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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
2
Deana Jackson five and friends Jody Eubanks four Kathy Manass three and Cindy Golson four are seen walking to their grandmother's house after a morning at vacation Bible school. More sunny hot weather is forecast for Decatur.
Decatur area expects only light rainfall chances through Friday as a strong high pressure system and a nearby weakening front keep storms limited. Temperatures will reach the mid 90s with low 70s at night and mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies.
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning showed river at 21.28 feet and sea level at 555.58 feet. High today reached 91 degrees at 4 pm with a low of 70 this morning. highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s expected tonight and Friday. Chance of mainly afternoon thundershowers with 40 percent rain today and Friday, 20 percent tonight. Over the past 30 days precipitation totals 2.48 inches. year to date 29.62 inches, 2.03 inches above normal. Sunrise 5:34 am, sunset 8:03 pm. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with scattered thundershowers and highs in the 90s.
John Mitchell, former attorney general, arrives at Maxwell Air Force Base prison camp to begin a Watergate related sentence. He wears a brown work uniform and is met by cheering inmates as he reports to the minimum security facility in Montgomery, Alabama.
A Falkville man, Carl Fletcher Bullard, 39, was charged with arson after 61 bales of cotton on a truck parked at Motel 6 caught fire last weekend. Bullard, freed on a $2,000 bond, had been employed by the cotton owner Darrell Davenport of Decatur. Det. Larry McNair reported the arrest and linked the incident to the previous night's blaze.
Alabama Governor George Wallace and Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton will attend the grand opening of a $1 million Limestone County tourist information center near the Tennessee line. The event starts at 2 p.m. with remarks by Rep. Tommy Carter and performances by local students.
Judy Wallace tries to teach her ten month old Jamie to swim amid reluctance from officials and lack of formal programs. Private instructor Cherise Albright, using a mother taught method, begins with familiarizing Jamie to water and breathing, emphasizing repetition and security.
Mrs Wallace advocates early water safety for Jamie amid crowded pools and lakes in Decatur. She fears drowning even in public centers and hopes lessons from Red Cross or Parks and Rec would teach breathing, floating and basic self rescue as she teaches her son.
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