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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1969
Page
1
In a statewide Tuesday referendum, Amendments 24 and 34 favored Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties with 13 398 to 12 302 and 12 605 to 11 309 respectively while Amendment 14 trailed at 14 718 to 14 457.
Judge Bernard Brominski refused to order exhumation or autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne’s body, upholding drowning as the cause of death. The ruling allows a Massachusetts secret inquest into the Chappaquiddick accident involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The White House directs a study of loopholes in the new draft lottery system. NSC, Defense, and Selective Service staff will assess whether known gaps could become a problem and what actions might fix them.
The South Vietnamese government said its forces grew by about 88 000 in six months a factor likely assisting Nixon in plans for a third U S troop withdrawal. Meanwhile Tony Boyle claims another landslide reelection over Yablonski in the United Mine Workers battle. The Senate adds a tax bill amendment allowing broad import quotas amid Nixon opposition. Draft deferments and student status are questioned as a college option.
Decatur builds the T. C. Almon Recreation Center at Point Mallard Park beside the Tennessee River. The $289,000 project aims for July completion, with ground broken three weeks earlier. Architects Aycock and Neville, designers of Point Mallard, emphasize rustic surroundings.
Decatur Transit official says city subsidy of about 4000 to 5000 dollars would enable continued school bus service. Pat Padgett notes passenger rates will rise five cents next month as company has lost about 11000 dollars monthly on combined routes.
Padgett calls for city or school board to propose safety rules for buses as Decatur Transit plans to end student service on December 19. Williams cites lack of city support, pledges meeting with officials before the deadline to explore options. Fewer than 300 students would be affected. city enrollment is about 10,000.
Jackie Stanford 23 of Hartselle was stabbed to death during an argument at Chig's on Governors Drive about 1 30 a m Tuesday police said. An arrest is expected soon. Stanford served 18 months in the National Guard. Military services set for 2 p m Thursday at Hartselle First Church of God with burial at Hartselle Memory Gardens Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include widow Judy Stanford Westmoreland Kan parents. See HARTSELLE on Page A 5.
Gov Albert Brewer and Mrs Martha Brewer flew 150 miles from Decatur to Pryor Field to vote in the Alabama amendment election. The governor recorded his vote in about 35 seconds and urged no clear position on the 34 amendments. The first family spent 20 minutes at the Decatur Country Club with election officials before returning to Birmingham for a speech.
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control chairman states a joint city county plan exists to improve Spring Avenue south of the Beltline. Inquiries from readers note licensing of Executive Fund Life Insurance in Alabama, recognition of GED by colleges, and a request for refund of a $15 fee, all addressed by readers with officials.
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