Area Briefs From Athens And Cotaco Alumni Banquet
Athens police arrested 25 year old Eddy Fry on indecent exposure and abusive language tied to incidents at Athens High School on March 2 and 29. He posted $600 bond and faces an April 12 Recorder's Court hearing. Cotaco Alumni Association plans a banquet April 13 at 7 p.m. in the school cafetorium. Dallas Rogers, 16, was injured Friday night when struck by a car while cycling at Clinton and Market Streets. Muscle Shoals Associational Youth Rally set for April 6 at 7 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church includes a panel on The New Morality.
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Athens
Eddy Fry
Athens High School
A. B. Lightfoot,Jr
Lightfoot
Recorder’s Court
Dallas
Rogers
S. Beaty St
Clinton and
Market Sts
A. B. Lightfoot, Jr
Muscle Shoals
Impeachment Proceedings Also Face Former Bessemer Official
Atty James Hammonds convicted of taking 185 from gambler Ollie Green to protect a gambling operation at a veteran club. Jury deliberated almost five hours. sentencing set for April 26. Impeachment charges to be filed Tuesday. seven other charges pending. Former governors Patterson and Folsom testified for Hammonds.
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Bessemer
Ala
James Hammonds Stillings
Hammonds
Ollie Green
Green
McElroy
Goodwyn
John Patterson
Jim Folsom
Jess Lanier
Death criteria may require medical committee say when life ends
North Carolina physician Dr. George W. Irons Jr. told Alpha Epsilon Delta delegates in Birmingham that advancing medicine can revive seemingly dead patients, suggesting a future need for a committee to determine when expiration occurs. He cited accidental highway deaths as a major cause and listed other regional speakers from Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida.
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Birmingham
Ala
North Carolina
George W. Irons Jr
Charlotte, N. C
Trons
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Irons
Joseph Volker
University of Alabama For Birmingham
T. Albert Farmer
Medical College of Alabama
R. A. Crocker
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Paul R. Elliott
University of Florida College of Medicine
Decatur collision injures man. two city contests set
William Bendall of Decatur suffers a broken leg and eye lacerations in a two car crash at Austinville and Sandlin Roads SW. He is hospitalized at Decatur General Hospital while William C. Stover of Decatur escapes injury. Deadline nears for Decatur Junior Miss and Miss Decatur entries with April 13 contest at Austin High School sponsored by the Decatur Jaycees.
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Decatur
Austinville Rd
Sandlin Rd
William Bendall
William C. Stover
Bendall
Decatur General Hospital
Stover
Austin High School
Decatur Jaycees
Byron Vann
Janey Virginia Pepper
David Pepper
16Th Ave
A.C.T
Freed-Hardeman ‘Junior College
T Henderson
Pepper
Austin High—School
reed-Hardeman
Economic Hearings On Negro Economic Plight In 16 Alabama Counties
The U S Commission on Civil Rights will hold four days of hearings at Maxwell Air Force Base starting April 27 on the economic conditions of Negroes in Autauga Barbour Bullock Butler Choctaw Clarke Dallas Hale Greene Lowndes Macon Perry Marengo Monroe Sumter and Wilcox counties. Testimony will cover employment education health and welfare and the commission will consider federal laws affecting conditions with 62 percent of county residents Negro. The panel will hear from federal state and local officials and residents. the commission is not a prosecuting agency.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Maxwell Air Force Base
Autauga
Barbour, Bullock, Butler
Choctaw
Clarke
Dallas
Hale, Greene, Lowndes
Macon
Perry Marengo
Monroe
Sumter
Wilcox Counties
Taylor
Commission
Congress
Veterans Group Meeting in Hartselle Tonight
Notes of Interest reports Morgan County Barracks 2405 and auxiliary to meet at 4 30 p m Monday at the American Legion Home in Hartselle with a covered dish supper after the meeting.
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Morgan County
American Legion
Hartselle
Four Hour Horseback Ride Starts Limestone Sesquicentennial
More than 100 bearded riders from the Limestone County Riding Club trekked U S 31 from Athens to Decatur to launch Athens Limestone County sesquicentennial activities. Dr Charles Neese organized the ride as a kickoff for a week of events May 4 to 11 including a 90 minute play The Athens Limestone Story and a queen contest.
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Athens
Decatur
Limestone County
Keller Memorial Bridge
Lonnie McDaniel
U.S. 31
Limestone County Riding Club
Charles Neese
Neese
Athens-Decatur
Alabama Senate Campaign Heats Up With Visits Across State
Rep Armistead Selden campaigned in Phenix City while James Allen spoke in Guin as Alabama Senate hopefuls push toward the Democratic nomination. James Folsom planned to officially open his campaign Monday amid ongoing volleys over district offices and public safety measures.
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Associated Press
Armistead Selden
James Allen
Alabama
U.S Senate
James Folsom
Bob Smith
Montgomery
John Crommelin
Frank Stewart
Selden
Phenix City
Amercia
Allen
Improvement For Lurleen Wallace Improves Slightly
Doctors treating Gov. Lurleen Wallace said she showed a slight improvement on Saturday though overall condition remained very small change. No new complications were found since discovery of a blood clot in her left lung. The 41 year old governor is seriously ill with temperature and pulse slightly elevated and she can sit in a chair and take nourishment by mouth between hospital rests.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Ed Ewing
Wallace
Band Day At Athens Boosts Band Trip Fundraiser
Athens High School hosted Band Day despite heavy showers, raising about 4000 dollars for the AHS band trip to Winchester Virginia for the Apple Blossom Festival. The event featured a city parade with the marching band on the courthouse steps, plus performances by Dexter and the Derbies and a Battle of the Bands contest. The Flavor Grabbers won first place, followed by Decatur’s Surprise Packages, with 1600 to 1700 spectators.
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Athens
Athens High School
AHS
Winchester
Alabama
Dexter and the Derbies
Limestone
Decatur
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Cotaco
Gotaco
Jamies Lynn
James Lynn
Somerville
Cullmay
J. Russell McElroy
Alabama Bar Association
Mel Bailey
Jefferson County
Circuit
Gardner Goodwyn Jr
North Texas
James L. Marshall
College of Arts and Science
North Texas State University
Fox
Decatur City Commission
Oint Mallard Authority
Carrie Matthews
William L. Taylor
Decatur Altrusa Club
U.S
Vietnam
Mye
P. O
Depol
Atar
P.O. Box
Vine
Bank Streets
Dave Whittaker
DAILY
Florence
Athens College Gymnasium
Carol Jennings
Athens College
Bank St
2Nd Ave
Tennessee River Bridge
TIMES
6Th Ave
Senate
Guin
Cho_or
Chatom
Lurleen
J. L. Cowart
Cowart
Bob Dunnavant, Jr
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