Light turnout in Decatur area for state constitution amendments
Voters in Decatur and across Alabama cast ballots in a low turnout special election on 34 proposed state constitutional amendments. Only small portions of Morgan County’s voters participated, with few boxes reporting more than a handful of ballots by noon. Governor Brewer planned to vote in Decatur and later dedicate a college building, while local officials emphasized amendments 24 14 and 34 affecting Morgan County and nearby areas.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Albert Brewer
Decatur Country Club
Montgomery
Brewer
John C. Calhoun Junior College
Hartselle
Madison
Mansfield Supports Senate Tax Action
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield defended the tax reform bill amid a Nixon veto threat. Republican Leader Hugh Scott called the measure a mess and said it needed drastic changes in conference to win the President’s signature. Nixon warned he would veto if the bill maintains an $800 exemption and 15 percent Social Security boost.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate House
Mansfield
House
Ways and Means
Scott
Albert Gore- D-Tenn
Congress
Bank OKs Board Increase at State National in Alabama
State National Bank of Alabama in Decatur approved expanding its board from 13 to 25 directors. Twelve nominees from Huntsville to Birmingham were recommended for election at the January 27 stockholders meeting in Decatur.
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State National Bank of Alabama
Decatur
North Alabama
Huntsville
Albertville
Gadsden
Sheffield
Oneonta
Athens
Birmingham
Decatur Insurance
Rex Rankin
Madison County
Decision In Ivy Children Case Awaited
A county juvenile judge will decide by month end if three Ivy children of Decatur are neglected by widow Mrs. Reba Ivy. The welfare department removed the siblings to relatives in Florence without her consent. Mrs. Ivy, who plans to seek custody at a Dec. 30 hearing, contends the case involves guardianship and an unresolved death of Carolyn Ivy.
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Decatur
Reba Ivy
9Th Ave
Florence
Welfare Department
Doug Crabb
Pensions and Securities
Marilyn George
Saigon Reports Surge in air strikes on Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon sources indicate up to 40 American warplanes daily attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail and North Vietnamese columns moving through Laos toward South Vietnam. In Washington, Defense Secretary Laird accepted most of a $5.3 billion House cut but seeks $428.7 million restored to the defense bill.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon Plans Yuletide Troop Withdrawals
President Nixon said he would announce new U S troop withdrawals around Christmas as part of a plan he says will end the Vietnam war regardless of negotiated peace efforts. He cautioned infiltration could alter plans and pending reports would shape the final decision.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
My Lai
Shrine eyes amputee aid for 18 year old Donnie Luke
Mrs George L Haag Sr of Zamora Temple Auxiliary said the White Shrine national fund will consider emergency aid for Donnie Luke an 18 year old from Hartselle who lost his right leg in a hunting accident and will seek funds for an artificial limb and hospital bills. The boy is improving at Decatur Hospital.
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Donnie Luke
Hartseller
George L. Haag Sr
White Shrine
Zamora Temple Auxiliary
National Fund
Donnie
Decatur
Hartselle
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Brindley Mountain Men’s Club
Massey
Decatur High School
Maurice Jackson
Billy Smith
By Joe Hall
Associated Press
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Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Downtown
Winford Turner
John Snodgrass
James D. Hayes
Alabama Farm Bureau
G. W. Leach
Harold E. Johnson
Trefe Meadow Gold Dairies
Sam B. Pollock Jr
Pollock Motor Co
W. H. Martin III
King Stove and Range Co
James Woodroof
Carl F. Wittichen
Wittichen Supply Co
R. C. Carr
Oneonta Telephone Co
Charles T. Clayton
J. D. Lay
Lay and Wright
Nelson
Central Bank
Snoopy
Tacoma
Wash
Africa
Ivy Children
American Farm Bureau Federation
Camp David
Shrine Eyes Amputee
Macuastas
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