Athens Dorm Rental Remains Unsettled at State Board
Athens State College seeks to rent its 157 year old dorms but the State Board of Education failed to gather a quorum. President Sidney Sandridge and officials met Gov. George Wallace who chairs the board as debt talks continue with bondholders. Back payments total about 200000 dollars while an attorney general ruling allows leases to help pay the debt.
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Athens
Athens State College
State Board of Education
Sidney Sandridge
Montgomery
Ewell Smith
Smith
Atty
Bill Baxley
State Board
Supreme Court declines case on Yellowstone bear death damages
The Supreme Court refused to hear Harry Eugene Walker’s family suit alleging park negligence led to his 1972 Yellowstone grizzly death. The 9th Circuit had overturned an $87,417 award to Walker’s relatives, saying federal tort claims did not cover the case and Walker contributed to the negligence.
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Washington
Alabama
Yellowstone National Park
Harry Eugene Walker
Walker
Park Service
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Vanesalker
Yellowstone
Annistat
Ala
Trial opens over stabbing death amid pimp claim and self defense
In the murder case of Wilbert Scott the defense portrays Jim Mack Jones as a pimp who provoked the fatal stab wound to Jones by Scott after an attempted sexual arrangement involving Scott’s stepdaughter. The DA argues Scott killed Jones after enraged confrontation. Separate local incidents include meat theft at 107 Hillside Dr and a hot wired car in a motel lot. Falkville council hires fulltime officer Lewis McClellan and installs a new police car engine for 883.11.
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Wilbert Scott
J. N. Powell
Jim Mack Jones
Scott
Jones
8Th St. SW
Charles Guster
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Powell
Moebes
Guster
Jackie Vines
Motel Six
Falkville
Lewis McClellan
McClellan
Atrolman
Bob Grant
R Landrum
Decatur
Redstone
Low Bidset For Vocational Building At West Morgan
West Morgan High School moves toward a new vocational building with low bid of 67000 from Insche Building Associates. Morgan County Board of Education to consider accepting the bid and awarding a sewer project contract of 195454.40 to Reinhardt and Ward Construction Co. at Priceville and Cotaco. A plaque will honor late attendance director Isaac Stallworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insche Building Associates
West Morgan High School
J. V. Sailors
Morgan County Board of Education
Decatur
Ace Construction Co
State Construction Co
Hendrix and Fite
Jones, Inc
Brewer High School
Florette
Reinhardt and Ward Construction Co
Pell City
Priceville
Cotaco
Isaac Stallworth
Bo Isaac Stallworth
Gift From England Highlights Local Boy Choir Dedication
Mrs. Robert Doyle and Mrs. William L. Waller Jr. admire the silver flag brought from England by the St. John's Episcopal Church Boy Choir to present to the church. The wine vessel will be dedicated at Sunday 10:30 a.m. service.
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Robert Doyle
St. John’s Episcopal Church
William L. Waller Jr
T Teir
England
Suday
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Decatur Daily
Athens College
Charles Trotter
Trotter
Central Bank
Birmingham
Sandridge
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Larry Narmore
Hillside Dr. SW
COA
E. Moulton St
Bobby Reeves
Reeves Real Estate
Westmeade St. SW
Keri Glenn
Moulton
Joe M. Glenn
Seminary St
Sears
Kenmore
Sears, Roebuck and CO
PML
Atamonga
Ingiahaneor ’S
Selespers
Gateway Shopping Center
Huntsville
Florence
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