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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1963

Page

3

Mental Health Plan Calls for Major Code Changes

Alabama legislators face a sweeping report from the Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation urging substantial code changes to administer mental health services. The panel seeks more funding for institutions and coordinated government and private agency efforts, plus legislation in 1965 for prisoner treatment in mental health cases amid opposition from the Alabama Medical Association.

Montgomery State Department of Mental Health Committee On Alabama Medical Association Alabama

Brewer To Address Danville Graduating Class Tonight

Danville High School holds graduation exercises at 8 oclock in the school auditorium with Albert Brewer speaker of the House of Representatives as guest. Graduates include Linda Atkins Shelby Blackwood Faye Bowling Nora Byrd Charlotte Childers Linda Evans Betty Fulmer Brenda Hayes Dianna Hogan Sandra Hogan Sarah James Joyce Jarrett Patricia McCaghren Jean Robinson Even Sherrill Sandra Summerford Judy Terry Charlie Wallace Beverly Woodall and others. Salutatorian is Judy Terry and valedictorian is Linda Evans.

Danville Danville High School Albert Brewer House of Representatives Linda Atkins Shelby Blackwood Faye Bowling Nora Byrd Charlotte Childers Linda Evans Betty Fulmer Brenda Hayes Dianna Hogan Sandra Hogan Sarah James Joyce Jarrett Patricia McCaghren Jean Robinson Even Sherrill Sandra Summerford Judy Terry Charlice Wallace Beverly Woodall Billy Bell John Frankie Tommy Garner Jerry Hil Bill Hampton Frankie Hogan Ted Hogan Joe Millsap William Millwood Tony Sapp Charles Segars Darry West Tony Yarbrough W. O. Terry Hartselle Joe Evans

Cullman County approves new courthouse contract

A $1,462,500 contract was awarded to Algernon Blair of Montgomery by the Cullman County Board of Revenue and Control for a new courthouse. Partially financed by federal funds and a local bond issue, the building will rise on a square block on U.S. 31 opposite the First Baptist Church and will house all county offices and state troopers.

Algernon Blair Montgomery Cullman County Board of Revenue and Control Board U.S. 31 First Baptist Church

Expansion pledge in Athens city annexation project

Athens Lions Club chairman Tommy Griffis and Chamber president Leonard Moyers said residents and property owners in the proposed annexation area will be given all facts before signing a petition. They noted the chamber and City Planning Commission have recommended the city handle planning for improvements after annexation, with a public facts presentation in the coming days.

Athens Tommy Griffis Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce Chamber Leonard Moyers Chamber of Commerce City Planning Commission Griffis

Safe storage tips for households with toddlers

With active toddlers at home, store cleaning compounds high up and away from reach. Keep bleaches and similar products in secured cupboards out of children's reach to prevent accidental exposure or ingestion.

Dismissal Of Charges Asked In Barton Bribery Case

Attorneys for contractor Joe T. Barton seek dismissal of bribery and state income tax evasion indictments tied to a highway striping contract under Gov. John Patterson. They argue the charges are vague and fail to specify when and where offers were made, and challenge the income tax statute as void.

Barton Highway Department John L. Thompson Thompson

Food Strike Continues By Hunger Detainee In Alabama Prison

A 31-year-old New Yorker Eric Weinberger remains on a eight day hunger strike at Kilby Prison Hospital in Alabama. Prison authorities have begun intravenous feeding while Weinberger resists hospital cooperation and refuses solid food. He and 11 fellow marchers were moved from a Gadsden jail after arrest on breach of peace for trying to follow the route of slain Baltimore integrator William L Moore.

Weinberger Kilby Gadsden Ala Baltimore William L. Moore Attalla

Packing perishable foods for long drives in summer

A practical tip advises placing meat and dairy from the market in a portable picnic cooler during long summer drives to prevent spoilage before reaching refrigeration.

State Aid Planned for Hartselle Street Project

The State of Alabama will fund a major street paving and resurfacing project in Hartselle. Gov. George Wallace told Morgan County Rep. Albert Brewer Ralph Slate and Councilman John D Long that the State Highway Department will direct drainage rerouting along U S Highway 31 to ease downtown flooding. Brewer and Long presented an engineer report outlining downtown needs, with an estimated 56000 cost for the paving project.

Hartselle State of Alabama Morgan County Albert Brewer Ralph Slate John D. Long George Wallace Wallace State Highway Department Brewer and Ling Ing

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