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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
2
Freddie Bounds, a sophomore at Austin High, undergoes a second operation to graft living tissue from his abdomen to his injured right hand after a summer with limited activity. His classmates posted a door sign saying Here Lies An Austin Black Bear in Hibernation to show support.
Freddie Bounds suffers an accident in May when his hand is caught in a sprigging machine halting his after school and Saturday work at a local nursery. At Austin High, classmates and teachers rally with 300 plus well wishes and oral exams for Freddie while his sister Sonya also remains hospitalized. Doctors L Z Naylor and W A Sims monitor Freddie as visitors are limited to two family members and signs thank staff and students for support.
Ira DeMent, U S District Attorney for Alabama’s 23 county middle district, vows a crusade for police professionalism after the acquittal of Tuskegee Sheriff Lucius Amerson and deputy Richard Coleman. He notes prior charges against four officers and a bail bondsman for prisoner mistreatment, claiming progress in law enforcement conduct.
Army investigators summoned to testify at the Higdon court martial as defense seeks to challenge an earlier CID interview. The proceedings involve M Sgt William Higdon, charged with larceny bribery and graft over service clubs in Vietnam 1968.
Decatur General Hospital received patients after an incident in Southend area. An AAA-Southend ambulance transported injured individuals to the hospital, with photographer Billy Smith documenting the album for the Daily.
Athens Limestone County sheriff said five burglaries were reported over the weekend. The home of Buddy Lawson in Athens 10 was entered Sunday with $10 stolen. A radio and a watch were taken from Round Island Baptist Church Sunday night. Lissie Mae Anderson of Madison 1 said a television was stolen from her home.
An organizational meeting to form a chapter of the American Society for Personnel Administration will be Thursday at the Family Steak Barn at 5 30 p m. Ray Dabney said national officers met with local personnel managers to discuss a Personnel and Industrial Relations chapter here to be affiliated with the national group. Contact Dabney at 3557469 or 3537320 for information.
Elementary students in the Decatur City School System may register for a summer program. Grades 2 through 5 will meet June 7 to July 16 at Eastwood School. Teachers include Annie Godfrey Rosa Lee Cook and Frances Nungester. Marie South is principal. Classes run 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with 9 and 10:45 breaks. $30 registration.
Jim Duncan of Decatur was elected Alabama national director for the U S Jaycees at a Birmingham meeting. He defeated Lloyd King of Sheffield and has long service in the Decatur Jaycees including roles from 1967 through 1969. Duncan lives at 317 Oak St NE.
Governor George Wallace will be Nixon’s official host in Mobile and Birmingham, greet the President on arrival, accompany him aboard Air Force One, and ride in a motorcade while Nixon tours the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway project and promotes revenue sharing. Jurors called in Limestone County court. Ambulance service moves to new offices.
Emergency phones for possible poisoning advise calling Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 or your family physician. For other emergencies dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
The Associated Press reports six deaths in Alabama over the weekend from traffic crashes and a farming mishap. Victims include Johnny Eugene Clement 22 of Sheffield in a motorcycle collision, Frances Moorer 7 of Montgomery struck by a car, Mava Ann Painter 38 of Birmingham crushed beneath a tractor near Oneonta, James Charles Tankersly 32 of Eva in a single car crash, Dwight James Madden 18 of Salem in a one car wreck near Opelika, and Edward H Cryan 20 of Thorndike Massachusetts struck on U S 280 near Opelika.
The 250000 dollar 38 bed Dr D E Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lester will open next Monday after four years of work delays. Dr C H Payne of Arkansas leases the facility from Lester Development Co and an open house is set for Saturday from 1 to 4 p m with Limestone County official Feremy Carter master of ceremonies.
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