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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
3
River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning was 21.83 feet with sea level 556.13. High temperature Monday 95 at 5 pm, low today 68, today’s high 97, tonight 68, Wednesday 91. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm conditions with 50 percent today, then 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Wednesday.
Gov. George C. Wallace proposes converting the two year Gadsden State Junior College into a four year technical science institution. A resolution to seek approval from the State Board of Education was prepared for today's board meeting.
The column lists births at Decatur General Hospital and Decatur General, with multiple couples from Decatur Athens Trinity and surrounding towns. It notes admissions and dismissals, including several infants born to Jones Hardin Williamson Sledge families, and firefighters reports and ambulance calls in the Athens Limestone and Lawrence County areas.
A 12 year old boy in San Antonio found seven new boots hidden in a bush near his residence and turned them over to police. Each boot was for the right foot, prompting investigators to search for a possible missing or discarded footwear set.
A call for questions for Tell Me Why with reader submissions and full address details. The page lists multiple hospital transfers and a riddle section from the Knowledge Yearbook, noting winner Anne Beubner and questions about fruits vegetables and definitions.
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