Future Oct. 14 arguments in Dolvin kidnapping case
State and Local e reports indicate that Mrs. Sue Dolvin and co defendant face oral arguments Oct. 14 before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals in her kidnapping conviction. Her fate may hinge on the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, with parole possible in May 1974 if deemed good time. Dolvin and her husband Glenn Colvin were convicted in Morgan County in 1971 for abducting a Decatur man. the victim remains missing. Dolvin’s appeal has moved slowly through courts, while Colvin remains jailed at Julia Tutwiler Prison amid ongoing legal delays and transcript extensions in Morgan County.
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Sue Dolvin
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Peck
Pardon and Parole Board
Mrs. Dolvin
Morris Anderson
Reactor heating problem delays Browns Ferry tests
At Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant exterior container overheating prompts a down period of several days for minor revisions. Dry well ventilation will be extended by 18 inches reducing temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees toward 150. TVA says power production remains on track for mid December.
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Browns Ferry
R.T. Hathcote
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
There's A Little Bit Of Terry In Most Everbody In Lawrence
Courtland, Labor Day Terry Day revelry recounts how the Terry clan settled Lawrence County. Pauline Terry recounts five brothers from Ireland who ventured from South Carolina and Tennessee to claim land in the Missouri Territory, leaving one brother unknown and known as Star Terry. The tale ties to Guy Terry and the United Terry Club Inc. lineage and local mountain settlements near Courtland.
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Courtland
Lawrence County
Pauline Terry
United Terry Club Inc
Guy Terry
Terrys
America
Ireland
South Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri Territory
Guy
Terry Club
Terry
John F. Terry
Legacy of the Terrys and a county museum
In Lawrence County Alabama the United Terry Club Inc. preserves Terry family history. Guy Terry formed a landholding and museum plan after John F. Terry’s cabin burned. The club, with up to 1000 members, owns 37 acres and a clubhouse, honoring five founding brothers John F William George Elijah and Star in a Labor Day tradition that draws politicians.
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Terry
Lawrence County
Terrys
Guy Terry
John F. Terry
Terry Club
Alabama
Guy
John F
William
George
Elijah
Star
Trials Set On Eight Cases In Morgan County Circuit Court
Eight cases were set for trial later this month in Morgan County Circuit Court. One youth, 17 year old Carl Ray Hughes, pled guilty to selling marijuana and received two years. Several defendants appeared with innocent pleas or trials set for assorted charges including burglary theft robbery and forgery. Local fires were reported with minor damage in Meadus Road and Cleo Avenue, noinjuries.
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Criminal Division
Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Carl Ray Hughes
14Th St. SW
Hughes
Coggin
Sispina Borah Jr
Gary Dwight Hill
D. Bartee
Bobby Joe Schull
Mike Thompson
Paul T. Gow
Jeff Perry
Helen Faye Shell
David Speakman
Faron Weeks
Gena Uptain
Lynn Smith
Gail Williams
Rod Wallace
Roby Yeager
Grady L. Lindley
Burl Lindley
A W. Lindley
Governor Wallace Meets Paralyzed Boy In Montgomery
A 12 year old from Cincinnati met Governor George C. Wallace in wheelchairs to discuss a crusade for paraplegic research. Chris Bochenek and his family asked Wallace to spark support for enabling walking again.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Chris Bochenek
Chris
David
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wallace
Laurel
Athens Split Sessions Ends Soon
Athens City School Supt. R Dale Weizenecker says temporary split sessions this fall are working and will end soon though it is a hardship for parents. The City Board had voted to require senior and junior high students to attend in split sessions due to delay in completing the $2.2 million Athens High School.
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Athens — City
Dale Weizenecker
Weizenecker
City Board of Education
Athens High School
Church Road Paving Dispute before Zoning Board
Bayside subdivision residents were to ask the Board of Zoning Adjustment to require Memorial Baptist Church to pave a road from Arms Ave SE to the church. The variance for church construction was granted two years ago with the paving condition. Six more cases were set for hearing including yard variances and business uses in multiple districts.
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Bayside Subdivision
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Memorial Baptist Church
Arms Ave
Building Dept
David Adams
Robert McAfee
Bradley St
Spring Ave
Elizabeth Kelsoe
Modaus Rd
Seana
Tom Edgil
Somerville Rd
Charles Ogle
McGliathery Ln
John Austin
Éth Ave
Authur F. Dan
Stratford Rd
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Anderson
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Kiwanis
Agnes Baggett
Kiwanis Club
Hathcote Said
Gresham, Williams and Johnson Co
THE
Decatur Daily
United Terry Club
Tommy Stevenson
Lawrence
Star’ Terry
Star Terry
Martha
By Tommy Stevenson
Wayne Heckler
Kathy Johnson
Jervis S. Fitzgerald
Ricky L. Woodall
7 Adams
Ee Oy. Williams
Decatur Fire Department
Meadus Rd
Cleo Ave
Heart OF
Dixie
Morgan
Martha Thomas
Cleon Yates
Yates
Alabama National Guard
Athens
Ranger Construction Co
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