Athens Election Gives Bailey Runoff For Mayor
In Athens florist Charles Bailey defeats Robert Tinnon and two others to force a September 10 mayoral runoff. Bailey led with 1 382 votes while Tinnon had 718 and Walter C Miller 575. Four city council runoffs are also set with Barker winning Place Three and Garrett Moore heading Place One to a runoff.
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Winford Turner
Daily City
Athens
Charles Bailey
Robert Allen Tinnon
Bailey
Tinnon
Timmon
Walter C
Buddy) Miller
Clyde Ennis
Oscar Barker
Barker
Etheridge Akers
Lee Gregg
Robert
Bob) Clem
Paul Brackeen
DeWitt Garrett
Malcolm Moore
Garrett
Moore
Tommy Osborne
William Lee Lawler
Henry C. Andrews
Place Two
Eugene Thornton
William D
Bill) Smith
Hubert Ward
Jimmy Harrison
Harry Dale Patterson
Place Four
Roy F
Frank) Gray
Carl Edgeman
Carley White
L. C. Terry
Robert N. Cannon
Robert Dunnavant Jr
Douglas Gordon
Hartselle Race Elects John D Long Mayor
John D Long, a traffic manager for Alabama Flour Mills, won the Hartselle mayoral race by a wide margin over two rivals. Unofficial returns show Long with 891 votes, defeating former Mayor Grady J Long who trailed.
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Hartselle
John Long
Daily
John D. Long
Long
Alabama Flour Mills
Grady J. Long
Six Vie In Runoff Elections Sept 10
Commissioner Charles Gunthorth Rutledge Thomas and Bill Dukes won to lead Decatur under a new government. Almost half of voters participated to pick three winners and six candidates advance to a Sept. 10 runoff. Place No 1 Charles Martin 2481 Reneau Carrell 1292 votes Place No 3 Bill Levin 2783 T W Bridges 1311.
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Charles Martin
Reneau Carrell
Bill Levin
T. W. Bridges
Dewayne Cam
County JP Roy Groover Dies in Early Morning Fire
Morgan County Justice of the Peace Roy Shuford Groover aged 67 perished in a home fire at 507 Short St . Coroner John McBride ruled the death accidental saying Groover likely fell asleep while smoking in a chair. Fire Chief Conner Henderson noted the blaze was confined to a bedroom and Groover had been at the fire department last night for election returns. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Roy Shuford Groover
Short St
John McBride
McBride
Vivian. Shull
Groover
Conner Henderson
Henderson
Peck Funeral Home
Frigidaire Sales Highlight Robinson Furniture Ad
Local ad notes Frigidaire sales and service for 19 years at Robinson Furniture on 2nd Avenue with contact 353-2370.
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Frigidaire Sales and Service
Robinson Furniture
2Nd Ave
District Patrol HQs to shift to Decatur in state realignment
State Public Safety Director Floyd Mann announced a district realignment moving the Highway Patrol Criminal Investigation and drivers license offices to Decatur. The Huntsville district will be dissolved with counties reassigned, Capt. Freeman to helm Decatur patrols and Capt. Williams to lead the criminal investigation unit. Decatur will host 74 troopers and six investigators across Morgan Limestone Lawrence Cullman Madison Marshall Lauderdale Colbert and Franklin counties. Full time license officers will serve Decatur and Athens starting Sept 1. Additional troopers and investigators may be added after October. Williams previously commanded the Decatur district since 1962 after the Florence post incident death of Capt. Maxwell. He called criminal investigation his first love.
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Winford Turner
Highway Patrol
Decatur
State Public Safety
Floyd Mann
Mann
Huntsville
Lionel Freeman
John Williams
Lionel ‘Freesman
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Madison
Marshall
Lauderdale
Colbert
Franklin
Athens
Soviets May Build Rocket Twice As Powerful As Saturn 5
NASA officials privately warned Apollo contractors that the Soviet Union may be developing a booster twice as strong as the Saturn 5. The claim arose from a memo by Dr. George E. Mueller, noting a large Soviet rocket could threaten a moon landing timing.
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Y John Noble Wilford
New York Times
Cape Kennedy
American Space Agency
Soviet Union
United States Space Arsenal
George E. Mueller
Space Agency
Mueller
Apollo Project
Europe
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Exclusive Rocket Thrust Sparks Cold War Space Talk
Officials debate whether new thrust estimates reflect solid intelligence or educated guesses. A confidential source hints that data limits comment. Webb previously warned Congress the Russians may pursue rockets beyond 10 million pounds thrust while Moscow is cited with two to three million pounds thrust. A Russian space scientist in New York teased the moon landing question with a cryptic smile.
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Space Agency
New York
Funeral set for Auburn University president emeritus Draughon
Dr. Ralph B. Draughon 68 longtime Auburn University president emeritus died of an apparent heart attack near Auburn Alabama. Funeral services are planned at First Baptist Church in Auburn Thursday at 10 a.m. Draughon retired August 31 1965 after 18 years as Auburn president and left a legacy including the library named for him and leadership in alumni growth and faculty upgrades. His widow Mrs. Caroline Marshall Craughon survived him.
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Ala
Ralph B. Draughon
Auburn University
First Baptist Church
Draughon
Edwards Trading Post
Here
Caroline Marshall Craughon
University of Chicago
Birmingham Southern College
Samford University
University of Alabama
Ruling expected in fatal pistol shooting case
A coroner's jury in Morgan County is to issue a ruling Friday on the fatal pistol hooting of 25 year old Shirley Faye Davis at her Rocky Ford home. Davis died hours after being shot in the head at Huntsville Hospital. No arrests have been made.
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Morgan County
John McBride
Shirley Faye Davis
Huntsville Hospital
Rocky Ford
McBride
David Sandlin
Mary Faye Hunter
Tennessee River
Guntharp Wins Decatur Mayor Race by Over Two to One
Area results show Charles Guntharp with 4 860 votes to 2 159 for Roy Odom in the mayoral contest. Place No. 2 winner Bill Dukes had 4 788 to 1 426 for Joe Terry. Place No. 5 saw Rutledge Thomas edge Bobby Jett 3 462 to 3 204. Total turnout 7 117, higher than last May.
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Phylliss Sidebotham
Charles Guntharp
Guntharp
Roy Odom
Bill Dukes
Monsanto Textiles Division
Joe Terry
Dukes
Terry
Rutledge Tho‘mas
Worthington
Bobby Jett
Thomas
Jett
Decatur
Gilmer Blackburn
Gunthorp
Souteast
Winners in City Election Capsule
A capsule look at three residents chosen Tuesday for city offices in the mayor council government. Guntharth, former Decatur city commissioner and public safety chief, vows to repeal the garbage fee and push city take over of garbage collection. Dukes, Monsanto executive, supports ward elections and education improvements. Rutledge Thomas, four term former councilman, seeks continued public service.
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Fairgrounds
Gunthorp
Dukes
Monsanto
Jaycees, Lions
Salvation Army
March of Dimes
Boys Club
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Decatur Youth Football Association
Little League
Dixie League
Red Raider
Boy ‘Scouts
Decatur
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
US warns of new large scale attacks from North Vietnam
AP reports that the United States presented mounting evidence to North Vietnam that it plans another round of large scale attacks in South Vietnam. A separate AP item from Compton notes a helicopter crash with up to 15 aboard, initially feared unsalvageable, with later updates pending. Baltimore reports Hank Bauer, fired by the Orioles, to manage Kansas City’s upcoming AL expansion team next year.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Baltimore, Md
Hank Bauer
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City
Complete Storm Window and Door Repairs Ad
Windproof Storm Window Co advertises storm window and door repairs with contact number 353-1203.
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