Health of candidates in public view after Ryan death
The death of Rep. William F. Ryan from throat cancer renews debate over how much a candidate's health status should be disclosed. The Eagleton case shows voters learned late about hospitalizations and treatments, while physicians caution on ethics and consent.
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Lawrence K. Altman
New York Times News Service
New York
William F. Ryan
Manhattan
Thomas F. Eagleton
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Missouri
Eagleton
U. S. Senate
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
20Th
Ryan
Memorial Hospital
Marvin Belsky
Paul Halberstadt
Edmund 0. Rothschild
Israel Zwerling
New York Times
Dufy Print Sways Library Friends on Education Reform
A library group sold Raoul Dufy art to fund education reforms as Alabama officials weigh consolidating school districts to cut costs. The plan foresees savings from reducing districts, eliminating an architect post, and ending certain private grants, with strong support from Sen. Bob Harris but opposition from some superintendents.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Lawrence County
State Department of Education
Department of Education
Building Commission
Alabama Special Trust Fund
Robbery and Kidnaping Case Tied to Wheeler Area Incident
Witness Briscoe described two men Ricarte and Martin assaulting him and fleeing with his revolver after forcing him into his car and ripping out the radio wiring. He freed himself after grabbing his nightstick and prying the door handle. The pair face two counts of robbery, one of kidnaping and one of assault on a peace officer. Trial expected to last several days with cases from this week re docketed for Oct 9.
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Wheeler Community
Briscoe
Ricarte
Martin
Billy C. Burney
Morgan County budget highlights bond fund and road needs
The budget lists general fund allocations including assessor and sheriff costs, court expenses, and miscellaneous sundry amounts. Key items include a $275,000 obligation to the 1972 Bond Fund for the courthouse, $1,347,345.14 total general fund appropriations, and a $114,641.46 hospital fund balance. Additional line items cover gasoline funds, road and bridge needs, and a program to dispose of abandoned automobiles with a two-ton truck for junked auto collection.
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Board of Equalization
Morgan County Commission
Morgan County
Morgan County Court
General Fund
Coliseum
Fleming
Daily Records Admission and birth notices from Decatur area
Admissions list numerous individuals including Mrs. David Almon Posey Decatur and Miss Glenda Ruth Hogan Decatur with across Alabama towns represented. Dismissals and births note families in Decatur Trinity Hillsboro Moulton and Athens. Also patient transfers from Decatur General Hospital and local fire department and ambulance activity reported.
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Decatur General Admissions
David Almon Posey
Decatur
Rosie Owens
Hillsboro
Cecil Black
Athens
Vanessa Kay Terry
Billy Dee Johnson
John Samuel Stockman
Trinity
Albert Monroe Lee
Cullman
J. W. Roan
Richard Allen McClendon Jr
Joe Oakley Rogers
Floyd David Rudd
Bobby Gene Miller
Don Wilson Dillard
Marion
Frank Brewer
Meridianvitle
William Price Wooten
Glenda Ruth Hogan
Jack Wilson McCluskey
William Hice
Elkmont Lewis
Dennis Milton Curtis
Decatur General Hospital
Leon Lynwood Bailey Jr
Town Creek
Danny Ray Wakefield
Charles Thomas Young
Hartselle
William Casper
Somerville
David Jackson Alexander
Bobby Ray Seaton
Larry Elliott
Huntsville
James F. Brown
Charlies Michael Starr
Decatur 4
Baugh
Wiley Smith Hospital
Weather and River Readings for Decatur Area
Reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning shows 18.8 for river level and 553.1 for sea level. Sunday highs reached 85 at 4 p.m., low 67 today, with today and tonight forecast for upper 80s and upper 60s. Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a 30 percent rain chance and southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Climate data lists 85 high and 66 low Sunday, 76 average, 1.39 inches monthly precipitation, 35.15 inches yearly, slightly below normal. Sunrise 6:37 a.m., sunset 6:38 p.m.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
Woman shoots former husband in carport mistaken as prowler
Vileno told officers she received threatening calls and heard someone burst into her carport. Believing her ex to be a prowler, she fired five shots striking him. An autopsy noted three chest wounds. She was charged with first degree murder and freed on bond. Daughter Debbie present. no forced entry marks.
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Hollaway
Vann Pruitt
Morgan County events calendar highlights local meetings
Larry Tomczak will address the Full Gospel group at 7 30 p m at Holiday Inn. Obedience classes for dogs register at 6 30 p m at Delano Park sponsored by the German Shepherd Dog Club of Decatur. Morgan County High PTA meets 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Historical Society meets at 7 p m 720 Bank St. South Band Club meets 8 p m at Hartselle City Auditorium. Rising Sun Lodge hosts a covered dish at 7 p m. West Morgan PTA 7 30 p m in the cafeteria. Parker Church revival services today through Friday at 7 30 p m with G W Hamby. Decatur Women’s Club lunch at Ramada Inn 11 30 a m. speaker Mrs R Riggs Sr AARP meets 10 a m at Summer Manor. Oak Park Middle School PTA 7 30 p m in the auditorium. parents visit rooms after. Tea Services Planning Council 7 30 p m at the Morgan County Courthouse basement office. Rev George Creel continues Bible study at Christ’s Mission Thursday at 9 a m open to all.
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Delano Park
The
German Shepherd Dog Club of
Decatur
Decatur Women’s Club
Ramada Inn
A 11
R. Riggs Sr
A. F
George Creel
Sheffield
Christ's Mission
Sherman St
Gordon Dr
4Th Ave
Eight TVA workers face federal fraud charges over overtime
Federal warrants will be served later this week on eight Tennessee Valley Authority employees for falsifying overtime at Brown Ferry Nuclear Plant. U.S. Marshal Jesse Stephens said indictments will be released after warrants are served. FBI agents from Decatur and Huntsville led the investigation.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S
Brownferry
Jesse Stephens
U.S. Marshall
Birmingham
Stephens
U.S. ‘Commissioner's Office
Decatur
FBI
Ralph Miles
TVA
Huntsville
Decatur Man Robert Slatton Found Dead at 50
A 50 year old Decatur man, Robert Slatton of 327 Market St NW, was found dead at 234 Wilson Street NW. Coroner Guy Hollaway cited an apparent heart ailment. Funeral services will be at Home Chapel with burial in Athens City Cemetery. Surviving family includes wife Della Slatton, brother Carl Slatton of Detroit, and sister Mildred Corum.
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Decatur
Wilson St. NW
Robert Slatton
Market St. NW
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Guy Hollaway
Slatton
Aaa-Southend
James Brock
Athens City Cemetery
Gunthorp
Della Slatton
Carl HH. Slatton
Detroit
Mich
Mildred Corum
Jackie Slayton
Kenneth Scott
Satchel Mills
Robert Turner
Burton Emory
Danny Corum
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Rothschild
Willard Gaylin
Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences
Hastings
N.Y
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Friends of the Library
Wheeler
Bob Harris
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Limestone
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Arthur Dennis
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State Education Department
Raoul Dufy
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Opal Violene Mizell
Ginger Darlene Stephenson
Stur
Clifford McKissack
Bruce Wayne McDonald
Maria Paulette Whatley
Travis
O’neal Wadsworth
Lawrence County Admissions
Betty Faye Owens
Clarence Homer
McWhorter
Bert McCulloch, Sr
Howard Boyd Brooks
Pricilla McCollum
Agnes Bryant
Bessie Hand
Double Springs
Herbert Daniel
Dennis Webb
Bertha Siviey
Gracie Borden
Steve Suggs
Courtland
Joe Robbins
Danville
Elizabeth Nelson
Ethel Mae Cunningham
Ed Keenum
Dela Lee Smith
Hope Johnny Price Dutton
Jimmy Rainey
James Henry Steeples
Robert Everett Alexander
Joann Randolph
Billy Jackson
Myrtle Dutton
Julia Mae Dutton
Betty Montgomery
Shelby Jean Terry
Arbola Hamby
Revecca Carr
Highway Patrol
Loyd Hightower
Randy Goode
Wanda Hightower
Steve Hightower
Anthony Hightower
Decatur Fire Department
Old Moulton Rd
Charlie Sizemore
O— Hartselle
Southend Ambulance Service
Tommy L. Smith
Old River Rd
Fred J. Bass
Market St
O— Hartsette Ambulance Service
Vileno
Hartschie Tran
Sheriff's Deputies
Jerry Wayne Brooks
Brooks
Charles Mathias
Morgan Beautiful
Mathias
District One
C.D. Cottingham
Larry Tomczak
Cleveland
Ohio
Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship
Holiday Inn
Morgan County High School
PTA
Morgan County Historical Preservation Society
Bank St
South Morgan County
Citizens Band
Hartselle City Auditorium
Rising Sun Lodge
West Morgan Pta
Parker United Methodist Church
Belle Mina
G. W. Hamby
American Association of Retired Persons
Summer Manor
E- Oak Park Middle School
Tea Services Planning Council
Morgan County Courthouse
T. C. Almon Center
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