Beecher Trial Opens as Judge Powell Oversees Third Murder Case
The third murder trial of Johnny Daniel Beecher, 41, charged with the 1964 slaying of Mrs. Martha Jane Chisenall, resumes before Morgan County Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell after a delay caused by ill witness and defense motions. Jury selection to begin with openings anticipated Tuesday or Wednesday. prior trials overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court over coercive confessions.
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Moulton
Johnny Daniel Beecher
Jackson County
Morgan County
Newton B. Powell
9Th Judicial Circuit Court
John T. Black
Beecher
Clarke County
Cherokee County
Powell
Supreme Court
Lawrence County
Dist. Atty. Black
Claude Sisk
Council Okays Bid For Fire Station
The Decatur City Council awarded a $97,215 contract to Construction Co. of Hartselle for a 3,000 square foot fire station on Alabama 67 adjacent to John Lee Shoes. Land was bought from Harry Perry for $8,000, with a five month build time and plans by Aycock and Neville.
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BEN Windham State
Construction Co
Hartselle
Alabama
John Lee Shoes
Harry Perry
Morgan County
Perry
Aycock and
Neville
Byron Vann
Bill Lovin
Lovin
Parks and Recreation Department
Sterrs
Cashin
Decatur
Holland
Woodard
General Electric Co
Jack Cocke and Co
McCain Uniform Co
Harry Harless Co
Vann
Drug Theft Repeats At Southwest Store
A second break in this month at Austin Drug Co. 1205 Danville Rd. shows armed robbers stealing Class A narcotics around 6 am. About 500 tablets and injections valued near 1 000 dollars were taken along with about 100 dollars in cash. Two glass panels were broken. Amphetamines and codeine were the main drugs stolen. Police report a 17 year old Decatur youth linked to a June 9 Mac's Market robbery. Carnell Burt is jailed for the June 9 incident. An employee fired a .38 pistol at the getaway trio as they fled, possibly wounding one.
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Dan Price
Decatur
Price
Point Mallard Park
Alabama 20
I-65
Clete Quick
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Huntsville
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Florence ‘Chamber of Commerce
Alabama’ Mountain Lakes Association
Alabama Space and Rocket Center
von Braun
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lee
Austin Drug Co
Danville Rd
Employes
Mac’s Market
11Th Ave
Moulton St
Carnell Levodio Burt
14Th Ave
Terry Waldrop
Emergency Phone Guidance from The Decatur Daily
Public safety notice lists crisis contact numbers including Crisis Call Center 355 8000 and hospital or physician contacts. It advises dialing 0 for unknown emergencies and provides department numbers for Athens Athens nights and holidays from The Decatur Daily.
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Decatur Daily
Athens
Solons Seek Wild and Scenic Status for Sipsey River
Representatives Bob Jones and Tom Bevill urged inclusion of the West Fork Sipsey in Bankhead National Forest in the national wild and scenic rivers system. The 16 mile segment from Smith Lake to Lawrence County would be protected, with federally owned land near the river set aside for recreation and scenery.
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Washington
Bob Jones
West Fork Sipsey
Bankhead National Forest
Tom Bevill
West Sipsey Fork
Alabama Conservancy
Probation Officer Moss Shapes Federal Rehab at Foot of Cross
Dalton Moss, a veteran federal probation officer in Decatur, oversees about 90 probationers across four counties. The Oneonta native, a WWII veteran with Bronze Star and six Battle Stars, emphasizes rehabilitation and crime prevention as core goals while explaining how pre sentence reports assess a defendant’s background and future prospects for probation or prison.
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Foot of the Cross
U.S
Clarence Allgood
Dalton Moss
Decatur
Federal
Carol Martin
Moss
Morgan
Madison
Marshall
Jackson
United States
Oneonta
Probation Chief Praises Reform Through Second Chances
Moss details five rules for probation including lawful conduct and family support. He cites success stories from ministers to businessmen, noting five-figure monthly earnings and a 15 year old who, after early trouble, finished college. A 43 year old parolee rebuilt life with clerical work and later business success, ending years without further court trouble.
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Moss
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United States Supreme Court
Bobby Herbert
Bank St
Levin
Don Goble
The
Kirby Co
Southwest Store
Solons
Sipsey
Ledlding
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