Our Insurance Code Needs Update in Alabama
The editorial urges Alabama lawmakers to modernize the 1910 era insurance code amid concerns about investment schemes and misleading policies. It notes a 1968 committee draft pending in the Legislature, highlights investment and credit life insurance as sticking points, and compares Alabama’s 440 licensed life insurers to New York’s 82 to argue for stronger consumer protections.
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Associated Press
Alabama
United States
Lurleen Wallace
New York
Weather forecast for Decatur area with highs near 88
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers through Sunday. Thunderstorms may be locally heavy tonight. Highs today around 88 to 92 and a low near 65. Rain probability 3 to 30 percent. Temperatures shown for 24 hours up to 8 p.m. and various times through the next day. A Swedish firm unveils a pocket sized dental X ray device resembling a cigarette holder.
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Decatur
Decatur Women Injured in Car Truck Collision
Two Decatur women received minor injuries in a Friday afternoon crash at 6th Ave and Holly St. Beverly Jean Weell, 26, and Evelyn Vaughn, 19, were transported to Decatur General Hospital by AAA Southend Ambulance. The Wood resident drove the car while Laura B Russell, 31, of Decatur drove the other vehicle.
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Decatur
6Th Ave
Holly St
Decatur General Hospital
Beverly Jean Weell
Evelyn Vaughn
AAA Southend Ambulance Service Co
Wood
Laura B Russell
Hospitals Admission and Dismissal Listings Across Alabama
The notice lists numerous patient admissions and discharges from hospitals in Alabama towns including Hillsboro Decatur Moulton Trinity Hartselle Courtland Athens Somerville Madison and more. Names with streets and areas accompany patient and guardian details reflecting a broad hospital census and recent movements.
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Baugh-Wiley-Smith Admissions
James Clay
Hillsboro
Elease Watkins
Thomas McCluskey
Moulton St
Terry West
Lacey's Spring
Ales Parker
Memorial Dr
Paul Miller
Falkville
Gordon Atkins
Hartselle
Odie Owens
Decatur 5
Larry Marks
Logan
Ala
Joe Duncan
Hanceville
James Jenkins
Danville
Bobby Short
Trinity
Kenneth Jinks
Moulton
Otis White
Courtland
Charles Lewis
6Th. Ave
Leigh Sims
8Th Ave
Ralph Russell
Olive St
Douglas Arthur Logan
Donald Roberson Clay
Magnolia St
Billy Wayne Cantrell
John William Terry
Gene Dean Scott
Toney
Mabel Amelia Berry
9Th Ave
Mary Ellazone Griffin
Roberta Kathleen Hall
4Th Ave
Huden Daniel
Decatur
Robert Lee Terry
Robert Keith ‘Coggins
College St
James Conrad Morton
Charles Robert Cooley
Elkmont
Levin Mitchell Huff
Grant St
Richard Lee Mason
Sunset
Dolly
Ann Riggins
Somerville
William Wayne Vaughn
Nathaniel Eugene Carlisle
Sykes St
Patricia Lea Hill
Bennie Lamar
Standridge
Herman Kyle Taylor
Seton Ave
Shawn O’neal Padgett
Obituaries from Hartselle and Somerville
Funeral services are set for O D Downs 50 Somerville1 at Bell Springs Baptist Church with burial at nearby cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing Survivors include widow Juanita Downs two daughters Susan and Rhonda Downs a son Lynn Downs four sisters and two brothers He was World War II veteran and a church member Jane P Gibson 73 Somerville3 dies. services at Blue Springs Baptist Church with burial Peck Funeral Home directing Survivors include widower S E Gibson a daughter Windsor Glasscock a grandson James Glasscock and many relatives Ruth Irene Motes 60 Huntsville dies. services at Friendship Baptist Church burial at adjacent cemetery Gunthorth with four daughters three sons three brothers and 17 grandchildren Pallbearers are nephews.
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Evis Sullins
Falkville
Earie Seamon
Prattville
Madgie Watwood
Etoile Talley
Decatur
Oneal Downs
Olen Downs
Bell Springs Baptist Church
Somerville
Jane P. Gibson
Blue Springs Baptist Church
Carl Tinnen Jr
Peck
S. E. Gibson
Hartselle
Windsor Glasscock
James Peck Glasscock
J. Eral Peck
Elliott Henry Peck
Bessemer
Marvin Peck
Pines
Dave P
Ruth Irene Motes
8Th St
Huntsville
Friendship Baptist Church
Wayne Voss
Gunthorp
Faye Johnson
Lois Hill
Betty Terzopoulos
Linda Wallace
Fred Motes
John Motes
A. D. Motes
Charles Armstrong
A. Armstrong
Harvest
Jewell Armstrong
Gordon
Nell Bradford
Motes
Pleasant Baptist Church
Funeral for Flora Books set at Church of Christ
Funeral services for Flora Viola Books 52 of 1724 32nd Place North diea Saturday in a Birmingham hospital will be at 2 p m Sunday at Landersville Church of Christ in Lawrence County Kyle McWhorter officiating Burial is in the adjoining Peck funeral home of Hartselle Luther T Rooks Birmingham a daughter Audrey Rooks Birmingham three brothers Robert L Coleman Danville Aulton Coleman and Arlen P Coleman both of Moulton two sisters Mrs Victoria Sapp Moulton and Mrs Kate Burch Decatur The church membership is noted and the old silver dollars description appears as a separate note.
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Birmingham
Flora Viola Books
32Nd Place North
Landersville Church of Christ
Lawrence County
Kyle McWhorter
Peck Funeral Home
Hartselle
Luther T. Rooks
Audrey Rooks
Robert L. Coleman
Danville
Aulton Coleman
Arlen P. Coleman
Moulton
Victoria Sapp
Kate Burch
Decatur
Rooks
Church of Christ
Decatur Public Library Faces Face Lifting Project
The Decatur Public Library on Church Street will close for a face lifting under National Paint Up and Clean Up Week. The North Alabama Painters and Decorators Association sponsors the project with bricks and stone sand blasted and window trim repainted. Clarence Richter says work totals up to 5000 dollars and 18 local merchants donate labor and materials.
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Decatur Public Library
Church St
Painters and Decorators Association
North Alabama
Clarence Richter
Severe storms sweep North Alabama ahead of cold front
Strong winds and hail were reported near Attalla and Leeds as a new cold front and Gulf low pressure drove violent weather. The Decatur area escaped major damage while forecasts warned of more thunderstorms and hot humid conditions into the weekend with highs in the upper 80s and 90s.
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Attalla
Leeds
North Alabama
Decatur
Weather Bureau
Gulf
South Alabama
Brewer Nominates Board Members Cleared by Senate
ABC Oden opposed reappointment of Frank Potts of Florence and Dewitt Reams of Mobile. Senate Rules Committee stalled the nominations twice before clearing them. The Senate confirmed Potts, Reams, and James Caldwell of Brundidge on Thursday.
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Oden
ABC Board
Frank Potts
Florence
Dewitt Reams
Mobile
Albert Brewer
Senate
James Caldwell
Brundidge
State Legislature Sees Bid to Bar Bank Mergers
Brock criticizes bank merger push saying banks do not have the people at heart. He notes State National Bank raised its prime rate to 8 percent while Central held at 7.5 percent, arguing the higher rate was unnecessary.
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Brock
Central
State National Bank
LBJ Rumors of Mood Contrast Public Silence
East whispers claim Johnson sits in Texas brooding over Nixon era politics. Friends say the former president shows no signs of gloom, insisting he is not low in spirits and appears as happy as ever this spring.
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East
Texas
Nixon
Johnson
Bottle and Glass Club to Meet for Trade Night at City Hall
North Alabama Bottle and Glass Club gathers Monday at 7 30 p m in Hartselle city hall for a trade night open to visitors with a brown Coca Cola bottle as door prize. Danville United Methodist Youth Fellowship plans a car wash today at American Bank and Trust Co starting 8 a m to raise funds for local church renovations with prices 1 50 inside cleaning 1 outside.
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North Alabama Bottle and Glass Club
City Hall
Danville United Methodist Youth Fellowship
American Bank and Trust Co
Alvin McAbee
Brenda Brown
Soldier Johnny Lyle laid to rest at St. Timothy’s Church
Funeral rites for Johnny Lyle known as Bruce by schoolmates were held at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. Rev. James L. Sanders led prayers, with pallbearers Larry Terry Connie Ray Phillips Tommy Phillips Randy Scott Chuck Kilpatrick and David Shelton assisting. Army Missile Command soldiers folded the flag and presented it to the mother after the committal at the grave.
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Johnny
Bruce
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
James L. Sanders
Book of Common Prayer
Larry Terry
Connie Ray Phillips
Tommy Phillips
Randy Scott
Chuck Kilpatrick
David Shelton
Army Missile Command
Restone Arsenal
Johnny Lyle
U S Vessels Freed After Offshore Encounter With South America
The three South American nations claim 200 mile zones while the United States asserts 12 miles. Ecuadorian Ambassador Carlos Mantilla-Ortega said Friday that the U.S. boats were released before port docking. Representative Edward A. Garmatz warned Congress may retaliate for the perceived insult and bullying.
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United States
Ses
Carlos Mantilla-Ortega
U.S
Edward A. Garmatz
Dmd
Congress
South Korea’s Park cautions on premature Vietnam peace
The text notes South Korean President Chung Rhee Park urging against a hasty peace in Vietnam, warning that political and military pressure may be needed to force terms from the communists, while referencing U.S. policymakers' peace aims.
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Vietnam
U.S
Chung Rhee Park
Four-Power Talks Seen as Hope for Crisis De- Escalation
Officials noted Cairo and Moscow wanted to continue discussions despite frustration at rigidity in talks. The President voiced cautious hope that the four-power discussions could yield a communication basis and influence from all parties, including the Soviet Union, to defuse the crisis.
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Cairo
Moscow
Soviet Union
Pompidou names Chaban Delmas French premier
In Paris Georges Pompidou moved to replace Maurice Couve de Murville with Jacques Chaban Delmas as premier. The investiture followed a vow to govern in de Gaulle's image amid a ceremonial shift of leadership. Birth notices record several newborns in Decatur General Hospital with local families named.
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Paris
Nyt
France
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
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