Prison Board Ordered Immediate Upgrades to Prison Medical Care
Federal judge Johnson ruled Alabama prison medical care is severely inadequate and directed the Prison Board to provide proper hospital facilities now. He ordered strict drug handling, emergency plans and drills, mandatory medical exams, psychiatric care, eyeglasses and dentures, and timely access to doctors, with documented cases of neglect cited.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State
Johnson Jr
Johnson
Hundley Picked For High Court In Backlog Drive
Circuit Judge Richard L. Hundley completed a temporary assignment to the Alabama Supreme Court to clear a backlog. He and 13 other circuit judges helped reduce the docket, with Hundley authoring an auto damage ruling that the high court concurred on. Chief Justice Heflin praised the effort and expected no ongoing need for extra judges.
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Richard L
Dick) Hundley
Alabama Supreme Court
Hundley
Howell Heflin
Newton Powell
Handley
Mobile Circuit Court
High Court
Heflin
Supreme Court
Worm farmers find bite in quiet backyards
Sid Norris 78 lists worm farming at his backyard operation on 918 6th Ave as a full time gig. H A Wallace near 4th Ave runs a small, box tied worm business with an honor system and cartons, while Celia Wallace keeps distance from the venture. Redmond Phelan, Austin High student, earns commended status in the 1973 National Merit program among 37,000 nationwide scholars.
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Sid Norris
6Th Ave
H. A. Wallace
Sid—-Norris
North Alabama
Norris
Redmond Phelan
Austin High School
Phelan
U.S
Worm Farmer Norris Raises English Red Worms In Decatur
Norris reports a thriving worm farm near Decatur where English red worms are bred in gravel beds. Demand varies with fishing activity, with typical orders from 1 to 10 boxes and occasional 15 box shipments. He notes winter slowdowns as worms go deeper to avoid cold and remains unsure why a summer illness reduced his crop by about two thirds.
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Decatur
Norris
Sid
Libera
POW Travel Arranged By North Viets
Major Edward Elias said at Maxwell Air Force Base that North Vietnamese Foreign Travel minister arranged his return to the United States. He was told he would be released on September 4 and learned of the plan during medical examination at the base.
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North Viets
Elias
Montgomery
Ala
United States
Maj
Edward Elias
Maxwell Air Force Base
New York
North Vietnam
U.S
Stolen Eight Track Gear At Davis Construction Lot
More than 180 dollars of stereo equipment including a tape player four speakers and a gear shift knob was stolen Tuesday from an automobile owned by Tony Jones at the Davis Construction Co parking lot on Alabama 20 entry was gained by breaking a right vent window. A woman was sedated after a disturbance at 4th Ave Medical Center and placed in a Pineview Hospital ward. A 16 year old Decatur girl was injured when her car hit a utility pole on 6th Ave SE. Dr Thomas of Birmingham discusses a Spiritual Life Mission at First United Methodist Church. Two Mississippi men 21 and 41 were arrested for illegal transporting alcohol in Morgan County. Elias described his release from a POW camp and a conference on his experiences.
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Tony Jones
Trinity 2
Davis Construction Co
Alabama
4Th Ave. Medical Center
Pineview Hospital
Decatur
6Th Ave
7Th
8Th Streets
Lisa Edwards Perry
Education Meet Outlines Quality Control Program Plans
The Northwest Alabama Section of the American Society for Quality Control will meet October 12 in Decatur at 6:30 p.m. at Davis Cafeteria. Discussion includes Calhoun Junior College quality control courses and certificates, ASQC programs, and local industrial education approaches. Reservations by October 11 to the listed contacts.
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Northwest
Alabama
American Society For Quality Control
ASQC
Decatur
Davis
Calhoun Junior College
Robert Hall
John Lowman
Tom Ryberg
Tri County Agency Hires Two Persons
Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning announces two new appointees. Frank L Davis becomes health planner succeeding Samuel R Hernandez who resigned to join the Alabama Regional Medical Program. Jack D Allred is named administrative resident, pursuing a hospital administration MA via UAB and the commission.
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Frank L.davis
Birmingham
Tri-County
Appalachian
Davis
Samuel R. Hernandez
Alabama
Jack D. Allred
Commission
Pell City
Samford University
University of Alabama
School of Health Services Administration
Baptist Medical Center
Patricia
Mrs Vann to preside at Alabama special education meeting
Mrs Margaret Vann head of the state Council on Exceptional Children will preside at the Alabama Special Education Teachers annual meeting in Huntsville over two days. Keynote speaker Roscoe Roberts from the State Board of Education will attend along with Dr LeRoy Brown and Dr Henry Smith. The program includes film showings a media fair and small group sessions.
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Huntsville
Margaret Vann
State Council On Exceptional Children
Alabama
Roscoe Roberts
State Board of Education
LeRoy Brown
Henry Smith
Bureau of Education For the Handicapped
Washington, D. C
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4Th Ave
M. and D. Center
Holman
R. L. Hundley
Goodyear
Wallaces
Wallace
Celia Wallace
Hartselle
By Phyliss
Sidebotham
G. Ernest Thomas
Mich
First United Methodist Church
Thomas
Michigan
General Board of Evangelism
The
Methodist Church
Nashville
England
Nell St
AAA Southend Ambulance
Decatur General Hospital
Mississippi
Morgan County
Arthur Calix
Southern Thoracic Society
Sidney Jacobs
New Orleans
Charleston
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Association
Tri-County Agency
Royal
SE. Allred
Hospital
Adinistration Indies
UAB
Alfred
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Marianne
Susan
Westwood Dr. SW
Mrs. Vann
Decatur Daily
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