Prison officials bridge gap to boost inmate morale in Alabama
Commissioner L. B. Sullivan describes steps to connect prisoners with officials, expand chaplain support, parole officers, and new programs. Reforms include work release, Christmas parole authority, raised pay, training, uniforms, and yard exercise for maximum security inmates to reduce disturbances and improve morale.
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Montgomery
Ala
L. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Holman
Decatur Parks Attract Youth Baseball Leaders
Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball president Gale Montgomery and national officials Matt Goyak and Tom Linton visited Point Mallard last Friday as this writer hit golf balls nearby. They spent the afternoon searching for and recovering their balls, while Goyak and Linton played ahead in a relaxed outing.
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Decatur Dixie
Gale Montgomery
Matt Goyak
Tom Linton
Point Mallard
Gale
Goyak
South Carolina
Linton
Decatur Eyes 1973 Dixie Youth World Series Bid
Montgomery praises DecaturDYB facilities at Point Mallard as strong bid for the 1973 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series. He notes local parks aquatics golf and camps to attract out of town fans while Goyak and Linton lead a DVB workshop and Decatur remains a premier youth baseball site for future tournaments.
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Gale
Decatur
Point Mallard
Goyak
Montgomery
Alabama
DYB
DBB
Decatur League
eGoyak
Dixie Youth Baseball
South Carolina
Linton
Alabama orders phase-out at Partlow State School
U S District Court Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr ordered the Alabama Department of Mental Health to begin a phase-out of patients at Partlow State School for the Mentally Retarded in Tuscaloosa within 30 days. The state must hire 300 resident care attendants and conduct an immediate survey of guardians to craft an evaluation plan for possible community placement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
U. S. District Court
Frank M.johnson, Jr
Johnson
Alabama
Partlow
Denham Named To Library Board
Decatur resident Robert M Denham was elected chairman of the executive board of the Alabama Public Library Service. He is executive vice president and actuary for Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co and has served on the APLS board for two years. He succeeds Jerome Leby and is active in Kiwanis Morgan County and mental health groups. He holds a masters from the University of Michigan and is married to Gaye Penn with four children. The Denhams live at 2010 Stratford Rd SE. A two p.m. fire damaged their house. cause is undetermined.
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Decatur
Alabama Public Library Service
APLS
Robert M.denham
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Denham
Jerome Leby
Demopolis
University of Tennessee At Chattanooga
Mutual Savings
Kiwanis Club
Morgan County
Central Methodist Church
University of Michigan
Gaye Penn
Denham’s
Stratford Rd
Mixed Emotions Mark Decatur Education Day Visit
Business and industry leaders spent a day in Decatur schools for Education Business Day at Austin High School. A 26 question quiz measured knowledge with scores like 80 percent. attendance reached about 180 people, while Lakeview School saw only one of eleven scheduled participants. Dr. Frederick P. Whiddon, president of the University of South Alabama, urged teachers to emphasize character in classrooms.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Séllers
Austin High School
Lakeview School
Austin
Frederick P. Whiddon
University of
South Alabama
Mobile
Education Business Day
Curtis Sellers
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts list for Decatur area
Emergency phones and crisis lines with police fire and ambulance numbers. Includes Crisis Call Center 355 8000 and Crisis Gall Center guidance. Nights and holidays line 253 4739. Dial 0 for operator assistance if unsure which emergency to report.
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Binassee Gee
Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan Sheriff
Sign Rules Enforce City Right-Of-Way Ordinance
City enforces a 1970 ordinance banning political signs on street right of way. City Administrator Bill Dukes noted signs or handbills posted in these areas will be torn down under the rule.
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Gaider
Bill Dukes
Local Man Charged With Petit Larceny
A 23 year old Athens man Donald Wayne Jarrett was arrested Wednesday by police and charged with petit larceny in connection with the Tuesday theft of two tires from Hines-Thornton Service station on the U S 72 bypass. Police Chief Richard Faulk said detectives Elmer West and Bill Davis assisted in the arrest.
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Athens
Richard Faulk
Donald Wayne Jarrett
Hines-Thornton
U.S. 72
Alle Davis
Elmer West
Bill Davis
Fires injure Decatur man as homes burn in two counties
A 56 year old Vernon Collins was injured in a 2 13 a m fire at 1712 10th Ave SE Decatur leaving the home heavily damaged and Collins in fair condition. A separate Barnett Chapel Road blaze destroyed nearly all of John Barnett’s home while Bertha Orr’s 810 Cherry St NW house suffered heavy damage. no injuries reported. The causes are under investigation.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Vernon Collins
10Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Collins
Barnett Chapel Rd
John Barnett
Barnett
Bertha Orr
Cherry St
City ordinance fines up to twenty dollars for public area postings
Dukes states candidates violating the ordinance may face fines up to twenty dollars for display or posting in sidewalks boulevards alleys public parks squares plazas recreation areas or public buildings within the city.
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Dukes
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Gap
Rex Thomas
Holman Prison
State Pardon-Parole Board
Draper Correctional Center
Draper
Billy Mitchell
Robert M. Denham
William Szczepanski
J. W. Sailors
Lynn Fowler
Quitman —Henderson
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