Birmingham developer plans 2.4 million shopping center near Funland Park
A Birmingham developer unveiled a $2.4 million 170000 square foot shopping center planned near Funland Park with an initial phase due mid May. Major tenants include a discount department store and a grocery chain Store, with land optioned for 33 acres, and construction slated to begin October 1.
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Birmingham
Funland Park
Jimmy Ward
E.M. Frazier
Dick Coffey
Quality Roofing Inc
Coffey
Decatur
Ward
Quality Roofing Co
Universal Development Corp
Desegregation clash halts West Morgan registration effort
About 40 students and 30 parents were turned away at West Morgan School as the district limits enrollment to Moulton Heights students. The Morgan County Board of Education voted to seek court permission for split session attendance, with Supt. Nancarrow noting legal steps to follow. Several parents voiced opposition, planning further actions at a Friday meeting and potential gubernatorial contact.
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West Morgan
Gil Aldrich
Willard Hawk
Moulton Heights
Hawk
Morgan County Board of Education
George Nancarrow
West Moulton
William A. O'Connor Jr
Bertis Gillespie
Bill Holvert
Holvert
Holwert
Z.J. Thomas
Thomas
Aldrich
U.S
Clarence Allgood
Governor Wallace Accuses Atty Sherrer of School Closure Pressure
Governor George Wallace claims U S Attorney Wayman Sherrer pressured Limestone County Board of Education to close New Hope Junior High School. Wallace says Sherrer called and threatened a $1000 daily fine if the school remained open.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
George Wallace
U.S. Atty
Wayman Sherrer
Limestone County Board of Education
New Hope Junior High
Three-judge court declines Wallace contempt order over busing
In Montgomery Alabama a three judge federal panel refused to order Gov George Wallace to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for interfering with school busing mandates A Negro attorney sought contempt citing prior warnings from the judges years earlier to stop interference.
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Montogomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Roadrunner Travel Trailer Sold At Bargain Price
Virgil Mansel advertises a 69 model 15 ft Roadrunner travel trailer in excellent condition for 1295 dollars. Features include stove refrigerator gas heat and steel frame. location 2013 7th St SE or call 353-2197 for details. Decatur Daily Want Ad promotes 3 lines for 10 days at 4 dollars.
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Virgil Mansel
7Th SE
Roadrunner
Decatur Daily Want
7Th St
Doria Approaches North Carolina Coast
Tropical storm Doria moves toward the North Carolina coast with winds near 65 mph. A hurricane watch and flash flood alerts span from Cape Fear to Cape Hatteras as Topsail Beach braces for landfall between 1 and 2 pm.
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Doria
North Carolina
Wilmington
N.C
U.S. Weather Service
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Cape Fear
Cape Lookout
Cape Hatteras
Markets mixed with gains across grains and stocks
In moderate trading on Wall Street stocks rose while grain prices advanced. Cotton and oats strengthened as wheat and corn surged on strong late demand and overall positive market activity from Chicago to New York.
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New York
Chicago
First U.S. oil well drilled near Titusville in 1859
On this date in 1859 the first oil well in the United States was drilled near Titusville Pennsylvania marking the start of the American oil industry. The note appears in a daily calendar listing alongside other sections and weather references.
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United States
Titusville
Medina court martial recessed over witnesses and testimony
The Medina court martial in McPherson Georgia recessed until Sept 8 as the defense seeks two Vietnamese interpreters and resolution on a witness who has refused to testify. In Tokyo the yen was allowed to rise in the foreign exchange market, aiding President Nixon's trade program.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Army
Ernest Medina
White House
Tokyo
Nixon
U.S
Football 1971 tabloid preview in The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily announces Football 1971 a 48 page preseason tabloid with high school coverage across Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties plus SEC and Gulf South items. Bear Bryant Shug Jordan and Durell Mack contribute by lines and a pull out schedule page. Weekly Gridiron Forecast offers cash prizes and Alabama Auburn tickets.
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Decatur Daily
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Alabama
Paul “Bear
Bryant
Auburn
Ralph “Shug
Jordan
Florence State
Durell Mack
Road Bond Delay Looms In Senate
The Alabama Senate worked late again as Gov. George C. Wallace seeks a $135 million highway bond. Senate rules had the bond high on Tuesday’s calendar but Sen. George Lewis Bailes promised to stall unfinished business into midnight, delaying action until next week. The House also recessed after a day of dog racing and consumer credit legislation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
George C. Wallace
Sen
George Lewis Bailes
Jefferson County
Senate
House
Apartment Units Set In Hartselle
A 60 unit apartment complex will be built this winter on the former Ranch Drive-In Theater site in Hartselle. The project, financed by area doctors from Pineview Hospital, includes 20 family townhouses and 40 contemporary apartments with potential to grow to 120 units. Investors include Dr W H Block Dr Rowland Hawkins and Ken Roan. Plans may add a small shopping plaza on the western edge.
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Hartselle
Ray Davis
Davis Construction
W. H. Block
Rowland D. Hawkins
Ken Roan
Pineview Hospital
Davis
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Sam Pointer
East Limestone
14Th St
Albert Brewer
Bassett Ave
Bobby Ward
Quality Roofing
Merchants Credit Association
Gaylord Inc
Huntsville
Tuscaloosa
Mobile and
Dothan Ward
U.S. 31 South
Ave. SE
Decatur Shopping Center
Gateway Shopping Center
Southland Plaza
Brewer
Ben Windham
Dick Cooper
Valley Stock Yard
Moulton Heights School
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Brenda Compton
Jeff
Dale Armstrong
C.K. Wiley
Limestone Board
Athens
THE
Weather Service
Navy
the Weather Service Office
Raleigh-Durham
Miami Hurricane Center
Topsail Beach
Landers
Tennessee Valley
the Daily
Winnie the Poor Me
Lisabel Rolland
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