The Daily Sentinel from Scottsboro, Alabama (2024)

June 3, 1979

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The Daily Sentineli

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Scottsboro, Alabama

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Sunday, June 3, 1979

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WEATHER Opposes rates AREA Bible school Metric system Rodeo Bookmobile WORLD Striking police STATE Mistrial Dickens honored Prank call Hearing set Protect landmarks Deadly fish A Index NATION Senate wins BITS PIECES NEW DE1HI India (AP) ive policemen were wounded one of them seriously when Indian army troops opened fire on a violent mob of striking police in Ahmedabad western India the United News of India reported Troops fired at 7000 policemen riday after the striking police threw stones at them UNI said The policemen were angered when the troops prevented them from submitting alist of employment grievances to the chief minister of Gujarat state Police have been agitating for higher pay and other demands for three weeks in north west and central India The army moved into Ahmedabad Thursday night after striking policemen became violent attacking officials and storming a police control center TRINITY BAPTIST Church will have Vacation Bible School June 3 8 each night from 6:30 8:30 pm Classes for all ages through adult Everyone is invited A to Abby Amusem*nts Classified Deaths Editorials Society Sports TV Log Page 7 Page 10 Pages 12 13 Page 4 Page 2 Pages 7 8 Pages 4 6 Page 10 TOKYO (AP) China has decided to strengthen protection of scenic landmarks ancient buildings and trees the official Xinhua (Hsinhua) news agency said Saturday factory or any other establishment may be constructed near scenic spots so as to protect the land scape" Xinhua said At a recent national meeting on protection of China's beauty spots it said "it was decided that factories which have already been constructed and cause pollution in these beautiful places should be moved away WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is registering his opposition to the ederal Home Loan Bank Board's approval of variable rate mortgages for home buyers Sen William Proxmire DWis says the board's action provides mixed blessings for the US economy bad news is that borrowers may be forced to pay more interest on their mor tgage the senator says "The good news is that the regulation may convince Congress to repeal government imposed interest rate ceilings on savings deposits" Under variable rate mortgages interest rates would fluctuate in relation to market interest rates MOBILE Ala It apparently was a crank telephone caller who said a bomb was going to go off and forced the evacuation of the Mobile Municipal Airport for about 20 minutes riday Bob Bergeron office manager of National Car Rental Service at the airport said a person with a male voice called the National desk and said a bomb was going to go off in 20 minutes Showers and scattered thun derstorms today and tonight Partly cloudy Monday with a slight chance of showers Winds light and variable High today upper 70s Low tonight mid 60s High Monday mid 80s Probability of rain 80 percent today and 50 percent tonight (Complete details Page 2) GADSDEN Ala (AP) A mistrial was declared riday in the capital murder trial of Roy rank Clements of Boaz when the jury reported it could not reach a unanimous verdict after some 10 hours of deliberations Clements was on trial for the second time in the death of Dora Mae ord 68 at jthe home of her employer Roy Malone 80 in the Shady Grove community of Etowah County on Nov 8 1976 He was convicted in 1977 and sentenced to death but the Alabama Supreme Court reversed the conviction last January JACKSON COUNTY A Association Rodeo will be June 22 and 23 at McCord arms A represent will be contacting area businesses for support TIM LOVELADY found playing in neighbor's yardCongratulations to DALE HANco*ckWishing a happy retirement to MAX ROBERTSONHappy 14th bir thday to REDERICK wishes to SHANNON HALL HUNTSVILLE Ala (AP) Tennessee Valley Authority of ficial says catfish taken from a 74 mile stretch of the Tennessee River contain unacceptable levels of DDT TV A program coor dinator Ben Jaco said riday that a study found levels of DDT in the fish ranging from 19 to 75 parts per million The ood and DrugAdministration says the ac ceptable level of DDT is five parts per million LONDON (AP) Victoria Station was alive with agins Uriah Heeps Mr Micawbers and dozens of Artful Dodgers when 500 Charles Dickens enthusiasts dressed up as the characters to honor him Saturday They took a very modern train from the ornate old fashioned railway station to a three day Dickens festival in Rochester southeast of London A local council planned the event to at tract more tourists to the towns of the Thames River Estuary SCHEDULE OR Jackson County bookmobile is Monday 10 am noon Skyline 1 3:15 pm Prin ceton Tuesday lOam noon Bridgeport 1 3:15 pm Stevenson and Wednesday 10 am noon Woodville and 1 3 pm Paint Rock BIRMINGHAM Ala (AP) July 30 hearing has been set determine if convicted rapist Tommy Lee Hines Jr a mentally retarded black man is competent to stand trial for raping two other white women and robbing one of them of $400 Circuit Judge Charles Crowder said riday that the hearing before a jury would be to see if Hines could understand the charges against him and assist his attorneys in his defense WASHINGTON (AP) The US Metric Board whose job it is to sell lhe metric system to the American jyOfjlib will take its case to Boston later this month Metric Board wants to hear what New Englahders have to say about the metrifrsystem both pro and con on 'jts needs uses costs benefits dnd problems" said board chairman Vou's Polk Boston is New England's largest city we feel we can gather a diverse variety of viewpoints that represent a crbss section of the New England population" Polk said of hearingsscheduled for June 2122 at the "Boston Park Plaza Hotel Date changed JACKSON COUNTY Health Department will riot be at the Lions Club in Bridgeport June 6 They will be there June 13 WASHINGTON (AP) It was another classic confrontation between the CIA and thejSenate Intelligence Committee and this time there was no doubt about who came out on top The Seriate 4 1 The confrontation was on the softball field between the com mittee's team named'" and the CIA team Rogue Elephant" a description that intelligence committee chairman i Sen rank Onurch Idaljb bestowed on the CIA in a mqrqi I I serious moment Sentinel NEWSWATCH Serving Th People Of Jlaekeea Ceaaty Slate IM rWMMjmiii" Daily (USPS 490 680) Volume IX Number 226 Sunday June 3 1979 One Section ourteen Pages Bank robber killed three counties involved By PEGGY ERGUSON Sentinel City Editor Three counties joined in a search Saturday for the man suspected of rob bing the Rainsville Bank The search ended in Marshall County with the death Rainsville Police Chief Jerry arris identified the man as 24 year old Gary Neil of Wedowee (Randolph County) According to arris Neil was fatally wounded either by a shot from Grant police or from the impact when he fell from his Suzuki 750 which he was riding when he tried to evade a road block arris said the man had gone into the Rainsville Bank prior to the robbery and had 50 one dollar bills exchanged for one fifty dollar bill At approximately 11:45 am Satur day he re entered the bank went to the same teller and presented her with a note demanding the money The note said money is insured Your life and mine are not Put the money in No amount of money was specified He reportedly fled the bank on a motorcycle No other persons are believed involved in the robbery in Dekalb County At that time explained arris an ex tensive search got under way in Dekalb Marshall and Jackson Counties for the suspect State troopers and city units from Scottsboro Grant and Rain sville as well as the sheriff departments in each of the county joined in the sear ch Neil was spotted by officers in the Grant area and road blocks were set up in the vicinity He was shot by a Grant policeman when he apparently reached for a pistol He then fell from his motor cycle This was between Grant and the new highway near Woodville arris said the coroner had not given a ruling on whether death was caused by the shot or from the impact when he fell from the motorcycle The approximately $2000 taken from Rainsville Bank was recovered However arris said Neil has some $10000 on him It is believed that at least a portion of this money was ob tained in a bank robbery riday in neighboring Georgia Items stolen from vehicle Stevenson police are continuing their investigation into the theft earlier this week of some $450 in items taken from a van parked in that town Randy Parnell told police entry was gained into his vehicle by breaking the back window Stolen were a power play cassette deck two speakers assorted tools and camper stove In a separate incident the theft of $200 from the Stevenson Lumber Yard is being probed by the police Dean Sims manager of the lumber yard reported the burglary to Steven son police Teacher heads group on foreign tour i tT' 5 1 IS 1 Ml 7 I' A Jackson County teacher will ac company a group of students to Europe under the direction of the American In stitute for oreign Study Wade Taylor who is employed by the Jackson County Board of Education has been appointed by the Institute to accompany a group of students on an exciting adventure travel program abroad County investigator retires After some 45 years in law enforcement County Sheriffs Investigator Max Robertson left front has retired He was honored by friends and colleagues during a reception riday afternoon in the district office With him as he was presented a gift (plaque with the names of the sheriffs department employee engraved on it) are front right Sheriff Bob Collins back from left Chief Deputy Paul Mount Deputies Danny Guffey Troy erguson Butch Vaught and Investigator Mike Wells (Photo by Peggy erguson) The program is organized by the American Institute for oreign Study of Greenwich Conn and has been developing educational travel programs abroad for over 15 years More than 150000 students have par Goosepond pageant winner ticipated in these experiences abroad On the program "Rome Athens and The Holy the students will begin their trip in Rome the Eternal City where they can visit the Sistine Chapel competes in state contest St Cathedral and the Colosseum rom Rome the group will arrive in Athens for two days home of the Acropolis and the temple of Apollo This itinerary ends with four spec tacular days in The Holy Land to ex plore the Biblical sites in Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho the River Jordan and the Dead Sea There as still places available in this group or further information students and parents may contact Taylor The reigning Miss Goosepond Colony will be among the participants in the Miss Alabama pageant set for June 12 16 in Birmingham Miss elicia Carlyle daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlyle Rainsville will vie for the coveted title of Miss Alabama with contestants from throughout the state Although she is the second Miss Goosepond winner she will be the first one eligible to compete at the state level However all future winners will automatically advance to the Miss Alabama contest A graduate of Sylvania High School Miss Carlyle will use singing as her talent for the competition This pageant which has four categories for girls from 3 to 26 is set for June 29 and 30 7:39 pm at Scott sboro High School auditorium the first night and the Goosepond amphitheatre the final night The pageant will be ELICIA CARLYLE fSW Being built in Hollywood W1 directed and coordinated by Mrs Rob bie Mosley Scottsboro All judges will be from out of town (See Winner Page 14) Section youth wins award A Section High School student Dale Hanco*ck was recently named winner of the 1979 Dekalb Agricultural Ac complishment Award He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Hanco*ck The award sponsored nationwide by Dekalb AgResearch In is presented to the senior agriculture student attaining the highest degree of proficiency in scholarship leadership and a super vised agricultural program While a student at Section High School Hanco*ck was vice president and sentinal of the local A Chapter senior class officer and elected Mr A shopping center is well under construction in Hollywood According to Bud Christa Hollywood there will be facilities for four large or eight smaller stores Christa plans to have a hardware store in the new facility Oliver Machen is the owner of the center and hopes for completion of the stores by the first of September (Photo by Bill Verhine) Section by his fellow classmates His agricultural program consists of poultry and general farming He plans (See Youth Page 14).

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