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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1975
Page
2
Decatur General Hospital expects completion of recent expansions and renovations this week with a State Building Department inspection planned for next week. Administrator Bob leads the project as crews finish key upgrades.
The Decatur Tourism Bureau hosts a seminar led by Dr. Heaton Underhill of the BOR to appraise tourism worth. Harry Rice of Point Mallard and Dick Ordway of the Chamber organize with 100 plus reservations at Calhoun Community College after a luncheon featuring an Atlanta display firm.
Partlow Human Rights Committee plans another visit to the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center next week to assess compliance with a 1971 federal court order. Robert Koenig and Dinsmore of Decatur will report findings to the full committee in Tuscaloosa on June 5 after initial visits found limited access to cottages and records.
The National Science Foundation awarded 341300 dollars to the University of Alabama College of Engineering for a two year study on gasified coal in the Warrior Coal Field. The Mineral Resources Institute and State Mine Experiment Station will lead the project with cooperation from the Geological Survey of Alabama Alabama Power and Alabama Gas. A Rock Creek man 19 on leave from Fort Campbell died Monday night from a gunshot wound to the heart at his parents home Coroner Guy Hollaway ruled the death a personal safety related incident. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
An 18-year-old Decatur man, Stevie L. Walden, was injured in a one car crash on Morgan County Road 61 near the city limits Monday night about 9 45 p m. Trooper W H Paustian reported no admission or release records at area hospitals.
Emergency phone guidance lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. It advises calling hospitals or physicians if needed and dialing 0 for operator help. The Decatur Daily lists department numbers 353 4612 and holiday hours 353 4739 for Athens.
Alabama legislators approve a 9.6 million emergency appropriation to keep Medicaid running through September amid concerns of provider abuse. The plan delays a 10 percent cut and preserves most services though hospital stays may drop from 30 to 20 days annually and beneficiaries face a 50 cent drug fee per prescription.
Alabama Highway Director Ray Bass warned the legislature that about one third of the 7 000 employees could be laid off if 133 million dollars in new roadbuilding funds are not provided for the next two years. He said more than 2 300 workers would lose jobs, and suggested a gasoline tax increase as a straightforward funding option, though Gov. Wal lace has rejected new consumer taxes.
Former Decatur scholar Bill Loiry, now a Sarasota high school student, shows that even low levels of carbon monoxide can damage brain cells and blood vessels in mice, linking memory, hearing, and vision impairment to exposure. He won state science awards and gained early admission to the University of Florida.
Tommy Stevenson laments lack of science fairs in Sarasota County due to time demands and questionable classroom gains. He notes 1955 microscopes limit learning while praising Decatur and area programs after awards, including Grand Prize by Susan Grooms. The Loiry family moved to Sarasota when Dr. David Loiry, a clinical psychologist, became director of the Sarasota Guidance Clinic.
A Decatur woman identified as Johnie Mae Cochran, 36, was arrested after a shoplifting attempt at Parisian Decatur ended with her companion abandoning her and racing away in a car that struck her. Police report valuables worth about 70 dollars recovered from the shop bag. The record also notes two youths charged with second degree burglary at Decatur Country Club and other local burglary reports including a drug store theft and vehicle incident.
In Huntsville Alabama two men died after a deputy sheriff Ken McDonald 25 and suspect Carlton Pulley 73 were killed during a shootout with law enforcement officers responding to gunfire aimed at utility crews investigating a power outage. Pulley opened fire from a tree behind an outbuilding and was shot multiple times. McDonald was to be married next month.
A cold front moves into Alabama today sparking thundershowers with a 30 percent chance, then weak rain chances remain mainly south on Thursday. Temperatures push into the 80s with 60s overnight. Decatur reports 0.33 inch and Birmingham 0.95 inch of rain overnight.
River and weather data from Keller Memorial Bridge show river readings at 21.53 feet and sea level at 555.83 feet. TVA lake stages include Chickamauga 682.4, Pickwick 413.5, Guntersville 595, Whitesburg 556.6, Wheeler 555.9, Wilson 507. Highs around 89 noon today, 61 low. next day highs in the 80s with a 30 percent rain chance. Extended outlook calls for isolated thunderstorms south Thursday, then fair conditions Friday and Saturday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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