Dentists Help Honduran Community On Spartan Backcountry Trip
Dr Ed Kirby and fellow Southern dentists spent ten days in Honduras providing extractions and oral hygiene instruction. The group went without electricity or running water, aided by Missionary Aviation Fellowship, with nurses and wives assisting. Fees were minimal and donations fund missionaries.
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Honduras
Ed Kirby
Kirby
Hiram Johnson
Cletus Hand
Tuscaloosa
Bill Powell
Atlanta
Barbara
Missionary Aviation Fellowship
Limestone County Voters League Eyes City Council Candidacies
Limestone County Voters League chairman Sandy Lucas said several Black candidates are expected to announce on Tuesday for city council. The 7 p.m. meeting at Village View Methodist Church will discuss council school board appointments and a voter registration program for 18 year olds ahead of city and county elections.
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Athens
Sandy Lucas
Limestone County Voters League
Lucas
Village View Methodist Church
Oscar Barker
Emergency numbers and crisis resources listed for Decatur area
The Decatur Daily provides emergency contacts including Fire Department at 353-4141, Highway Patrol at 353-0631, Morgan Sheriff at 353-6256, and Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 for personal crises or poisoning. It directs dialing 0 to reach an operator with the emergency nature if unsure of numbers.
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Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Orr
Mutual Savings Head Hospitalized In Decatur
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. president Redus Collier was hospitalized early today at Decatur General Hospital. Doctors said he is in good condition an hour later and tests have begun to determine if he suffered a heart attack. Dr Sidney B. Chenault noted tests would continue through the day.
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Redus Collier
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Sidney B. Chenault
Chenault
Decatur General Hospital
North Texas Band to Perform in Athens Concert
Athens High School band director Dan Havely said the North Texas University Band will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Athens Junior High School Auditorium. The 80 piece group will tour Southern cities over the next two weeks with admission set at $1.
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Athens
Dan Havely
Athens High School
North Texas University
Pair Held In Breakins In Eight Decatur Homes
A Morgan County grand jury indicted Madison County men Millard Moon and Landsford Moon on burglary charges from eight Decatur break ins on January 8. Police say the pair, apprehended in Hattiesburg, slashed furniture and dumped beverages across several floors.
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Morgan County
Madison County
Decatur
Mike Moebes
Millard Alton Moon
Huntsville
Landsford
Gene Moon
Owens Cross Roadstate
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pack Self
Moons
Decatur Homes
Federal Role Key In Local Government
Local governments rely on federal grants for health, highways, law enforcement, and planning. Morgan County officials cite a $200,000 health center grant and LEPA funding for police and equipment, plus highway funds routed via state plans and federal guidelines.
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Morgan County .Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Fleming
Commission
Tri- County District Health Center
Lurleen B. Wallace
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Calhoun Junior College
North Alabama
Montgomery
Morgan County
Decatur
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
EEA
Fleming Decatur
State Highway Department
Alabama
Washington
Gary—Voketz
North Central
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Voketz
Tri-County
Point Mallard Park
Planning Commission
Council of Governments
Decatur High Student Wins at North Alabama Science Fair
Robert Brown of Decatur High School won at the North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair. He earned a $25 merchandise certificate and a certificate of merit from Eastman Kodak for the exhibit showcasing the most effective use of photography.
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Robert Brown
Decatur
North Alabama
Brown
Eastman Kodak
Askew Sees Wallace Nomination Doubt and VP Hesitation
Florida Governor Reubin Askew on Meet the Press said Wallace likely will not win the Democratic nomination for 1972. He added he would probably decline any vice presidential offer, though he did not rule out all possibilities under future circumstances.
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Washington
Florida
Reubin Askew
George Wallace
NBC
Meet the Press
Askew
Wallace
Alabama
Beating Victim in Limestone County Still Hospitalized
George Kingston, found badly beaten in a ditch two miles south of U S 31 near Belle Mina, remained in poor condition at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Investigator Gerald Bates said a $20 bill was found in Kingston's pocket and robbery is ruled out as motive. investigation continues.
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George Kingston
Belle Mina
Baugh-Wiley- Smith Hospital
Gerald Bates
Limestone County Sheriff's Department
Kingston
U.S. 31
Bates
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Decatur Daily
North Texas Band
George Frame
Sandra St
Wendell Mote
Westmead St
Harold Key
19Th Ave
Carl Dow
Jane Howard
JL Haden
Diane St
Wendell Terry
8Th Ave
Homer Neasley
Self
John Collier
James Murphree
Jim McMullin
M.D. Smith
Sam Stanley
Taylor
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