Ardmore Man Hurt When Struck By Own Truck
A 74-year-old Ardmore man Roy Luter was injured when his truck rolled over him at about 4 a.m. near Athens. He was taken to Decatur General Hospital in satisfactory condition after the incident caused by knocking the gear while checking his dogs. Separately, Morgan County implements a mandatory solid waste disposal law with approved methods and a $3 monthly fee, affecting local households.
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Athens
Ardmore 2
Here
Roy Luter
Decatur General Hospital
Luter
Morgan County
Morgan County Health Department
Health Department
Tri-County District Health Service
Nick Davis
Debra A. Stewart
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Christine L. Aldridge
10Th Ave. SE
Earnest Carl Terry
Locust St. SE
Council Eyes Record Budget
The city council plans to adopt a record 4.5 million dollar budget at tonight’s meeting, trimmed by about 1 million from departmental requests and including a 5.5 percent pay rise for city employees. The 1973 74 fiscal year starts today.
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City Hall
Dot Lorenzo
City Financial Department
8Th St. SE
Point Mallard Park
Universal Oil Products Co
Pointe Mallard Estates
Baseball Leaders At Bat On 1974 Series
It's still a little less than 11 months away but local officials anticipate the 1974 Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Decatur. Officers and volunteers gear up to make the event a success.
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Decatur
Dixie - Youth Baseball
Decatur Named Host for 1974 DYB World Series
Gale Montgomery leads Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball in final year of preparations for the 1974 World Series planned for August. Ten teams including nine state champions and a Decatur host will compete as a major community effort with a $20,000 budget, ad sales, tickets, and committees established to ensure a memorable event.
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Decatur
Gale Montgomery
Montgomery
Decatur Dixie ‘Youth Baseball
Dyb
DDYB
Saat P vesBiace
DVB Board
DVB
TVA warns of looming power shortages without swift decisions
The Tennessee Valley Authority says 14 percent sales growth highlights urgent questions on reliable regional power supply. Delays in nuclear plants raise costs and threaten capacity while fuel oil and natural gas uncertainties prompt TVA to seek additional fossil fuel and uranium sources.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Power
TVA
New Electric Power Research Institute
Tennessee Valley
Meherg appointed MH Center director in North Central Alabama
James D. Meherg, previously acting director, is named director of the North Central Alabama Mental Health Center. He has worked at the center since July 1969 and replaces Preston Bryant. Meherg holds a BS from Florence State University and a MSW from the University of Tennessee. He is married to Elizabeth Hill and has two children. He belongs to several professional and civic groups.
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Huntsville
Ala
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama A&m University of Huntsville
Space Agency
A&m
Michael Golden
The
Space Center
Alabama A&m
Environmental Applications
Aerospace
Science
James D. Meherg
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center
Meherg
Preston Bryant
Fayette
University of Alabama
Florence State University
University of Tennessee School of Social Work
Morgan County Department of Pensions and Securities
Elizabeth Hill
Decatur
Lem
Kay
Academy of Certified Social Workers
National Association of Social Workers
City of Opportunity Civitan Club
Community Services Planning Council
Morgan County Association For Mental Health
Teen Shot In Arm By Unknown Assailant
A 16 year old Decatur youth told police he was shot in the arm about 1:45 a.m. near the UtoteM store on 8th St. SW while returning home from a dance. Police found little additional evidence and filed no charges.
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Decatur
Dexter Bernard Wiggins
Decatur 5
Utotem
8Th St
O—etifelle Mina
Decatur General Hospital
John W. Hamilton
Belle Mina
Halt To Poultry Shipment Sought By Humane Society
Athens Humane Society president Lurtis Howard will write to the National Humane Society in Denver requesting a halt to mail shipment of chickens after several were found dead.
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Athens
Lurtis Howard
Athens Humane Society
National Humane Society
Denver
Howard
C.O.D
National Society
Athens Post Office
State Mishaps Claim 19 Lives
A deadly weekend across Alabama raises the toll to at least 19 lives from multiple highway crashes and a military accident. Victims include Edna McPherson age 78 of Montgomery and Clifford Lively of Lillian near Durbin West Virginia, with other fatalities in Huntsville Albertville Toney Elkmont Guntersville and a Craig Air Force Base serviceman.
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Alabama
Edna McPherson
Montgomery
U. S. 231
Brundidge
Lillian
Ala
Laui Clarence Lively
Durbin
W. Va
US 72
Huntsville
Jerry Robinson
Toney
Thomas Scott
Elkmont
Joseph Belue
Buford Cockrell
Anderson
Marshall County
Albertville
Jack Morrow
Guntersville
Craig Air Force Base
Selma
Emergency Crisis Line and Poisoning Guidance
Emergency crisis numbers are listed with the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 and hospital or physician contacts. Dial 0 for operator assistance if unsure of the correct emergency number. The Decatur Daily notes related local department lines and historical context about Mobile after 1702 and Creek Confederacy relations.
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Decatur High School
Decatur High
Ardmore
Athens Limestone Ambulance Service
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E. D
Buster) Daniel
Turner
Council
Daniel
Home Credit Co
AUM
Anna Laura Dunn
Fanny Wilder
Jewel Harris
Lisa Underwood
Sharon Copeland
Lauri Johns
MH Center
Willow Ave
7Th St
14Th Ave. SE
Spur
6Th Ave
Lee Thomas
Boys Industrial School
Mt. Meigs
5Th Ave
Grove St. NW
Dre
Runnymeade SW
Roy Payne
Toyota
Beltline Rd
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Decatur Ion
Tomkins
Johnson
Pete Daily
Billy Smith
Howard Chunn
United Way
Tomkins-Johnson Co
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Decatur Daily
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