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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
14
A Harris poll of 1,314 voters finds 53 percent call Alabama Governor George C. Wallace an extremist while 31 percent see him as a viable Democratic nominee. Ford leads Wallace 60 to 31 with 9 percent undecided.
A public service feature from this newspaper and the Medical Doctors of Alabama promotes health awareness and preventive care across the state with practical tips and local resource guidance.
Amateur yachtsmen should follow basic safety when painting boats. Read labels and avoid antifouting paints, spray with caution, and ventilate enclosed spaces. Do not drink during painting, wear gloves, store paints safely, and keep flames away from solvents.
Clifford Shorty Norwood 54 of Courtland died Monday at home. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Courtland Baptist Church with Revs. David Nelson and Ernest Dillard officiating. Burial in Courtland Cemetery. Survivors include widow Vera Bryant Norwood, daughter Sandra Baker, son Stanley Norwood, siblings Lucille Cottingham Shelby Pearson Christine Kilgore and Jack Clyde Ervin Norwood William Dye and two grandchildren. Norwood was a Sunday school teacher and deacon, Prestolite employee, World War II veteran. Funeral arrangements by Elliott Funeral Home.
A judge allows a jailhouse confession tape as evidence despite defense claims of privacy invasion. The ruling holds jail privacy not equal to free society and says voluntary confessions are admissible, while deceived prisoners who thought conversations were private are protected against eavesdropping.
Funeral arrangements are set for Mrs Margaret W Sewell 52 of 220 6th Ave NW who died Monday in a local hospital The service will be Wednesday at 2 p m at Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel with Jack Freeman officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery Brown directing Survivors include widower Willie L Sewell Decatur a son Stephen Ray Sewell Decatur and two daughters
Five of the Wa verly Consort members will lead a workshop in early music performance from June 30 through July 18 at New York University. They will use instruments from the Noah Greenberg Collection and invite players of historical instruments, singers with interest in early music, and modern players seeking to learn historical counterparts.
The Montego Freeport Shopping Center sits on five acres of seaside gardens near Montego Bay Jamaica. Its shops are connected by covered walkways.
The readable portions indicate a fragmented OCR item with unclear wording. No clear event or entities are present to identify a specific notice or outcome.
Public notices outline a four week legal ad about Sandra N Neathammer’s Alabama divorce filing with Morgan County Circuit Court case B75 298 and calls for bid proposals for a Morgan County Board of Equalization and Adjustment plus an Alabama legislature bill on officer allowances. The notices detail names positions and proposed effective dates August 1975 and April 1 1975 with various appointment procedures and compensation structures.
Admission and dismissal listings name numerous individuals by full or partial entries from Decatur and surrounding towns. The document also records marriages between listed residents and nearby counties, naming partners and locations across Alabama communities.
The document repeals Section 5 of an act and clarifies that remaining sections are unaffected by the repeal. It states the act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor approval or upon becoming law otherwise.
Alabama act grants Morgan County Sheriff right to keep state feeding allowances for prisoners. Retroactive to October 1 1974, with actions under the act validated. Effective date listed as October 17 24.
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