Rare Ailment Strikes Daughter Of Judge
Pamela Ann McRae, 10, daughter of County Judge C. Bennett McRae, remains in critical condition at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham with Reye’s syndrome after a viral liver infection. She has had one transfusion. Decatur volunteers, led by Sheriff John McBride, race to provide fresh blood as doctors warn stored blood worsens ammonia buildup. Pamela, a fifth grader at Woodmeade Elementary, faced initial diarrhea and nausea before slipping into semi conscious condition.
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Angie Kirk
Pamela Ann McRae
C. Bennett McRae
Children’s Hospital
Birmingham
Reye’ S
Judge McRae
Pamela
Decatur
McRae
Margaret Stephenson
W. K. Stephenson
John McBride
Pam
McBride
Woodmeade
Four Die In Area and State Labor Day Crashes
Labor Day weekend crashes claim four area residents and thirteen elsewhere in Alabama. In Limestone County Kathy Trimble Voss 19 and Ricky Hodges 17 of Athens die in a one car wreck near Pulaski Tennessee while Clyde Balch 24 Athens and Richard Schlosser 40 Cullman perished in separate multi car crashes in Lauderdale and Cullman counties. Several others are hospitalized with injuries including Melissa Trimble 15 Elkmont Lloyd Pratt 16 Athens and Stanley Cobb 21 Athens. The Lauderdale crash occurred on County Road 207 near Rogersville and involved three cars. The big homeward crash remains reported as the holiday toll grows.
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Limestone County
Cullman
Alabama
Kathy Trimble Voss
Athens
Ricky L. Hodges
Pulaski
Tenn
Clyde Michael Balch
Rogersville
Richard Schlosser
Good Hope
Miss Trimble
Hodges
Bethel Rd
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Giles County
Huntsville
Melissa Trimble
Elkmont
Lloyd Pratt
Giles Hospital
Stanley Jackson Cobb
Balch
Lauderdale County Highway Patrol
Autopsy on 2000-Year-Old Noblewoman Filmed in China
A 50-minute color documentary shows an autopsy on a well preserved 2000-year-old noblewoman buried in six coffins near Changsha Hunan. The team from Hunan Medical College reports she died of a sudden heart attack and had given birth, with Type A blood. Musk melon seeds found in her digestive tract suggest she ate the fruit shortly before death.
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Mawangtai
Changsha
Hunan
Peking Scientific and Educational
Peking
Shanghai
Canton
Hunan Medical College
Terry Day plans across Lawrence County in Alabama marketing
Today offers a full slate of events from Terry Day activities in Lawrence County with gospel singing, politics and a large picnic to hydroplane finals at Point Mallard, a Scottsboro Labor Day quilt sale, and a National Campers and Hikers Association convention at Point Mallard Park. The Terry family legacy anchors the day with an all-day eating and politicking jamboree featuring Sen John Sparkman and other officials. The United Terry Club Inc aims to honor founders and attract as many as 3,000 attendees at past picnics. This year’s event continues the tradition on 37 acres south of Courtland with events and guest speakers.
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Lawrence County
Point Mallard
Scottsboro
National Campers and Hikers Association
Point Mallard Park
Courtland
Guy Terry
United Terry Club Inc
Terrys
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Bill Baxley
Supreme Court
Howell Heflin
Joe Fine
Wayland Cross
George Lee
If Your Name Is Elmer or Otto Or
Atlanta AP report notes psychologists find unpopular names like Elmer Otto Hubert Percy Gladys Gertrude Rhonda may influence a child to be viewed as a loser and perform worse as students. David and Harari researchers link name stigma to stereotypes in elementary students.
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Atlanta, Ga
David
Elmer
Otto
Hubert
Percy
Gladys
Gertrude
Rhonda
John McDavid
Herbert Harari
McDavid
Georgia State University
Florida
Harari
California
Hostages Held as Inmates Occupy Indiana Prison Blocks
In Michigan City Indiana dissident inmates at the Indiana State Prison held three hostages and occupied three of five cell blocks. No injuries reported and hostages believed unharmed. Inmates read a tape listing 25 demands including dismissal of Warden Lash and others and an end to racism. Governor Bowen urged release of hostages before any meeting.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Russell E. Lash
Lash
Otis R. Bowen
Weather and contact lines for Athens valley ad and forecast
Quick weather update lists high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s today and Tuesday, with lows around 70. Rain chances are 30 percent today and tonight and 50 percent Tuesday. Maps, river page B-5, weather contact numbers Athens 232 1535 and 353 4612. It's A Privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Athens
Tennessee Valley
Soviet grain crop forecast lowers Moscow harvest goal
Washington reports the Agriculture Department foresees a record grain crop for the Soviet Union but predicts a smaller harvest than projected. Severe weather disrupts threshing in some areas yet officials say losses and grain quality may not be seriously affected. The forecast is 195 million tons gross, below Moscow’s 197.4 million target for wheat rye oats barley and corn.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agriculture Service
Moscow
Miami builder alleges fundraisers sought payoff for FHA favor
In Miami a builder, John Priestes, says senior presidential fund-raisers asked for a 50,000 contribution in exchange for influence on an FHA suspension. He confirms sending 25,000 to Maurice H. Stans with plans to add 25,000 later, per a published report.
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Miami
Fla
Federal Housing Administration
John Priestes
Nixon
Maurice H. Stans
Decatur Daily Gridiron Forecast Contest kicks off season
Readers pick winners for this week’s college football games listed on page B3. The winner earns a choice of two tickets to either the Alabama California game or the Auburn Oregon State game on Sept. 15 at Legion Field Birmingham. Complete rules are on page B3.
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Decatur Daily
Legion Field
Birmingham
Tropical Storm Delia Near Louisiana Hints at Hurricane Strength
Tropical Storm Delia could reach hurricane force by late today and strike the Louisiana coast on Tuesday. At 6 a.m. Delia centered about 340 miles south-southeast of New Orleans with 60 mph winds, moving northwest at 10 mph. Christine is intensifying with 60 mph winds, located about 1,600 miles southeast of Miami, and may pass Antigua tonight. Forecasters caution on whether Christine will threaten the U.S. mainland.
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Miami
Fla
Delia
Louisiana
National Hurricane Center
New Orleans
Robert Simpson
Christine
Oamp
Simpson
Antigua
Cuba
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Atlantic
Caribbean
U.S
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Trinity, Ala
By Tommy Stevenson
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Landers
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Phnom Penh Command
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Wildlife Federation
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