Decatur AAUW Chapter Prepares Homemade Foods and Crafts
State and local members of the Decatur chapter of the American Association of University Women are preparing homemade foods and hand crafted products for the community event. The group aims to raise funds and promote fellowship through a cooperative sale featuring desserts, preserves, knitted items, and artwork. Proceeds will support scholarships and local outreach programs.
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Bailiff's Job Just Like Coming Home
Leon Long retired five years ago and took a part time bailiff post at the Morgan County Courthouse He says it feels like coming home after 12 years as building superintendent or custodian and earlier work with Justice of the Peace Joe Richards Long expresses that it was a good experience to work with county officials and a sad moment to leave but he is back at home.
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Leon Long
Long
Newton B.) Powell
Long retires as Decatur courthouse bailiff after service
Inside Bob Lowry reflecting on retirement, Long recalls starting as a volunteer bailiff locking up juries in hotels. He oversaw capital cases, including the 1966 Billy Don Boulden murder and the Guntharp murder trial. Born in Centre, Alabama, Long moved to Decatur in 1934, worked since 1956 as courthouse custodian, retiring in 1969 as courthouse and jail upgrades occurred.
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Billy Don Boulden
Decatur
Charles E. Guntharp
Boulden
Cauthen to Undergo Ankle Surgery Today
State Rep. David Cauthen is scheduled for ankle surgery at Decatur General Hospital after tearing ligaments during a Friday basketball game at the Aquadome. He was admitted Sunday and faces a procedure to repair the injury.
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Decatur General Hospital
Cauthen
Aquadome
Space Week Proclaimed in Alabama by Gov Wallace
Gov George Wallace proclaims the first week in October as Space Week in Alabama marking the 15th anniversary of NASA in the state. He cited Alabama's role in space exploration through the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and praised the aerospace advances achieved there.
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George Wallace
Alabama
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Gov. Wallace
Nasa-Marshall Space Flight Center
Monsanto Proxy Visit Slated by Decatur Plant Tour
Monsanto President John Hanley and the board of directors will tour the Decatur plant and technical center Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. Accompanying officials include Paul Runge and John Chamberlin. The group will also visit the Monsanto plant near Guntersville.
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Monsanto
John Hanley
Decatur
R.M. Adams
Hanley
Paul W. Runge
John M. Chamberlin
Guntersville
UW Training Sessions Set for Final Campaign Prep
Final United Way training sessions are scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday and at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Federal Penthouse. Primarily for Business II service and retail divisions, others who missed sessions are urged to attend. Hartselle division trainings are at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday at American Bank and Trust Co.
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Toy Revenue Officer Impostor Scams Tennessean
Limestone County lawmen seek a man posing as a revenue officer who stopped Tennessee resident John Poole on Interstate 65 and demanded $20. Poole, a toy salesman from Brentwood, said the suspect wore a blue shirt with a revenue patch and used a blue light before driving off with toys. A separate Decatur Harbor arrest involved a 19-year-old from Lockport for illegal marijuana possession.
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Tennessee
John Poole
Brentwood
Tenn
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Pryor Study Before Council Advances Airport Plan
Athens city council to adopt a resolution authorizing a 13600 study of Pryor Field Airport future. Council partners with Limestone, Morgan counties and Decatur for ownership. Also swears in new member Douglas Gordon, replaces Oscar Barker. Police report details multiple injuries from weekend crashes and a stabbing at a party.
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Pryor Field
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Lunchroom Computerization Aims to Streamline Decatur Schools
Decatur school system has begun computerizing lunchroom accounts to centralize purchasing and aid planning. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Charles Howard notes the system will provide detailed per school data on income and expenditures across categories, allowing individual tracking for all 13 school cafeterias.
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Charles Howard
Emergency Crisis Phone Numbers Read Aloud
The notice lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning guidance, advising calling a hospital or family physician if needed. It instructs dialing 0 to reach an operator if unsure of the emergency number, with location noted as Athens.
Athens Man Charged In Possession Case Over Weekend
Limestone County authorities charged 23 year old Birmingham man Jack L Bardill Jr with illegal possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. He posted a 2300 bond and was released from Limestone County Jail. Athens police also charged a 17 year old Athens boy with illegal possession of marijuana and he posted a 300 bond.
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Birmingham
Jack L. Bardill Jr
Limestone County
Wallace Signs Deputy DA Bill
Gov George Wallace signed a bill creating a full time deputy district attorney for Morgan and Limestone counties at 14000 a year. State Sen Bob Harris noted the measure followed discussions with judicial officials and addressed unequal funding for a part time deputy DA previously paid 8000 a year. The bill provides a statewide solution to fund the office.
Howard Swearing In Thursday as Morgan County Tax Collector
Charles Howard will be sworn in as Morgan County tax collector Thursday afternoon at the courthouse by Circuit Judge Newton Powell at 4 30 p m in the tax collector s office He succeeds Mrs Price Bryant who served the last year of her late husband s unexpired term Mrs Bryant did not seek reelection to the post Howard has retained her as deputy tax collector and was introduced and passed giving a judicial circuit 3600 annually per circuit judge in the district for a deputy DA The Morgan Limestone delegation introduced a bill making the post full time with a salary up to 14000 annually 10800 from the state and the remainder from Morgan and Dist Atty Mike Moebes said he would discuss the matter with Harris Edwards said he probably will resign when the bill becomes effective He stated I just can t take 14000 on a fulltime basis
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Morgan County
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Newton Powell
Price. Bryant
Bryant
Harris
Morgan-Limestone
Morgan
Limestone
Atty
Mike Moebes
Bingham Edwards
Edwards
Man Held Here For LA Police
A 21 year old man arrested Sunday at Decatur Harbor is held for the Los Angeles Police Department on heroin possession. Det. Jep Tallent identified him as Michael A Schwinn also known as Michael Scott. A Lockport resident with him faces marijuana charges. another man is held without charge. LAPD says warrants were issued in June and Schwinn has been a fugitive. The trio were en route to Muscle Shoals as the case proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Rape Trial Begins Today in Decatur
Jury selection opened for 33 year old Decatur man Bobby Joe Schull at circuit court before Judge Tom Coggin. He faces rape charges from an incident June 23 involving a southwest Decatur housewife and her nine year old daughter. The woman reported the assailant threatened her with a knife at Tommy's Sure Save Store and forced them to drive to a west Flint area where the rape occurred. The man fled on foot after leaving the car.
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Clearview St
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Tom Coggin
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Flint
Water System Contract Expected
Officials are expected to accept low bids totaling over 1 million for the East Limestone Water System. Shelby Contracting Co of Huntsville submitted the low bid of 934995 for the distribution system and Brown-Steel Construction Co of Newman won the 250000 gallon storage tank bid at 89200.
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North Alabama
Newman, Ga
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Newman
Monsanto Family Day Slated
Monsanto will observe a Family Day on October 21 with Plant Manager R M Adams and Dr George Hughey announcing the event. The open house runs 1 to 5 p.m. and invites all employees, spouses, and children aged 12 and older for plant tours and light refreshments in the cafeteria.
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R. M. Adams
George Hughey
Embezzlement Charge Against Limestone County Teller
Robert Lee Taylor of Elkmont 1 was charged by the FBI with embezzling 109000 dollars from Henderson National Bank in Huntsville over five years. He was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Macon Weaver, bond set at 15000 dollars, and released. Authorities say he acted as a teller and was arrested at his home over the weekend.
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Limestone County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Huntsville
Robert Lee Taylor
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U.S
Macon Weaver
Ardmore Football Crash Leaves Two Athens Boys Critical
Two Ardmore youths, Randall Gordon age 12 and Wayne Howard age 10, remained in intensive care at Huntsville Hospital after Ardmore-West Limestone football game injuries. Police say a car driven by Carl Stanley Kirby, 21, of Decatur struck them. Kirby faces driving while intoxicated and no driver's license charges in Limestone County Jail. bond not set.
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Wayne Howard
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Limestone County
Bond Posted In Larceny Case In Athens
Athens police charged 21 year old Michael Roy Wester with grand larceny this weekend. Police Chief Richard Faulk said Wester posted a $1,000 bond. No other details were released.
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Richard Faulk
Michael Roy Wester
Stennis urges wait on draft as all volunteer system tests
Sen. John C. Stennis chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Congress not to revive the draft for at least two years until the all volunteer armed forces concept is given a full test and fair trial. He spoke as debate on the military procurement bill resumed and stressed ensuring the volunteer system works.
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Farm Price Index Dips 10 to 12 Percent
Secretary Earl J. Butz announced at the 55th annual NASDA convention in Portland that farm prices declined 10 to 12 percent for Aug. 15 to Sept. 15. He spoke during a news conference before the convention’s opening dinner.
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Money Stashed in Toy Dog Impounds Paris Cash
In Paris at Orly Airport police seized about 170000 in 100 bills tied to Mrs Lon Non sister in law of Cambodia's Marshal Lon Nol. The cash was hidden in a toy dog carried by one of seven party members as they prepared to depart for the United States. A policewoman detected bulges in the stuffed animal.
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Marshal Lon Nol
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United States
World monetary talks pause with July deadline set
Twenty nations negotiating a new international monetary system decided not to continue formal talks in Nairobi and set July 31 as a deadline for agreeing on all major issues. Meanwhile trade tourism and investment will proceed as exchange rates drift daily under floating rates until a fixed system is agreed.
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Kenya
NYT
Chile Junta Curtails Safe Conduct For Asylum Seekers
The Chilean military regime told foreign embassies that citizens will not receive safe conduct passes to seek political asylum abroad. Mexico, which planned a flight for refugees, has been informed Chileans cannot depart. An 1870 census note shows property valuations in the state fell from $725 million in 1860 to under $200 million in 1870.
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NYT
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