Accidents Claim Several Lives Across Alabama Regions
A woman fell from a boat and drowned near Gordo, and Lucille Reynolds 55 of Gordo was identified as the victim. Dick Barfield 62 of Muscle Shoals drowned in a creek near Barton. Nettie Mae Conner 63 of Foley died in a Foley pickup car collision. Eugene Wallingford 30 of Columbus Miss. died when his car went off a road north of Cordova. Two men David Griffin 21 Ensley and John Bruce 20 Fairfield died in Opelika. Albany High School reunion attendees are listed at the event.
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Pickens
Gordo
Lucille Reynolds
Gordo Rt
Dick Barfield
Muscle Shoals
Barton
Foley
Nettie Mae Conner
Eugene Arthur Wallingford
Columbus
Miss
Cordo
Wallingford
David Griffin
Ensley
John Bruce
Fairfield
Opelika
Mom’s A Student Beats Odds At Calhoun College
Sandra Martin a swing shift wife and mother of three, left pots and pans for textbooks and earned a 4.0 GPA in political science and English at Calhoun Junior College. She received the Albert P. Brewer Cup and plans A&M graduate study aiming to become a teacher.
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Sandra Martin
Monsanto
Alabama A&m
Calhoun
Martins
Freemont St
Alisa
Sonja
Pam
Connie Belew Wins Alabama Explorer Space Seminar Trip
Connie Belew a student at Austin High School will represent Alabama at a July space seminar at Kennedy Space Center. She won the 400 word essay on What's Man's Future in Space chosen by a national Exploring committee. Killed in separate accidents were Calvin Swanson Marsha Williams Ezell Jackson Ralph and Velma Benson.
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Connie Belew
Austin High School
Alabama
Kennedy Space Center
Miss Belew
W. A. Belew
14Th Ave
Pepsi Co, Inc
Boy Scouts of America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
District of Columbia
NASA
Calvin Swanson
Opelika
Marsha Williams
Albertville
Ezell Jackson
Ralph
Velma Benson
Fruithurst
Late‑career student finds college therapy and reward
Mrs. Martin entered college late due to finances and family duties. She juggles classes with active roles as secretary of the Student Government Association and vice president of Phi Theta Kappa, while attending Calhoun seminars. She calls college a rewarding form of therapy and says she never missed a class.
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Phi Theta Kappa Scholastic Honorary
Calhoun
Decatur Man Melton Awarded JCI Senator Honor
Myron Melton of Decatur was named Junior Chamber International senator at the Alabama state Jaycee convention, becoming a lifetime member. Five other Alabama Jaycees have received the honor as Decatur Jaycees and Jayceettes were also honored.
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Mobile
Myron Melton
Decatur
U. S. Jaycees
Melton
Decatur Jaycees
Junior Chamber International
JCI
Alabama Jaycees
Jayceettes
Jera Poole
Decatur Jayceettes
Emergency crisis numbers from The Decatur Daily notice
The page provides crisis line numbers for personal emergencies and possible poisoning with guidance to call the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 or contact hospitals or physicians. It instructs dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency number and notes Bea Nights and holidays for department operations.
Baxley critiques PSC chief in Alabama runoff
Attorney General Bill Baxley recasts the PSC race as a test of his influence, calling for defeat of incumbent president Eugene Connor and accusing him of rubber-stamping utilities. Connor counters with resolve to vote his conscience. The piece also notes tax amendment debates and other Democratic and Republican races shaping Alabama politics.
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Bob Ingle
Associated Press
Bill Baxley
Public Service Commission
Baxley
Eugene “Bull” Connor
PSC
Connor
Alabama
Kenneth Hammond
Mobile
Madison County
Dale County
Limestone Native Sings About Wallace Assassination Attempt
Earl Green, Limestone County born author of Six Days On The Road, wrote and recorded Little George about Gov. George Wallace's May 15 assassination attempt. The song released by Three Star Records in Cullman has racks nationwide and Morris predicts a smash. A Nashville announcer calls it an instant hit and profits will go to the Wallace campaign.
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Athens
Limestone County
Earl Green
George Wallace
Green
Killen
Lauderdale County
Little George
Nashville
Three Star Records
Cullman
Three Star
W. R. Morris
James Joiner
Morris
Wallace
Film trimmer injury and runoff delegate in 3rd District
A 3 M employee cut his hand on a film trimmer but returned to work after treatment at Decatur General Hospital. W H Buddy Smith severed three fingers on his left hand around 10 30 am while trimming film. Jr and Hall Thompson of Birmingham. Virginia Byrd and John Denson are in the runoff for delegate from the 3rd District.
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Decatur General Hospital
W. H
Buddy) Smith
Hall Thompson
Birmingham
Virginia Byrd
John Denson
Graduations Tonight At Austin and Decatur High Schools
More than 540 seniors graduate in two separate ceremonies at Austin and Decatur High Schools tonight with 250 from Austin at 8 p.m. and 292 from Decatur at 7 30 p.m. Calhoun Junior College also holds graduation Sunday at 5 p.m. in the gym. A 2 p.m. reception for graduates will be hosted at Dr. Carlton Kelley’s home. The processional starts at 4 45 p.m. and recessional at 6 p.m. The United Methodist Church merger proposal faces a vote at the Alabama West Florida Conference meeting in Montgomery, seeking to end a separate black jurisdiction. The plan has been approved by two other Alabama conferences but was rejected by the Alabama West Florida group. Dr. J Harry Haines will address the gathering. The conference ends Thursday with minister assignments.
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Austin and
Decatur High School
Austin
Calhoun Junior College
Carlton Kelley
Montgomery
Ala
United Methodist Church
Alabama-West Florida
Alabama
North Alabama
J. Harry Haines
United Methodist Committee On Overseas Relief
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Cecil E. Alexander
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Claude M. Petty
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Glenn
John E. Evans
Bernice McClure
E. S. Loyd Sr
Leonard Evans
Lucile Bethany
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Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Randall Hampton
Fleming
James Montgomery
Lowry
Jaycees
Noah Lee
David Hogan
Church of Christ
Hartselle
V. A. White
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Opal Roberts
Westside Baptist Church
Decatur Daily
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BBR
Wendell Mitchell
Luverne
Ben Reeves
Eufaula
U.S. House
Janie Shores
James H. Faulkner
Alabama Supreme Court
Robert T. Simpson
Perry Hooper
Albert Smith
Tom Abernathy
Talladega
Jean Sullivan
Selma
Smith
G. P. Parham
Homer Jackson
L’stone
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