Tennessee Win Said Empty
Tennessee's first presidential primary shows voter interest but low turnout. Wallace won Tennessee 68 percent yet with under 25 percent of registered voters voting, signaling weak base enthusiasm and a fragile delegate slate likely to diverge on later ballots due to party reorganization at the precinct level.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Tennessee
Democratic Party
George McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
Chicago
National Democratic Organization
Young
Plane Crash Kills One Near Leakesville Mississippi
A small four seater plane crashed in the Chickasawhay River swamp ten miles north of Leakesville killing one person. The craft en route from Monroeville Alabama to Gulfport burned charred, with no other aboard believed. Greene County deputies and state patrol handled the search into Sunday night. Also two Decatur men, Charles Wilson and Henry Hughes, were charged with grand larceny for stealing lumber and building materials worth 260 dollars from a construction site on Old Moulton Road and 2nd Street.
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Leakesville
Miss
Matett
Mississippi
Monroeville
Ala
Gulfport
Chickasawhay River
Bobby Lott
Lott
Greene County
Decatur
Old Moulton Rd
Charles Edward Wilson
Decatur 3
Henry Wayne Hughes
Larkwood Dr
2Nd St
Pack Self
Tanner Senior Agriculture Winner at Tanner High
David Aaron, a Tanner High School senior, won the 1971 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for scholarship leadership and supervised farming work. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Aaron and represents Tanner 1 in the program.
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Athens
David Aaron
Tanner High School
DeKalb
Aaron
Troy.l. Aaron
Tanner
W oman and Daughter Crit ical After Wreck
Sunday rain slick roads caused a two vehicle crash 2.4 miles south of Decatur injuring three people. Mrs Nell Gillespie 35 and her daughter were hospitalized in Huntsville after a panel truck struck their car at Meadus Road SW and Spring Ave SW. Mrs Nina Thrasher 52 was treated at Hartselle Hospital after a Morgan County Rd 41 collision involving her husband James Thrasher and other drivers. Deputy R Henson arrested Thomas Wayne Stevenson 28 for transporting. Courtland Elementary sets first grade and summer preschool registrations for next year with age rules and birth documentation.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Huntsville Hospital
Morgan County Rd
Thrasher
James Thomas Thrasher
James Allen
Town Creek
Willie Campbell
Hartselle Hospital
Courtland
Courtland Elementary
Athens Man Keeps Birds As Hobby From Emus To Rhens
Athens resident Grady Smith raises a variety of birds on Nick Davis Rd east of Athens, including emus and rheas. He markets some birds but treats the hobby as recreation while working as an electronics technician at Redstone Arsenal. The yard features many species and the emus, at four months old, are described as friendly and trainable.
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Athens
Grady Smith
Smith
Nick Davis
Athough
Redstone Arsenal
Aviary Enthusiast Builds Noted Bird Collection in Alabama
Clara Keyes Smith buys birds from individuals and commercial houses, belongs to the Alabama Game Breeders and American Game Breeders Association. He showcases many pheasants, silky chickens, and quail, with trophies from Decatur, Nashville, and Birmingham. he built a large aviary and hopes to raise birds full time after retirement. A cash award is presented to Rita Seaton by Dan Lansing for superior performance.
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Smith
Alabama Game Breeders
American Game Breeders Association
Elliott
Decatur
Nashville
Birmingham
Dan Lansing
Social Security
Rita Seaton
Realtors Board Meeting Set at Sun Downer Restaurant
The Morgan County Board of Realtors will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Sun Downer Restaurant located at 2613 6th Ave SE.
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Morgan County Board of Realtors
Sundowner Restaurant
6Th Ave
Seven Die In Weekend Alabama Accidents
Seven people were killed in Alabama weekend accidents including a 3 year old struck by a backing car in Centre, a home fire in Montrose, a Mobile two vehicle crash, a car into the Conecuh River near Grant, and a two car wreck in Auburn.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Baldwin County
Cherokee County
Jerry Ogles
Centre
Adda Powell
Montrose
Ed Tucker
Mobile
Robert Madison
Andalusia
U.S. 29
Conecuh River
Nea
Grant
Auburn
Frances Martin
Man Charged In Shooting Of 16 Year Old Girl
Louis E. Goode, 26, of Courtland, was charged Sunday with assault with intent to murder after 16 year old Carolyn McVay was shot in the stomach Friday at her grandfather’s home in the Fish Pond area near the Morgan County line. She was listed in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital.
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McVay
Decatur
Fish Pond
Morgan- Lawrence County Line
Dep
James Jett
Decatur General Hospital
Jett
Burglary Charge Arrest Made In Iowa City
Edward George Thornton was arrested Saturday on a second degree burglary charge. He allegedly took 300 from Hipps Standard Service Station on 9046th Ave NE. Thornton was jailed in county custody. Arresting officers were Jerry Bottom and David Reed.
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Edward George Thornton
Thornton
Hipps Standard
9046Th Ave
Jerry Bottom
David Reed
Bloodmobile Visits Set for Local Army Reserve Center and Fruehauf Co
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Alabama 20 today from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for riverfront industrial workers. A second visit to Fruehauf Co. is planned Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Red Cross
U.S. Army Reserve Center
Alabama
Fruehauf Co
Crisis Call Center numbers and emergency guidance
Provides crisis contact numbers including 355 8000 and guidance to call hospitals or family physicians for possible poisoning. Advises dialing 0 and informing the operator of the emergency if unsure.
Morgan County seeks 300 federal housing units
The Morgan County Commissioners approved a 300 unit request from HUD for 150 privately leased dwellings and 150 new units. They also announced bond invitation mailings for a $3.5 million county courthouse, with bids due May 23.
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Morgan County
Dick Fleming
Hendrix, Mohr, and Yardley
Birmingham
District 1
J. Howard Proctor
Civil Defense
American Bank and Trust Co
Citizens Bank of Hartselle
First National Bank of Decatur
State National Bank of Alabama
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Nashville, Tenn
Bird Man
Australia
Bobby Herbert
Gordon-Bibb School
Paige Thompson
Lisa Tune
Dan Nelson
Rainslick
Nell Maxine Gillespie
Nina Mae Thrasher
Yie Palkyille
Higa
Thomas Wayne Stevenson
Killen
FFA
Emus
Rhens
Clara Keyes
THE
Decatur Daily
Aten Wen
Kentucky
Lydia Ann Hodson
Lexington Ky
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