Nine County Voting Boxes Eliminated as Machines Arrive
Morgan County will merge nine voting boxes with new machines reducing total from 45 to 34. Districts 3 and 4 in the south and east adopt the machines for the first time, while Districts 1 and 2 have used them for years. Voting centers include Eva School Oden Ridge Falkville Massey Ryan School and Woodland Mills Church.
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Morgan County
Lawrence Cove
Eva
Oden Ridge
Eva School
Center Grove
Coney’s
Florette
Lacon
Falkville City Hall
Falkville
Gum Pond
Massey
Massey Club House
Ryans Cross Roads
Ryan School
Waldermose
Woodland Mills Methodist Church
Wolf
Union Hill School
Brindley Mountain Men’s Club
Auditor Says Tax Funds Spent Improperly By Officials
State Auditor Melba Till Allen warned thousands of tax dollars are improperly spent each year due to few auditors and no investigators. She urged enabling legislation to inspect city ledgers and state accounts, and called for more thorough scrutiny including the governor’s office. She noted the budget rose from 359 million to 1.6 billion in a decade and voiced concern over persistent fiscal laxity.
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Melba-Till Allen
State
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate seeks compromise tax cut plan with White House
Washington reports Senate Republican leaders push a compromise income tax cut proposal aimed at gaining White House approval and Democratic backing. Honolulu notes monster waves up to 50 feet hit Oahu with three missing and hundreds evacuated. The Hague covers Pompidou proposing a six point plan to reinforce the European Common Market and open to new members. Notre Dame du Lac describes a lake side home for the aged burned down with up to 55 unaccounted for. Austin notes Madalyn Murray O Hair's suit to bar prayers from space dismissed by a federal judge. On Second Avenue Downtown Mic Ades a
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Washington
Senate
White House
Austin, Tex
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Nixon urges national drive to end hunger and poverty
President Nixon called for a massive national effort to end hunger and malnutrition, backing three congressional measures to raise incomes, reform food stamps, and expand food aid. He argued a floor under incomes could help 25 million people and urged urgent action from Congress and the nation.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Congress
America
Commission On
Park Board Members Missing From City Meeting
Bill Levin and Public Parks and Recreation Board members plus Point Mallard Park staff led by manager John Matthews were named. Public hearings on street assessments for Westmeade Subdivision number three and sewer improvements in project two were set for January 5, 1970. Mayor Charles Gunthorp and Councilman Charles Martin did not attend the council meeting.
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Public Parks and Recreation Board
Point Mallard Park
John Matthews
Point Mallard Authority
Westmeade
Charles Gunthorp
Charles Martin
Lottery Fair Draws Mix Of Hope And Worry For Calhoun Students
Area residents react to the nations first draft lottery since World War II with optimism and anxiety. John C Calhoun Junior College students Jimmy Sharp and Phillip Mink face likely drafts while others like Roy Buchanan and George Jones hope for deferments. Local officials plan to review the new system after the first call, with no draft before Jan 15 and deferments still in effect. In a separate incident, Roy Booker is rescued from a restaurant chimney after a burglary investigation.
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Jimmy Sharp
John C. Calhoun Junior College
Sharp
Hugh J. Caldwell Jr
Alabama
Selective Service System
Caldwell
Randy Emens
Calhoun
Emens
Paul Buchanan
Roy Buchanan
Buchanan
Phillip Mink
Pennylane
St. Bernard College
George Jones
Stratford Rd
Washington and Lee University
Weather Dictates City Hall Move in Decatur
The Decatur city government move to the new Civic Center may shift to early February if weather stays favorable. Parking areas will be prepared around the $2.5 million structure once equipment moves from the south to the northwest corner.
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Decatur
Bill Levin
Levin
Larkin Yates
Gresham, Williams and Johnson
First Date On Draft Call List Drawn in Lottery
The draft assigns 19 to 26 year olds born on Sept 14 with last names starting J as the first batch under the Selective Service lottery. Officials drew all 365 days plus Feb 29 from a glass jar, determining when men with matching birthdays will be called, with an alphabet draw to set local board order.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lottery List Inside On A Five Lottery Draw
Rep. Alexander Pirnie of New York drew the first date from the jar around 8 p.m. Then a sequence of state youth committee representatives filled in the remaining dates. Several youths refused to participate and another balked when only some helped in the drawing.
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Alexander Pirnie
New York
House
Selective Service
Sirout Nibdeciee
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