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9C Shr AnntBtftn Thursday, Sept. 1, 1K Suspect pleads guilty to kidnapping Escapee to return on murder charge CENTRE A Cherokee County Jail escapee, sentenced by a Georgia Judge to 90 year Imprisonment following a two-day crime spree after his escape, is to return to Alabama to stand trial for murder, authorities said. Sheriff CM. "Mack'! Garrett said today a trial date has not been set for John Michael Graham of Centre. But District Attorney A.

Richard Igou of Fort Payne hat taken preliminary steps to extradite Graham from a Georgia prison for trial In Cherokee County later this year, authorities said. Cherokee County sheriffs deputies arrested Graham In 1981 and a county grand jury later Indicted him on a first-degree murder charge after rescue workers identified skeletal remains found in Terrapin Creek as the body of Elbert Brashier, 62, of Gadsden, Rt 6. Brashier was shot to death at his Etowah County farm in May 1961 after witnesses said he was seen carrying a large roll of cash, authorities said. Last September, rescue workers dragging Terrapin Creek on another rescue operation recovered various bones and a skull draped over a downed tree limb, investigators said. The victim's pickup was found in an abandoned rock quarry near Bomar In eastern Cherokee County, detectives said.

Following his arrest, Graham and three other County Jail prisoners escaped in September 1961 through an unlocked door and got across the Georgia state line In a county car parked near the jail, Garrett said. After entering Polk County, fugitives kidnapped a farmer and a roadside hitchhiker before engaging Marietta, police in a gun battle, authorities said, The suspects were recaptured in a wooded area of suburban Atlanta near the Paulding County, line after authorities tracked them down with police dogs and a 150-man posse, Georgia police said. Graham and two escapees were convicted of kidnapping and several other charges in connection with their two-day crime spree in Georgia. A Cobb County, Superior Court judge ordered them jailed for 90 years. A fourth escapee was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

Before his escape, Graham was serving a sentence for a 1981 robbery conviction, Garrett said. Ruffln said the four victims were trapped In the wreckage, which was consumed by fire. The crash occurred 12 miles north, of Waynesboro on U.S. 45, Jussely said. Body identified as sheriff 's sister MADISON (AP) The nude body of a woman who was strangled and left on a Madison County highway was identified Wednesday as that of Linda J.

Muller, the sister of a Tennessee sheriff, police said. Mrs. Muller, 39, of McMinnville, was described by police as a transient who had no record of employment and spent her time staying with friends and mostly in Huntsville and McMinnville, police said. Her body was was found by a passer-by on the Wall-Triana Highway at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

An autopsy revealed she died of strangulation and had been dead about two hours when the body was discovered, a police department spokesman said. Investigators had no motive for the slaying Wednesday, and State Pathologist Joseph Aguilar of Huntsville declined to say whether she had been sexually assaulted Mrs. Muller was the sister of Warren County Sheriff Billy Delaney of McMinnville, authorities said. Radio serves 9 tons of potatoes GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) One potato: two potato, three potato, four.

Five potato, six potato nine tons more. The folks at radio station KNOX set out to break the world's record for a single serving of mashed potatoes as part of the festivities surrounding the annual Potato Bowl in this potato-producing region, the Red River Vallev They ended up with 18,260 pounds of mashed spuds. The concoction required 3,755 pounds-of flaked-potatoes, 1,600 gallons of water, 100 pounds of butter an.) 25 pounds of parsley. Staffers mixed the ingredients in a borrowed cement mixing truck during the football game Saturday in which the University of North Dakota beat the University ef Puget Sound. After IVi hours of churning, the results were emptied into a container 16 feet square.

accident on Cleburne County 10 near Micaville, state1 troopers and a hospital spokesman said today. Miss Glasgow, driver of the car, was listed in satisfactory condition at the hospital this morning, an RMC spokesman said. A passenger in the car, Amy Glasgow of Wedowee, also was injured but was treated and released from RMC. authorities said. Cherokee store destroyed by fire CEDAR BLUFF Volunteer firefighters from two Cherokee County municipalities worked for more than an hour today to prevent the explosion of a underground gasoline tank, but fire still demolished an above-ground service station and grocery store.

Authorities said witnesses saw flames erupting from windows of the Country Store on Alabama 9 about a quarter-mile north of Cedar Bluff shortly before 1:30 a.m. today and summoned firefighters from Centre and Cedar Bluff. The two firefighting units hosed down the parking lot and other areas surrounding the gasoline station and grocery, thus preventing sparks from reaching underground fuel tanks connected to above-ground pumps, authorities said. But the one-story frame building, its roof consumed by flames when firefighters arrived, was destroyed, Centre police said. A state fire marshal was to arrive, possibly by late today, to Investigate the cause of the fire, authorities said.

Alabamian burned in wreck WAYNESBORO. Miss. (AP) Four members of a Wayne County family died Wednesday and an Alabama man was critically burned when his truck and their car collided almost head-on, the Highway Patrol said. Patrol spokesman Edd Jussely identified the dead as Sybil Waller, 55; her daughter-in-law, Dana Waller, and Dana Waller's two children, Reagan, 3. and Rachel, 1.

All 'four were from Shubuta, he said. State Trooper Gerald Ruff in said the bakery semitrailer driver, Earnest Pritchett, 40, of Mobile was in "extremely critical condition" from burns received in the accident and was transferred to a Mobile hospital's burn unit. BIRMINGHAM (AP) As part of a special plea bargain arrangement, a Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 9-year-old girl whose skeletal remains were found last week. Authorities said James Louis Betts, S4, of Birmingham entered the plea to the federal kidnapping charge in a hastily fQ arranged appearance before District Judge Sam tfnKOt Pointer Jr. on Tuesday.

lSVKsIlXl, Betts, who also faces state charge of seiually abusing another 9-year-old girl and kidnapping a 7-year-old girl, had said previously he feared for his life If sent to state prison. "Even convicts have a code of ethics," said one Investigator. Pointer set sentencing for Sept. 28, and the prosecution said It would seek the maximum penalty of a life term in federal prison. David Barber, assistant district attorney for Jefferson County, said he will decide whether to proceed with the other two cases involving minors after he sees what type of federal sentence Betts receives.

One week ago, Betts led authorities to a wooded-site-near Bessemer where the skeletal remains of a small child were found. Medical authorities could not say positively whether the bones were those of Terri Sharee Jones, a 9-year-old girl from the West End section of Birmingham who disappeared May 3, 1981. -While a positive Identification was not pessibler-Jefi ferson County Medical Examiner Dr. Robert Brissie said the remains seemed to match the missing girl in size-, hair color and facial features. Albert Wallace, a Birmingham police sergeant who worked on the Betts case until retiring last week, said Betts led police to the skeletal remains on the condition that he be allowed to plead guilty to a federal charge and not be sent to a state prison.

Wedowee youths injured in crash MICAVILLE A Randolph County teen-ager was undergoing treatment at an Annlston hospital today after her car crashed on a rural Cleburne County road, authorities said. Laura Glasgow, 17, of Wedowee was taken to Regional Medical Center In Annlston shortly after the 3:15 p.m. Grace spent her final hours in coma only that Grace had suffered a broken leg and her daughter Stephanie escaped major injury Monday when their car plunged 120 feet into a ravine in French territory just outside the Mediterranean principality. Less than 40 hours later, Grace was dead. The royal palace's press office had said Monday that Grace's only Injury was a broken leg and that she was expected to remain hospitalized for 10 days.

It also said Stephanie had been treated for minor bruises and. released. There were only two official palace communiques on the accident. The about nine hours after the accident, said MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) Princess Grace spent her last hours In a coma, kept alive by machines while the world was assured her Injuries from a car crash were not critical, senior medical sources directly Involved in her treatment said today. The sources, who requested anonymity, said palace officials knew from the start that the former American movie star was In extremely serious condition.

"She had multiple injuries of the head, thorax and legs and no surgical operation was conceivable," one of the sources said. "The seriousness of her condition was confirmed by a scanner examination." Initial but unofficial reports from palace sources said Grace was In "satisfactory" condition but was being watched closely because of a broken leg and other injuries. Reports that could not be confirmed at the time described those injuries as two broken ribs, a fractured collarbone and a broken right leg. There were also reports that her thigh, not leg, was broken. The palace statement said Grace had been driving the 10-year-old Rover and that its brakes had failed on a steep mountain road.

That contradicted other reports that 17-year-old Stephanie, ineligible for a. driver's license until her 18th birthday, had been behind the wheel. GLASS FRAMING 321 QUINTARD 236-9709 DIsC CAI Sept. 13 thru UilJ JALC Sept. 17th FRAMED OAa 159 A.

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Dwight L. Evans of Oxford and Mrs. Helen Wessinger of Heflin; and a brother, Hugh Adams of Tampa. A resident of Tampa for the past 50 years, Mr. Adams was district manager for the Conrax Battery Company.

He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Phi Delta Kappa business fraternity and a number of civic and fraternal organizations. cl MARKED OFF -Kll activewear save on by CHIC CHIC VI V. Panfi Matching Blazers, $1 Hood.dJ.ck.ti........J19" Pants and Skirts, JT Cords and Tweeds Center-Cherokee. Hale EASTABOGA Services for Henry D. Hale 84, of Eastaboga, Rt.

1, will be announced by Gray Brown-Service Mortuary. Mr. Hale died Wednesday at his residence. Loner DOUGLAS VILLE, Ga. Services for John Henry Loner, 66, of Douglasville were Wednesday at Pinetuckey Baptist Church with the Rev.

Talmadge Brumbelow officiating. Burial was in the adjoining church cemetery with Louie E. Jones Funeral Home of Alpharetta, in charge. Mr. Loner died Monday at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.

Survivors include two daughters, Miss Sandra Loner and Miss Laura Loner, both of Douglasville; two sons, Ronald Loner and Johnny Loner, both of Douglasville; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Flannagan and Mrs. Jimmie Carlan, both of Alpharatta; two brothers, Paul Loner of Tucker and Ernest Loner of Alpharetta; a grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Loner was a native of Alpharetta and an employee of Fort Glllam, as a helicopter mechanic.

Smith" Services for James E. Smith 67, of 426 Arnold Drive, Annlston, will be announced by Gray Brown- Service Mortuary. Mr. Smith died today at Regional Medical Center. Lord Isaacs DRESS SLACKS Large Selection of Styles Great Selection Aileen for Girls Mix and Match TOPS and BOTtOMS FANTASTIC SAVINGS ind toiors 99 195 Reg.

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Cobb 68, of Annlston, Rt. will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church In Clay County, with the Rev. Curtis Collette and the Rev. Harry Warren officiating.

Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery with Miller Funeral Home In charge. The body will be at the funeral home until an hour before services. Mr. Cobb died Wednesday at his residence. Survivors include -his wife, Mrs, Alma Cobb of Annlston, Rt.

two daughters, Mrs. Lillie May Sax ton and Mrs. Kathleene L. Painters, both of Annlston; his stepmother, Mrs. Cora L.

Cobb of Heflin; four sisters, Mrs. Lena Gann of Birmingham, Mrs. Josle Henderson and Mrs. B.A. Clark, both of Annlston, and Mrs.

Ike Smith of Heflin; 11 brothers, Samuel Cobb of Bremen, James Cobb of Oxford, Luke Cobb of Lucasville, and Winford Cobb, Roy Cobb, Billy Cobb, Joe Cobb, Jimmy Cobb, Johnny Cobb and Gay Cobb, all of Heflin, Russell Cobb of Annlston and Gerald Cobb of Ashland; and 10 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be nephews. Mr. Cobb was a resident of Calhoun County most of his life and a member of Southslde Baptist Church. love those jeans Stallings GREAT EVERYDAY SAVINGS ON 5 Pocket Lee Rider Chic Jeans 22" Lee Tighter Rider Levi Lee Missy Stretch Daugherty; Chic For Girls Sizes 1-14 $1 fl99 Calvin Klein $0099 ZO 99 26 ip NORRISTOWN, Pa.

Services for Ronald W. Stallings, 41, of Norristown, formerly of Annlston, were Sept. 10 at Rogers-Breece Funeral Home in1 Fayetteville, N.C. Burial was in Raleigh National Cemetery in Raleigh, N.C. v.

Mr. Stallings died Sept. 5 at Montgomery General Hospital In Norristown. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Margaret Sexton Stallings of Norristown.

Mr. StalllngsJvas a native of Annlston and lived in Norristown most -of his life. He was a graduate of Norristown High School, Stauton Military Academy In Stauton, and the University of Arizona. He was a first lieutenant, in the Green. Berets Special Forces, serving in Vietnam, and was stationed at Fort Benning, Ga.

Fort Knox, Ky and the Panama Canal Zone. He was also a member of SWAT and the Bomb Squad for Montgomery County Sheriff offices In Norristown. Wilson JACKSONVILLE Services for Mrs. Flora Lourine Wilson, 70, of Jacksonville, Rt. 4, will be Friday at 2:30 p.m.

at Emmanuel Holiness Church with the Rev. Alton Parris, the Rev. Marion Hurston and the Rev. Van Bollinger officiating. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery with K.L.

Brown Funeral Home In charge. The family will receive friends until 9 tonight at the funeral home where the body will be until services. Mrs. Wilson died today at her residence. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.

Dollle Batey of Jacksonville; son, Thomas Wilson of Jacksonville; two sisters, Mrs. James Strickland and Mrs. George Murray, both of Jacksonville; a brother, Edward Worthy of Jacksonville; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Talladega County and a lifelong resident of Jacksonville.

She was a member of Emmanuel Holiness Church. Services for James William Allen Daugherty, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Daughtery of 2130 Glover Oxford, will be Friday at 11 a.m.

at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Hazard and the Rev. Danny Waddell officiating. Burial will be In Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Miller Funeral Home In charge. The body will be at the church an hour before services.

The Infant died Wednesday at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Survivors other than parents include his grandparents, IV NEW GIRLS' JEANS -Lee Jordache Jordache Sizes 1-14 Sizes 7-14 Pre-teen 1 foot ioo tOA99 $0199 HIT, A11U mi 9. WW I CV ur rtaiisharfv Jr nf cmara: nil fiTeat-sranaDarenu. Mr. and Mrs.

W.M. Miller of Roxton, Texas, and Mrs. W.G. Daughtery Sr. of Birmingham; and a brother, Larry F.

Daugherty of Oxford. Pallbearers will be Johnny Daugherty, Mike Wright, Mike Howton and Butch Mathews. 13 -10 All At USE OUR 60 DAY LAY.AWAY KAN JAY'S FASHIONS Hadley CENTRE Services Mrs. Elnora May Hadley, 87, of Centre will be announced by Williams Funeral Home in Annlston. Mrs.

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