Morgan Buildings Named To Register In Historic Places
The Old Bank Building in Decatur and the Somerville Courthouse were named to the National Register of Historic Places on Friday. The Decatur bank is Alabama’s oldest bank building and the first Morgan County courthouse remains the state’s oldest. Built in the 1830s, both sites join the nation’s historic roster and may qualify for preservation funds.
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Decatur
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Morgan County
National Register
Morgan County Historic Preservation Society
Alabama Historical Commission
U. S. Department of Interior
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U. S
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
State Historical Commission
Preservation Society
Lee Sentell
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Department of Interior
State Commission
Mooresville
Interior Department
James Fennell
South Vietnamese bases fall as battles surge on DMZ
South Vietnamese troops abandon Alpha 4 Sarge Fuller Nui Ba Ho amid heavy North Vietnamese shelling. Saigon reports 257 enemy deaths but field assessments show higher South Vietnamese casualties with hundreds wounded. U S air power and B52 strikes reinforce the DMZ amid renewed northern fighting.
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Irving Writing Book About Hughes Caper
Westport Conn AP Clifford Irving says he is writing a book about the Hughes autobiography caper. He has completed 40 000 words of a 120 000 word manuscript in a rented wood shingled house. The title is The book about the book and covers the hoax that duped McGraw Hill out of 750000 dollars.
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Clifford Irving
Aook
Howard ‘Hughes
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Suskind
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Suskinds
Edith
McGraw-Hill
Switzerland
Christ's Final Steps Retraced in Jerusalem Good Friday scene
More than 10,000 Christian pilgrims retrace Christ’s last steps in narrow Jerusalem lanes as Israeli troops guard rooftops with automatic rifles. The report notes a tense scene amid ongoing regional conflict and broader military alerts.
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Jerusalem
Calvary
Christ
Proxmire Ballot Boosts McGovern
Wisconsin senator William Proxmire acknowledged he voted absentee for George McGovern in the crowded Wisconsin presidential primary. He did not endorse publicly, but his confirmation was seen as a boost to McGovern’s campaign. He praised McGovern’s character and echoed spending priorities similar to his own.
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William Proxmire
Wisconsin
George McGovern
Proxmire
McGovern
Washington
Hubert H. Humprey
Edmund §. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
George
Monster Monster at Loch Ness Found? English Team Claims
Scottish police halted a truck carrying a reported Loch Ness monster according to AP. English zoologists described a 18 feet long creature weighing about a ton, transported to Scarborough Zoo for examination before being stopped at Dunfermline under a 1933 act.
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Scotland
Loch Ness
Flamingo Park Zoo
Scarborough
England
Fifeshire
Dunfermline
Don Robinson
Robinson
Wallace campaign director cites modest donations total
MONTGOMERY AP The national campaign director for Gov. Wallace says a computer readout showing about 727000 in contributions suggests donations have not been as large or as numerous as some expected. California asks Supreme Court to nullify a state Supreme Court Ting that outlawed the death penalty. Harrisburg AP A jury in the federal conspiracy case against Rev. Philip Berrigan and six antiwar activists ends second day without a verdict.
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California
Supreme Court
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Chaplain Acquitted in Navy Adultery Case
Navy Chaplain Andrew F. Jensen was acquitted of misconduct by adultery after six officer jurors deliberated over two hours. He faced a general court martial at Cecil Field Naval Air Station, accused by two officers’ wives of improprieties including multiple affairs between 1970 and 1971.
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Fla
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Andrew F. Jensen
Jensen
U.S. Navy
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Mary Ann Curran
Lora Gudbranson
Franco declares Spanish Civil War ended. U S recognizes regime
On this date in 1939 Generalissimo Franco said the Spanish Civil War ended and the United States recognized his government. Weather page note forecasts partly cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 50s and low 30s tonight, with a 30 percent chance of rain. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Service Center Adreads All Makes Major Appliances
Local ad notes Robinson Future on Downt Second Ave in Decatur offers service for all makes of major appliances with a 23 percent figure included in the text. The fragment highlights a repair or parts service point for household appliances.
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Downt Second Ave
Decatur
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