Value Of Parks Shown By Visitors In Editorial
A Tuscaloosa News guest editorial argues a first class park system boosts a community beyond leisure. Point Mallard Park in Decatur ranks among state top attractions with Morgan County residents, out of state visitors, and local spending shown. It cites Noccalula Falls Park, Jimmy Morgan Zoo as leaders and urges expansion of Tuscaloosa water recreation and county park facilities.
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Mallard Park
Decatur
Point Mallard Park
Morgan
Alabama
Noccalula Falls Park
Gadsden
Jimmy Morgan Zoo
Birmingham
Lake Tuscaloosa
Lake Lurleen
Warrior River
Decatur Weather Outlook and River Report
Weather for Decatur and vicinity shows a high today of 58 with a 60 percent chance of thundershowers and a low of 45 tonight. Sunday’s high is forecast at 62 with showers possible. data Friday reports a high 49 and low 36 with a 3.46 inch monthly rainfall total and year-to-date 14.01 inches.
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Decatur
Visitors and church guests loyally noted in Decatur area
Center Springs visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Lester Whitten with Robert Perry Chandler at Decatur General Hospital for a heart condition. Bobby Sharp, Birmingham Southern College senior, was the morning speaker. Other visitors in church include Everett Stidger and families from Lacey's Spring Somerville and Shiloh.
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Lester Whitten
Robert Perry Chandler
Decatur General Hospital
Bobby Sharp
Huel Sharp
Birmingham Southern
College
Lacey's
Lynn Hogan
Decatur
Carl Muzzy
Somerville
Bonita Turney
Sharon Andrews
Birmingham J
Tim Sharp
Shiloh
Ronald Whitten
Atlanta
E. L. Hardin
Danville Poet Emerges as Dickinson Style Cousin
Mrs. Effie Curtis McNutt of Danville gains national notice for a Dickinson like style. She has two poetry books and six poems published in Higginson Journal of Poetry this month and contributes to The Decatur Daily. Her work includes poems in small journals and she notes over 200 unpublished pieces and variable writing cycles.
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Effie Curtis McNutt
Danville 3
Maryland
Emily Dickinson
Decatur Daily
Poet Mrs. McNutt Seeks Infinite In Quiet Verse
Winston County native Mrs. McNutt, author of A Spark of Diety, writes disciplined poems favoring traditional form. She recalls learning poetry at 15 to honor an older sister's boyfriend and describes inspiration arising unexpectedly, even while washing dishes.
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Winston County
Mrs. McNutt
Miss Dickinson
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts listed for Alabama counties
The notice provides emergency and crisis hotlines including Fire Department, County Sheriff, and Crisis Call Center numbers for Morgan, Limestone, Athens, and surrounding counties. It advises dialing 0 for uncertain emergencies and lists the Decatur Daily main numbers and after hours contacts.
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Wien
Hese
Limestone County
Athens
Lawrence County
Ulster Crisis Deepens as Stormont Demands Persist
Sean MacStiofain and the provisional wing reiterate three demands including immediate troop withdrawal from Ulster and a right for Irish self determination. London Dublin diplomatic ties resume after Londonderry killings. Belfast sees protests as 4,000 troops are placed on alert amid looming general strike by Protestant leaders.
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Provisional
Sean MacStiofain
Ulster
MacStiofain
Stormont
Dublin
London
Donal O'Sullivan
Londonderry
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Decatur Drug Defendant Pleads Guilty in LSD Case
Joel Higdon 19 of 512 Somerville Rd SE pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to unlawfully selling LSD to an undercover agent last August. Judge Hundley deferred sentencing after a probation hearing. Other drug cases and a murder case against Bobbie Boulden were set for Monday.
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Decatur
Joel Higdon
Somerville Rd
Lee Thomas
R.L
Dick) Hundley
John Higdon Jr
Cullman
Bobbie S. Boulden
Hartselle
Raymond Franklin Boulden
Handley
Iona Turner
Miss Turner
Nathaniel Jones
Vine St. NW
Bruce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Morgan County
Hundley
Bruce Mahoney
Thomas Powers
Cof
Sheriff's Department
Lewis West
Decatur Men Bound Over for Burglary
Limestone County Judge D L Rosenall Jr bound over James David Beasley and Ira Augusta Green to await grand jury action for burglary at Thompson Tractor Company on U S 31 south. Bond set at 1000 each. Albert Holt was fined for grand larceny, later reduced to petty larceny with two years probation.
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Athens
Limestone County
D. L. Rosenall Jr
James David Beasley
Decatur
Ira Augusta Green
Montgomery
Thompson Tractor Company
U.S. 31 South
Albert Holt
Rosenau
Holt
Lawson Trailer Park
Postal Postmark System Overhaul Impacts Decatur Area
The plan consolidates mail processing at the SCF for culling and distribution with new Decatur SCF postmark reading U S Postal Service AL 356. Local postmarks remain for city and associate offices, while local cancellations must show originating offices. Several Decatur area post offices, including Berton and Florence, switch April 3 with more phased in weeks later.
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Decatur
U.S. Postal Service
Ulsaker
Berton
Cherokee
Cloverdale
Courtland
Florence
Hillsboro
Joe Wheeler Dam
Killen
Leighton
Sheffield
Town Creek
Tuscumbia
Waterloo
Anderson
Athens
Belle Mina
Danville
Elkmont
Eva
Falkville
Hartselle
Lester
Lexington
Mooresville
Moulton
Mt. Hope
Rogersville
Russellville
Somerville
Tanner and
Trinity
Nixon defends anti trust case handling and desegregation moratorium
President designate Richard G Kleindienst argued that ITT grew under two Democratic administrations and defended a moratorium on school busing to desegregate. He said Paris peace talks suspension was ordered by him and urged resumption only when the other side is ready to negotiate. He signaled possible US Soviet arms talks during his Moscow trip.
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Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
ITT
Paris
Oval Office
Nixon
Man Shot In Leg While Hunting In Courtland
One man, Michael Cooper, suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the calf while rabbit hunting Friday. The .22 caliber rifle discharged accidentally, and he was treated at Decatur General Hospital. The hunting location was not released.
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Courtland 1
Michael Cooper
Decatur General Hospital
Five Arraigned On Pot Charges In Huntsville
Five men including Steven Allen Jewell of Decatur were arraigned by U S Magistrate Macon Weaver on charges of possession with intent to distribute after a small plane carrying more than 1000 pounds of marijuana was seized near Huntsville. The contraband, valued over 500000, was flown from Jamaica. Other arrestees were Johnny Bailey of Marietta Georgia William Young of Marietta Steven Doyle of Marietta and pilot Roy Saravo. One suspect fled into nearby woods. They face a federal preliminary hearing Monday.
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Huntsville
Decatur
U.S
Macon Weaver
Steven Allen Jewell
W. Moulton St
Jamaica
Johnny Bailey
Marietta
William Young
Steven Doyle
Roy Saravo
Math Teams Competing at State Mu Alpha Theta Meet
Oxford hosts the final day of the first state wide Mu Alpha Theta convention with Decatur and Austin high school teams competing. Delegates include Cathy Appling Fran Bishop Steve Chandler Drew Elner Jimmy Erwin Kathy Hunkapillar Quida Jackson David Sandy Justin Sedlak from Decatur and Mary Lynn Marmann Lynn Oliver Martha Bending Ricky Marmann from Austin. One delegate will receive the Mu Alpha Theta award for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
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Oxford
Decatur
Austin
My Alpha Theta
Cathy Appling
Fran Bishop
Steve Chandler
Drew Elner
Jimmy Erwin
Kathy Hunkapillar
Quida Jackson
David Sandy
Justin Sedlak
Mary Lynn Marmann
Lynn Oliver
Martha Bending
Ricky Marmann
Mu Alpha Theta
Decatur School Drug Survey Denies Campus as Drug Source
Randall Burns and Dean Jack Campbell dispute a claim that Calhoun High School is a drug source. Burns says the statement is false and students acted independently. Campbell cautions against exaggeration and notes a survey next week will reveal results. Cheatham mentions forthcoming findings.
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Randall Burns
Decatur
Burns
Calhoun
St. Ann’s
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Cheatham
Sparkman Urges Involving Women in Government Reform
U S Senator John Sparkman urged regional planners to involve women in government amid Senate passage of the equal rights amendment. He said women are underrepresented in agencies and boards, wasting talents to the detriment of all levels of government.
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Ference
U.S
John Sparkman
Senate
Sparkman
Futures Advance Keeps Soybeans Up In Sixth Week Of Gains
Chicago futures show soybeans rising for the sixth straight week with gains up to 3 cents a bushel on the week. Corn futures climbed nearly 20 cents, while wheat and oats remained irregular as week ended on Friday with soybeans unchanged to 3 cents higher.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Prices Tumble As Market Slips In Quiet Friday Session
The stock market fell Friday in the slowest trading in nearly two months with the Dow Jones down 2.41 to 942.28. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 15.39 million shares. First National City Bank lifted its prime lending rate from 4 percent to 4 1 2 percent, signaling rising interest-rate pressure.
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New York Times
New York
New York Stock Exchange
First National City Bank
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