Strike at Morgan County Electric Co op Spurs Court Action
Four month strike at Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Co op provokes violence reports and court actions. National Labor Relations Board hearing and good faith bargaining dispute cited. Grand jury praised sheriff and department while police commended. Cotton voters urged for upland election and Courtland Clinic Hospital planning approval expected. Hydrogen fuel cell submarine design noted.
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Limestone Servant Will End 20 Years Service Next Month
Athens Jan 18 The Limestone County clerk James Isaac Thomas will retire after 20 years in his post at the Limestone County Circuit Court. Lewis Seine, rural carrier for the Decatur Daily, will take over the vacancy. Thomas also served 12 years as tax collector and ran Thomas Barbecue. He never sought a third term and is father to five, with daughters teachers and a son in concrete work. The family attends Isom's Chapel Methodist Church and Thomas remains active in farming.
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Robert Lambert
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Peabody College
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James Long
Watusi Jumping Mystery Reaches Redstone Arsenal
Army technician Harry Hall confronts a 10 year old neighbor Mike Munsil in Panama City over a tale of Watusi jumping. The boy argues gravity varies with latitude and could alter a Watusi jumper’s height. Army scientists reply with a physics lesson and calculations.
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Missile Command
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Record Vote Totals From 1964 Election and Johnson Victory
The Associated Press tabulation shows Lyndon B. Johnson won 61 percent of the popular vote with 43,126,218 votes while Barry Goldwater had 27,174,898 and others 320,363. Johnson carried 44 states and DC, achieving a new high total vote of 70,621,479.
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Armistice Commission to Meet Monday in Joint Security Area
The United Nations Command announced the 195th meeting of the Military Armistice Commission will be held Monday in the Joint Security Area near Panmunjom. The report notes coverage of political races with Johnson sweeping 85.5 percent and Goldwater winning heavily in five states.
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Military Armistice Commission
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