Baxley Appeals Federal Mental Health Ruling in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley announced an appeal to the Fifth Circuit over U.S. District Judge Frank Johnson Jr. ruling that mandates broad reforms in Bryce Partlow and Searcy State Mental Hospitals. Baxley called the decision a constitutional crisis and said an injunction may follow if needed to fund improvements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bill Baxley
Alabama
Bryce, Partlow and Searcy
Emergency Crisis Contacts and Helpline Guidance
Emergency phone numbers for crisis support and poisoning guidance. Crisis Call Center is 355 8000, call collect if needed. If unsure of the number dial 0 and describe the emergency to the operator for routing. Night and holidays contact 353 4612 for department assistance.
Household Goods Burn In Cullman Truck Fire
A fire at the I 65 and US 278 intersection in Cullman destroyed household goods valued over 4000 and heavily damaged a pickup truck. Steve Finnell of Huntsville, moving to Tuscaloosa for UA studies, stated the truck carried appliances, furniture, stereo gear, antique ice chest, scuba gear and clothing. Finnell estimates 4000 to 5000 dollars in damage. He saved part of a coin collection before firefighters arrived. Finnell and his wife will live in a partially furnished Tuscaloosa rental for his marketing research studies.
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Cullman
U. S. 278
Steve Finnell
Huntsville
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Finnell
Cullman Fire Department
Senator Harris to Address Morgan County Young Democrats
State Sen Bob Harris will speak to Morgan County Young Democrats Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at State National Penthouse after a 6:30 board meeting. Milam and Harris discuss possible voter registration reforms and registration issues. Junior Achievement hosts Future Unlimited Banquet at 7 p.m. Friday in Austin High School cafeteria with Dr Sidney Sandridge presenting.
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Bob Harris
Morgan County
Young Democrats
Robert L. Milam
Milam
Harris
State National
Board of
Junior Achievement
North Central
Alabama
Future Unlimited
Austin High School
Sidney Sandridge
Athens College
Investigation closes on alleged plot against Alabama prison chief
The State Prison Board said its probe into an alleged plot to kill Prison Commissioner L. B. Sullivan is complete and its findings are available to the district attorney in Montgomery. The board noted no definitive conclusion beyond asking former Deputy Commissioner Joe Morrison to resign for causing bad judgments.
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Holman Prison
Donald Fant
Joe Morrison
Sullivan
Morrison
Montgomery
North Alabama Police Academy to graduate 18 trainees
The first Calhoun Junior College Police Academy graduating class includes 18 students from Decatur Hartselle Athens and Hanceville police departments. Trainees complete 240 hours of basic law enforcement training and will receive diplomas at a 4 p.m. ceremony.
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Decatur
Calhoun Junior College
Police Academy
John Arthur Busbey
Marion Hargrove
Clifford Smith
Hartselle
Edward Ray Armstrong
Errol Ragsdale
Athens
Bobby Dobbs
Robert Howell Hay
Harold J. Helms
Hanceville
North Alabama
Cullman Grand Jury Takes Weekend Break
The Cullman County grand jury, in session since May 1, recessed Wednesday. Dist Atty Julian Bland will call the panel back into session Monday. Huntsville speaker Glenn Hearn, a member of the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Committee, will address attendees. Acting director Ira Landrith noted possible late summer class, and cabanas donated by Holiday Inn Inc are being moved from Decatur to the Calhoun campus to house future law enforcement classes.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Grand Jury
Julian Bland
Grand
Roadblocks to Fund County Drug Abuse Education Program
Sheriff Dan Ligon announces roadblocks Friday to raise 1000 dollars for a county wide drug abuse education program. Proceeds will buy 6500 copies of a booklet to be distributed to all Lawrence County school children. Roadblocks will be set in Moulton and on Alabama 20.
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Moulton
Dan Ligon
Ligon
Lawrence County
Alabama
Tobacco Taken From Grocery
Forty cartons of cigarettes were stolen Wednesday night in a break in at Sugg s Grocery at 212 W. Moulton St entry gained through a broken window. A separate break in at Alvin Terry s home 402 Briarwood Dr SE saw items of women s clothing stolen after a rear door glass was broken. Two 15-year-olds were arrested after attempting theft at Pic N Pay Shoes Westgate. one shopper s purse was lightened before juveniles were released to parents. A fire at 1014 4th Ave caused minor damage.
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Sugg's Grocery
W. Moulton St
Alvin Terry
Briarwood Dr. SE
Westgate
Coggin Likely to be Sworn in as Third Eighth Circuit Judge
Deputy County Attorney Tom Brindley reports Coggin may be sworn in Monday as the Eighth Judicial Circuit's third judge. Coggin, 32, won the May 2 Democratic primary defeating Morgan County Judge C Bennett McRae, carrying Limestone County by a wide margin and edging McRae by about 2,000 votes overall. Governor Wallace had not appointed anyone to the new post after the measure was signed last September.
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Dep
Tom Brindley Coggin
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Coggin
Newton B
Powell
George C. Wallace
Wallace
K. J. Griffith
Cullman
Athens High School
Jacksonville State University
Marshall Space Flight Center
Cumberland School of Law
Richard L
Dick) Hundley
Eighth Circuit
Athens College names Dr. Thomas A. Rodgers vice president
Rodgers AC Vice Proxy Rodgers AC Vice Proxy Athens College board promotes Dr. Thomas A. Rodgers to vice president while he continues as academic dean. A former physics department chair at Mississippi State, he also directed foreign missile intelligence at Redstone Arsenal and served 25 years in the Army.
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Athens
Athens College Board of Trustees
Thomas A. Rodgers
Rodgers
Mississippi State University
Redstone Arsenal
Athens College
Army
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of the Defense Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Goshen
University of Alabama
George Washington University
University of Michigan
National War College
Armed Forces Staff College
Command and General Staff College
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Phi Delta Kapa
Kappa Delta Pi
Pi Mu Epsilon
Chi Beta Phi
Delta Mu Delta
Pi Tau Chi
United Methodist Church
Athens Rotary Club
Emma Norene Greene
Birmingham
Eric Rodgers
Aithenis Aindety
Science
American Association of Physcs Teachers
American Physical
Old 1839 Georgia map used in historic study without Atlanta
David Rix 106 Blueberry Ln. SW studies an 1839 map to trace Georgia history. The 15 by 18 inch map, well preserved with two small tears, predates Atlanta by decades and shows Milledgeville as capital. Accompanied by a 1830 census, it notes Georgia had 76 counties then and 159 today.
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Florida
South Carolina
Rix
Georgia
Atlanta
Peach State
Georgia map and 1839 census linked to family treasure
David Nix owns an 1839 map and a 1830 Georgia census handed down from his great great grandparents who migrated from Alabama. He plans a trip to Atlanta to consult the Georgia State Archives and study the map further before deciding its fate. He keeps the item as a personal heirloom and may store it away again.
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Georgia
Milledgeville
Rix
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia State Archives
David Nix
Blueberry la
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