Tragedy in Scottsboro Area Claims Four Todds in Crash
A single car accident near Scottsboro killed Gary Todd 29 his wife Sammie 32 their children Dean 8 Janice 4 and niece Sherrie Thompson 13 from Gary West Virginia. Todd reportedly fell asleep at the wheel causing the vehicle to plunge through guard posts into Mud Creek. The family lived in Decatur for about five years and attended Memorial Drive Methodist Church.
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Decatur
Gary Todd
Scottsboro
Sammie Todd
Dean Todd
Janice Todd
8Th Ave. NW
Sherrie Jean Thompson
Gary
W. Va
Mud Creek
Tennessee River
Shelby Carpenter
8Th Ave
University system adopts three campus chancellor structure
The governor announced a three campus chancellor system for the states largest higher education system. Mathews will lead the Tuscaloosa campus and Volker will head Birmingham with two long time officials praised for leadership.
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Brewer
Frank Rose
Washington
Tuscaloosa
Mathews
Volker
Bimingham
School of Dentistry
Medical Center
Brewer's Brother Deployed as Vietnam Jet Pilot
Gov Albert Brewer confirms his younger brother Air Force Maj Terry Brewer is assigned to Vietnam combat duty. The announcement came last week and places Brewer in a jet pilot role amid ongoing conflict.
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert Brewer
Vietnam
Air Force
Terry Brewer
Jackson
Rickover
Limestone Prisoner Escapes Again in Limestone County
James Choate, held in Limestone County Jail on car theft and escape charges, escaped Saturday night by slipping through a barred upstairs window to a roof and ground. He reportedly soaked himself beforehand and benefited from a jail transfer just after inmates were moved to cells.
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Athens
James Choate
Limestone County
Kilby
Sheriff's Office
Choate
William Campbell
Pompidou to become France president after De Gaulle era
Georges Pompidou, a former school teacher, is poised to succeed Charles de Gaulle as France's president with a pledge to liberalize foreign affairs and broaden government. He is expected to name Jacques Chaban-Delmas as premier, and won with about 57.8 percent against Alain Poher.
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Harvey Hudson
Associated Press
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
de Gaulle
Pompidou
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Chaban-Delmas
The
National Assembly
Birmingham Youth Receives 1969 Outstanding Teenager Award
Gov Albert Brewer presents the 1969 Alabama Outstanding Teenager award to George M Callen of Ramsay High School Birmingham. Callen top in class of 182 plans University of Alabama law degree and has been Civitan oratorical winner.
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Albert Brewer
Alabama
Birmingham
George M. Callen
George M. Callen, Jr
Young Callen
Ramsay High School
University of Alabama
Callen
Tragic Todd family perishes in Mud Creek car crash
A 1967 Ford Fairlane overturned in Mud Creek after a crash near a bridge. Five or more Todd family members drowned as the water filled the auto, with doors locked and no escape apparent. Fishermen later found the submerged car about an hour after the accident.
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Bill Carver
Jimmy Wilkes
James T. Collins
Robert Dalton
Todd
Dalton
PSC Approves Alabama Freight Rate Hike
The Alabama State Public Service Commission approved a six percent intrastate freight rate increase matching last year’s ICC interstate rise. Most commodities see up to 6 percent higher charges while pulpwood wood chips and pig iron rates are limited to a 3 percent boost.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Todd family funeral held at Gunthorp Funeral Home
The Todd family bodies were brought to Gunthorp Funeral Homes in Decatur after a late Sunday death. Todd worked as a crane operator for Brook and Mixon Construction Co. Eight-year-old Dean was a fourth grade student at West Decatura Elementary School.
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Welsh
W. Va
Todd
Gunthorp Funeral Homes
Decatur
Brook and Mixon Construction Co
Dean
West Decatura
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Brooks & Mixon Contractors
Alabama 67
Flint Creek
Brooks
Mixon
Todds
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
D. E. Smitherman
Smitherman
Gary D. Todd
Janice
Med Creek
Dean’s Ducks
Mathew
Limestone
Alain Poher
Paul Holt
Elkmont
Athens City
Sheriff's
Joe D. Hine
Tanner
Hine
George Berrett
Malone St
Russia
Bob Duanavant
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