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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1972
Page
2
The Decatur Daily lists emergency numbers for crises and poison cases. It advises calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 or contacting the nearest hospital or family physician. If unsure of the number, dial 0 and describe the emergency to the operator.
Councilman Richard Lee announced three traffic officers, Joe Anders Marlon Owens and Jerry Miller, were promoted to sergeant this week. He said the moves are a carryover from the old administration after aptitude tests in June and no other promotions are pending.
James Dinsmore, 21, of Hartselle, indicted on second degree manslaughter in the May shooting death of Susan Hardin, 17, at a Tennessee River campout near The Rope. Dinsmore surrendered Tuesday, posted $1,000 bond, and reports say the fatal shot was a misfired pistol as he tried to remove it from a cot.
Johnny L. Ford, 30 year old black mayor of Tuskegee and former aide to the late Senator Kennedy, endorses President Nixon for re election. He cites potential federal aid up to 4 million and predicts a Nixon victory on November 7. The city received 1.7 million last year in a model cities grant.
Congress approved a Rural Development Act funding billions for local projects. Morgan County will form 12 districts with local planning committees and citizen participation starting Oct 24. Community groups will set priorities in housing, water, roads, and land use.
Morgan County schools will open to visitors next week for American Education Week with programs and demonstrations under the theme Make Education Top Priority. The observance, sponsored nationally by the NEA American Legion NCPT and the Office of Education, supports local citizen involvement in education.
Mrs. Herman H. Floyd of 307 Coman St. Athens keeps two unusual pets, a silver squirrel named Chipper and a raccoon named Delaney. The couple received Chipper from a hospital worker and Delaney from college students, and they describe the animals as cheerful, playful clowns that love pecans and a regular bottle feed.
Inside Floyd's jewelers workers obtained pets after a groundhog died in February. The tamed animal chewed into the shop walls and regularly visited on Groundhog Day. Mrs. Floyd described him as friendly and playful, mentioning Chipper and Delaney.
Investigators Robert E Hancock and Johnny Nesmith, at the request of Dist Atty Julian Bland, opened a probe into a 5 am Saturday fire that destroyed the former Cullman County deputy Ben Williams home. Williams and his family are under federal protection at an undisclosed location. State fire marshals assist. cause undetermined. Williams had served under sheriffs Waldrop and Graves.
In Montgomery a federal judge allows exceptional cases to be admitted on a conditional basis at Partlow State School in Tuscaloosa, where an admissions freeze was in place since last April for overcrowding. The exception covers individuals likely to injure others if kept in the community.
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