Kingsport Downtown Model Inspires Decatur Association
Milton Petty of Sterchi's recalls Kingsport's downtown revival during the first meeting of Decatur's Downtown Association at the First Federal Building. The Kingsport group grew to 40 members, spurred remodels, parking lot upgrades, four major promotions, and funded lighting for two lots with 11 600 dollars.
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Sterchi
2Nd Ave
Kingsport
Decatur Association
Decatur
Petty
First Federal Building
Ernestine Ling
Decatur Central Business District Association
Tom Willoughby
Chamber of Commerce
Junked Automobiles Campaign Scheduled in Limestone County
Limestone County commissioners announce a junked car removal program starting Tuesday to clear 2500 vehicles. TVA specialist Bob Steen will train tow operators. cars to be towed to Birmingham and stored at the county landfill for four months with possible private continuation. Citizens may contact the county tool shed or health department for removal.
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Bob Steen
Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Steen
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
Birmingham
Limestone County
County Tool Shed
Limestone County Health Department
Ardmore
Elkmont
Terry Bottom
Aaron Brackeen
Limestone County Rural Development Committee
Scholarship Winners Named
Athens High School student Steve Porter and Tanner student Vickie Webster have been named recipients of the James H. Coffman $5,000 scholarships. Coffman, a 1923 graduate, started the fund four years ago to aid Athens and Limestone County graduates. Porter will attend a college in Arizona and Webster in Arkansas.
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Athens
Steve Porter
Athens High School
Vickie Webster
Tanner
James H. Coffman
Coffman
Old Agricultural School
San Francisco
Limestone County
Porter
Arizona
Miss Webster
Arkansas
Bullet Wounds Man In Face After Argument
A 40 year old Decatur man, Jimmy J. Rhodes, is in good condition at Decatur General Hospital after a face wound from a .22 caliber handgun. The shooting occurred at his mother in law Mrs Missouri Payne's home following an argument. no charges have been filed.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Jimmy J. Rhodes
Church St. NW
Rhodes
Missouri Payne
15Th Ave
Auburn Student Killed In Accident At Beachfront Hotel
David Clearland 19 of La Grange Georgia died in Panama City Beach Florida after leaping from a fourth floor railing during a sorority party attempt to dive into a pool He jumped once into the water then fell short on a second jump as fellow students watched.
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Panama City Beach
Fla
Auburn University
David Clearland
la Grange
Mincher recalls thrown bat incident injuring fan
Former Decatur and Huntsville resident and Major League Baseball All Star Don Mincher recalls a bat thrown in the air that narrowly missed a fan’s head, describing it as one of those rare moments in sports.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Don Mincher
Mincher recalls Campaneris LaGraw bat incident at awards banquet
Former major leaguer Mincher, now in the trophy business in Huntsville, recounts Bert Campaneris discarding a bat at Lerrin LaGraw during the 1970s playoff altercation. He notes Detroit manager Billy Martin's plan to target Campaneris and reflects on the bat throw as Campaneris’s payoff. Mincher, Decatur-born, attended Brewer High School’s All Sports Award Banquet and says he delivered over 600 trophies Friday.
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Mincher
Huntsville
Brewer High School
Lerrin la Graw
Detroit
Bert Campaneris
Campaneris
la Graw
Billy Martin
Campy
Martin
LaGraw
Tigers
Decatur
Limestone Court Begins Today in Athens with 26 Cases
Limestone County Circuit Civil Court opens before Judge Tom Coggin with 26 cases on the docket including 14 damage suits and a hearing on a hot mix asphalt plant construction south of Athens off US 31. 108 residents are summoned as petit jurors. Wayne Bodie Jennings appeals a zoning decision allowing Burgreen Contracting Co. to build the plant, claiming it would harm property and be a nuisance.
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Athens
Limestone County Circuit
Tom Coggin
Limestone
Wayne Bodie Jennings
Athens Board of
Burgreen Contracting Co
Here
Jennings
Legislators Ready To Return Tuesday In Reapportionment Move
Alabama lawmakers convene after a weekend recess to concur with Gov Wallace on executive amendments to a reapportionment bill. The House and Senate debate Lt. Gov Beasley pay and other pay issues as a special session aims to finish by Thursday before the 1973 regular session resumes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Senate
George C. Wallace
Jere Beasley
Senate House
Bill Baxley
Montgomery ‘Bank
Capitol
National
Robert H. Wilder
Dadeville
Beasley
Crisis numbers and helpline guidance from The Decatur Daily
Emergency phone guidance for personal crises and poisoning outlines Crisis Call Center numbers and when to call hospital or physician. It notes dialing 0 to reach an operator and provides departmental phone lines for The Decatur Daily with after hours extensions.
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Panhellenic Officers
Athens College Panhellenic Council
Diane Miller
Pat Mountain
Rebecca Burney
Angeline. Nazaretlan
Kay Bentley
Carolyn Reeves
Nancy Olsen
Spotswood
N.J
Tenn
Milton Petty
Limestone County Commission
Somerville
A-Somerville
Cape Kennedy
Robert Jernigan
Dona Allen
Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jernigan
Marshall
Gainesville, Fla
Calhoun Junior College
Daisy Zurick
Los Angeles
Earl Jernigan
Gainesville
Doreen Golden
Robert E. Jr
Mark
Allen
the Center
Cotaco High School
Alabama College
East Limestone High School
Carol Crosslin
Auburn
By Tommy Stevenson
Burningtree Rd
Limestone Court
Mike Burns
Elizabeth Brown
Decatur Jayceettes
Mike
Joe Burns
Elizabeth
James Brown
Ricky Brooks
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