Ramsay Clark Abdicates Duty Amid City Riots Critique
Guest editorial denounces Attorney General Ramsay Clark for minimizing violence and crime. It argues his stance and DOJ inaction enable a rising crime wave and urban disorder, urging enforcement of law and order to curb hoodlum influence in major cities.
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Selma Tunes-Journal
Cleveland
Ramsay Clark
New York
Clark
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Ramsay” Clark
Su Giference
Department of Justice
Copperhead bite saves Joe as brother Bob acts quickly
In Decatur a copperhead bite to Joe prompts heroism from brother Bob who carried him to safety, called for help, and used venom‑cleaning first aid learned from reading. Joe recovers at Decatur General Hospital while the family reflects on the swift rescue.
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Joe
Bob
Weather and river summary for Decatur area
Partly cloudy warm conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Daytime highs reach 90 to 94, overnight low 69 to 73. Chance of rain 30 percent. outlook for Sunday partly cloudy with more thunderstorms possible. Prominent stars Antares near the moon Regulus sets early Venus and Jupiter nearby Saturn rises late.
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Antares
Regulus
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Obituaries for Mrs. Pearl Compston and Cpl Johnny Sewell
Funeral services for Pearl W. Compston 72 of Hartselle will be at Sparkman Street Church of Christ at 2 p.m. with burial in Shiloh Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include four daughters and three sons. Cpl Johnny B. Sewell 21 of Hartselle killed in Vietnam will have services Monday at 2 p.m. at Moreland Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. Peck Funeral Home directing. The body arrives Huntsville jetport today. Military pallbearers will serve.
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Hartselle
Pearl W. Compston
South Hammett St
Sparkman Street Church of Christ
T. A. Thompson
Greer Hendon, Sr
Shiloh
Peck Funeral Home
J. W. Crandall
Texas
J. W. Elliott
California
J. A. McPeters
Tennessee
Greer Hendon, Jr
D. E. Compton
H. L. Compton
Virginia
R. W.compton
Okinawa
Gladys Whittle
R. F. Whittle
North Carolina
Compton
Hartselle Church of Christ
H. L
Johnny B. Sewell
Elrod Cr
Vietnam
Moreland Church
Winston County
Bobby Ray Halbrooks
O. D. Sewell
Jacqualine Sewell
Tom Sewell
Houston
Huntsville-Decatur Jetport
Births at Decatur General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jeffery D Smith of Athens welcome a daughter born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Leopold Andrew Wenzler of Fairway Drive SE welcome a son born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs John W Oliver of North Houston Street Athens welcome a daughter born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital.
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Jeffery D. Smith
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Leopold Andrew Wenzler
Fairway Dr
N. Huston Sr
List of Hospital Dismissals and Patients by Street in Decatur Area
Medical notices list numerous patients and dismissals across Decatur Athena and surrounding towns. Names include Ernest Mathews, Samuel Berry Jr, Mary Lou Holt, Bertha Johnson, Curtis Smith, Eva Milton, Henry Fowler, Helen Taylor, and many others with addresses on Decatur, Athens, Moulton, Briarwood and surrounding streets. The compiled roster also notes newborns and family entries alongside discharge items from multiple local facilities.
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Ernest Mathews
Wilson St
Samuel Ward Berry Jr
Decatur
Travis Voss
Moulton
Charles Garfield Blackfield Blackwell
Trinity
Mary Lou Holt
Athens
Marcus W. Johnson
Bertha Johnson
Curtis Richard Smith
Chapel Hill Rd
Howard Douglas Landers
Briarwood Drive
Joseph Otto Moebes
Decature
Eva Mae Milton
Church St
Clifford Loftin
Harrison St
W. L. Wooten
Woodland St
Jennifer
Ioan Wells
8Th St
Henry Earl Fowler
E. Moulton St
Edith Marie Wilson
James Benjjmin McKay Jr
Decatur Inn
Bruce L. Spencer
Beech St
Jessie Phillip Burch
Rogersville
Steven Winston Brackeen
Garland Stokes
5Th Ave
Thomas Henry Bunn
Burson Tom Williams Jr
Calumet Ave
Ernest Jackson
Decatur 5
Eugenia Faye Bynum
Betty St
Shelia Jane Satterfield
Somerville Rd
Helen Taylor
Sunset Dr
James Tucker
Trinity 1
Lula Newman
Courtland
Charles Calvin Williams
Rube Gordon Wilhite
Falkville
Michael Lee Wallace
Vicky Susan
Kent
Hartselle
Tina Denise Parker
Greg Alan Gregory
Tonia Lynn Maples
Church St. NE
Gregory Lynne Shelton
Greenwood
Julie Ann Gordon
Gresham
Brent Watson Sims
Jerry Glenn Moore
Madison
Maurice Ray Serda
Lloyd Span Jones
Brookwood Dr
Alice Emma Wadsworth
Pell City
Bobby Lee, Jr
Huntsville
Alice Emma. Wadsworth
Bobby Lee
Moulton St
Jesse Ransom Cullman
Roy Daniel Hyatt Jr
James St
Conspiracy case details tax charges and penalties
The indictment outlines 1962 1963 tax figures with 16913 76 due on 217505 10 claimed against Flowers and co conspirators. It names Dennis Lassiter and three attorneys as nondefendant co conspirators. Counts cite obstruction to commerce under 18 U S C 1951 with up to 10000 fine and 20 years per count. Other counts cover evasion of individual income taxes and false returns with up to five years or 10000 fine per count. IRS notes civil penalties if fraud exists and outlines district investigation by agents. Flowers was runner up to Governor George Wallace and Mrs Orah Ruark Eastmeade SE.
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Dennis Lassiter
Flowers
James Jolly
Joe Booth III
Billie Sue Hulsey
Flowers l
Weaver
Hyde
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Lurleen Wallace
Family Vacation Bible School At Grace Baptist Church
The Stallcup family leads Grace Baptist Church vacation Bible school next week with departmentalized Bible classes for all ages from nursery to seniors. Dr Willard Stallcup pastor Melvin Cordes supervises aided by Oliver Thomson classes run 645 to 9 nightly. Shown top to bottom Ellen Thompson Shane Johnson Kenny Thomson Ricky Matthews David Key Anita Burden Mrs Dc R Lewis Mrs Estell Copeland.
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Grace Baptist Church
Willard Stallcup
Melvin Cordes
Oliver Thomson
Ellen Thompson
Shane Johnson
Kenny Thomson
Ricky Matthews
David Key
Anita Burden
Dc. R. Lewis
Estell . Copeland
Lonnie McDaniel
Dr John Brasher Marks 100th Birthday With Sermon At Camp Meeting
The grand old dean of North Alabama Methodism preached at Brasher Springs near Attalla on his hundredth birthday. He received tributes from President Johnson and Gov. Brewer among 200 telegrams, and was honored with a reclining chair and portrait. His family includes Rev. James W. Brasher of Philadelphia and Rev. Paul H. Eubanks, a former evangelist at Hartselle Camp.
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North Alabama
Paul H. Eubanks
Jackson St
John L. Brasher
John L. Brasher. Dr. Brasher
Brasher Springs
Attalla
Eubanks
John Brasher
Hartselle
Tabernacle
Alabama
Dr. Brasher
Hartsel'e Camp
U.S
Brasher
James W. Brasher
Philadelphia
Julius Brasher
New Jersey
Saath
Admissions Listings with Names Across Several Towns
A collection of names and spouses appears under Admissions in multiple towns including Courtland Ardmore Decatur Hartselle Trinity Town Creek and Athens. Individuals listed include Shirley Cottingham Lucy Franklin Mary Gibson Maggie Ann Justice Karl Kent Autie Kay Annie Allen Giladys Jones Elese Landrum Lewis Goode Dorothy Hutcheson Patricia Jacobs Bernice Adams Lillian Magnusson and others. The fragmentary text also mentions infants Lynn White and an unnamed infant son.
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Shirley Cottingham
Courtland
Lucy Franklin
Ardmore
Tenns
Mary Gibson
Decatur
David
Clark Smith
Maggie Ann Justice
Trinity
Karl Kent
Hartselle
Shelby Jean Culver
Town Creek
Autie Kay
Annie Allen
Giladys Jones
Elese Landrum
Lewis Goode
Dorothy ‘Hutcheson
Patricia Jacobs
Chicago
Bernice Adams
Athens
Lillian Magnusson
Ardmere
Tenn
Lynn White
Wayne Bland
Robert Penney
Danville
Vergil Culps
Robert E. Rhoades
William Weaver
Willard Ray Williams
Elizabeth Harrison
Bobbie Clark
Mooresville
Catherine
Elizabeth . Macey
Falkville
Audie Morgan
Larry Morgan
Maggie Woodruff
Grains Decline At Chicago Board Of Trade
Commodities futures at Chicago, including wheat, corn, and oats, fell this week to seasonal lows. Weather and strong harvest prospects pressured markets with wheat down nearly 4 cents and corn and oats down just over 3 cents. September contracts closed the week with wheat 3.5 to 3.75 cents lower, corn about 3.5 to 4 cents lower, and oats 1.5 to 3 cents lower.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Democratic primary governor race 1966 and 1970 candidate
The text notes a Democratic primary for governor in 1966 and references an avowed gubernatorial candidate in 1970. It highlights opposition to segregation and support for mage, with mention of Negroes seeking state offices. Kad.
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Mage
Decatur Daily Amateur Photo Contest Rules Overview
The Decatur Daily announces an amateur photo contest with categories Scenes Animals or children and Human interest. Open to nonstaff and nonrelated judges with weekly $5 prizes and a $50 grand prize for best entry. entries due six weeks after Aug 4. rules cover size limits, mounts, and rights.
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Decatur Daily
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W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Plains States
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Appalachians
Rocky Mountain Region
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Mrs. Pearl Compton
Cpl
Johnny Sewell
Decatur General Admissions
Burma Gene Engle
14Th Ave
Gene Woodrow Smith
Decatur 2
Burton Kidd
Somerville
Oates Edwin Johnson
Chestnut St
al Richardson
Wadsworth St
David A. Ledingham
William L.atkins
3Rd Ave
William Michael Hancock
Cleveland Ave
Billy Joe Hale
North St
James
Franklin Garner Hartseller
William B Smith
Cleveland St
Briarwood
Frederick Chester Galin
Cullman
Robert Straub
Pennylane SE
Donald Ray Dickey
Court
Land
Orah Ruark
Eastmeade SE
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