Alabama Senate considers edu board overhaul in state plan
Alabama lawmakers moved three measures to alter the state board and superintendent of education with the board appointing the superintendent and a governor appointed nine member team. Additional bills set pay raises for justices of the state Supreme Court district attorneys and jury and election official daily rates. A revenue bond approval provision and an agriculture department study were also debated. Local memorials honored Spec 4 William Hugh Gardner buried with full military honors in Montgomery after his death in Vietnam.
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Montgomery
Alabama Senate
Viet Nam
William Hugh
Bill) Gardner
United States
Senate
House
State Board
Superintendent of Education
State Supreme Court
State Agriculture Department
Chiropractor suspended over advertising law challenge
Dr Virgil B Chrane received an eight month suspension of his chiropractic license from the State Board. He confirmed the action and plans to appeal in Montgomery Circuit Court. Also, traffic accidents in Alabama left at least four dead on Thursday plus a Louisiana death and a death from July injuries, with three victims from the Mobile area and none in Morgan Lawrence or Limestone counties.
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Montgomery
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Virgil B. Chrane
Alabama
Louisiana
Highway Patrol
Mobile
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Economic and policy notes from 1966 reports
The Census Bureau reports rising median family income for 1965 to 6900 dollars while price gains trim gains. Commerce says corporate profits before taxes at a record 80 billion dollars for 1966 April-June, seasonally adjusted. Eisenhower urges one year military training for every young man to aid crime prevention. Senate moves aim to bypass the Judiciary Committee and place civil rights bill on the Senate calendar for Sept 6.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
Harrisburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hyena Telegram
Pennsylvania Republican Platform Committee
House
Mike Mansfield
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Lennon apologizes for remarks on Christianity
John Lennon of the Beatles apologized for controversial comments about Christianity made last week. He said his words were misunderstood and that he deplored attitudes toward Christianity. Some U.S. radio stations had banned Beatles records after the remarks appeared in a teen magazine.
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Chicago
John Lennon
United States
Lennon
U.S
Jones
Three Killed in Eglin Helicopter Crash
Three men stationed at Eglin Air Force Base were killed Thursday night when a helicopter crashed during a routine training flight. The identity of the three aboard was withheld pending notification of next of kin. Search operations were launched after the helicopter failed to return from the mission.
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Eglin Afb
Fla
Eglin Air Force Base
Th Base
Global brief highlights and political tensions across Asia
Reports from Tokyo and Peking cover Mao’s apparent public appearance and a Communist Party misstatement. In Kuala Lumpur, Adam Malik arrives to seal a Malaysia Indonesia peace pact, while Abdul Razak signs the end of the war in Jakarta. Hanoi claims capture of two U S pilots, Kasler and Shattuck, from the Hanoi raid. In Santo Domingo Balaguer seeks a political truce to aid economic recovery, citing groups promoting agitation.
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Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People
Radio Peking
Communist Party
Party Central Committee
Peking
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Adam Malik
Abdul Razak
Jakarta
Indonesia
North Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Radio
Congress
Balaguer
Perseid Meteor Shower and Decatur Weather Forecast
Decatur area reports this Friday with sunset at 6 39 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 07 a m. Moonrise 1 31 a m. Perseid meteors visible after midnight with numerous bright streaks. High yesterday 89, low 70, 1.08 inches rainfall in past 24 hours. Forecast calls for variable clouds and scattered thunderstorms diminishing tonight and Saturday. Winds southerly 5 to 12 mph with stronger gusts near thunder centers. High today 86, low tonight 70, high Saturday 86.
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Decatur
Gemini
Decatur Vicinity River Readings At Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading this morning at Keller Memorial Bridge on the Tennessee River was 20 54 with sea level at 554 84 feet Other TVA lake stages listed include Wilson 506 0 Guntersville 593 4 Whitesburg
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
Wilson
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Obituary of Lucian Hollingsworth 84
Lucian Dudley Hollingsworth 84 of 1504 Wadsworth St SE died today at 5 a m in a local hospital. Services Sunday at 3 p m at 16th Ave Baptist Church with Rev R E Wilkins and Rev Joe Hoover officiating. Burial in City Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survived by widow of Decatur two daughters Leileene Bowen and Edith Bumpus both of Decatur a son Robert Hollingsworth of Willoughby Ohio two sisters Libbie Meadows of Birmingham and Ola Grimmett of West Palm Beach Fla seven grandsons and one granddaughter seven great grandchildren. Grandsons to serve as pallbearers. Body to remain at funeral home until taken to church to lie in state one hour prior to services. Native of Athens and member of 16th Ave Baptist Church retired employee of B O Railroad.
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Lucian Dudley Hollingsworth
Wadsworth St
16Th Ave. Baptist Church
R. E. Wilkins
Joe Hoover
City Cemetery
Gunthorp Funeral Home
L. D. Hollingsworth
Decatur
Eileene Bowen
Edith Bumpus
Robert Hollingsworth
Willoughby
Ohio
Libbie Meadows
Birmingham
Ola Grimmett
West Palm Beach
Fla
Decatur Candidates Advocate Civic Reform and Pride
City residents discuss long term goals for Decatur with seven candidates running for a three year term on the three member city commission. Topics include a full time qualified recreation director zoning, sidewalk installation, and better representation across districts. The piece also notes African tribal stools as symbols of authority and mentions the Ashanti golden stool.
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Lindley
Fruehaus
Herbert
Hub) Gardner
Decatur
Gardner
Melvin Ozier
Jayceettes
Ozier
Willo Products
Wilson Morgan
F. S. Hunt Jr
Gilmer Blackburn
Two Held In Area Shooting Near Morgan City
Morgan and Marshall counties investigate a shooting that injured Charles King, 27, of Morgan City. Deputies hold David Gill and Hershel Abercrombie in Decatur jail as witnesses and suspects. King, hit by a pistol slug through the torso, was listed in fair condition at Arab Hospital after the 8:30 p.m. incident. The shooting reportedly occurred inside a car, with uncertainty about whether it happened in Morgan or Marshall County.
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Morgan City
Morgan
Marshall County
Morgan County
Bobby Kennedy
Decatur
Charles King
Arab Hospital
King
Kennedy
David Gill
Hershel Abercrombie
Wilbur Abercrombie
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Peoples Madison 3
Mrs. Fannie Peoples of Madison 3 died at Decatur General Hospital Wednesday. Funeral services are Sunday at 1 p.m. at New Hope CP Church Limestone County. Burial in New Hope Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survived by two daughters Mollie Smith Barbara L Peoples five sons Dewitt Peoples Willie Ed Peoples James Peoples Robert Peoples John Eddie Peoples brother James Fullwider 18 grandchildren three nephews two nieces.
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Fannie Peoples
Madison
Decatur General Hospital
New Hope
Martin kicks off campaign with 15 minute talk in shopping center
Sid Thomas, Martin's public relations chief, described a 15 minute talk in a shopping center parking lot following stops earlier in Hart selle, Danville, Falkville, Lacey's Spring, Cotaco, Union Hill and Priceville. The Decatur event launched his county tour and he criticized Gov Wallace, warning that a Wallace third party bid could split states rights factions and aid Johnson and Humphrey.
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Hartselle
Danville
Falkville
Lacey’s Spring
Cotaco
Union Hill
Priceville
Sid Thomas
Martin
Etowah County
Decatur
Wallace
Johnson
Humphrey
White House
Decatur Rotary to host Birmingham Southern president
Decatur Rotary Club will host Dr. Howard M. Phillips president of Birmingham Southern College as guest speaker at noon at Congress Inn. Phillips discusses the Ford Foundation grant of two million to the college during the luncheon.
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Howard M. Phillips
Birmingham Southern College
Decatur Rotary Club
Meeting Change For Decatur Club Aug 18 To Aug 95
The August meeting of the Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club is moved from Aug 18 to Aug 95 at the home of Mrs. Mary Louise Frost, 1008 11th Ave. Ct. SE. The Decatur Curb Market at Grant St. and 1st Ave. SE will be open 6 to 11 a.m. Saturday with vegetables for sale including beans, peas, butter beans, squash, okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, cantaloupes, watermelons and peppers. Vegetables available in quantities for freezing.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mary Louise Frost
11Th Ave
S.E
Decatur
Grant St
1St Ave
Dandridge Native Named HMD Area Supervisor
A native of Dandridge Tennessee earned a B S degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee. Rinehart and his wife Nancy make their home at 1502 20th Ave S E.
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HMD
Dandridge, Tenn
The
University of Tennessee
Rinehart
Nancy
20Th Ave
S.E
Chemstrand promotes Claude F. Rinehart to manufacturing superintendent
Claude F. Rinehart is promoted to manufacturing superintendent in Chemstrand's nylon intermediates department reporting to Robert M. Adams. Rinehart joined Chemstrand in 1957 as an engineer at Pensacola and has since held several posts including operations supervisor in nylon intermediates at Decatur. A separate report notes Western Auto Store on Moulton Street lost about 27 rifles and shotguns with ammunition estimated at 2500 dollars after a burglary Wednesday night.
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Claude F. Rinehart
Chemstrand
Cole Downing
Decatur
Rinehart
Robert M. Adams
Pensacola
Western Auto
Moulton Street
Jim Jones
Jones
Police Report: 62-Year-Old Ella H. Sandy Injured in Wreck
State troopers say Ella H. Sandy of Tanner, 62, was injured in a one vehicle crash on the Belle Mina Road, three miles north of Decatur, Limestone County. She was driving a 1965 Chevrolet when the 11:30 a.m. wreck occurred Thursday.
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Ella H. Sandy
Tanner
Limestone County
Decatur
Belle Mina Rd
Morgan Officials Confer With HEW Over Desegregation Aid
Morgan County School System leaders met behind closed doors with a Health, Education and Welfare Department representative to discuss federal desegregation guidelines. HEW official Gene Crowder summoned the meeting, which began about 9 a.m. at the county Board of Education conference room in Decatur amid reports of potential deferral of federal funds.
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Morgan County
Health, Education and Welfare Department
HEW
Gene Crowder
Morgan
T Room
County Board of Education
Decatur
Crowder
Sparkman backs housing measure to ease loan crunch
Alabama senator Sparkman said the Senate largest in the nation segment and housing subcommittee concerns over tight loan money will hinder home building and buying. He urged House approval of a housing measure to put unemployed people back to work and enable Alabamians to buy homes they need.
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Alabama
Sparkman
Senate Housing Subcommittee
House
Senate Banking and Currency
Martin Eyes Tough Campaign Against Wallaces
In an interview Martin conceded the governor race against the Wallaces would be hard but expressed strong optimism. He praised a civil rights law amendment he helped add to keep Federal limits on racial balance and to preserve free choice in student placement if the bill passes.
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Martin
Wallaces
Congress
Poultry Firms Ordered To Show Records
The Fifth Circuit upheld the USDA Packers and Stockyards Act subpoenas, ordering Alabama firms Marshall Durbin and Co Haleyville Inc and Marshall Broiler Production Inc of Jasper to produce records from their poultry growing operation. The decision reversed a district court ruling.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Court of Appeals
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U.S. District Court
Alabama
Marshall Durbin and Co
Haleyville, Inc
Marshall Broiler Production, Inc
Jasper
S Packers and Stock
Marshall Durbin
U.S. District Court For
Northern District of
Morgan Based Trooper Shifted
State trooper Gene Gravlee moved from Morgan County to Cullman County to replace Jack Strickland. Trooper R. T. Williams of Florence replaces Gravlee in Morgan County.
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Cullman
Gene Gravlee
Morgan County
Cullman County
Gravlee
Jack Strickland
R. T. Williams
Florence
Rent and sale ads clutter Decatur area listings
A cluttered page of Want Ads lists multiple Decatur area rentals and sales. Items include a one bedroom trailer for 55 dollars monthly or 15 dollars weekly, a 2 bedroom home for rent furnished, a bankruptcy sale of a 1966 Triumph TR4A by bid, a 3 room furnished apartment for 65 dollars monthly, a painter job in Decatur, a ladies only bedroom with kitchen privileges, a furnished apartment for married couples, a D Laval milking machine and milk can cooler for sale, a 28 ft house boat for 2380 dollars, a 4 bedroom two bath home with den kitchen and two fireplaces for 145 dollars monthly, a 1966 Austin Healey with 8,000 miles priced at 2700 dollars, and a small furnished upstairs apartment for working man.
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Kennedy Motors
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