Alabama faces vote on $44 million school bill next week
ALABAMA MONTGOMERY The $44 million school appropriation bill needs Gov. George Wallace signature and could be signed next week. Wallace's aide said the six bills in the package likely will be signed at a ceremony. The bills had not reached the governor's desk by Friday's close. Also reported: threats involving six youths toward Wallace and a separate murder charge in Macon County. Details scarce as sherifferson officials withheld comment. Additional weekend traffic deaths were reported in Alabama with two fatalities and five others in out-of-state crashes. One man, Lemon Smith, 27, died after being run over near Geneva. Ernes tine Grandlison, 17, of Maplesville, died after a car failed to stop at a dead end near Dallas County 37.
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Ala
George Wallace
Wallace
Jack House
House of Representatives
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Rover
Chicago
Ind
Macon County
Eunice Griffin
Harvey Sadler
Alabama Highway Patrol
Lemon Smith
Rt. 2
Coffee Springs
Geneva
Ernestine Grandlison
Maplesville
Dallas County
Selma
Johnson and relatives witness White House bouquet toss
National Capitol coverage notes Luci Johnson Nugent hurling her bridal bouquet to sister Lynda Bird from the White House balcony. AKRON derby winner David Krussow claims 29th All-American Soap Box Derby title in Derby Downs crowd of 60,000. Atomic Energy Commission honors Hahn Strassmann Meitner for atom splitting work. Meitner first woman recipient. Atlanta civil rights groups voice alarm over riot-tinged confrontation with officer issuing a traffic ticket to a Black motorist. British appeal to support Save the Beatles campaign sparks transatlantic activism. Republicans press to test inflation restraint in Senate. Dirksen targets HEW funding. Hiroshima anniversary protests thread through Viet Nam war demonstrations near Johnson nuptials.
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Luci Johnson Nugent
White House
Lynda Bird
Akron
Ohio
Tacoma
Wash
David Krussow
Derby Downs
David
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Goettingen
West Germany
Fritz Strassmann
Mainz
Lise Meitner
Vienna
England
Atlanta
Atlanta Summit Leadership Conference
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hiroshima
National Shrine of the Immaculated Conception
Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
William Higgs
Autopsy awaited to clarify Whitman tower killings
A full autopsy report, due Monday, may explain the motives behind sniper Charles Joseph Whitman’s deadly assault from the University of Texas tower. The note he left and his death at police hands are noted in initial briefings.
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Austin. Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Evacuation of 880 U S Citizens From Cuba Planned
The Swiss Embassy with Cuban and Mexican help will move 880 stranded U S citizens out of Cuba on commercial flights via Mexico City starting next Friday. The evacuation is expected to take 18 months to complete along with Cuban relatives. In Buenos Aires Argentina a government committee of 10 will reorganize state universities and remove extremism, with conservative Roman Catholic professors anticipated.
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U.S
Cuba
Mexico City
Man
Malik to visit hunger riot area in West Irian
Foreign Minister Adam Malik said he will visit the Indonesian portion of New Guinea where hunger riots were reported. Sources said the trip aims to ease political unrest and address food rioting in the primitive jungle area of West Irian.
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Adam Malik
New Guinea
Malik
West Irian
Weather and river forecast for Decatur area today
Tennessee River reading Saturday morning was 21.05 with sea level at 555.35. Forecast for today tonight and Monday calls for mostly partly cloudy and warm conditions with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Thundershowers become more numerous Monday. winds light and variable, gusty near storms. High around 90, low near 72.
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Decatur
Tennessee River Reading
Obituary for Mrs Lizzie Kimball at Athens hospital
Mrs Lizzie Kimball died at 9 30 p m at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital Services will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home Stringer Athens a daughter Effie Maye Abernathy Bayrough Germany a brother Charlie Overcast Cherokee and four grandchildren Mrs Stringer had been a resident of Limestone County for 30 years and was a member of the Baptist Church
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Lizzie Kimball
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Reynolds Funeral Home
Elizabeth Knox 61 dies in Athens at hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Knox aged 61 of 609 Levert Avenue died at 1150 p m Thursday at Athens Limestone Hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Spry Funeral Home
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Athens
Elizabeth Knox
Levert Ave
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Spry Funeral Home
Funeral services announced for Sammy Lyle
Funeral arrangements for Sammy Lyle, who died Saturday at 11 a.m. at Decatur General Hospital, will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home.
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Sammy Lyle
Decatur General Hospital
Reynolds Funeral Home
Death notices for Mrs. Mattie Stringer and Joseph Swoope
Mrs. Mattie Stringer 83 of 111 College St died at 12 50 am Saturday at Ath Graveside services at 4 pm today Athens City Cemetery with Rev James Johnson Don Osborne and Doyle Banta officiating Spry Funeral Home directing burial Surviving are a son J C Stringer Joseph Swoope died at a local hospital at 7 pm Thursday funeral at First Baptist Church Hillsboro noon Monday burial Davis Foster Cemetery Hillsboro Reynolds Funeral Home directing survivors include widow Pauline Swoope four daughters four sons two brothers two sisters four grandchildren and other relatives
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Athens
Mattie Stringer
College St
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Athens City Cemetery
James Johnson
Don Osborne
Doyle Banta
Spry Funeral Home
J. C
Joseph Swoope
First Baptist Church
Hillsboro
Rev. S. Hunt
Davis Foster
Reynolds Funeral Home
Pauline Swoope
Louise Swoope
Ruth Swoope
Cleveland
Ohio
Vivian Swoope
Julian Swoope
Joseph Swoope Jr
Local births and court docket items reported
Daiy Records shows births: Loyal Mate Trinity at Lawrence County Hospital. Noble Holt Decatur General Hospital. Robert Harris Belle Mina. Harold Tucker Cullman Hospital. Doyal Woods Cullman Hospital. William Thornton Cullman Hospital. Joe Preston Sinclair Cullman Hospital. City recorders court docket lists charges: speeding and traffic violations. dis orderly conduct. no license. double parking. minor operating vehicle. improper mufflers. reckless and drunken driving. failure to appear. no fishing license. worthless check. peace proceedings. prohibition law. Morgan County Sheriff's list includes highway intoxication and related offenses.
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Noble H. Holt
North Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Robert L. Harris
Belle Mina
Harold Tucker
Cullman Hospital
Doyal Junior Woods
William D. Thornton
Joe Preston Sinclair
City Recorders Court
Morgan County Sheriffs Department
Luci Nugent Weds Patrick in National Shrine Ceremony
The wedding of Luci Nugent and Patrick Nugent Jr. unfolded at the National Shrine with a 150-voice choir, a lay reading by Rep. Hale Boggs, and a nuptial Mass. President Johnson praised the couple as guests moved to a White House reception and a bouquet departure on their honeymoon plan.
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Hale Boggs
D-La
Johnson
Texas
White House
Executive Mansion
Gerard Nugent
Wedding of Luci Johnson at North Alabama Shrine
The event drew about 4,000 people as President Johnson and Luci arrived for a ceremony near a shrine in Alabama. Security was tight with police and Secret Service presence. A $200,000 SBA loan for a nearby hospital project had been approved earlier but Dr. Jackson died, prompting loan application delays. A fundraising drive for Dr. Jackson Memorial Hospital is under way with broad community donations, large or small, to cover 60,000 to 75,000 needed funds. Yellowstone reference noted as the park’s ongoing status.
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Luci
Viet Nam
Lincoln
Johnson
White House
Jackson
Troy Kilpatrick
Tennessee Valley Rest Home
Flint
Morgan County
Jackson Hospital
Kilpatrick
Decatur Emory R Florey Elected VP at Bryson Construction
Decatur Emory R. Florey elected vice president of Bryson Construction Co Inc. a 1962 Auburn University graduate from Birmingham has served with the firm for three years. David H. Dobbs and W J Duncan III elected to the board of directors joining Robert Straub Vivian G Bryson and R A Bryson.
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Emory R. Florey
Bryson Construction Co. Inc
Florey
Auburn
Engineers Meeting Set for Decatur Chapter
The Decatur Chapter of Professional Engineers will host a 20 minute talk and color slide show at the Downtown Motor Inn on Tuesday August 9 at 6 30 p.m. R W Dub Lawley of Columbus Mississippi administrative assistant with the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority will give the presentation. A question and answer session follows.
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Decatur
Downtowner Motor Inn
Tues
R. W
Dub) Lawley
Columbus
Miss
Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority
Man Charged After Wreck With Parked Car
Police report Thomas Wayne Crowe, 31, of 1829 Summerville Road, faced a disorderly conduct charge after his 1959 Buick struck a 1965 Pontiac owned by Mrs. Bill Welch in the Decatur General Hospital parking lot at 10 55 p.m. Friday. Thieves stole about $19 in cash and a wall telephone from Teal's Pizza Kitchen on 2nd Avenue Northeast, with detectives Lt. Ernest Bowman and David Smith noting the cash came from a jukebox after intruders moved it to the rear. Entry was gained by kicking a west side door panel. owner Millard Teal reported the incident yesterday around 1 p.m.
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Thomas Wayne Crowe
Summerville Rd
Bill Welch
Tanner
Decatur General Hospital
Teal’s Pizza Kitchen
2Nd Ave
Decatur
Ernest Bowman
David Smith
Millard Teal
Six FSC graduates honored at Florence summer ceremony
Six students from the area received degrees at Florence State College during summer commencement in the Memorial Amphitheater. Names include Luther C. Campbell John T. Willis Mary Wann Stanford Elizabeth Lord Crawford Falkville Judy Jol McKee Hartselje and Tommie Joe Cooper Somerville. Election officials will meet Monday at 2 p.m. at the Morgan County Courthouse for a school of instruction to review election rules. The Aug. 16 election will bring a new city commissioner to a three year term as one term expires annually.
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Memorial Amphitheater
Florence
Luther C. Campbell
John T. Willis
Decatur
Mary Wann
Stanford
Hillsboro
Elizabeth Lord Crawford Falkville
Judy Jol McKee
Hartselje
Tommie Joe Cooper
Somerville
Morgan County
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