Birmingham Weather Hits Record Winds and Delays Power
Winds of 89 miles per hour tore through Birmingham causing one death and one critical injury. Electricity was restored to thousands as trees and power lines littered streets. Residents described the storm as terrifying with tornado sightings but no further injuries reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jennifer Dean Shoemaker
Pleasant Grove
Warrior River
James Harvey Dumas
University Hospital
Trussville
Johnny Long
John Fuller
Fuller
Alabama
Legislators Eye Pay For Employes
Alabama lawmakers move to fix pay for legislative employees after a stalled funding question. Atty. Gen. Baxley had said pay must come by act not resolution, prompting a House plan to fund clerks and a separate lieutenant governor funding debate. A joint committee seeks a bill detailing salaries and office allowances.
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Wallace
Bill Jackson
Bill Baxley
Senate
House
Jere Beasley
Beasley
Rules Committee
Bob Harris
Morgan County
Harris
Salvation Army Focuses on Families During National Week
Salvation Army to center activities on families for National Salvation Army Week starting Monday. Open house at 6th Ave facility, revival services through May 20, and League of Mercy work with shut ins. Capt. Harry Foden notes youth and women groups, varied programs, and counseling for families and individuals.
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National Salvation Army
Harry S. Foden
Salvation Army
Army
6Th Ave
League of Mercy
Salvation Army Corps
Foden
The
United Fund
Welfare Branch
Salvation Army's practical programs aid the distressed
The Salvation Army pursues Christian love driven efforts to aid the distressed and improve community welfare through practical programs benefiting the nation.
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Salvation Army
Crisis numbers and emergency guidance from The Decatur Daily
Emergency numbers advise calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning concerns. The notice directs dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency and tells readers to inform operators of the nature of the problem.
Body of East Tallassee man found after motorcycle crash
The body of 68 year old Amos Stanley Wheat was found near East Tallassee Alabama on Saturday. Troopers said he had been missing since Thursday and the motorcycle he rode was found with him hidden from the road about three miles east of the area. Authorities said Wheat apparently died when his motorcycle left the road and wrecked.
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East Tallassee
Ala
Amos Stanley Wheat
Here
Wheat
Honor Set For Judge Johnson
U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr of Montgomery will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from Notre Dame University at the May 20 commencement. He is one of eleven individuals to be specially honored during the exercises.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Notre Dame University
Johnson
Heflin Receives 1973 Distinguished Alumnus Award
Alabama Chief Justice Howell Heflin of Tuscumbia received the 1973 Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University of Alabama National Alumni Association Commencement Banquet. Also honored were Mrs. William D. Smith of Tuscaloosa with the Distinguished Alumna Award and Peggy Dean of Bessemer with the Alumni Student Award.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Howell Heflin
University of Alabama National Alumni Association
Heflin
Tuscumbia
Alabama Bar Association
William D. Smith
Peggy Dean
Bessemer
Richey Daughter Paid for No Work Allegation
W E Richey state highway personnel chief faces charges over keeping his daughter Patricia Ann Richey on the Montgomery payroll at the equipment shop for months with no work done. Examiners say the $2 200 plus was recovered after the director acted, and the daughter was listed as an hourly employee under P A Richey.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Richey
State Highway Department
Birmingham News
State
Richey
Patricia Ann Richey
P. A. Richey
Montgomery
A. W. Steineker Jr
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
Information on Olympic locations and hotel reservations
Contact the International Olympic Committee at 57 Park Ave New York NY 10016 for details on Olympic locations and spectator housing. For on site game reports, Action provides a local resident.
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JCE
Moulton
International Olympics Committee
Park Ave
N. Y
Action
Byatts
Ryatts
University Medical Center
Eye Foundation Hospital
Birmingham
J. David Davidson
Child Two Beaten. Mother Brenda Orr Arrested
A two year old girl remained in fair condition at a Birmingham hospital with head and body injuries while her mother Brenda Orr 28 Danville was charged with assault with intent to murder and freed on bond. Morgan County Sheriff John McBride said Donna Orr was beaten and taken to Hartselle Hospital then transferred to Crippled Children's Hospital. Authorities notified Sheriff McBride after the incident and investigation by McBride and county investigator Wayne Anderson led to the arrest.
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Birmingham
Morgan County
John McBride
Donna Orr
Hartselle Hospital
Crippled Children’s Hospital
McBride
Brenda Orr
Danville 3
Wayne Anderson
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George C. Wallace
Sage Lyons
Kit Arrington
Oak Park Middle School
Kit
Bobby Herbert
By Angie Kirk
Highway Patrol
Decatur
Hartselle
Limestone County
Athens
Lawrence County
Cullman
Judge Johnson
Linda Rutledge
Fort Leavenworth, Kan
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