Bill to Create Deputy District Attorney Post In State Legislature
WINFORD TURNER reporting that a bill to create a deputy district attorney for Morgan and Limestone counties was introduced in the House. Sponsored by the entire local delegation, the $6,900 annual salary would be state funded, with the appointment to come from Limestone County per District Attorney Dick Hundley.Sponsors expect Senate support from Sens. Horton and Gilchrist. passage would aid Handley and both counties.
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Winford Turner
Daily State
Morgan
Limestone Counties
Morgan County
Ralph Slate
House of Representatives
Slate
Albert Brewer
Limestone County
Granville Turner
Ed Horton
Bob Gilchrist
Senate
Mr. Handley
Lawmakers discuss deputy district attorney and county pay bills
Slate said a bill would authorize hiring a deputy district attorney in two counties at no cost to the counties and serve at the pleasure of a sponsor. He noted opposition could come from it not being a local bill. Other proposals include salary raises for Morgan County officials, a revamped county court system, a second juvenile probation officer, a Decatur annexation bill, and higher salaries for circuit court reporters in Morgan and Limestone counties.
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Slate
Hundley
Madison County
County Court of
Morgan County
Morgan County Court
Decatur
House of Representatives
House
Morgan
Limestone
Shrine Circus Day energizes Gateway crowd with young lineup
Chicago officials urge racial calm as Loyalist Democrat heads state party photos on page A-5. Free toys at 8 p.m. show. Benny Carle, local TV personality, draws winning tickets at intermission. Zamora Concert Band from Birmingham entertains. Cookie the Cop signs autographs. Benny Carle and Zamora Color Guard help line up children for the circus.
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Benny Carle
Gateway Shopping Center
Birmingham
Cookie the Cop
Zamora
Loyalist named Alabama Democratic chairman faces Wallace split
Robert S. Vance of Birmingham was elected chairman of Alabama’s Democratic Party by the Loyalist faction amid a boycott by States Rights members led by Gov. George Wallace. Arnold Debrow was chosen as vice chairman, with a pledge of support to Wallace’s wife Lurleen and Senate ally Sparkman. In Lester, Alabama, residents raise funds for the Dr D E Jackson Memorial Hospital aiming for a $75,000 goal to secure a $200,000 SBA loan, with a three-member committee to manage contributions and a pledge to return funds if the goal is not reached.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Birmingham
National Party
Democratic Party
Alabama
George Wallace
States Rights
Wallace
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert S. .Vance
Vance
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
Earl Goodwin
Selma
Arnold D. Debrow
Mobile
Lurleen
John Sparkman
State Committee
Jo Reid
Montgomery
Ed E Lee
Lester
Limestone County
Lester Jackson
Dr. Jackson
Violence Flares Again Saturday In Chicago
Persistent racial strife hit Chicago on Saturday as youths wounded two white teens on the far South Side. Rioters in Chicago Lawn hurled rocks and insults at Negro and white marchers amid housing protests. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was struck by a rock as he formed a parade and planned to attend the SCLC convention in Jackson Mississippi. A Sunday prayer vigil was planned in Belmont Cragin after jeering encounters. Police, led by Supt. O W Wilson, kept tensions from exploding.
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Chicago
Chicago Lawn District
Nero
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Jackson
Miss
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Belmont-Cragin
O. W. Wilson
Circus opens Monday at Decatur High Stadium
Clyde Brothers Circus from Oklahoma City comes to Decatur High School Stadium Monday for two shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The act lineup features clowns, elephant tricks, jugglers, uncaged leopards, high wire performers, chimps, ponies, and a grand finale with Betty Pasco and Chandlier Fantasy. The opening overture stars The Great Ely on a Sway Pole as announced by Ralph Longmire of the Decatur Shrine Club.
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Ely
Ralph Longmire
Decatur Shrine Club
Betty Pasco
Clyde Brothers Circus
Oklahoma City
Decatur High School
Dentists Refuse Head Start Child Examinations in Huntsville
Huntsville Madison County Dental Society voted unanimously not to examine or treat 500 underprivileged preschool children under the 1966 Project Head Start program. In a letter, Society leaders argued the medical and dental care aspects push socialization of health services, while CEO officials noted a demonstrated need for urgent care among Head Start pupils.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County Dental Society
Office of Economic Opportunity
John C. Strother
Michael Eugene Shumate
President Johnson's Daughter Luci Weds Pat Nugent in Washington
Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of the President, married Patrick J. Nugent at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The ceremony, led by Archbishop O'Boyle, featured a Nuptial Mass and a special blessing from Pope Paul VI. The 700 guests included Johnsons and Washington officials.
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Washington
Luci B. Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Johnson
Luci
National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception
Patrick A. O'Boyle
Paul VI
Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Pat Nugent
John Kuzinskas
Patrick John Nugent
Luci Baines Johnson
U S Jets Hit Suspected Viet Cong Jungle Base
High altitude B52 bombers from Guam released 750 pound bombs on a suspected Viet Cong jungle base south of Da Nang as forces mass for operations. The raid echoed a Saturday strike in the same region near Da Nang, near the large U S air base.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Guam
da Nang
Billy Don Boulden case may drag through courtsyears
The Inside column notes the ongoing legal saga of the convicted Negro in the Billy Don Boulden case likely to extend for years before a resolution. A separate item teases Winford Turner’s A-5 commentary on the plight, while David Knight outlines possibilities with a personalized auto tag bill in the State Legislature. A wrapup of the Decatur Country Club Invitational second round appears in sports, with standings on page B-1. Cassius Clay defeats another English challenger to retain the title in the three round bout with AP coverage on page B-2.
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Billy Don Boulden
Daily State
Winford Turner
David Knight
Decatur
Cassius Clay
Associated Press
Alabama Lags In War On Poverty Funds Say Officials
Federal anti poverty experts say Alabama trails sister states in obtaining OEO funds due to limited local action. In two years Alabama received 21.13 million with potential for at least 7 million more, compared with higher totals in Mississippi Florida Georgia and Tennessee. Alabama ranked 33rd nationwide. officials urge broader community action programs and adult basic education project applications to claim allotted funds.
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Washington
Alabama
Office of Economic Opportunity
Mississippi
Florida
Geor
Georgia
Tennessee
OEO
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