State Told Not To Prosecute Men In Muslims Land Purchase
A restraining order bars Alabama officials from prosecuting two men tied to a land sale to Black Muslims. Jimmy Holmes of Georgia and Orrell Billingsley of Birmingham face counts from unregistered status to trespassing in St. Clair County as a federal panel prepares to hear their challenge to Alabama laws.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Richard T. Rives
Frank M. Johnson Jr
MacDonald Gallier
Atty. L. P. Waid
Oneonta
Georgia
Jimmy Holmes
Birmingham
Orrell Billingsley
Billingsley
Holmes
St. Clair County
St. Clair
North Alabama
Holmes, Billingsley
Lost Found Nation of Islam
Courtland Hosts Inaugural Christmas Parade With Band Entries
Four bands Hazlewood Hatton Courtland and Central High will lead Courtland’s first Christmas Parade on Saturday. Numerous floats from churches schools and civic groups will follow with a $50 first prize for best float. The Courtland City Council sponsors the event.
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Courtland
Hazlewood
Hatton
Central High
Courtland City
Turn Signal To Be Erected In Hartselle
The Hartselle police plan to install turn right on red signs at busy intersections to speed morning and afternoon traffic. Chief Willie Ryker will select intersections, with Main St and Sparkman St likely included. Councilman Bob Horton notes the signs remind residents and inform motorists the turn is allowed and encouraged within city limits. Signs will cost $1 each.
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Hartselle
Willie Ryker
Main St
Sparkman St
Bob Horton
Wallace Brands Agnew Country Club Talk as Imitation
Former Alabama governor George Wallace denounces Vice President Spiro Agnew as delivering country club talk while noting some lines are echoes of Wallace’s 1968 campaign oratory. He sees no current threat to his Southern support as he cites desegregation suits and attacks on liberal papers by Nixon aides.
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Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Spiro Agnew
Wallace
Agnew
Nixon
South
Montgomery Rabbi Defends Jewish Confederates in 1864 Letters
Century old letters reveal Rabbi James K. Gutheim protested Gov. T. H. Watts’s Confederate prayer proclamation. Watts replied that the call referred to all Alabama citizens, christian or not, not just Christians. The exchange, found among Watts papers for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, shows tensions over religious labeling amid Confederate prayers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James K. Gutheim
T. H. Watts
Watts
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Rebie Holt
JDC
Caroline Meriwether Goodlett
Richmond
Gutheim
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Confederate States
Rabbi Gutheim
Fairgrounds to Be Leased by Bid Basis
Limestone County Disabled American Veterans and two other veteran groups agreed to lease the Athens fairgrounds. The property will be awarded to the highest bidder and is expected to continue hosting the fair. The bidding group is led by fairboard chairman Bob Clem.
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Athens
Limestone County
American Veterans Organization
Fairboard
Bob Clem
Goodwyn proposes Alabama agency to help citizens find officials
Alabama State Sen. Joe Goodwyn urged creation of a government directory service to aid visitors at the State Capitol. In Montgomery, former Justice John P. Kohn refused to back Goodwyn, stating he does not consider him qualified for any office, and Kohn declined a meeting invitation.
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Heflin
Ala
Alabama
Joe Goodwyn
Goodwyn
Senate
Montgomery
John P. Kohn
Supreme Court
Kohn
Suit Filed Seeks Unitery School System in Lawrence County
A federal suit in Birmingham asks the Lawrence County Board of Education to convert to a unitary school system. Patricia Ann Horton seeks HEW to draft an immediate plan and orders the board to provide a three day reply. The suit cites Supreme Court rulings from 1968 for rapid desegregation.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Alabama Delegation Backs Nixon Voting Rights Plan
The Alabama House delegation voted 208 203 in favor of Nixon's nationwide voting rights proposal. Democrats supporting the bill were George Andrews Tom Bevill Walter Flowers Bob Jones and Bill Nichols. Republicans backing it included John Buchanan Bill Dickinson and Jack Edwards.
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Washington
House
Alabama
Nixon
George Andrews
Tom Bevill
Walter Flowers
Bob Jones
Bill Nichols
John Buchanan
Bill Dickinson
Jack Edwards
Decatur Market Offers Christmas Trees and Produce
Decatur curb and country market at 1st Ave and Grant St will open Saturdays and daily until Christmas from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The sale includes Scotch pine and cedar Christmas trees, mistletoe holly and greenery, and apples pecans potatoes turnips tomatoes and peanuts.
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Decatur Curb and Country Market
1St Ave
Grant St
Civil rights leader cites jail beating in Mobile
J L LeFlore accuses an unidentified police officer of beating Eddie McGowan in a Mobile jail cell on the night of November 29. McGowan, 52, suffered three broken ribs and was hospitalized two days later after being booked for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and released on bond the next day. LeFlore says officials and the Justice Department should investigate.
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Mobile
Ala
J. L. LeFlore
Eddie McGowan
McGowan
LeFlore
Justice Department
Jones Eyes State Project Push in House
Rep. Bob Jones of Alabama, ranking member on Public Works, announced House approval of $45 million for the Alabama Coosa River Basin project. He chairs the flood control subcommittee that handled the action and said the bill goes to the House floor for final approval before adjournment.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Alabama- Coosa
Bob Jones
D-Ala
Jones
House
Decatur Woman Wins Kris Kross Contest
Mrs Marion F Link of Decatur won Kris Kross puzzle number two in THE DAILY contest. Her Gift Spotter slogan pitches fresh ideas for Christmas gifts and she earned a $50 gift certificate. Kris Kross has two more puzzles to come this season in THE DAILY classified section.
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Decatur
Kris Kross
Marion F. Link
Link
Gulf Shores Declares Lip Service About Coastline To Stars
Gulf Shores officials proclaim Alabama has salt water on the coast as Glen Campbell and Goober Lindsey visit. Mayor Horton declares them honorary citizens and jokes a coast line may be named Delight Shores in Campbell’s hometown.
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Gulf Shores
Ala
Alabama
Glen Campbell
George ‘‘Goober
Lindsey
C. C. Horton
Campbell
Goober
Horton
Delight Shores
Delight
Ark
Claude ‘O’connor
Who is this lady Liberty Enlightening the World
A voice extols the Statue of Liberty and urges recognition of freedom and civic duty. It explains her proper name and symbolism and promotes U S Savings Bonds through payroll savings and bond a month plans while encouraging visits to the statue in New York.
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New York Harbor
U.S
Miss Liberty
New York
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