starting studies. At 78, he becomes the oldest person on record to receive a bachelor’s from Harvard, a milestone noted as he completes his degree today.
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Clothes Bank Seeks New Home by July Deadline
The Clothes Bank, a cooperative clothing drive run by the Committee on Church Cooperation, faces closure if space is not found by July 1. Since last fall it operates in Southside Baptist Church rooms and needs at least 1000 square feet to store and sort apparel. The group has discussed sites in Decatur and even offered space in Hartselle, but no suitable space found yet.
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We Blew This One Mayor Gribbs Says EMS Delay
Detroit mayor Ro man Gribbs blamed a fumbled EMS demonstration as three busloads of Michigan legislators toured the city. An apparent heart attack prompted Gribbs to announce medics would arrive within minutes, but the EMS truck and two medics arrived seventeen minutes later. Gribbs offered no explanation, promising one later. Monaco has been ruled by the House of Grimaldi since 1927.
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