Teens Charged in Decatur Armed Robbery and Kidnapping
Two teens, Ben Jennings 18 of Hillsboro and Lonnie White 19 of Decatur, are held without bond on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping stemming from a April 26 Kaye Service Station robbery in Decatur and a kidnapping of attendant Jamie Stewart. Police also pursue two suspects questioned in a Friday night heist at the same station.
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Moulton
Decatur
Lawrence County
Dan Ligan
Ligan
Ben -Thomas Jennings
Hillsboro 2
Lonnie White
Kaye
Jamie Stewart
Jessie Brazell
Kissimme
Fla
McRae Motors
Stewart
Kayo Station
John Miles
Reds Drive Into Kontum Amid CT Front Tug of War
North Vietnamese troops pressed into Kontum's northern sector before dawn penetrating 500 yards from the airstrip. A South Vietnamese spokesman said a armored cavalry compound was breached as ground fighting continued near Hue and An Loc. U.S. jets also knocked out a major railroad bridge linking the northeast rail line to China.
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Saigon
Kontum
Pleiku
Central Highlands
U.S
North Vietnam
China
Hue
An Loc
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Highway 14
Chu Pao Mountain
Runoff Vote Set Tuesday in Four Counties
Eighteen persons seek Democratic and Republican nominations in Tuesday runoff elections across Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman Counties. Key races include Morgan tax collector Democrat duel Edith Sandlin versus Charles Howard and Board of Education contests. Limstone Place 5 board race features Prentis Davis and Tommy Ham. Cullman GOP Place 1 aims between Elbert Chambers Jr. and Frances Harbison, while Democrats Camp and Harbison seek county commission chair. Lawrence hosts three Democratic runoff races including Superintendent of Education Woodrow Burks versus Don Parker, Tax Collector Horace Hill versus Rip Proctor, and at large board seat contenders Ray Alexander and Jimmie Martin. Polls hours vary by county. Amendment One on property tax equalization leads statewide ballot.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Morgan County
Edith A. Sandlin
Charles Howard
Alvis G. Briscoe
Jean F. Whitley
Morgan County Board of Education
Steve Shirley
H. G. Hunter
Shirley
Limestone County
Prentis Davis
Tommy Ham
Limestone Board of Education
Davis
Fund drive ends with donations for slain deputy’s family
The Morgan County fund to aid the family of former deputy Lee May, slain near a Nashville warehouse, raised 2002.50 dollars by Saturday. THE DECATUR DAILY will continue accepting donations, as publisher Barrett C. Shelton announced.
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Morgan County
Nashville
Decatur Daily
Barrett C. Shelton
Lee May
Lee
Tragedy Hits Decatur Family As LPN Loses Son
Calvin Balentine 11 drowned at the Aquadome during a Brookhaven Middle School pool outing. His mother, a licensed practical nurse, was on duty at Decatur General when the code blue was sounded. The boy planned to spend summer with his aunt in Maryland and had even asked to leave a week early.
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Calvin Balentine
Maryland
Brookhaven Middle School
Aquadome
Balentine
Decatur General Hospital
Brookhaven
Spirit of America Beauty Pageant seeks Miss Spirit entrants
Alabama pageant organizers for the fifth Miss Spirit of America Beauty Pageant on July 4 at Point Mallard seek about 25 contestants with June 16 deadline. ABWA Scenic South Chapter in Decatur handles arrangements. winner gets a $500 savings bond, first runner up $200, second $100, with emcee to be announced. Local merchants donate prizes and civic groups are invited to sponsor contestants.
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Alabama
Point Mallard
Irene Shafer
Scenic South
American Business Women’s Association
ABWA
Decatur
Miss Shafer
Kathy McDaniel
Alexander City
Monkeys Survive 300 Mile Ride Into Space in 1959
On this day in 1959 two monkeys named Abie and Baker rode a rocket from Cape Canaveral into space. The event marked a notable test before human spaceflight. Local weather forecast notes a 40 percent chance of showers tonight with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s.
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Abie
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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van Speegle
Clifton Turner
Moulton 2
Gary Wilhite
Code Blue
LPN
Mary Balentine
James Darren
Troy Donahue
Johnny Tillotson
Spirit
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