Fire damages Danville Road framehouse. no injuries reported
A fire destroyed a framehouse occupied by Alford Collins on Danville Road Sunday. A spokesman for the Decatur Fire Department said the blaze broke out shortly after 7 am and was out of control before firefighters arrived. No one was hurt. ATHENS First Methodist Church Men's Club to sponsor a pancake breakfast and supper at the church next Saturday with servings from 6 am to 9 am and 5 pm to 8 pm.
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Alford Collins
Danville Rd
Decatur
Athens
First Methodist Church
Boy with G Iun Foot Hit in Decatur Shooting
A 14 year old Decatur boy, Billy Ray Powell of 614 15th Ave. NW, was struck on the left foot by a .22 caliber bullet as he and several other youths played near a pond near his home. He says three 16 year old boys fired from behind Gibson's Department Store. he did not recognize them. The incident occurred Sunday.
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Decatur
Billy Ray Powell
15Th Ave. NW
Gibson’s Department Store
Billy Ray
Mediprod Labs Buys Controlling Interest in White Wonder
J H Lee reports to police that paint remover damaged his car hood causing paint to peel. The incident follows Mediprod Labs acquiring a controlling stake in White Wonder Chemical Co. in Montgomery last year.
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Mediprod Labs
White Wonder Chemical Co
Montgomery
J. H. Lee
Fleetwood Dr. SE
Local burglaries reported in Decatur and city areas
Police were called Saturday night as Arnold Shelton said five pairs of sex were taken from his car in Decatur. R. D. Agee reported a forced entry at his home with nothing missing. Robert Noble said his door was forced with no missing items found. A. H. Scott found eggs broken on his car seat and reported a missing brown felt hat and a battery powered light.
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Princess Theater
Arnold Shelton
Decatur
R. D. Agee
Springdale SE
Robert Noble
11Th Ave
A. H. Scott
Morgan County Humane Society seeks owner for large Siamese cat
The Morgan County Humane Society has a large Siamese cat in custody and is seeking the owner. For more information call 355-0062 or 353-7333.
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Morgan County Humane Society
Rockefeller Quietly Weighs 1968 Presidential Run
GOP meeting in New Hampshire discussed Senator Rockefeller amid Romney withdrawal and Nixon as leading contender. Attendees included Lindsay and others who endorsed Rockefeller’s possible bid. Rockefeller avoided an instant announcement, saying he is ready to serve if the people want it.
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Rockefeller
Nebraska
Governor's Wife Undergoes Third Cancer Surgery
Report states Mrs. Wallace, wife of the governor, had cancer surgery for the third time on February 22 and remains hospitalized. Officials note she continues to suffer cramps and stomach pain that hinder oral feeding, while an aide says she is being fed intravenously. Recent updates claim satisfactory progress toward recovery.
Hospital listings include multiple names and addresses
A hospital notice lists numerous individuals and partial names with street addresses across cities including Dan ville, Decatur, Hartssel, Athens, and Althens. The fragment mix shows patients and relatives such as Amanda Paige Allen, Michelle Clabhorn, Patricia Ann Morris, and Casie Leigh Slate among others.
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Steve William Bunnell
Danville
Wendell Dean Rea
College St. SE
Amanda Paige Allen
4Th Ave
Michelle Clabhorn
Patricia Ann Morris
Martin St. SE
Barry Edwin Ingram
North St
Barry Wayne Monk
Decatur
Everett Paul Stackhouse
Birch St
Birth announced for Mrs Charles Williams daughter
Mrs Charles Williams of 1510 Son Ave SE reports the birth of a daughter on Sunday at De Featur General Hospital.
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Charles Williams
Defeatur General Hospital
Agricultural groups set to form regional subcommittees
A spokesman reported that sub-committees in all U.S. regions will be appointed soon. Key figures include Gov. Phillip Hoff of Vermont and several state agriculture commissioners and farmers from Georgia Vincennes Indiana California Oklahoma and Oklahoma. Ken Burkhead, ex-Dept. of Agriculture, is acting director.
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Phillip Hoff
Vermont
J. Bill Campbell Jr
Georgia
Clarence J. McCormick
Vincennes
Ind
Lionel S. Steinberg
Therman
Calif
Farmer
Loyd Patton
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives
Sen
Harris
U.S
Ken Burkhead
U.s.department of Agriculture
Carmichael In State Tonight
Civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael speaks tonight at Tuskegee Institute and Stillman College. He arrived in Montgomery Sunday and will begin in Lowndes County, a prior focus of Civil Rights activity with the SNCC leader coordinating in Selma.
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Montgomery
Ala
Stokely Carmichael
Tuskegee Institute
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa
Theophilus Smith
Selma
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
Lowndes County
Weather Outlook: Cooler Tuesday Afternoon Across State
Cloudy and cooler conditions expected Tuesday afternoon across most areas. Highs range from the upper 50s locally to the 70s in the north and low 50s in the south.
Salvation Army Board Speaker Announced for March Meeting
Lt. Colonel Franh Longino, divisional commander for Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, will be guest speaker at the Salvation Army advisory board meeting March 19 in the Central Methodist Church banquet room. Captain John Tracey says the event starts at 7 p.m. with the public urged to attend and hear the annual report. Tickets are $2 at Corps Headquarters. Longino has longtime ties to Decatur SA work since 1940 and has served as divisional commander for six years.
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Franh Longino
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Salvation Army
Central Methodist Church
John Tracey
Decatur
Longino
Col. Longino
Frank Longion
Longton
Compromise on Civil Rights Bill Faces House Vote
The Senate backed an expanded compromise 61 to 19, aiming to pass the measure. The House, which approved a limited minority rights bill last August, may accept the Senate version or seek a conference to resolve differences amid a potential stalemate.
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Antirot
Senate
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Nixon Readies Final Push in New Hampshire Primary
Nixon camps in five cities urging Republicans to vote on Tuesday as Rockefeller weighs a draft drive. Rockefeller hosts meetings in New York with dozens of GOP leaders while Nixon pledges to fight on issues not personalities and notes Romney has withdrawn from the race.
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Manchester
N.H
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
New Hampshire
Nixon
Nashua
America
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Oregon
Tom McCall
New Yorker
George
Prison riot at Oregon facility leads to $6 million damage
Prison officials say inmates seized the control center Saturday, destroying rehabilitation facilities, over half the cells, the hospital and industrial plants. After hostages were released on Sunday, 1,156 prisoners faced relocation as repairs were planned and a warden was fired.
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George W. Randall
Randall
C. T. Gladden
Oregon
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