Convicted kidnapper escapes Draper Correction Center
Glenn W. Dolvin and Cecil Timer escaped from Draper Correction Center Speigner after tricking guards into believing they were on a work detail. Dolvin, 41, and Timer, 39, are serving life terms for murder. Lovett's missing case tied to a 1969 kidnapping.
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Winford Turner
Glenn W. Dolvin
Decatur
Draper Correction Center
Speigner
John Hale
Dolvin
Cecil Timer
Geneva County
Hale
Calvin
Sue
Key West
Fla
Morgan County
Charles Ray Lovett
Decatur Daily
Lovett
Colvin
Youngstown
Ohio
Draper
Mt. Meigs Diagnostic Center
Montgomery
Tiner
Practice Pays Off for Miss Point Mallard Pageant Winner
Sherri Smith won first place in the Miss Point Mallard pageant talent competition after years of ballet practice. She juggled school and dancing, auditioned in New York for a partial six month scholarship, and plans possible routine changes for the Miss Alabama pageant. Her mother Cynthia Smith leads the Decatur Civic Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherri Smith
Alabama
West Virginia
Birmingham
Cynthia Smith
Decatur Civic Theater
Sherri
Huntsville Ballet Company
Alabama Ballet Association
New York
Decatur
Page
Texas Burial Set For TV's Hoss
Dan Blocker of Bonanza fame will be buried in DeKalb Texas after dying at 43 from two blood clots following gall bladder surgery. His mother Mary Blocker said burial will be private with no services and that the body will arrive by plane in Dallas then driven to DeKalb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dekalb
Tex
Dan Blocker
Hulk Hoss Cartwright
America
Texas
Blocker
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Blocker
Dallas
First regular air mail service starts 1918
On this date in 1918 the first regular air mail service began linking New York Philadelphia and Washington. Weather today reaches upper 70s with low 50s tonight and a mid 70s high expected Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Mrs Noah Lee Fund Reaches 158 In Donations
The Decatur Daily reports the Mrs Noah Lee Fund total stood at 158 dollars after contributions from three donors on Sunday. The fund supports Mrs Noah Lee and her twin 17 year old sons in Nashville as she battles cancer after her husband's death.
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Noah Lee
Decatur Daily
Nashville
Lee
Morgan County
Howard Blankenship
Larry G. Adcox
Terry and
Terry
Bombs Fact Of Life In Hanoi
In Hanoi antiaircraft guns thundered and sirens wailed as hotel staff and guests sought shelter in a ground bunker. The Red River bridge near Hanoi remained usable only by foot or cart after being hit. rail and road links were disrupted and bombing expanded to nonmilitary targets including a nearby hospital.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Hanoi
Thong Nhat
Reunification
Red River
Haiphong
Akopyan
Campha
Amish win Supreme Court schooling exemption
The Amish people won unanimously in the Supreme Court an exemption from state laws requiring schooling beyond the eighth grade. Atty Gen Baxley said impeachment moves would target Sheriff Luke Brewer with seven indictments. The House Appropriations Committee urged a sharp cut in U N contributions after China expulsion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Bill Baxley
Luke Brewer
Talladega County
House Appropriations Committee
China
United States
United Nations
Decatur Excluded From State Newsmen Mini Tour
A four day Alabama Travel Council tour begins May 25 in Birmingham with stops at Ave Maria Grotto Cullman and Florence, omitting Decatur attractions as Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Point Mallard Park refuse council membership citing costs and limited aid. The council says joining costs 250 dollars for each group. A parallel South Alabama to North Alabama tour is planned.
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South Alabama
North Alabama
Point Mallard Park
Decatur
The
Alabama Travel Council
Montgomery
Eleanor Robinson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Travel Council
Council
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Cullman
Florence
Quad-Cities
Huntsville
Fort Payne
Gadsden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee Dolvin
Glenny
Gary Wilhite
T. C. Almon Center
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Lee Lee
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Adv
Switzerland
Manchester
England
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