Heathrow Airport theft mastermind hunted by police
London AP Scotland Yard launched a nationwide hunt for a British Purolator Services Lt. official suspected of masterminding a $3.5 million theft from a British Airways warehouse at Heathrow. A reward of over $200,000 was offered. The robbers, wearing Purolator uniforms, used forged documents to seize five steel strongboxes with dollars and francs, then fled in an armored pickup.
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Scotland Yard
U.S
Heathrow
Purolator Services
British Airways
the Yard
Purolator
Sabena
England
Filibuster Stops Okay Of General Fund Budget In Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama the Senate halted passage of a general fund appropriation bill reducing welfare by 11 million while restoring 18 million for mental health. Senator Donald Stewart announced a potential nine member filibuster as Dudley Perry warned it may last days over constitutional concerns. Lt Governor Jere Beasley promised to protect debate rights while urging a quick vote. Gov George Wallace was reportedly upset over welfare cuts. Filibuster On Page 8
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Alabama Senate
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Anniston
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Tuskegee
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Arab
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Beasley
Senate
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Washington
House
Ford
Falkville High Principal Ferguson resigns at board meeting
Falkville High School principal E T Ferguson resigned effective July 1 during a Morgan County Board of Education meeting. Superintendent J W Sailors announced the move but will not finalize acceptance until after discussing with Ferguson. Ferguson, in his sixth year as principal, oversaw accreditation, new classrooms and gymnasiums, and library upgrades.
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Morgan County Board of Education
J. W. Sailors
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Sailors
Falkville
Ryan School
Bill Would Regularize Retirement for Judges
Limestone Madison Rep. Warren C. Moore pushed a bill from the House State Administration Committee to place all state judges and other judicial staff under the regular employee retirement plan. The measure, with an amendment, applies to judges taking office after Oct. 1, 1977, not those currently serving or elected this year. Moore argues uniformity across the judiciary, noting regular employees contribute 6 percent with a 10 percent state match, vs the 4 and 38 percent under the judiciary system, and cites a projected retirement payout gap.
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Limestone
Madison
Warren C. Moore
House
State Administration Committee
Moore
Judiciary
Sunshine in Complete Metamorphosis Featured
A Daily photo by Tony Estes highlights the life cycle of a butterfly, noting the complete metamorphosis from egg to larva to pupa to adult with the sole adult role of reproduction before death.
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Tony Estes
Tragic 11-Year-Old Found Hanged Near Home
Courtland authorities report 11 year old Bobby Franklin Alexander died by his own action. Coroner Doyle Cahela confirmed the death and said the body was found by the Lawrence County Rescue Squad at about 5 40 a.m. near his home, after a nightlong search.
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Courtland
Doyle Cahela
Bobby Franklin Alexander
Alexander
Lawrence County
Cahela
Hartselle
Frankie
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Massive Decatur Power Outage Hits Major Industries
A TVA transformer failure at Decatur's primary relay station caused a 34 minute blackout early this morning. More than 20 000 electric customers were affected including Joe Wheeler Electric Cooperative members in Morgan and Lawrence counties and five large plants Goodyear ConAgra Gold Kist General Electric and Wolverine. Plant managers reported limited material losses and production delays ranging from three and a half to four hours, with no clear dollar figure yet available.
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Decatur
TVA
Fred Paulk
Joe Wheeler Electric
Morgan
Lawrence
Goodyear
ConAgra
Gold Kist
General Electric
Wolverine
Art Stube
Stube
Tommy Counts
Travis Mitchell
Ray Stout
Robert Straley
Checking The Rare Books at Wheeler Basin Library
Mrs. Nancy Agnew, director, replaces a volume in War of the Rebellion series in the library's Rare Book Room. A feature on the library and its history appears in Sundays bonus Education Section of THE DECATUR DAILY. The piece recalls the three county library’s growth from a 1904 building to present facilities funded by local residents.
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Nancy Agnew
Wheeler Basin
Decatur Daily
Agnew
Isaac Lane
Decatur Land Co
Decatur
School Board Opposes Elective Superintendent Post
Morgan County Board of Education votes unanimously to oppose a bill that would make the superintendent post elective rather than appointive. The board also defers removing the top three grades from Ryan Junior High. Superintendent Sailors supports appointive tenure to keep politics out of the role. Edwards will not withdraw the bill despite local opposition. See SCHOOL On Page 8.
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Gay Barber
Sailors
Morgan
Bingham Edwards
Tommy Ed Roberts
Sailor's
Edwards
Cotaco Library Drive Began In 1895
On this date in 1895 a Decatur committee started a subscription campaign to fund the Cotaco Circulating Library, the precursor to Wheeler Basin Regional Library. Weather notes show a high near 90, low around 60s, with rain chances 40 percent today, 30 tonight, and 60 Wednesday.
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Cotaco
Wheeler Basin
Senate approves wiretap bill amid debate over scope
The Senate Intelligence Committee reviews a White House backed wiretap control bill requiring judicial warrants for national security taps. Critics warn it could expand bugging more than restraining it as the Judiciary panel had earlier approved the measure 11 to 1.
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Senate
New Intelligence Committee
Ford
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
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