Pair Halted In Attempt To Escape Limestone Jail
Two Limestone County jail inmates were caught in the act of escaping when Sheriff M W Evans and his wife spotted a mattress cover hanging from a window. James Bailey Ardmore 26 and Ben Harold Teague were ready to crawl out as jailer C C Davis supervised about 20 prisoners. Bailey faces additional escape and worthless check charges. Bailey’s wife Barbara Reeves Bailey 18 was arrested for aiding escape and held on 750 bond.
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Athens
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
James Bailey
Ardmore
Ben Harold Teague
Jefferson St
Bailey
Barbara Reeves Bailey
Limestone
Sheriff
C. C. Davis
Limestone Junior Miss Contest Is Tonight
Limestone County's Junior Miss will be crowned tonight at Athens Junior High School. Fourteen contestants compete for the title with honors including Miss Congeniality, runner up, and Most Scholastic. Names include Susan deLorge, Shelia Brakefield, Beverly Howard, Patsy Hogan, Martha Garner, Sherry Coleman, Velma Sexton, Karen Leach, Glenda Crawford, Dawn Buchanan, Shirley Thomas, Lynda …
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Athens
Limestone County
Susan deLorge
Shelia Brakefield
Beverly Howard
Patsy Hogan
Martha Garner
Sherry Coleman
Velma Sexton
Karen Leach
Glenda Crawford
Dawn Buchanan
Shirley Thomas
Lynda
Births and regional birth notes from area hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wayne Lovett of Moulton announce a daughter born Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward of Cullman announce a son born at Cullman. Separately, an estimate places the Missouri coal fields with at least 84 billion tons of available supply.
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Billy Wayne Lovett
J. W. Ward
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Missouri
Athens Jaycees Sponsor Evening Program At 7 P.M.
The program features Miss Diane Thorn, last year's winner, singing Bali Hai at 7 p.m. Lane Barnett Malone and Sherry Anderson are listed among participants with Bill Pales as master of ceremonies for the Athens Jaycees sponsored event.
Johnson seeks foreign investment guidelines to trim deficits
The Johnson administration asks business leaders to follow guidelines on abroad investments to reduce the balance of payments deficit, aiming to limit dollar outflow to under 250 million dollars annually. In other news, Natchez, Mississippi reports a near end to a three month Negro boycott that disrupted downtown commerce and spurred a settlement of racial tensions.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Cabinet Committee On Balance of Payments
Natchez, Miss
NAACP
Fidel Castro Urges Cuban Enlistment for Vietnam War
Havana reports Fidel Castro stating many Cubans would volunteer to fight the United States in Vietnam. He said thousands, even millions worldwide, would enlist when volunteers are called.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Viet Nam
Castro
French women vote largely ignored in presidential campaign
Paris reports that more than half of French voters are women, yet candidates have shown no special recognition for them. Women repeat the same political arguments as men about the economy, a united Europe, and the atomic bomb, while candidates' wives stay largely in the background.
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Paris
Europe
Port Huron Marine Writes Home From Vietnam
Port Huron resident Mickie Gill recounts a letter from her husband Marine S Sgt John H Gill Jr written in a hot tent at Pleime Vietnam. The note mentions green onions radishes carrots and a glimpse of snow back home as life’s small comforts amid the conflict.
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Port Huron
Mich
Viet Nam
Mickie Gill
Marine S
John H. Gill Jr
Plei Me
British planes land in Zambia amid Rhodesia talks
British Royal Air Force planes began landing in Lusaka as negotiations continued on stationing British ground troops in Rhodesia. A Britannia transport carrying equipment arrived in the capital this morning, signaling widening military activity in the region.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Rhodesia
Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren 1965
In a no trump contest North opens three diamonds as a weak bid. South gambles on 3NT with West leading clubs and East signaling spades. Declarer risks all to guard against West cashing club tricks, but loses two spades, two clubs, and a diamond despite aggressive play.
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North
South
West
East
Declarer
Dallas County Sheriff to Speak at Birch Society NYC Meeting
Sheriff Jim Clark of Dallas County will be the featured speaker Saturday night at the New York City meeting of the national council of the John Birch Society. Circuit Judge James Hare will accompany Clark as he talks about Selma and his recent speaking tour.
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Selma, Ala
Jim Clark
Dallas County
New York City
National Council of the John Birch Society
James Hare
Clark
Selma
Revenue agency reports over 34 million dollars seized
Montgomery Alabama based State Department of Revenue announced the collection exceeded 34 million dollars in a fiscal period. Officials cited tax and fee payments from businesses and individuals, noting sustained growth in revenue and compliance.
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Montgomery, Ala
State Department of Revenue
Tax receipts rise in November across major sources
Lion during November for an increase of 16.3 per cent over the same month in 1964. The biggest jump was recorded in income tax which rose 4.8 per cent to $9,060,000. Sales tax which furnishes most of the money for education climbed 7.3 per cent to $12.2 million. Use tax rose more than 10 per cent to $1 million and tobacco tax climbed 18 per cent to $1.8 million. Gasoline tax was up 2 per cent to $7.1 million.
Air base projects awarded to Mobile firms in Ala and Ky
Army Engineers awarded a 164000 dollar contract to Miss Ala Construction Co of Mobile for an air operations building at Fort Campbell Kentucky. An apparent low bid of 15876 dollars came from Baroco Electric Construction Co of Pensacola for modifying an electrical switching station at Gunter Air Force Base Alabama.
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Mobile
Ala
Army Engineers
Miss Ala Construction Co
Gunter Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ft. Campbell
Gunter Afb
Baroco Electric Construction Co
Pensacola
State conservation officers report sine arrests were made
State conservation officers in Mobile Alabama reported a series of arrests Hints of ongoing enforcement action appeared in the AP wire brief noting officers cited multiple individuals during a patrol. The brief mentions local law enforcement collaborated in enforcing wildlife and environmental regulations.
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Mobile, Ala
State Conservation Officers
Duck season opening violations hit district enforcement
On Thursday's opening day hunters faced violations reported by district enforcement supervisor Webber Walters. Most cases related to hunting before sunrise, with two or three additional incidents involving shooting from a motorboat.
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Webber Walters
Labor Dept Grants Alabama Dental Lab Training
The U S Labor Department announced a grant of 21 530 to the Dental Laboratory Association of Alabama to train 35 dental laboratory assistants under the Manpower Development and Training Act. The program offers 26 weeks of training.
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Washington
U.S. Labor Department
Dental Laboratory Association of Alabama
Houston County coroner reports shooting deaths and woundings
DOTHAN Alabama AP coroner Hilton Parrish announced that Houston County investigates a fatal shooting of Hoyt Capps, 48, and a wounding of his wife. The incident involved self inflicted actions and an attempted murder claim linked to the death. Parrish leads the inquiry and medical examiner determinations are pending.
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Dothan
Ala
Houston County
Hilton Parrish
Hoyt Capps
Double shooting leaves man dead and wife wounded in Alabama
A man was killed by police after he shot his wife Acene Lassiter Capps 40 who went to a neighbor for help. She was wounded in the neck and is in fair condition at a Dothan hospital. No motive was released.
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Acene Lassiter Capps
Dothan
Population Balance in Apache and Navajo Counties
The text notes that in two of Arizona's fourteen counties, Apache and Navajo, the Indian population is approximately equal to the white population, highlighting demographic balance between groups.
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Arizona
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