Mutual Savings Land Purchase Okayed For Decatur Bank St Complex
Decatur Housing Authority approved a contract with Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co for more than half of the Bank St urban renewal parcels totaling 15.36 acres. The plan includes a $2 million Mutual office complex, a public plaza, residential blocks, and the relocation of Wayne Poultry and a sewage project. final terms await HUD approval and contract signoff within weeks.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur Housing Authority
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Bank St
Mutual
Bank St. Mutual
Redus Collier
Housing Authority
Charles Parker
Decatur
Lafayette
Wilson
Old City Hall
Tennessee River
Church St
Canal St
Wayne Poultry
Gas Department
The
Mutual plans four story office near Bank Street plaza
Collier said an announcement on land title transfer will reveal Mutual's plans including the proposed four story office building as the first structure in the Mutual complex. Urban renewal plans for Bank Street were abandoned and the old bank building at Bank and Wilson remains. Parker noted the pre Civil War cemetery on Lafayette Street is not included in the sale to Mutual.
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Collier
Mutual
Bank
Bank and
Wilson Sts
Parker
Lafayette St
City Considers 6th Ave Traffic Control Vote Set
Decatur faces a Nov. 15 council vote on city control of 6th Ave traffic to allow a left turn lane if no alternative is found. State Director Guerry Pruett offered control to the city, with maintenance materials, while preferring state coordination with federal Highway.
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Bill Levin
6Th Ave
State Highway Department
Guerry Pruett
Decatur
Montgomery
Pruett
Highway Department
Levin
Anthony voting rights record noted in 1872 referendum
On this date in 1872 Susan B Anthony, a leader in women’s suffrage, voted for Ulysses S Grant. She was fined $100 for illegal voting, a pivotal moment in the fight for women’s suffrage.
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Susan B. Anthony
Ulysses S. Grant
Wild game can be nutritious with proper cooking says Auburn expert
An Auburn extension specialist notes that properly cooked wild game offers good nutritional value. Readers are directed to page A-5 for hunting and fishing tips in today's Daily.
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Auburn
For Sale Tape Player 8 Track with 2 Speakers
Decatur Daily Want Ads offers fast action results to buy sell rent or hire. Tape player 8 track with two speakers priced at 40 dollars. Call 773 5636 for details.
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Jack Kemp
Tanner
Hartselle
Decatur Daily
Cavender Convicted in Decatur Drug Case Bond Set at 7500
A 21 year old Decatur man, Danny Cavender, was found guilty of selling LSD by a Morgan County jury after a two day trial. He faces 2 to 15 years and is jailed on a 7500 appeal bond. Cavender showed little emotion at verdict. his wife cried. The case was part of Morgan County’s drug crackdown led by Dist Atty Mike Moebes.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Danny Cavender
4Th Ave
Circuit
R. L. Handley
Cavender
Dist
Mike Moebes
J. N. Powell
Thomas
Moebes
Powell
Man Found Dead After Athens Shooting Probe
In Limestone County a man identified as Pearl Collier aged 46 of Louisville was found dead in a cotton field near the scene of a Wednesday night shooting that wounded Morris M. Johnson aged 42 of Athens. Four suspects remained at large as toxicology planned an autopsy.
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Athens
Morris M. Johnson
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Pearl Collier
Louisville
French’s Mill
Collier
van Pruitt
Johnson
Buck Johnson
Decatur City School Board Approves Temporary Budget
The Decatur City School Board in a special session approves a $5,685,295.82 temporary 1971 72 budget. City School Supt. Dr Curtis Sellers says the move is to receive state funds quickly once the Legislature appropriates and the State Board of Education has it on file.
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Decatur City
Curtis Sellers
Sellers
State Board of Education
Montgomery
Third Arrest Made In Hartselle Thefts
Don Kimbrell 30 Huntsville was arrested by State Investigator Sgt. Bob Hancock and Morgan County deputy on two counts of buying receiving or concealing stolen property tied to Hartselle thefts. He posted bonds totaling 1500 dollars and is the third arrest in a week as probes continue.
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Family Cycle Center
Lee St. NE
Hartselle
Bob Hancock
Don Kimbrell
Huntsville
Hancock
Morgan County
Harry Perry
Kimbrell
Bill Joe Bowen
Billy Wayne Sanders
Bowen
Sanders
John D. Long
Hartselle Downtwn
Red China to arrive at UN General Assembly next week
United Nations heard that Red China will send its delegation to the General Assembly in New York next Wednesday or Thursday. In Washington, officials announced a $136 million sale of US feed grains to the Soviet Union. Union leaders pledged to load ships despite a prior ban on shipments to Communist nations. Also in Washington, environmental groups urged President Nixon to halt the Amchitka nuclear test while their Supreme Court appeal is pending before Chief Justice Burger.
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United Nations
N.Y
Red
China
General Assembly
New York
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Nixon
Amchitka Island
Curfew Imposed at Decatur Boat Harbor
The Decatur Harbor Board announces a semi-curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the grounds and park at Decatur Boat Harbor due to vandalism and late-night use. Boaters with legitimate needs may still access the harbor area during curfew hours.
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Decatur Harbor Board
Decatur Boat Harbor
Harbor Board
Don Kyle
Kyle
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Ray Nixon
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mutual Attorneys
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Sherman Powell Jr
Danny J. N. Powell
Tony Estes
Walter Schubirsch
Erich Weiss
Vienna
Dr. Weiss
Lovin
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Bill Cornwell
DAILY
Lee
Bush) Thomas
Huntsville Hospital
Long
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