Montgomery Citizens Claim UFO Sightings
Montgomery residents reported flashing multicolored lights moving west from Georgia into Alabama with calls to police. An east Montgomery housing development saw a bright white light and a colorchanging object while Maxwell Air Force Base radar found nothing unusual. Georgia’s widespread sightings spurred official comments and humorous calls for investigation.
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Georgia
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Air Force Base
Heflin Names Bagley To Serve On Ethics Panel
Chief Justice Howell Heflin named Dr. George E. Bagley executive secretary of the Alabama Baptist Convention to the new five member state Ethics Commission. Bagley, from Montgomery, is the first appointee to a body charged with overseeing financial disclosures of public officials and state press. The panel must operate within 45 days of the law’s enactment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Baptist Convention
Howell Heflin
George E. Bagley
House of Representatives
Heflin
Bagley
Action Solutions and Contact Lines from The Decatur Daily
A reader issue column from Decatur Alabama answers queries on private investigator schools law enforcement training Lawrence Welk and Ken Curtis addresses. It also guides consumer protection steps for a Missouri furniture move dispute with insurers and movers. The response lists John C Calhoun State Technical and Junior College Chief A B Lightfoot for advanced training and provides Lawrence Welk and Gunsmoke contact details. It advises contacting Missouri Attorney General Consumer Protection Division and the Interstate Commerce Commission for the relocation complaint.
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B.W.C. Moulton
John C. Calhoun State Technical and Junior College
A.B. Lightfoot
Lawrence Welk
Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica
California
Ken Curtis
Gunsmoke
CBS Studio Center
Radford St
Studio City
Decatur
Missouri
E. B. Decatur
Consumer Protection Division
Office of Attorney General
Supreme Court Building
Jefferson City
Interstate Commerce Commission
12Th Street
Constitution Ave
Washington D. C
Emergency numbers for Alabama counties and sheriff offices
Emergency phone numbers listed for DECATUR MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF Hartselle Limestone County Athens Lawrence County Cullman and related crisis lines. Personal crises call 355 8000 with collect option if needed. For poisoning contact the Crisis Call Center hospital or physician. Dial 0 to reach an operator if unsure of the number.
Governors Meet At Point Clear in Alabama Confab
Southern Governors Conference opens in Point Clear with focus on energy crisis and federal fiscal policies affecting intergovernmental grants. Delegates, led by Gov George Wallace, plan policy statements after research by three committees, with Melvin Evans likely to become first black head of a major governors group. Social events include a large state banquet hosted by Wallace and wife Cornelia. Decatur Civil War capture noted in closing line.
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Point Clear
Ala
Southern Governors Conference
Herbert Wiltsee
Wiltsee
Atlanta
Council of State Governments
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Melvin H. Evans
Virgin Islands
Spiro Agnew
Baltimore
Mobile Municipal Auditorium
Wallace
Cornelia
Spanish Plaza
The Daily Women Triumph In King Riggs Bet Chaos
The Daily staff chaos over the 1973 King Riggs bout ends with women prevailing. Bets paid as victory is celebrated across the newsroom. A male staffer receives a taunting reception including a pink garland and a sympathy card. The episode highlights gender clashes in sports coverage.
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Daily Newsroom
Billy Jean King
Bobby Riggs
DAILY
Women’s Liberation Cell
Billy Jean
Long Live
B.J
Billy
Women’s Liberation
Bobby
Calhoun Picks Five Freshman Cheerleaders at Calhoun JC
Five freshmen were selected as Calhoun Junior College cheerleaders for the coming season. Chosen were Bobby Shuttleworth JoAnn Gilbert Shawn Hartbarger Judy Keenum and Terry Jo Wilbanks. Returning sophomores are Deborah Powers Barbara Garlen and Jeannie Thompson.
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Calhoun Junior College
Bobby Shuttleworth
Robert Shuttleworth
Decatur
JoAnn’ Gilbert
H. F. Gilbert
Athens
Shawn Hartbarger
Fred A. Hartbarger
Judy Keenum
W. C. Keenum
Trinity
Terry Jo Wilbanks
Mable W. Wilbanks
Deborah Powers
Bobby Powers Jr
Barbara Garlen
Joy Garlen
Jeannce Thompson
Paris Thompson
Charles Thompson
Hartselle
War Hawk
Jo Beene
Calhoun
Debbie Lee
Student Government Association
Jo Fuller
Athens College
Vicki Gover
Austin High School
Debbie Cooper
Twe
Allen Pledges School Lunchroom Funding Push in Senate
Senate floor action planned Monday on a bill to raise federal payments for school lunchrooms from eight to ten cents per meal and increase free meal subsidies to 45 cents. The measure also funds commodities, expands the milk program, boosts breakfast support, and aims to total about 1.75 billion dollars for all child nutrition programs. Also announced were plans for the Decatur Christmas parade on December 7 with Leon Nale as parade chairman, led by the Decatur Jaycees and supported by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Senate
Jim Allen
Dala
Allen
Agricultural Research and General Legislation
Decatur
Leon Nale
Decatur Jaycees
The
Jaycees
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
2Nd Ave
Bank St
Nate
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Tennessee
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Savannah
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Kentucky
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Wilbanks
Shawn Gilbert
David Hartbarger
JoAnn Edwards
Jimmy
London Bridge
Tommy Stevenson
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