Athens Considers Hiring for Gas Department To Meet Act
Athens city council weighing adding at least three Gas Department workers to meet federal Gas Pipeline Safety Act requirements. Officials warn penalties of up to 1000 dollars per day for 200 days if not compliant by August 1 1976. Council to review soil survey bids and update records on relief valves.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Alabama Public Commission
APSC
Larry Waldroff
Water and Gas Department
Franl Martin
Waldroff
Athens Jaycees
Jaycees
Hillsboro men held in kidnapping and assault
Two Hillsboro men William Robert Edwards and Carl Dotson are jailed in Lawrence County on charges of assault with intent to ravish and murder and kidnapping after abducting and attacking 22 year old Mrs. Gale Wright near Courtland early Saturday. Wright escaped and was hospitalized with a broken jaw. Bail for the suspects was to be set later.
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Hillsboro
Lawrence County
Gale Wright
Somerville Rd
Dan Ligon
William Robert Edwards
Carl Dotson
Hillsboro 2
Ligon
Courtland
Wright
Decatur General Hospital
Edwards and Dotson
Decatur
Riverside Chemical
Wyoming
U. S. 80
Lowndes County
Lowndesboro
Lanny Dinkins
Prattville
U. S. 31
Burglary and mischief case at Decatur State Docks
Approximately 150 in cash was taken in a weekend breakin at the Decatur State Docks office after burglars cut a hole in a glass and unlocked it. A Sunday shooting in a mobile home at Highway 31 S Trailer Park damaged a roof. no injuries reported. Three bicycles stolen on Tower Street SE. one found in a ditch at 18th Ave and Olive St. A woman was admitted to Tur General Hospital after an apparent overdose.
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Decatur State Docks
Robert Richardson
Tower St. SE
18Th Ave
Olive St
Tur General Hospital
Recovery, Inc Panel on Emotional Illness Planned
Members of Recovery Inc a self help group will present a panel on emotional illness Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Tri County District Health Service Auditorium. The discussion is sponsored by the Merges County Association for Health. Recovery Inc is a non profit organization offering aftercare for current and former mental patients.
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Recovery, Inc
Tri-County
Alth
Merges County Association For Health
Parerre, Inc
Ous
Recovery. Ac
Ten Alabama weekend road deaths tally rises
The Associated Press reports a Montgomery street crash left three dead, part of a weekend toll of at least 10 in Alabama. Victims include Percy Gates 22 Deborah Hill 18 and Charles Holloman 21 all of Montgomery, plus other fatalities across Dallas Lowndes Shelby and Prattville areas.
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Associated Press
Montgomery Street
Alabama
Percy Don Gates
Deborah Rae Hill
Charles Emerson Holloman
Montgomery
Poisons Panel To Explore Home Hazards And Drug Abuse
A 7 30 p m panel at Oak Park Middle School on March 22 will examine home poisons and the drug abuse crisis. Moderator Gene Saywell. panelists Dr Betty Vaughan and Dr Arthur Stamler discuss poison control and signs of poisoning. Other speakers include Dr William Royer and Rev Lawrence Maines with discussion on psychology and moral aspects.
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Oak Park Middle School
Gene Saywell
Tri-County District Health Service
Betty Vaughan
Tri- County Health Service
Arthur Stamler
Decatur
William Royer
Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
Florence
Lawrence Maines
First Christian Church
Royer
William E. Matthews
Our Little Miss winner credits self confidence gain
Pat says winning the Our Little Miss title boosted her self confidence and she will keep refining piano and dance talents for future Miss Point Mallard eligibility at 18. She performed a Mexican Hat Dance on winning, with her mother focused on safety council projects and local leaders coordinating programs at the schools.
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Pat
13 year old Patricia Dew Crown Holder Looks Ahead
The Decatur girl known as Our Little Miss Decatur plans to enter regional Miss Alabama contests after giving up her crown March 24 at Austin High School. Proceeds support local charities. She aims for Morgan County Fair and Miss Point Mallard before turning 18.
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Patricia
Dew
Pat
William F. Dew
Alabama
Decatur
Morgan County Fair
Crisis Call Center numbers for emergencies and poisonings
The notice provides crisis contact numbers including 355 8000 and directions to call the nearest hospital or physician for poisoning. It advises dialing zero if unsure of the emergency number and to explain the nature of the emergency to the operator.
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