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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1967
Page
11
A blast in a predominantly Negro section shattered windows across surrounding houses. In Jackson Alabama a police officer fatally shot a Black man. the victim, after the explosion, went to a son's home to change clothes before viewing damage and talking to reporters. The man’s cut over the eye was from flying glass.
A graduate from a Mississippi School in Jackson pursued medical training at Louisiana State University and Charity Hospital New Orleans, specializing in a field linked to hospital care. The narrative notes progress from education to specialty during early medical studies.
Birth notices list multiple families from Decatur Moulton Trinity Athens and Hartselle with newborn daughters and a son at Decatur General Hospital Lawrence County Hospital and Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Sheriff’s charges upcoming include reckless conduct by Morgan County Sheriff’s Department.
A Decatur man Carswell Barbee was found guilty in circuit court of assault with intent to murder after a two hour jury deliberation. The case connected to a December shooting at a store involving Wendell Allen of Decatur, with Barbee firing at Allen and three more shots elsewhere. Allen said one bullet grazed his head and sentencing was scheduled for later this summer.
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