Athens College students win National Methodist scholarships
Four students receive National Methodist scholarships from the Church Board of Education. Hazel Hobbs of Elkmont and William Douglas Wells Jr. of Hartseller are two of the recipients, with Norma Dann of Fairfield and Virginia Dee Archer of Hermitage also honored. Scholarships cover tuition and fees up to 500 dollars based on leadership, character, churchwork, and need. more than 9,000 have been granted since 1945. Funds come from local church offerings on Methodist Student Day.
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Athens
Athens College
Board of Education
The
United Methodist Church
Hazel Hobbs
Jessie Hobbs
Elkmont
William Douglas Wells Jr
W. D. Wells
Hartseller
Norma Dann
Frank M. Dann
Fairfield
Virginia Dee Archer
Vance D. Archer
Terry Pl
Hermitage
Tenn
National Methodist
Methodist Board of Education
Educational Study Commission Eyes Public Hearing in Decatur
The Alabama Educational Study Commission, sponsored by Lt. Gov. Albert Brewer, plans its first public hearing in Decatur next month to gather input from parents and citizens. The panel continues a six month research program to compile data on Alabama's educational needs with additional hearings statewide in coming months.
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Alabama Educational Study Commission
Albert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
New Blood Chairman Named for Lawrence County Red Cross
Fred A. Gillespie 35 year old Moulton grocer and executive board member becomes blood program chairman in Lawrence County replacing Tom Pettus. An active Red Cross worker since 1953, Gillespie leads the county chapter effort.
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Moulton
Fred A. Gillespie
Moulton 2
Red Cross
Lawrence County
Gillespie
Tom Pettus
Decatur Car Hit Hole on Summer Ave Injures Driver
A Decatur woman was injured when her car struck a hole on Summer Ave due to recent water line work. Betty J Johnson of 2301 Hamilton Dr reported neck injuries treated at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Police note road holes caused by utility work.
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Decatur
Summer Ave
Betty Jerrell Johnson
Hamilton Dr
Baugh- Wiley Smith Hospital
Birmingham Veteran Faces Army Billing For Vietnam Trip
Army says 22-year-old Gregory W Henry owes $555.15 for transportation to Tokyo en route to Vietnam. Henry disputes the charges claiming a Christmas leave extension and clerical errors, and he seeks aid from Rep. Cherner and Sen. Sparkman. He booked a commercial flight due to delays while awaiting a military flight.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gregory W. Henry
Vietnam
Army
Henry
University of Alabama
Army Finance Center
Oakland
Calif
Tokyo
Japan
Ben Cherner
U.S
John Sparkman
Armistead Selden
Korea
Iod
A.W.O.L
Hartselle Junior High to Add 24 Classrooms
Baker Construction Co. of Decatur wins the $428 600 contract for Morgan County Junior High School. The 118 acre site near the football stadium will house 1000 students in grades six through eight with a cafetorium library and admin suites.
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Decatur
Nelle W. Graham
Lake Eufaula
Eufaula
Ala
Huntsville Art League
Lee Sentell
Hartselle
Morgan County Junior High School
Baker Construction Co
Supt
J. C. Pettey
Morgan County High School
MCHS
Crestline
Masonery
NDPA Denies It Failed To Meet Qualifications
NDPA spokesman denied claims the National Democratic Party of Alabama failed to meet qualifications. NDPA executive director Jackson Zylman said charges against the group were designed to harass Huntsville residents who filed them.
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NDPA
Birmingham
Ala
National Democratic Party of Alabama
Jackson Zylman
Huntsville
National Democratic Party
Huntsville Challengers
Zylman
Mabel Amos
Carter Appointed Social Studies District Director
George D. Carter, principal of Town Creek Elementary, is named District Director of the Alabama State Council for Social Studies for the coming year. The appointment covers the council’s District Eight, with meetings and a fall conference set at the University of Alabama on December 7, 1968.
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Town Creek
George D. Carter
Alabama State Council For Social Studies
Alabama Education Nation
Carter
Alabama
University of Alabama
Fred N. Winslett
Russellville
P. O. Box
Brewer assails Nixon and Humphrey at Wallace rally in Alabama
Governor Albert Brewer assailed Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey in a Wallace campaign speech in Fayette Alabama. He accused Humphrey of surface law and order versus real chaos and mocked Nixon for borrowing Wallace's line. The event raised 4250 for Wallace with Brewer predicting a Wallace victory in November.
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Fayette, Ala
Albert Brewer
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Brewer
Humphrey
Law and Order
Nixon
Miami
Wallace
Alabama
Birming ham FBI Chief Named
The Birmingham district names Ralph J. Miles as FBI chief succeeding Joseph Gamble who moves to the St. Louis bureau. Miles, 47, born in Glennville Georgia, studied in Savannah and LaSalle University Chicago, joined the FBI in 1940, served in military during a break, returned 1951, and held posts in Dallas San Antonio Washington Portland Minneapolis before becoming inspector at FBI headquarters in 1967. He is married with three children.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingam
FBI
Ralph J. Miles
Joseph Gamble
Gamble
St. Louis
J. Edgar Hoover
Miles
Glennville
Savannah
LaSalle University
Chicago
Bureau
Washington
Dallas
San Antonio
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Jefferson County to buy armored rescue vehicle
Sheriff Mel Bailey announced plans to purchase an armored rescue truck designed to evacuate police, firefighters, and civilians wounded in street fighting. The vehicle features armored plates one way glass and a bubble observation deck with a gun turret for reconnaissance and command.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Mel Bailey
Bailey
Cullman Murder Case Reversed by State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court reversed Floyd Alexander Caldwell’s second degree murder conviction for the Nov. 15 killing of Dorothy Marie Davis Smith. It ruled that Sheriff Waldrop’s testimony about tacit admissions was prejudicial and inadmissible, noting both men were highly intoxicated. Caldwell will be retried in Cullman County.
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Cullman
State Supreme Court
Floyd Alexander Caldwell
W. C. (Crant) Waldrop
Caldwell
Dorothy Marie Davis Smith
Supreme Court
Jefferson County
Cullman County
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