Laurel Town Gripped After Wallace Shooting
Laurel Maryland with 18000 residents became center stage as Alabama Gov George Wallace was shot near Wheatland Plaza on the eve of Maryland's presidential primary. Residents reacted with shock and sadness while awaiting updates on Wallace's condition and a mayoral statement urging unity.
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Laurel
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Maryland
Wallace
Laurel News Leader
Leo Wilson
Wilson
Gov. Wallace
Coggin Sworn In As Youthful Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge
Tom Coggin aged 32 took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon to become the third and youngest judge on the Eighth Judicial Circuit. The ceremony at the Morgan County Courthouse was delayed 30 minutes while Coggin's wife Micki brought their three month old daughter Clair. Judge K J Griffith will be reassigned, and Coggin will assume duties as Griffith's successor.
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Tom Brindley Coggin
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Coggin
Micki
Clair
Morgan County
Morgan
Limestone County
Decatur
Ben Britmell
Powell
K. J. Griffith
Griffith
Alabama Supreme Court
Ann Jennings
Tom
Emergency crisis numbers and contact guidance
The notice lists crisis numbers for personal emergencies and poisoning. It includes the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and mentions calling a hospital or family physician. It also advises dialing 0 to reach an operator when unsure of the emergency number. It cites The Decatur Daily contact lines for Athens nights and holidays.
Wreck injures Moulton man on Old Hillsboro Road
A one car crash on Old Hillsboro Road in Moulton injured Winford Beene. The 7:20 a.m. accident sent him to Lawrence County Hospital per police and hospital reports.
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Moulton
Old Hillsboro Rd
Winford Beene
Lawrence County Hospital
Beene
Robbery at R and R Shell Station Reports Theft
A police report states about $200 was stolen in a robbery at R and R Shell Service Station on 903 6th Ave NE. Five black males entered before 5 am, threatened attendant Bobby Byrd and fled after opening the cash register.
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R and R Shell
6Th Ave
Bobby Byrd
Hartseller
Byrd
Delegation Presses 12 Million For Tem-Tom Waterway Start
More than 25 lawmakers and the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority urged Congress to provide 12 million to start construction. The push came at hearings before the Public Works subcommittees led by Rep. Evins and Sen. Stennis. The project links the Tennessee River to the Port of Mobile via the Tombigbee River, creating a Gulf access route. A federal environmental suit heard June 19 postponed work. Alabama House Speaker Sage Lyons and Gov. George Wallace backed the plan, citing economic aid for Appalachia counties. Authority head Glover Wilkins noted top priority for environmental concerns. Attending members included Sid McDonald, Walter Reichert, Jim Watson, Gene Blanton, E. C. Browder, Jack Shoemaker, and Dr. Frank Davis.
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Washington
Tennessee
Lyons
George Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi
Wallace
Appalachia
Authority
Sid McDonald
Arab
Ala
Walter Reichert
Louisville
Jim Watson
Paducah
Gene Blanton
Adamsville
Tenn
E. C. Browder
Harriman
Jack Shoemaker
Tallahassee
Fla
Frank Davis
Corinth
Miss
AWF Seeks Halt on Swan Creek Funds Amid Protests
Alabama Wildlife Federation asks EPA SCS Budget CEQ and other agencies to suspend $800000 Swan Creek Watershed funds until environmental impact statement is published and effects assessed. landowners oppose the project and may sue. federation weighs legal action as last resort.
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AWF
Athens
Alabama Wildlife Federation
Swan Creek
Tom Wolf
Federation
Huntsville
Environmental Protection Agency
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of the Budget
Department of Agriculture
Council of Environmental Quality
Wolf
Little Man Jesse Fields Shines At Calhoun JC
Jesse Fields, a popular Calhoun Junior College athlete, has excelled in track and basketball. He faces the end of his college eligibility with no current athletic grant aid, planning to chase a track grant at the National Junior College Meet in Mesa, Arizona May 25-27.
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Calhoun
Jesse
Bill Rudolph
Basketball War Hawks
Rudolph
Gene
Mullin
Jesse Fields
Calhoun Junior College
War Hawks
Mesa
Ariz
Reader questions on body donation travel health care taxes
A reader asks how to donate a body after death for medical study and is referred to Dr. Earl G. Hamel at the University of Alabama Medical School. Another inquiry seeks Smoky Mountains trip information via the National Parks Bureau in Washington D C. A Decatur reader questions Kennedy health insurance and is told the program would be funded by taxes on employers payrolls self employment and general revenues with wage base set at 15000 dollars.
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Earl G. Hamel
University of Alabama Medical School
Birmingham
Hamel
Anatomical Pathological Department
Medical School
Smokey Mountains
R. R
Danville
Sacia Center
Bureau of National Parks
Department of the Interior
18Th St. NW
Washington D. C
Sen. Kennedy
National Health Insurance
Decatur
Registration Convenience Proposed by Senator Harris
Senator Bob Harris urged easier voter registration at Morgan County Young Democrats meeting. He called for new laws to standardize residency criteria, sufficient registrar help, and purging voting lists of former residents to ensure qualified voters.
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Bob Harris
Morgan County
Harris
Board of Registrars
Decatur
State National Bank
Calhoun Sets Food Seminar For Service Staff
A food service seminar for Calhoun Junior College staff begins Monday. C Britt Turner leads hospitality education with topics on courtesy job knowledge workers image and customer relations. Call James A Coman coordinator at 353 3102 for details.
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Calhoun Junior College
C. Britt Turner
James A. Coman
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Laurel, Md
Baltimore
Secret Service
Styne
Mrs. Wallace
Wheatland Plaza
Debbie Coleman
Laurel Junior High School
McDonald’s Hamburgers
Miss Coleman
Coggin Sworn
THE
Decatur Daily
Arkansas
T. J. Calaway
Beltline Rd
Calaway
Somerville Rd
Medical Dr
11Th St. SE
Swann Livingston
Highway 31
Decatur General Hospital
Aaa-Southend Ambulance
Elbert Livingston
Trailer Ct
Guy Aldridge
Trinity 1
Tem
Glover Wilkins
North
Tennessee River
U. S. District Court
Louis Alveraz
Alveraz
Jere Trent
Herbert
BLY
Bobby Herbert
Moo | Photographic Coe
Fest
Dudley Campbell
Janice Osthus
George Gastler
Little Man
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