Police Seek Suspect in Decatur Assault Near Flint
State and local police pursue a man after he hurt a Decatur housewife Saturday near Flint as her nine year old daughter watched. The victim said he threatened the daughter with a knife at Tommy's Sure Save Store and forced them to drive to a location west of Flint before returning to Decatur and fleeing. Police describe the suspect as a man in his age group with an alleged knife threat.
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Decatur
Flint
Tommy’s
Sure Save
Carridale St
Recreation Plan For Morgan Gains Approval
Morgan County Commission approves a 45 page TVA Recreation Resources plan for Cotaco including golf, pool, tennis, and campgrounds. The plan urges school sites as year round community centers and proposes multiple tennis courts fields and a multi use court at several towns.
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Bob Lowry
Cotaco
Morgan County Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority Recreation Resources Branch
Commission
North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Fleming
West Morgan High
Danville
Falkville
Eva
Priceville
West Morgan
Neel
Flint City
Plainview
Lacey
Proctor Participates in National Civil Defense Advisory Plan
Howard Proctor Civil Defense Director of Morgan County joins the National Civil Defense Advisory Committee meeting at the Pentagon. The 14 member panel advises the Secretary of Defense on civil defense programs and organization. John E. Davis chairs the committee at DC Preparedness Agency HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgan County Civil Defense
Howard Proctor
National Civil Defense Advisory Committee
Proctor
U.S. Civil Defense Council
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
John E. Davis
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
Prank Tire Deflation Leads to Youths’ Warning and Thefts
Police report early morning detains three youths caught letting air from tires at Motel 6. Owners forced them to inflate tires after a lecture before turning them to parents. Separate incidents include stolen marquee letters from Tot Town School and a purse theft at Letson’s Ranch House Restaurant with $20 missing.
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Motel 6
Tot Town School
Somerville Rd
Letson
Ranch House
Laverne Huffstutter
Morgan County names Mrs. Willa Cutts chief clerk
The Morgan County Commission named Mrs. Willa Cutts of Hartselle as chief clerk, retroactive to June 1, after she had filled the post since last December during Myr Hambrick’s leave. A county bid on workmen’s compensation insurance was delayed for review, with estimates from about 10 000 to 15 000 dollars.
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Morgan County Commission
Willa Cutts
Commission
Cutts
Hartselle
Myr Hambrick
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Fleming
John C. McBride
Drug Possession Conviction Upheld in Alabama
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the 1971 drug conviction of Grady Knox, a 36 year old Hartselle truck stop operator, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in April 1971 after his illegal activity.
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Montgomery
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Hartselle
Grady Knox
Knox
Morgan County
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Isam Fennell Jr
Fennell
Alabama Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Courtland
Carl Edward Willingham
Willingham
Sol Madden
United Way Industry Unit Head Named
Albert E. Nash, plant manager of Wolverine Tube Division of Universal Oil Products, will direct major industry divisions of the United Way Campaign this year. Nash, born 1918 in Detroit, has ties to Tennessee Valley Scouts, Junior Achievement, Associated Industries of Alabama, and Rotary. He holds multiple engineering degrees and is married to Lois Lancaster.
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Albert E. Nash
Wolverine
Universal Oil Products
United Way Campaign
Nash
Tennessee Valley Scouts Board of Directors
Junior Achievement
Associated Industries of
Alabama
Detroit
Lincoln High School
Ferndale
Mich
Lawrence Institute of Technology
Wayne State University
Thomas
William
Lois Lancaster
United Way
Emergency numbers for crises and poison emergencies
The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance. It advises calling the nearest hospital or family physician and to dial 0 for operator assistance if unsure of the emergency number. Local departments contacts are provided as well.
Point Mallard park to bid on $40000 carpet golf course
Park board plans bidding within 10 days for a $40,000 carpet golf course to be built near the Aquatic Center and ice rink. Land use must win TVA approval and final specs before invitations go out. The 18 holes will feature an aquatic motif and landscaped beds.
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Point Mallard Park
Leonard Hudson
TVA
Donald Yarnell
Frackville
Hudson
Frank Shepherd
Decatur Police Department
Ted Kennedy
George Wallace
Septic Tank Ruling Expected By Planning Commission
The planning commission is set to rule today on allowing septic tanks in new Dunbarton Subdivision due to limited sewage facilities. The panel is divided on the issue amid developer requests and the lack of additional capacity.
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Cotaco
Alabama
Decatur
Hartselle
New City
Planning Commission
Dunbarton Subdivision
Athens Annex Measure Aims to Add Country Club Acres
Rep Tommy Carter plans a bill to annex about 500 residents south of Athens city limits. The council favored the move extending from I-65 to the L and N Railroad and south to Country Club Acres. Some owners opposed citing school transport concerns and a decision was postponed to this month's meeting.
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Athens — Limestone-Lawrence
Tommy Carter
Carter
Country Club Acres
L and N
Shirley Hogue First Girl Paper Carrier In Decatur
Shirley Hogue thirteen, the first girl newspaper carrier in Decatur, handles a 76 customer route for THE DECATUR DAILY. She says she gets varied comments about a girl with a paper route and notes she is not collecting for an older brother.
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Shirley Hogue
Shirley
Girl newspapers carrier pounds off weight on two mile route
Shirley, a lively student, takes a route on her bicycle to earn money and shed pounds. She sits as the only girl among six carriers in Decatur and plans to keep the job in the fall while pursuing band rehearsals. With two brothers already carriers, she follows family footsteps into a male dominated field.
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Shirley
Decatur
Georgia
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Gil Langley
Woodland St
T. C
Almon Center
Langley
Cherry St. School
City of Opportunity Civitan Club
Red Carpet Inn
James
Cotton Hargett
Julian Jordan
Jim King
Albert Nash
United Way Industry Unit
THE
Decatur Daily
Athens
Point Mallard Carpet Golf Bidding
Eugene Hogue
Gordon Dr. SE
Windham
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