Future Looks Good For Bank St Backbone Cafe
Joe Collins runs Joe's Coffee Cup on Bank Street once the backbone of Decatur. For 35 years the cafe drew locals, soldiers, and students from Lafayette Street School and Decatur High School. The place now operates 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. as downtown's shops and era shift.
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Bank St
2Nd Ave
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Lafayette St
Decatur High School
Collins Seeks Bank Street Comeback With New Buildings
Inside Collins envisions Bank Street revival through new construction and rising foot traffic. He jokes about a past sales trick while recalling a smoker who unknowingly bought cigarettes, describing how he kept selling as the other man walked away.
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Collins
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REACT Team To Aid Motorists In Holiday Safety Break
Decatur's REACT team sponsors a first holiday weekend Safety Break at the I 65 and Alabama 67 intersection offering coffee and doughnuts from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today Sunday and Monday. Volunteers will invite motorists to stop via Channel 19 CB radio to rest and reduce fatigue while local merchants donate refreshments. W. A. Thompson leads as president and Nancy Howard serves as vice president.
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Alabama Citizens Share Blame For Bad Government Says Mrs Allen
Town Creek speech by State Treasurer Melba Till Allen calls Alabama citizens the bosses of government and urge them to voice discontent with officials. She argues citizens share fault for state problems by electing leaders and notes funds stay in small banks to aid local bankers, industry, and farmers. She promotes the State Board of Adjustment for claims against the state and says lawyers are unnecessary to file.
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Sparkman Pushes National Grade Crossing Safety Week
Senator John Sparkman introduces a resolution to designate the last week of August as National Grade Crossing Safety Week. He cites 12,000 accidents last year caused by drivers ignoring stop signs at crossings and calls for national coordinated action. The National Safety Council and the Association of American Railroads back congressional leadership on the issue.
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Medical Society Elects Officers in Alabama Orthopaedic Meeting
The 26th annual Alabama Orthopaedic Society meeting at Point Clear elected new officers led by Kurt M. W. Niemann as president and William B. Hanson as vice president. Kenneth M. Hannon was chosen to represent Alabama on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board for three years. Vernon L. St. John, retired, was elected to the Retirement Systems of Alabama governing board for a three-year term. He now lives in Opp.
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Point Clear
William A. Sims
Decatur
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Birmingham
William B. Hanson
M. D. Dothan
Kenneth M. Hannon
Mobile
Orthopaedic Community of
Alabama
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Vernon L. St. John
Morgan County
Teachers Retirement System of Retirement Systems
Paul Hubbert
St. John
Opp
A Thought Caution as Wisdoms Eldest Child
Quote attribution notes Victor Hugo 1802 1885 as the source. The line positions a cautionary idea within the broader concept of wisdom and moral reflection and identifies Hugo as the author.
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Victor Hugo
Grand Wizard Duke Found Guilty In Riot Case
A jury convicted Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke of inciting a riot with two related counts carrying up to a year in jail. He posted a $10,000 bond and blasted police as political enforcers after the Sept. 11, 1976 Metairie confrontation. James Warner was also found guilty of inciting to riot. Judge Carr set sentencing for Thursday.
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Southside
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Knights
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Metairie
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Sheriff's Office
Warner
Commie
Good Connection Aided In Birth
Three day old Tonya Edwards left Mobile hospital as her parents Maurice and Sandra Edwards credited a Be telephone line with guiding the birth. Dr James Sewell, son of Hall of Famer Joe Sewell, coached them by phone through delivery, the first time he had overseen a birth this way.
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Maurice and
Sandra Edwards
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Joe Sewell
Tuscaloosa
Sewell
Policemen Honored for Heroic River Rescue in Decatur
City police officers Keith Mickle and Paul Cain received awards from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce for saving Mrs. Ivalene Thompson after her car plunged into the Tennessee River backwaters. Plaques were presented by chamber members Mrs. Harold Jeffers and Armando De Quesada.
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Keith Mickle
Paul Cain
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Mickle
Cain
Ivalene Thompson
Tennessee River
Harold Jeffers
Chamber
Armando de Quesada
Carter removes Singlaub over Korea troop withdrawal dispute
Editorial argues President Carter must discipline military dissent after Maj. Gen. John K. Singlaub criticized withdrawal plans. It asserts civilian control and that deterrence by air and sea power, not a land war, should shape Korea policy, given America’s unpopularity of sustained Asian ground conflicts.
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Birmingham Post-Herald
Carter
John K. Singlaub
U.S
South Korea
Singlaub
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Seoul
Sea of Japan
Kim Il Sung
South
Fang
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Memorial Day Weekend Weather Outlook for Alabama
Forecasters predict good Memorial weekend weather with partly cloudy to clear skies and warm temperatures. Highs will reach the low 80s today and mid 80s Sunday, with nighttime lows in the low to mid 60s.
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North Alabama
South Alabama
John Godbey
Decatur Area Weather Forecast A Warm Weekend Ahead
High reached 83 at 4 p.m. Friday with a low of 66. Today will be partly cloudy with light winds and highs in the low 80s. Tonight’s low near 60. Sunday’s high expected in the mid 80s. Friday climate data show 83/66 with 74 average and 0.07 inches precipitation. Year to date rainfall 27.37 inches, 3.24 inches below normal. Sunrise 5 35 a.m. Sunset 7 52 p.m.
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Alabama
Mobile
Decatur
Sugar For Her Master in Decatur Street Drive
Miss Beverly Parks of 102 Mockingbird La SW had sugar for her master as she drove to a stop on a Decatur street. Friday's weather was warm and clear and forecasts show highs near 80 and nighttime lows around 60 through Memorial Day weekend.
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