Five die in Limestone County wreck near Athens
Five people died in a Limestone County car truck crash at 10 35 a m near Athens when a late model station wagon pulled into a tractor trailer on Alabama 99 Buck Island Road Easter Ferry Road intersection. Victims were Robert Edward Davis 43 Leighton Inez Thompson Posey 55 Anderson I Donney Thompson 9 Richie Thompson 6 and Charlie H Thompson 74 Lester. An eight month old Joanna yn Christopher of Marietta Ga died in a separate two car crash near Merville. Injured were Hubert Shelton Athens Monty Posey 4 Anderson 1 Janet Holland Christopher 20 Marietta Ga and Richard Terry 17 Trinity 2 all hospitalized or under observation.
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Limestone County
Ralph Padgett
Athens
Robert Edward Davis
Leighton
Inez Thompson Posey
Anderson
Donney Thompson
Richie Thompson
Charlie H. Thompson
Lester
Merville
Joannayn Christopher
Marietta
Hubert Shelton
Monty Posey
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Roger
Dale Halstead
Armadee
Richard Terry
Trinity
Janet Holland Christopher
Somerville
Christopher
Terry
Decatur General Hospital
Halstead
Alabama 99
Buck Island Rd
Easter Ferry Rd
Posey
Davis
Five Die In Driveway Collision Near Athens
Saturday morning a car and a truck crashed and stopped in the Page residence driveway killing five people. Troopers said the truck belonged to Gunite Contracting Co. in Florence. The victims included Mrs Posey and the two Thompson children. two others died at Athens Limestone Hospital. The accident occurred near the site of the Athens High School project.
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Limestone County
John Page
Sonny Turner
Page
Gunite Contracting Co
Florence
Davis
Shelton
Athens High School
Athens
Posey
Thompson
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Charlie Thompson
Limestone Nursing Home
Nixon Near Sweeping Victory In Time To Election Day
The New York Times survey indicates Nixon leads nationally with McGovern unlikely to close the gap. McGovern holds only a DC lead and narrowly competes in a few states, while Nixon holds strong majorities in Rhode Island New Jersey New York Missouri Washington California and South Dakota.
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R. W. Apple JR
NEW York Times News Service
Washington
Nixon
Sen
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Barry M. Goldwater
Times
District of Columbia
Alfred M. Landon
Maine
Vermont
South
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York
Missouri
California
Train wreck at Harrow Wealdstone shocks England
On this date in 1952 a collision between two trains near Harrow Wealdstone, England killed 112 people. The item references weather, a polo match between Atlanta and Nashville teams, and charity proceeds for the Alabama Sheriffs' Boys Ranch with related notices on local pages.
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Harrow-Wealdstone
England
John D. Davis Jr
Roger McWhorter II
Atlanta
Nashville
Southeastern Horse Center
Alabama Sheriffs’ Boys Ranch
Today
More Rumors On War End
U S officials expect more Vietnam peace rumors before the November 7 election. They doubt Nixon will ease terms significantly before then. London report hints at a broad secret agreement and a Saigon story cites a pre election peace offer. Page A-7.
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Washington
U. S
Vietnam
Nixon
London
Saigon
White House
Frigidaire Service Ad From Decatur Classifieds
Decatur Daily classified note advertises Frigidaire service from Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue. Includes contact numbers 353 23 2370 and 303 4612 for nights Sundays and holidays and Athens area 232 1535.
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Athens
Dial
Decatur Daily
Guanaurese Frigidaire Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
Limestone Man Opposes Morgan County Liquor Referendum Push
An Athens man allied with the dry movement challenges the Morgan County Progress committee seeking a wet-dry referendum for November 7. Probate Judge Bryan McAfee said petitions with 4,190+ valid voters would place the issue on the ballot. The critic questions moral welfare claims and argues liquor revenue has little impact on roads and schools, calling the prohibition debate a farce.
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Ahthens
Limestone County
Morgan County
Bryan McAfee
McAfee
Joel Glaze
Athens 10
Decatur
Glaze
Madison County
Birmingham
Montgomery
Limestone
Morgan
Russia
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Lester 1
Bill Cornwell
Mrs. Page
Mr. Page
Survey
New York Times
Old Confederacy
Middle West
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West
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hawaii
Tennessee Valley
Landers
By Lewis Gulick
Hartselle
Nancy Tanner
Barclay St
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