Spider Bite Case To Be Tried Again
Circuit Judge R L Hundley set aside a 12000 judgment against Hartselle Hospital and ordered a new trial in the case of Mrs Virgie Hargrove Wilbanks who alleges a Brown Recluse bite while a patient. Attorneys plan appeals and retrial later this year after a July 31 1970 hospitalization and infection that damaged her leg.
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R. L
Dick) Hundley
Hartselle
Joe Calvin
Handley
Calvin
Wilbanks
Missile display and concert mark Armed Forces Day in Huntsville
Army open house at Redstone Arsenal noon to 4 pm showcases missiles including the Hellfire and equipment. U S Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus perform a free concert in Big Spring Park. Sheriff Evans reports a 600 pound safe stolen from Athens home found in a creek with few clues.
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The
Army
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
U.S. Army Field Band
Soldiers’ Chorus
Big Spring Park
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Roe Sanderson
Athens
Trinity Rd
Decatur
Evans
Campground Mentors Learn Year Round Life At Mallard Park
Mr and Mrs Dick Sloan manage Point Mallard Park's new 175 site campground. They live on site and emphasize guest comfort cleanliness and guest as the park enters its busy season from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Visitors hail from the Southeast Northern states and Canada. After a March flood they returned to clean up debris and mark restoration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Sloan
Point Mallard Park
Sloans
Southeast
States
Canada
the Sloans
Campground Sloans Plan Add Colorful Upgrades
The Sloans, long-time campground managers, finished cleanup and plan additions to boost color and appeal. They display antiques in the general store and seek old cheese cutters for hoop cheese. Campers stay two nights on average, with some two weeks, enjoying free showers, shelters, and a laundromat. Future plans include stocking gear and an ice machine.
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Sloan
Quad Cities
Sloans
Months Seen For Judge Aide Pay Decision
The Alabama Supreme Court may take months to rule on who pays and governs the circuit judge secretaries in Morgan County. The three-judge panel argues they control salaries while the county commission cites a State Personnel Board pay scale. County attorney Julian Harris estimates a 30 day file prep and notes routine handling, though this case is unusual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Supreme Court
Morgan County Commission
Circuit Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Julian Harris
Harris
Newton B.powell
R. L
Dick) Handley
Tom B. Coggin
Commission
State Personnel Board
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Emergency Crisis Numbers From The Decatur Daily
Emergency phone guidance lists the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and suggests calling hospitals or physicians for poisonings. If unsure of the number dial 0 and explain the emergency while noting department contacts including the Decatur Daily main line 353 4612 and after hours numbers.
Austin High welding class completes year projects
Welders' projects by Austin High School vocational class wrap up with term winners. From left Dr. J. W. Sailors Austin principal and Frank McCarley instructor congratulate students whose works place in the class competition with Robert Terry taking third and Mark receiving honors.
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Austin
J. W
Frank McCarley
Robert Terry
Mark
Dolvin Kidnap Guilt Upheld
The Alabama Supreme Court refused to review the Morgan County conviction of Glenn W. Dolvin for the 1970 kidnapping of Charles Ray Lovett and related car theft. Dolvin and his wife Sue Dolvin were each sentenced to 10 years. Dolvin escaped custody in 1972 and fled the country, while his wife’s appeal bond was reduced and ongoing.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Glenn W. Dolvin
Decatur
High Court
Dolvin
Harold Peck
Florence
Alabama State Court of Criminal Appeals
Morgan County
Key West
Sue
Charles Ray Lovett
Lovett
Colvin
Draper Correctional Center
Elmore
Geneva County
Cecil Tiner
Julia Tutwiler
Wetumpka
Israel Still Not Independent Says Atlanta Builder
Atlanta businessman Sidney Feldman told the Decatur Kiwanis Club that Israel must attract more Jewish emigrants from Russia to reach true independence. He cited 300,000 of Russia’s 3 million Jews seeking visas, costs rising from 1 000 to 25 000–30 000, and warned that delaying emigration endangers Israel’s security amid fears of oil and land issues.
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Alvin Benn
Russia
Israel
Atlanta
Sidney Feldman
Feldman
Decatur Kiwanis Club
U. S
Golda Meir
Moshe Dyan
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
London Iron and Metal Co
Cairo
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Greta Eubanks
Huntsville Frolics
Bobby Herbert
Decatur General Hospital
William$zczepanski
Mallard
Virginia
By Ben Windham
Judge Aide
Anne Jennings
Powell
James N. Bloodworth
Decatur Daily
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