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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1975
Page
2
A reader seeks help after a dirty room at the Best Western Mark Inn in Atlanta and a promised refund that arrived only after Action intervened. The paper reports the company mailed a full refund after months of correspondence and calls.
AARP policy billing issue resolved after ACTION informed insurer and they mailed corrected records. Limestone County jury information provided by ACTION connects reader with the jury foreman. Estate refund issue clarified after address mix up. refund received by the estate.
Hung Le, a South Vietnamese refugee in Decatur, reports his parents in Hong Kong refugee camp have been cleared for entrance to the United States. He says a letter confirms clearance and that they await transport when space allows, with U S promises to cover expenses.
Le, a chemical engineering student at the University of Tennessee, has been co oping at Browns Ferry and living with the Lipscombs in Decatur. He hopes his parents can immigrate to America, plans citizenship as soon as possible, and promises to inform friends of a happy ending once they are united.
Decatur area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Monday with scattered thundershowers in the afternoons and evenings. SW winds 10 to 16 mph. highs in the mid 80s, nights in the high 60s, sunrise 5 33, sunset 8 01.
Law officers arrested William Cole, 48, after a raid on his Town Creek residence Saturday. More than 44 cases of beer and 30 pints of liquor were confiscated. Cole was released later Saturday on a $300 bond charged with illegal possession of prohibited liquors.
Landersville grocer Harold Young death tied to four suspects in Lawrence County with first degree murder charges. State says Bob Peoples 19 and James Borden 25 declared competent to stand trial and sent back from Bryce Hospital. Peoples’ wife Debbie Shiles Peoples 16 is at large. another suspect Mary Francis Calvert Borden 18 also evaluated.
Frances E. Scott, once a secretary, now leads red blood cell research for the Electrophoresis experiment on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. She studied biology at Athens College and the University of Alabama Huntsville, worked in planetary quarantine sterilization, and helped plan Arcus rocket launches at Wallops Island.
Decatur attorney John A. Caddell recalls a nine hole course once in Delano Park around 1921 built by cotton buyers George Maynard and others. The greens were sand and 20 to 30 feet, cups were coffee cans, and the first hole started at 6th Ave. The course evolved into Decatur Country Club as the area became a park.
The first in a series of hearings on a proposed Alabama constitution will be held Wednesday by the House and Senate Constitution and Elections Committees at 11 a.m. in the Senate chamber. The session will consider the first five articles: declaration of rights powers of government the legislature representation and the executive department.
The city playgrounds run two months of weekday activities led by the Park and Recreation Department focusing on bicycle safety. Six parks participate with Delano Park open 10 am to 6 pm and Jessie Lewis Smith and Pines Parks 11 am to 6 pm at Smith and Pines. Afternoon and evening hours at Cashin Homes East Acres and Cedar Lake. Weekly themes include Topsy Turvy Week June 23, Black Heritage Week June 30, Western Roundup Week July 7, Nature Interpretation Week July 14, Cartoon Characters Week July 28, and Olympic Week Aug 4.
A group photo from the Decatur High School Class of 1964 reunion lists attendees by row. Front to back: Megan McPherson Johnson through Butch Adams. second row includes Brenda Hill Blaxton and Nancy Demoss Pate. third row features Betty Jo Stanford Compton and Ann Terry Boyd. fourth row shows Gloria Mack Oliver and Johnny Compton. fifth row includes Raymond Sharbutt and Glee Davidson Craig. sixth row lists Jack Ozier and Bill Oliver. (DAILY Photo)
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