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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1977
Page
6
West Germany's safety council urges riders to wear helmets gloves elbow knee and ankle protection and non slip shoes. A Berlin test board labels skateboards sports equipment requiring proper instruction and safe setup. Reports note rising US skateboard injuries and deaths amid growing adoption abroad.
The Wall Street Journal notes Spain's 41 year gap since Franco and the 1979 election produced a victory for Prime Minister Suarez and the Democratic Center Union. King Juan Carlos gains legitimacy as he backs civil rights and Western integration. Leftist parties gain strength, Basque militancy continues, and Spain faces inflation unemployment and a $7 billion balance deficit as it seeks EC membership.
A reader is invited to write Bible questions to the Bible Questions column at the Church of Christ located at 1602 Beech Street, Decatur, Alabama. The notice requests inquiries from readers seeking guidance or discussion.
Donors at the June 22 blood drive at the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center included James Olander Posey Joseph Franklin Little I William Hendrix McGhee Mrs Frances Ann Pitt Richard Wayne Binkley Nickey Wayne Buckelew Janet Arlene Waddell Lucy DeBoice Sagle Majorie Absher Becky Ann Hunter Sharon Andrea Stevens Minor Garth Gower Wayne Leon Appleton William Preston Johnson Jr Beverly Ann Holland Anthony Leroy Couch Debra Jane Gilley William Howard Niles Juanita Anne Eisner Glen Andrew Williams Bettye Lee Malone Marilyn Taylor Liles Kathy Ann Elmore Joel Edward Loftin Dorothy Jane Sapp Donna Ruth Rhodes Ellen Sterling H es axwell Kirkland Merrit David Bruce Martin James Graham Bell Maragret Ann Black Linda Joyce McLin William David Stewart Paul Edward Burnthall Raymond Andrew Sund back Timothy Edward Riddle Doyle Brannon Reihn Charles Gilbert Campbell Jr Barbara Lynn Terry Dorothy Mae Weatherford William George Foster Kay Leona Bentley Ezzard Charles Torain Anthony Lamar Batts Ina Esther Haugen Mary Helen Wiggins Donald Scott Judkins Byron Luther Carden Dennis Wade Griffith James Daniel Meherg William Michael Davis Kathy Diane Ray Odell Nellie Cork James Homer Cork Karen Denise Owens Betty Lou Nelson Rosylin Parker Janet Reen Johnson Arel Eugene Hayes William Bigelow Simons Jeffrey Dwain Smith Don nie Lamar Brown John Robert Roby Steve Randall Knight.
Athens State president and UAH president analyze a proposed Decatur regional office. They warn of overlapping offerings with Calhoun and Tuscaloosa campus programs. Decatur project aims cooperative programs without triggering rivalry, with no concrete courses announced yet.
A man returned to Mayes County jail in 1973 to testify in a 1966 rape case. He escaped with another prisoner by sawing through bars, was recaptured, and escaped again the same method on Sept. 16, 1973.
Beasley urged a quick end to the session and disposal of the resolution. McCorquodale explained that 12 amendments from the regular session would vote August 16 while two amendments from the special session go before September 13. A single consolidated election could save about 500000, and Rep. Venable requested the action.
Carter, continuing from Page 1, discusses local income taxes real estate and sales taxes and interest paid to a Georgia bank. He jokes about a $60 exemption referencing his toothy smile at a Thursday night fundraising dinner for Democrats.
Debra James Duncan and James Ralph Duncan Jr. marry in Danville. Mary Faye Frank and James Bennie Bonds wed in Cullman. Building permits list swimming pools at 1808 Stratford Rd SE and 1814 Pennylane SE. Local births include a son for Watson in Hartselle, a son for Reason in Decatur, a daughter for Looney in Athens, and sons for Hancock Decatur, Makemson Addison, and Eddy Hartselle.
The Women's Ordination Conference opened a national office in the ecumenically owned La Casa building in Washington. Barbara Nash led prayers at the liturgy marking the event as women and nuns gather to pursue admission of women to the Roman Catholic priesthood.
Fort Payne grocer Herbert Mitchell, who led the fight against milk price controls in Alabama, announced plans to run for governor next year. He will form a statewide group to represent common people and workers. Last fall he sold milk below the state minimum, and legal action ended the Dairy Commission’s price fixing authority.
Mabry Engineering official Tom Craven announced a Tuesday start for ex cavation to install a new culvert at the 14th Ave and 2nd St SW intersection. 2nd St will be closed for several days while crews redirect traffic west onto 14th Ave to improve drainage.
Social workers in Alabama must pass an exam and obtain a license to practice starting November 1978. The measure, approved during the last legislative session, makes Alabama the 20th state to license social workers and creates three licensing levels with a State Board of Social Work Examiners to issue licenses. The change affects about 3,000 to 5,000 people and aims to protect the public from unqualified practice.
Mrs Bob Clemons will lead the Alabama CF Foundation fund raising drive starting in August. Karen Stange, executive director, said the campaign will run door to door and with volunteers across communities nationwide to support research and treatment for cystic fibrosis.
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