Inmates Rampage at Drever Prison Injury Spree
Two guards injured as a disturbance erupts at Drever Prison in Elmore Alabama. Authorities say youths hopped up on stolen phenobarbital triggered the incident. Lights went out, windows broken, litter scattered. Wendy Black hospitalized. two granddaughters of Mrs. Danniel involved. Also James D. Martin criticizes Democratic support on Meet the Press.
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Elmore
Ala
Drever
Alabama
Frank Lee
Lee
Grady Davis
Johnny Littlejohn
Five killed in Detroit area car crash involving Tuscaloosa residents
A car crash on Interstate 75 south of Detroit killed five people, including three from Tuscaloosa Alabama: Johnnie Henry Woodward 72 Annie Danniel 67 and Marline Black 6. Detroit resident James Ollie Thompson 54 and Chicago Heights Illinois resident John Eatman 54 also died. Marline Black’s sister Wendy 8 was critically injured as the vehicle left the road and slid into a ditch.
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Detroit
Mich
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Johnnie Henry Woodward
Annie Danniel
Marline Black
James Ollie Thompson
John Eatman
Chicago Heights
Ill
Wendy
Michigan
Interstate 75
Blessing of Bayou La Batre Fleet Draws Governors Visit
The annual blessing of the fishing fleet in Bayou La Batre drew about 5,000 spectators and visiting dignitaries on Sunday. Gov. George Wallace and his wife Lurleen attended, with the first lady praising the ceremony for its festive carnival air and deep religious feeling.
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Bayou LA Batre
Ala
George Wallace
Lurleen
Senate tests state family planning programs nationwide
A Senate subcommittee report names 21 states with state operated family planning programs Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maryland Michigan Mississippi Nevada North Carolina Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Washington The document contrasts Soviet economic growth with U S trends noting no catch up by 1970 It also covers Lt Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi arriving in Washington for medical treatment and family visits in a private trip Michigan voters head to a Democratic U S Senate primary between G Mennen Williams and Jerome Cavanagh amid Viet Nam War implications
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Washington
Senate
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Nevada
North Carolina
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
U. S
Senate House Economic Committee
Soviet Union
United States
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Jerome Cavanagh
U.S. Senate
Viet Nam
Sato reshuffles cabinet in ceremony before emperor
Japan’s prime minister Eisaku Sato unveils a revised nine member cabinet in a ceremonial swearing before Emperor Hirohito at the palace. He pledges no foreign policy change and emphasis on economic development amid factional pressures within the Liberal Democratic party. London.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Sato
Liberal-Democratic Party
Missing excursion boat 25 aboard off Cornish coast
25 passengers aboard the 45 foot motor cruiser Darlwin were missing after failing to arrive back from a trip from Fowey to Falmouth. Coast Guard lifeboats and helicopters searched the area amid a southwest gale. The last report had the Darlwin leaving Fowey harbor about 40 miles from Falmouth with an expected return Sunday evening.
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Falmouth
England
Cornish
Fowey
Coast Guard
Fowe ® Harbor
Daily Records of Births and Docketed City Cases
The page lists births at Cullman Hospital Decatur General Hospital and Bank Street Hospital including sons and twins for families such as McDonald Nail Grant Stone Hendricks Hood Casey and others. It also notes city records court docket items with charges like disorderly conduct no driver's license intoxication speeding parking violations disregarding stop signs drunkenness and traffic-related offenses.
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Joe McDonald
Cullman Hospital
Eugene Nail
Randolph Stone
Jackson St
Decatur General Hospital
James Hendricks
8Th St
Dempsy Hood
Danville
Lawrence County Hospital
Jerry Casey
Clearview St
Bank Street Hospital
City Recorders Court
Collision Continued from Page 1 in Decatur area
Collision continued from page one involving Decatur resident Ivor and Steel, workers in the window sash department. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Guntharp Chapel. burial in City Cemetery. Surviving are widow Clara Fagan, daughters Christine Roberts, Lois Turner, Francis Taylor, son Shelly Fagan, and three brothers Lyle Fa-
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Decatur
Senator Dirksen seeks Senate vote on church prayer amendment
Dirksen proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify separation of church and state and allow public school prayer. He aims for a two thirds Senate and House majority and state ratification, noting recent court rulings and the high auto accident toll with millions injured annually.
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Senate
Congress
Bayh
Dirksen
Supreme Court
New York
Pennsylvania
House
Fagan Family Mention Highlights Arkansas and Decatur Ties
The brief fragment notes Ennis Fagan of Arkansas and Perry Fagan of Decatur, along with eight grandchildren, indicating a family connection tied to Trinity and lineage details.
Weather and river levels report from Decatur area TVA
The Decatur vicinity reports river readings at Keller Memorial Bridge 20.97 feet with sea level 555.27. TVA lake stages include Guntersville 594.1 Whitesburg 556.1 Wilson 506.9 Pickwick 411.9 Wheeler 555.4 and Chickamauga 680.7. Yesterday’s high 91, low 68, 8 a.m. 80, no rainfall in last 24 hours. Forecast sunny warm today, tonight clear, Tuesday cloudy and warmer with possible thundershower. Highs near 93 today and 95 Tuesday, lows around 69. Winds southerly 3 to 12 mph diminishing at night.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Obituary Mrs Hastey Kimbrough 55 dies at home
Mrs Hastey Kimbrough 55 died Saturday at 8 am at 730 Sykes St. Services will be Thursday at 2 pm at the Apostolic Church of God on Newcomb St. Burial will be in Sykes Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include two brothers and a sister. Graveside services at Decatur City Cemetery to be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Grandparents listed as well.
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Hastey Kimbrough
Sykes St
Apostolic Church of God
Newcomb St
W Strong
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds
Robert G. Kimbrough
Atlanta
Decatur City Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Charles Mahaffey
Decatur
Hazel Henley
Ozro McCluskey dies at 65 in Athens area
Ozro McCluskey 65 of Elkmont 2 died at 7:15 p m Saturday at Athens Limestone Hospital. Services were at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with James Bridges and Fred Evans officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery with Spry directing. Survived by widow Elsie. daughters Mrs J W Corbin Mobile and Mrs M D Reece Elkmont 2. son Virgil McCluskey Huntsville. brothers Paul Athens Willie Pulaski Tenn Alvie Anderson David California. sisters Mrs Lizzie Mae Jolly Huntsville Mrs Murphey Rogers Athens. 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Native of Limestone County and Church of Christ member. Pallbearers Robert McMahan Luther Stark Charles Owens Claude David Jr Joc k K Wood Lester McMahan.
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Athens
Ozro McCluskey
Elkmont
Athens-Limestone
Spry Funeral Home Chapel
James Bridges
Fred Evans
Athens Roselawn
Spry Funeral Home
Claude David Jr
Jockk Wood
Lester McMahan
Carter B. McMeans Dies in Jacksonville At 39
Carter B. Mc Means 39 of Jacksonville Florida died at 3am Saturday in a Jacksonville hospital. Funeral services will be announced later by Spry Funeral Home.
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Athens
Carter B. McMeans
Jacksonville
Fla
Spry Funeral Home
Two Day Old Mahaffey Daughter Dies at Local Hospital
Melisa Dawn Mahaffey age two days, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wayne Mahaffey, 1019 8th Ave SE, died this morning at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Melisa Dawn
Mahaffey
Charles Wayne Mahaffey
8Th Ave
Robert Henry Pugh 84 Athens dies at home
Robert Henry Pugh 84 died Sunday at 1 p.m. at his home in Athens. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Cairo Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Black officiating. Burial in Sandling Cemetery under Mc Connell Funeral Home. Survived by wife Della Pugh. three sons Elbie Taft Tenn Leonard Pugh. three daughters Thelma Brooks Gardendale Josephene Lentz Huntsville Robert Cooper Huntsville. sister Rave Noblitt Athens. brothers Joel B. Pugh Grady Pugh Athens. 16 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be nephews.
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Athens
Robert Henry Pugh
Cairo Methodist Church
Edward Black
Sandling Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Della Pugh
Elbie Pugh
Taft, Tenn
Lenard Pugh
Elkmont
Ashford Pugh
Thelma Brooks
Josephene Lentz
Gardendale
Robert Cooper
Huntsville
Rave Noblitt
Joel B. Pugh
Grady Pugh
D O Stinson dies at 61 in Hartselle services set
D O Stinson 61 Apt 2 Corsbie died at a local hospital at 8 am today. Services will be at Peck Funeral Home Chapel at 2 7 p m Wednesday with Rev Ottis Long officiating. Burial in Cook Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife Novella, father Martin Stinson, eight sisters and a brother. He was a Baptist Church member. Nephews will be pallbearers.
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Hartselle
D. O. Stinson
Apt. 2
Corsbie St
Peck Funeral Home
Ottis Long
Cook Cemetery
Novella Stinson
Martin Stinson
Mattie Spain
Decatur
Ethell Bagwell
Vinemont
Lottie Hall
Falkville
Nona’ Fisher
Texas
Elna Mapels
Jamie Adkins
Rome
Opel Chapham
Willie Mae
Sharp
Somerville
Woodrow — Stinson
Ramnsville
Ohio
Stinson
The
Baptist Church
County Highway Sign Gaps Prompt Roadmarking Call
Morgan County officials note rural roads lack warning signs for curves narrow bridges and steep grades and warn that many counties state wide may share the deficit. County Engineer Ben Wheeler urges more signs noting through roads and collisions often stem from driver error. A pending federal bill could require standard sign specifications and threaten roughly 49000 a year in federal funds if counties fail to comply while earmarking 25 percent of that for non-sign safety measures.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Ben S. Wheeler
County Highway Department
Highway Department
Board of Revenue
Congress
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Wheeler
Viet Nam War tensions and diplomatic shifts analyzed
The report discusses possible escalation in Viet Nam with comments from Aiken and Mansfield on demilitarized agreements, the risk of open-ended war, and Soviet hesitations about a major conflict. It notes U Thant's warning of a Vietnam war if trends continue and covers Geneva Conference relevance, and mentions Romanian and Czech positions, plus U S and British roles.
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Mansfield
U.N
U Thant
Moscow
Viet Nam
Aiken
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations Security Council
Altrusa Club to Meet At Home of Mrs Hobson Clark
The Decatur Altrusa Club will meet at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at 2509 Spring Ave SW home of Mrs Hobson Clark. All members are urged to be present. Mizpah Chapter 19 of the Eastern Star will meet at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at Masonic Hall for their regular meeting.
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Decatur Altrusa Club
Hobson Clark
Spring Ave
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Auto burglary reported in Bank Street lot
Perry Fagan of 410 3rd Ave SW told police at 8:46 p.m. Sunday that an automobile parked in a Bank Street lot was entered. Stolen items included eight packs of cigarettes and six cigars.
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Perry Fagan
3Rd Ave
Bank St
Seven candidates to speak at Jaycee meeting for city commission
Seven candidates Bill Landers Melvin Ozier William Lindley Eugene Shelton Herbert Gardner Charles Martin and George Royer invited to speak Tuesday at 7 30 p m Lyons Hotel. Each may speak five minutes. Meeting closed to the public but broadcast live on local radio. election set for August 16. Magazines at A and P Lane Drugs Quick Check broken. magazines scattered on sidewalk. if any were stolen not yet determined.
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City Commission
Jaycee
Lyons Hotel
Bill Landers
Melvin Ozier
William Lindley
Eugene Shelton
Herbert Gardner
Charles Martin
George Royer
Soviet Bloc Unity Seen Elusive Over Viet Nam
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan notes signs of discord among Soviet bloc nations over Viet Nam. Czechoslovakia's Literarii Noviny published Le Monde articles describing Viet Cong atrocities, while Romania hinted at lines differing from Moscow. Prague and Bucharest seek openings to the West and greater trade to boost domestic economies, fearing a wider war hampers independence from Moscow.
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William L. Ryan
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
le Monde
South
Czechhoslovak
Prague
Bucharest
Moscow
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Trenton
Martin
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Alabama Republican
Meet the Press
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Humphrey
Blessing Fishing Fleet
Thi
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Nguyen Cao Ky
London
Alexandra
Prin
Cess Alexandra
Angus Ogilvy
Earl ‘Aid
Countess of Airlie
James Robert
Bruce Ogilvy
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Gemini
TVA
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Pickwick
Chickamauga
Mrs
Melisa Dawn Mahaffey
Eva
Florette
Highway 67
Guy D. Roberts
Russ
Fairville
Ple
Romania
U.S
Britain
India
U.S.S.R
Golden Dictionary
Ira‘s Book Shop
E. Moulton St
Diskay Discount Mart
13Th St. SE
Decatur Shopping Center
Birmingham
6Th Ave. S.E
4Th Ave .S
Vivian’ Woodard
IFOR
Donna Ave
Chevrolet
5Th Ave S.W
Chestnut St
A & P Grocery
Lane Drugs
Quick Check
Ant
Boll
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