Five Map Plans For 1974 Gubernatorial Race
Gov George Wallace remains central as he recovers from bullet wounds. Five potential candidates plan runs if he does not seek reelection including Fred Folsom Bill Baxley Albert Brewer and Jere Beasley. Lyons also contemplates a bid. decisions hinge on Wallace health and rulings.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
George Wallace
Maryland
Wallace
Baxley
Albert Brewer
Jere Beasley
Sage Lyons
Brewer
Beasley
Senate
Folsom
Lyons
Long Sees 1973 As Biggest Year
Dick Coffee recalls a 1944 Bastogne moment when a tank turret collapse buried him in Schendorf Germany. He earned a Purple Heart and returned to the U S. Now he promotes a 10th Armored Division reunion at St David's near Philadelphia during Labor Day Weekend inviting Alabama veterans to attend.
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Dick Coffee
10Th Armored
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Coffee
Schendorf
Germany
U. S
10Th Armored Division
St. David's
Philadelphia
Alabama
Reunion plans linked to Patton era wartime unit in Alabama
500 former division members in Alabama plan a reunion September 1 through 4, led by Coffee, now an advertising executive in Birmingham. The unit, part of Gen George Patton's Third Army, included Spiro Agnew as a member who might attend. Coffee recalled service at Fort Benning and noted his bugler duties and glee club ties.
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Alabama
Coffee
Birmingham
George Patton
Third Army
Ft. Benning
Patton
Spiro Agnew
Capitol
University of Alabama
Bill Stern
Ollar Bank
Decatur to Host State OYE Banquet
Decatur Jaycees will host Alabama's Outstanding Young Educator banquet March 3 at Oak Park Middle School. 300 to 400 attendees expected. A panel from Nashville will select the winner with judges from Tennessee and government.
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Decatur Jaycees
Alabama
Oak Park Middle School
Johnnie R. Aycock
Aycock
Jaycee
Bob Scott
Nashville
Tennessee
Decatur
Emergency numbers for Alabama counties and crisis lines
A Decatur Daily notice lists emergency contacts for DeKalb Morgan Limestone Athens Lawrence Cullman and Hartselle areas. It lists 911 numbers for county sheriffs and a Crisis Call Center line 355 8000 for personal crises and poison emergencies with instructions to dial 0 for operator guidance.
Tuscaloosa Receives State Aid for Water Plant
Gov. Wallace signed a $2.5 million check to assist Tuscaloosa in building a $16 million water pollution abatement facility. The new state law allows an extra 22 percent in federal funds, marking the first major grant for the project.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Free lunch eligibility and misprint confusion in Decatur Schools
The paper explains free lunch eligibility is based on family size and income, with a four person family earning under 4727 dollars yearly qualifying. No work requirement and confidentiality of names are promised. contact Mrs. Sue Jones for details. A separate reader query about delayed prints from a Birmingham firm was answered, noting the prints were mailed and should arrive soon, with ACTION to be contacted if not received.
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Decatur
Sue Jones
Birmingham
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Fred Folsom
Cullman
North Alabama
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Bill
West Decatur
Winford
Turner
Lee Sentell
Hartselle
Alvin Benn
John D. Long
Long
Bruce Johnson
E. Main St
Johnson
Joe Puckett
Bob Horton
Low
F. E. Burleson School
County Board
U.S. Air Force
Point Mallard
Point Mallard’s Aquatic Center
Jim Roberts
Huntsville Hospital
Roberts
Craft
Courtland Airbase
The
Decatur Model Airplane Club
Malcolm Rutledge
Bobby Herbert
Met Agnew
Vice Spire Agnew
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Highway Patrol
Morgan County
Limestone County
Athens
Lawrence County
Decatur Daily
Wheeler Basin
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