Alabama General, aides go on trial for 1970 campaign funds
Maj. Gen. Reid Doster and three Cols. face federal charges under the Hatch Act for soliciting funds from fellow officers during Alabama's 1970 gubernatorial race. Indictments name four officers with specific contributions to Wallace and Brewer campaigns, plus other races. Jury trials ordered together. penalties up to five years and $10,000.
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Montgomery
Ala
Reid Doster
Alabama Air National Guard
Washington
Dist
Robert Warner
National Guard
Doster
Alfred B. Gurley
Henry Fillingim Jr
James Hardwick E
Air Guard
Lawrence A. Doyle
Willie L. Whitman Jr
Edward D. Gilmer
William P. Baker
Lonnie Slauson Jr
Gurley
Fillingim
Hardwick
George C. Wallace
Albert Brewer
Wallace
Exstate
Hugh Morrow
Leland Childs
Warner
Maj
John Calhoun
Calhoun
Sparkman urges Alabama Democrats to unite for November vote
Senator John Sparkman tells Democratic committees in Chambers Randolph and Lee counties that Democrats may be outspent but will be favored at the polls. He plans meetings in Wedowee Lanett and Auburn and says Democrats outpolled Republicans in primaries by more than 10 to 1. He cites education textbooks workers compensation housing and loans boosting Alabama's economy as proof of progress under Democrats.
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Wedowee
Alabama
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Chambers
Randolph
Lee Counties
Lanett
Lee County
Auburn
McBride Targets Overloaded Trucks in Morgan County
Morgan County Sheriff John McBride announced a crackdown on overloaded trucks and littering. Weight violations will lead to arrests, replacing prior warnings as roads suffer from excessive loads. Austinville Flint Rd and other county roads are cited amid widespread resident complaints.
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Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Morgan County
John McBride
McBride
Austinville-Flint Rd
Morgan Limestone Groceries To Open
Decatur and Athens fast food shops and grocers plan Sunday openings following a county DA decision on the blue law. Giant Foods in Decatur will open noon to 8 p.m. as merchants seek a suspension of enforcement until the legislature meets next May.
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Decatur
Athens
Dist. Atty
Mike Moebes
Giant Foods
Larry McAdee
Moebes
Limestone County
Morgan
Limestone Counties
Limestone
Chambers of Commerce
Morgan and
Oscar Barker
Charles Gunthorp
Guntharp
D.A
Council
Bill Lovin
Lovin
Morgan County
Bobby Higgins
Barker
Malcolm Moore
Moore
Harry Dale Patterson
Leonard McLemore
Contact avenues for Bondarchuk and Tiffany lamp values
A reader asks how to reach director Sergei Bondarchuk about War and Peace and is advised to use Soviet Embassy offices in Washington. Another writer asks where to value and sell an old Tiffany lamp and is directed to two specialized firms with photo and description for offers.
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Sergei Bondarchuk
Decatur
Bondarchuk
Washington
18Th St. NW
16Th St. NW
Tiffany
B. S
Dorn Featured Terry Speaker At Annual Day Reunion
Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina will be the featured speaker at the Terry Day Reunion in Courtland on Labor Day. Other dignitaries invited include John Sparkman Rep Bob Jones Lt Gov Jere Beasley and former Postmaster General Winton Blount. A plaque honoring outstanding citizens named Terry will debut this year as the William Terry Award funded by Dr Aubrey E Terry of Russellville honoring his father William S Terry.
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Courtland
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
South Carolina
Dorn
Tom P. Sea
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Jere Beasley
Winton
Red) Blount
Terry
Jim Allen
Alty
Bill Baxley
Howell Heflin
State Court of Appeals
Reneau Almon
Pettus
Aubrey E. Terry
Russellville
William S. Terry
William Terry
Clackers Now Hold Candles and Clocks
Mrs. Carl White of Decatur and Irvin Stevens figure in a tale of clackers. FDA deemed the toys dangerous and 47 tons of the two balls on a string sat unsold, while Mrs. White inherited some and repurposed them into clocks.
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Carl White
Decatur
Miami Seaport
Irvin Stevens
Food and Drug Administration
Stevens
White
5Th Ave
Woman crafts candleholders from discarded clackers
Decatur resident Mrs. White repurposes plastic clackers by removing the strings and mounting them on a finished board with resin to form decorative candleholders. She adds a gold leaf motif and a central candle, noting some relatives will receive them as gifts. Her daughter Mrs. G D Morris and sons Charles and Melvin White are mentioned as family.
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Birmingham Swim League
Decatur General Hospital
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Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Adsit
Gary Wilhite
November
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Hartselle
Lawrence County
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Decatur Daily
Limestone Groceries
Eugene Thornton
Limestone Commission
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Chamber of Commerce
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