East Morgan Organizes Volunteer Fire Department
In Cotaco area residents form the East Morgan County Rural Fire Department to extend protection to Cotaco and nearby communities. Fire Chief John Willis says a donated 1000 gallon truck from the Alabama Forestry Commission will be activated this week with support from forest ranger E W Nichols. Volunteers raised over 1200 dollars and equipped the vehicle, including a 120 foot hose, a 100 foot hose, ABC extinguishers, a 24 foot ladder, reels and lights. The unit will serve a five mile radius around Cotaco and areas such as Waldermose Springs Florette Talucah Union Community Gravel Ridge Center Springs and Laceys Spring. The community expresses pride and notes prior lack of protection. Page 5 reference.
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Cotaco
Volunter
East Morgan County
Commission
Willis
E. W. Nichols
Rabon Dotson
Hartselle Oil Company
Nichols
Dotson
Forestry Commission
Morgan County
Union Community
Gravel Ridge
Center Springs
Lacey’s Spring
James
Pete) Dempsey
Hartselle
Carrie Nation Hatchet Attack On Sullivan Saloon
In 1901 Carrie Nation, temperance crusader, struck a New York saloon operated by former heavyweight champ John L. Sullivan with a hatchet. Weather forecast notes high in the upper 80s and nights in the upper 50s to low 60s.
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Carrie Nation
New York
John L. Sullivan
Frigidaire Sales & Service Ad Held by Robinson Furniture
Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue in Decatur advertises Frigidaire sales and service for 23 years with contact at 353-2370. The notice highlights a long standing local appliance provider name used in a storefront ad.
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Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Decatur
Ady
Air Ace Capt Steve Ritchie Becomes Vietnam Ace
Air Force pilot Capt Steve Ritchie of Reidsville North Carolina chats with newsmen in Saigon as he downed his fifth MIG to become the service first Vietnam ace.
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Steve Ritchie
Reidsville
N. C
Saigon
Air Force
Price Panel Denies Auto Cost Hikes By GM Ford
The Price Commission denied requests by Ford and General Motors for price increases on 1973 models. Chairman Grayson said increases could push profits beyond permissible limits, delaying any rise at least until November. Chrysler and American Motors also face hearings next month.
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Ford
Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Washington
Price Commission
General Motors
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Commission
Chrysler
Navy Sails Rain Offensive Sink Two Red Torpedo Boats
Two American Navy ships with a Navy plane sank two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong during a raid by the cruisers Newport News and Providence and destroyers Rowan and Robison. Vice Adm. Holloway called it a daring raid on defended shores.
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Saigon
Haiphong
U.S
Newport News
Providence
Rowan
Robison
Vice
Adm
J. L. Holloway III
7Th Fleet
Navy
Stray Dogs Inherit Large Estate In Broward County
In Fort Lauderdale, 81 stray dogs are set to inherit about 14 million dollars from Eleanor E. Ritchey, a spinster heiress linked to Quaker State Refining. Ritchey died Oct 14 1968 at 58 after amassing a large estate, much of it in Quaker State stock. The will, contested by relatives, was settled in Broward County after years of litigation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Eleanor E. Ritchey
Toe
Quaker State Refining Corp
Broward County
Miss Ritchey
Nixon Announces 12000 Troop Cut in Vietnam
President Nixon said the U S troop strength in Vietnam will drop by 12 000 over three months to 27 000 by December 1 1969 Press Secretary Ziegler did not say if further withdrawals would follow The plan marks a 95 percent reduction since his 1969 inauguration and sparks speculation about a residual force of about 25 000 See AP report from San Clemente California.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Sparkman Local Demos Meet at Campaign Strategy Session
Sen John Sparkman will share the platform with Morgan County Democratic candidates at a 7 30 p m session at the Holiday Inn. The Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee sponsors the event open to the public with Sam McClendon and Judge Newton Powell coordinating. Rep Robert E Jones of Scottsboro was invited to attend.
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John Sparkman
Democratic Party
Holiday Inn
Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
Sam McClendon
Newton Powell
Sen
Sparkman
Robert E. Jones
Scottsboro
McClendon
Doctor links vasectomies to risks and new illnesses
A Syracuse physician reports possible links between birth control vasectomies and permanent sterility and later illnesses such as multiple sclerosis rheumatoid arthritis and deep vein thrombosis though cautions that findings remain inconclusive. He notes some cases regain fertility after duct reopening but warns of potential long term dangers.
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Washington
Syracuse
N.Y
John Bernard Henry
Henry
Upstate Medical Center
State University of New York
McGovern proposes welfare and tax reforms for poor and middle class
George McGovern unveils a second welfare and tax reform plan aimed at guaranteeing annual income for the poor, closing tax loopholes for the rich, and leaving middle income Americans generally unaffected. He spoke to the New York Society of Security Analysts on Wall Street.
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New York
George McGovern
South Dakota
New York Society of Security Analysts
Wall Street
McGovern
Conservative party lists Schmitz and Anderson on ballot
TOPEKA AP Conservative party of Kansas places on the November ballot the names of U S Rep John G Schmitz of California and Thomas J Anderson of Tennessee for president and vice president respectively.
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Topeka, Kans
Conservative Party of
Kansas
U. S
John G. Schmitz
California
Thomas J. Anderson
Tennessee
Hillsboro Boy Killed in Alabama 20 Wreck
A two year old Hillsboro boy, Dennis Edward Mason, died Monday in a one car crash on Alabama 20 west of Decatur. His sister Leslie Mason, 13, was injured and taken to Decatur General Hospital. The driver was J B Birgans Jr., who lost control. the father survived uninjured.
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Hillsboro
Alabama
Decatur
Dennis Edward Mason
Cleveland Mason
Leslie J. Mason
Decatur General Hospital
Guy Hollaway
J. B. Birgans Jr
Decatur 1
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