Request Filed To Withdraw Guilt Plea
A 19 year old Decatur man who pleaded guilty to a life term for robbing a Morgan County antique dealer seeks to withdraw the plea and have the sentence set aside. Johnny Foster is in county jail awaiting transfer to prison as his new counsel pursues an insanity defense and transcript aid.
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Decatur
Bank St
Johnny Foster
Cashin St. NE
Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Foster
Coggin
H. Floyd Sherrod Jr
Jack Caddell
Sherrod
Johnnie Foster
Honorable Court of
Alabama allows burial of low level radioactive waste at three universities
State health official Aubrey Godwin says Alabama has permitted three institutions to bury radioactive waste totaling about the activity of 200 glow wristwatches. The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee Institute, and Southern Research Institute buried research wastes over ten years with no measurable radiation detected. A public hearing discussed disposal rules for the next higher low level category.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Aubrey Godwin
Division of Radiological Health
Godwin
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Tuskegee Institute
Southern Research Institute of Birmingham
Health Department
LEPA Region One reviews plans with three counties
LEPA Region One staff from Huntsville will meet October 12 with Morgan Cullman and Lawrence counties to review the 1973 state comprehensive plan applications. Doug Miller and others discuss LEPA funding for police courts and corrections and explain LEPA operations. All criminal justice personnel are invited to attend the 9 a.m. meeting in the city hall courtroom.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Huntsville
Morgan
Cullman
Lawrence
Doug Miller
Brother Charged In Murder In Cicero Shooting
Joseph Suits 27 of Cicero is charged with murder after his 32 year old brother Jimmy Suits was shot once in the chest during an argument at 1 40 a m. Jimmy died. Joseph is in stable condition after an overdose treatment in a local hospital. Funeral services for Jimmy are set for Friday at 2 p m at Union Hill Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Peck Funeral Home. Survivors include mother Clara V Suits of Chicago father Erby L B Suits of Falkville and sister Lorene Suits of unknown location.
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Falkville-area
Cicero
Joseph Suits
Suits
Jimmy
Jimmy Suits
Union Hill Freewill Baptist Church
Eva
Herbert Smith
Gene
Watts
Peck Funeral Home
Clara V. Suits
Chicago
Erby L. B. Suits
Falkville
Lorene
Kitchen modernization bids approved for Decatur housing units
Decatur Housing Authority selects Athens Stove Works and Row-Con Inc for 343 24 inch stoves 204 30 inch stoves and 499 hot water heaters costing over 71500 as part of a 2.2 million upgrading plan for 550 low income apartments to be delivered in six months with broader long term redevelopment planned for two years.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Tennessee
Athens Stove Works
Row-Con Inc
Philadelphia
Bob Neill
The
Housing Authority
Authority
Rich
Ward bound over for grand jury in alleged assault at ASU
Alabama State University professor Robert Ward was bound over to a grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to murder ASU president Levi Watkins. Watkins testified Ward entered his office Sept 11 with a submachine gun but no one was hurt and no shots were fired. Ward, who has criticized Watkins over hiring policies, faces a potential trial.
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Johnnie Foster
Sherrod
Foster
Coggin
Gentry
Railroad St
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama_ State University
Robert Ward
Levi Watkins
Watkins
Ward
Wallace Withdraws Folsom Nomination
Governor George Wallace has temporarily halted the appointment of Fred Folsom to a new Cullman County judgeship amid nepotism concerns. Wallace seeks an advisory opinion from the Alabama Supreme Court on whether the antinepotism law or constitutional provisions restrict the appointment and will wait for ruling before proceeding.
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Montgomery
Fred Folsom
Cullman
George Wallace
Cullman County
Wallace
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Decatur Daily
Folsom
Cornelia
Supreme Court
Judge Recuses Himself Over Cotton Contract Ties
Morgan County Circuit Judge R L Hundley will recuse from two cotton contract suits after disclosing ownership of six acres of cotton under contract to Davis Hunt Cotton Co. The cases involve Davis Hunt and Sivley challenging area farmers for nonpayment on last spring contracts as cotton prices rose. Hearings have not been set and Judge Powell acknowledged possible involvement if a class action arises.
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Morgan County
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Hundley
Newton B. Powell
Belle Mina
Davis Lecroix
Davis-Hunt Cotton Co
Decatur
Lively Cotton Co
Hartselle
Davis-Hunt
Sivley
Powell
Handley
Calhoun Community College closes after sewage pipe rupture
A broken sewage pipe at Calhoun Community College disrupts morning classes for nearly 3,800 students as contractors work to repair. President Carlton Kelley says all day and night classes are canceled until the system is restored with classes resuming Friday.
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Calhoun Community College
Carlton Kelley
Calhoun
Kelley
Harold Construction Company. of
Huntsville
Vaccinations Due Now For Dogs in Tri-County District
The Tri County District Health Service reminds residents that October is dog vaccination month. State law requires yearly vaccination and the health department plans spot checks. If a dog has not received a rabies shot within a year of October, take it to a veterinarian promptly.
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Tri-County
Four Decatur and Austin Students Honored as Commended on NMSQT
Four City students receive letters of commendation for high PSAT NMSQT performance. Kerry Bowers and Gary Hammon of Austin High School and Patricia Chumley and Harold Washington of Decatur High School are named Commended Students. The National Merit Corp. notes 38,000 top 2 percent high school graduates nationwide in 1974.
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Decatur
Austin High School
Kerry Bowers
Gary Hammon
Patricia Chumley
Harold Washington
Decatur High School
Bowers
C. A. Bowers
Thomas Dr. SW
Hammon
C. R. Hammon
1St St
James F. Chumley
1618 Park St
Chumley
Mu Alpha Theta
Decatur Women's Tennis Association
Washington
W. H. Washington
Pennylane S. E
National Merit Scholarship Corp
U. S
Hospital records worker named Employee of the Month
Mrs. Juanita Moore of the Tuberculosis Hospital District 1 earns Employee of the Month after a selection by hospital officials. She works in medical records and was honored for her work during the past month.
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Juanita Moore
Tuberculosis Hospital District 1
Emergency Crisis Contact Numbers and Helpline Guidance
The notice lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. It advises calling the nearest hospital or family physician if unsure. If uncertain of the number, dial 0 and explain the emergency to the operator. The Decatur Daily provides department contacts for arts and other services with holiday hours.
Boy Injured In Minibike Collision Near Vinemont
An 11 year old Vinemont boy, Mark Anthony Thomas, was injured when his minibike collided with a car near Vinemont. He was treated at Cullman Hospital and transferred to Decatur General Hospital where he was treated and released. The automobile driver G F McMinn of Cullman was not injured.
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Cullman
Vinemont
Highway Patrol
Mark Anthony Thomas
Cullman 5
Cullman Hospital
Decatur General Hospital
Macon Johnson Seeks Finds Along Tennessee River
Hackleburg resident Macon Johnson launches a 14 foot boat on the Tennessee River to search for arrowheads and Indian artifacts amid dropping water levels. He removes two rods and reels and explains he is not fishing but building his collection.
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Macon Johnson
Tennessee River
Johnson
Hackleburg
North
Hunter Johnson Prepares For River Search In Alabama
Johnson, 61, lives in Alabama and plans to hunt alone for arrowheads using boots a sharpened stick and a portable radio to monitor weather. He recalls a past near drowning on a river when his boat failed and rain flooded his boat, vowing not to be caught unprepared again. He has three married daughters and a late wife Hig. He believes the best arrowheads are found by persistence and careful search along the riverbank.
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Johnson
Hig
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