Rural Public Housing Units Nearing Finish
Rural public housing in Cullman County is nearly ready with 19 units to be completed next month at Holly Pond and 21 more at Fairview in 60 days. The program, funded by HUD, leases units to low income families for one year with annual eligibility reevaluation. Ed Simms, executive director of the Regional Housing Authority, says applications will be taken at Holly Pond town hall. Holly Pond and Fairview residents receive initial priority.
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Lee Sentell
Cullman County
Hartselle
Moulton
Ed Simms
Regional Housing Authority
Holly Pond
Cullman
Fairview
North Central Alabama
North Alabama
Simms
Puckett Rd
Decatur Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
19 Year Old Charged In Drug Case In Decatur
A 19 year old Trinity man identified as Faron K Weeks was arrested Wednesday in Decatur on possession and sale of methamphetamines charges. He was transferred to Madison County Jail in lieu of a $5000 bond. A separate report notes a 15 year old Decatur youth injured in a motorcycle auto collision on 5th Ave SW. James Kenneth Teague and driver Bobby Gene Miller are named in the report.
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Trinity 1
Decatur
Huntsville
Faron K. Weeks
U.S. 31
Weeks
Huntsville City
Madison County
5Th Ave
8Th
Harris Streets
James Kenneth Teague
Bobby Gene Miller
Teen Charged in Morgan County Drug Case
A 19 year old Austin High School student, Michael Edgar Cramer of 207 Brookhaven St SW, was released on a $500 bond after Morgan County Jail arrest by city police on illegal possession of prescription drugs.
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Austin
Morgan County
Michael Edgar Cramer
Brookhaven St
Farm Woes Misunderstood by Alabama Farmers Co op Manager
John Mathews, veteran in agriculture and general manager of the Alabama Farmers Cooperative, told Civitans that farmers face ruin from droughts and early frosts, while the public remains ignorant of farming plights. He cited Decatur's Tennessee River processing complex as a market for regional farmers.
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John Mathews
Alabama Farmers Cooperative
Decatur Civitan Club
al Matthews
B. Frank Chenault
Civitans
North Alabama
The
Civic Club
Mathews
Tennessee River
Decatur
Army Secretary At Arsenal Addresses Local Army Groups
Army Secretary Howard Callaway will speak at Redstone Arsenal tonight with a 6:30 p.m. press conference on all volunteer forces. He will then address a banquet of the Tennessee Valley chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army and Huntsville’s Reserve Officers Association, closing his unofficial visit. Born 1927 in LaGrange, Ga., Callaway is a 1949 West Point graduate and Korea veteran who previously served Georgia in the 89th Congress.
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Redstone Arsenal
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Army
Georgia
Callaway
Tennessee Valley
Association of the U.S. Army
Huntsville
Reserve Officers Association
Arsenal
Secretary of the Army
LaGrange
U.S. Military Academy
Korea
Coggin and Haley swap courthouse offices in Morgan County
Circuit Judge Tom B. Coggin and court reporter Darrell Haley exchanged offices on Wednesday. Coggin moved his office next to the clerk on the second floor while Haley relocated beside the judge he serves, Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell. Coggin called the move mutually beneficial.
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Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Darrell Haley
Coggin
Haley
Newton B. Powell
Parents Invited To Tour JA Facilities
Parents of Junior Achievers are invited to meet their children’s company advisors during Parents’ Nights next week at the Junior Achievement Center. Dudley Bray says meetings run Monday through Thursday with sponsor companies visiting 6:30 to 8 p.m. each evening, featuring Monsanto units, Amoco, Goodyear, Wolverine Tube and others. The JA Bank, sponsored by Central Bank, N.A., also participates with treasurer John Gort and other officers listed.
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Dudley Bray
Monsanto Technical Center
Amoco Chemical Co
Monsanto Textiles
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Wolverine Tube
Prestolite Co
Conagra
Champion Papers International
South Central Bell
Fruehaus Corp
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
WMSL
Mutual Savings
Junior Achievement Bank
Central Bank, N.A
Crisis numbers for emergencies and poisonings
The Decatur Daily lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355-8000 for personal crises and for possible poisoning guidance. It advises calling the local hospital or family physician if unsure which emergency number to dial and to press 0 to speak with an operator.
His Job's Out Of This World
Bob Thompson a Decatur NASA engineer leads Marshall's Man-Systems Integration Branch working with Skylab astronauts for five years. He explains how their team solved weightless life support and waste management issues from Orbital Workshop to Skylab and Apollo era, designing training and final hardware.
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Bob Thompson
NASA
Decatur
Marshall’s
Astronautics Laboratory
Orbital Workshop
Thompson
Skylab designers praised for shuttleless success during orbit work
In NASA Skylab coverage, Thompson and team are credited with advancing man machine interfaces, EVA techniques, and zero gravity food and water systems. The article notes a sunshade repair effort, a successful waste management system, and a cocoon style sink for soapy water, plus a chef trained galley with five freezers. Skylab crew thanked Bob Thompson for workshop leadership while acknowledging marshall, Houston, and Marshall Space Flight Center contributors. Thompson and family reside at 1036 Jackson St.
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Thompson
Houston
Marshall
Marshall Space Flight Center
Bob Thompson
Jack Lousma
Mission Control
Bob
Susan
Skip
Paige
Scott
Jackson St
Cheerleader Tryouts Set for Calhoun JC 1973 74
Calhoun Junior College announces cheerleader tryouts for 1973 74 after a week of practice. Interested candidates meet Monday 1 to 3 PM at Calhoun gymnasium with sponsor Deborah Powers. Tryouts Sept 21 include solo and group cheers jumps and tumbling. maintain a C average required. More than 20 applicants expected for five positions.
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Calhoun Junior College
Calhoun Gymnasium
Deborah Powers
Calhoun
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Morgan County Fair
Melissa Mays
Rodney A. Mays
Flint
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Decatur Transfer and Storage Co
1St Ave. NE
Jimmy Hitt
McRae Trailer Ct
Hitt
Gibson’s Discount Center
Westgate
Joyce Lorance
Alabama 36 W
Reporter Exchange
Eeene
John Gort
R. D. Rahm
Jerry Reed
R. R. Thomas
JA Board
Junior Achievement Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Scoggins
Bob Doyle
Ed Frazier
Athens
By Libby Jarvinen
Skylab
Carol Worrell
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