Georgia gubernatorial deadlock faces stalemate risk
The legislature may block either Maddox or Callaway by refusing to vote in joint session. If no governor is chosen, Gov. Sanders could remain in office. President Carter’s era context not specified. King calls ruling a blow to representative government, urging legislature to seat a governor.
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Georgia
Atty
Gem Arthur Bolton
Carl Sanders
Sanders
New Orleans
Maddox
Atlanta
BuCaieneay Ie
Callaway
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Hugo L. Black
Black
Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
General Assembly
Earl Warren
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Abe Fortas
Francis Shackelford
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Supreme Court
High Court
Legisature
Viet Cong lairs targeted as Saigon attacked again
In Saigon area operations six insurgent strikes were reported with all attackers escaping. A March 28 B52 raid near Saigon involved eight bombers striking 18 miles southeast of the city. U S air forces also hit North Vietnam near Dong Hoi and silenced a radar site after destroyers Ingersoll and Keppler fired five inch guns.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Ayen
Rites
Dong Hoi
North
South Vietnam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Ingersoll
Keppler
Hoffa and Teamsters Block Return to AFL-CIO Alliance
Hoffa avoids official comment as history notes his 1957 Teamsters leadership and later convictions. AFL-CIO leadership, led by George Meany, refuses reunion while Hoffa retains control.
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Hoffa
Teamsters
Chicago
Afl-Cio
Dave Beck
George Meany
L-Cio
Hofa
Unclear claim on Oswald killer and Warren Commission
A fragment references Ruby Ruby, 55, described as a non-drinker non-smoker nightclub operator said to have killed Lee Harvey Oswald and identified by the Warren Commission as Kennedy’s assassin. A doctor states the condition is incurable by surgery and cautions about potential benefits versus cure.
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Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Presdent
Kennedy
Barnett
Dismissals and Memorial Listings From Cullman Area
A long roll of names appears, listing memorials and dismissals across Ardmore Decatur Hartselle Cullman and nearby towns. The page features individuals with several addresses including Crestview Street Newman Street and Vineumont plus entries for infants and adults. The tone matches a local notice column with multiple households identified.
Shoppers Seek Quality Merchandise Ahead of Christmas Rush
Merchants report early-season strength as shoppers focus on quality items like sports wear coats and suits. Store managers note good credit in shoppers and rising demand for big-ticket goods while Vietnam war clothing delays ease. Mild early December weather helps downtown business as holidays loom.
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Taylor
Christas
Alan White
Gibon’s Discount Center
Marvin Rosenberg
Parisi Bs
Jerry Sey
Lord’s Jewlery Downown
Susie
Health Update On Ruby Amid Cancer Concerns
Dr Barnett reports Ruby’s illness spreading through the lymphatic system with lung nodules. Tests indicate nodules might be cancer or other. He notes therapy can suppress tumor growth and ease pain. Ruby remains relatively stable, with mild fever and modest chest drainage discomfort.
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Barnett
Ruby
Con Barnett
Cotton and farm product prices in Decatur market
Cotton middling loan noted as inch with cottonseed at 40 per ton. Milk prices listed as Grade A 6.55 per hundred and manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Percentages and ratios shown for four per cent direct and below four per cent. Wood prices 65 45 35 with pulpwood 13.50 per cord. Corn and oats prices: No 2 Yellow Shelled 1.35, Yellow Ear 1.11, White Ear 1.07, White Shelled 1.46, Oats .68. MARKETS.
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Decatur
Water Pollution Discussion Highlights Industry and Public Views
Statements from industry leaders and representatives in Decatur stress the shared duty to curb water pollution. They cite investments by five companies totaling about 4 million dollars and call for reasonable standards balancing economic impact with environmental protection.
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Noel.callahan
Garden Clubs
Decatur
Ater
Harry Hamme
Monsanto
Whit King
Commission
Decatur Officials Discuss Tennessee River Site Plan
The Alabama Water Improvement Commission. Champion secured options to buy an industrial site on the Tennessee River near Spring Creek in Lawrence County. Champion continues feasibility studies amid expected stable industrial and recreational demand on the river. Mayor J Gilmer Blackburn urges fair water rates to protect industry and notes a new sewage treatment plant will be needed in Decatur.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Larry Parr
Alabama Flour Mills
Floyd. W. Mienow
Champion Papers, Inc
Hamilton
Ohio
Lawrence County
Tennessee
Champion
Decatur Daily
Spring Creek
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Eisenhower Undergoes Gallstone Operation at Walter Reed
Five star General Dwight D. Eisenhower had gallbladder removed after an hour and three quarter operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors reported multiple gallstones and a satisfactory condition as Mamie Eisenhower and family waited in the presidential suite. He may stay 10 days to two weeks before returning to Gettysburg
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Walter Reed
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Mamie
John
Milton
Philip W. Mallory
Gettysburg
Egg Prices Steady in Birmingham Market
Birmingham wholesale eggs hold firm as supply remains ample for fair demand. Retailers see consumer grade Grade A white eggs per dozen with large 48 to 52 cents, medium 44 to 46 cents, smalls 36 to 38 cents, cases included and store delivery.
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Birmingham
Poultry market notes from Atlanta and Birmingham
Atlanta reports fair to good demand for live broilers and fryers with farm prices steady. Birmingham notes unsettled and weak market for next week’s delivery, ready to cook demand steady, cancellations and renegotiations present, slaughter estimated at 1,168,000 head versus 1,155,000 last Tuesday.
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Poultry Atlanta
Birmingham
Wall Street extends six straight gains on profit taking
The stock market held firm in late trading marking a sixth straight advance. IBM led with a five point rise while Honeywell Air Reduction Johns Manville and others gained one to three points. Du Pont fell about 1.5 percent and Standard Oil slipped around 1 percent.
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IBM
Honeywell
Air Reduction
Johns-Manville
General Motors
Republic Steel
Douglas Aircraft
Union Carbide
Xerox
Polaroid
Pan American World Airways
Delta Airlines
Columbia Pictures
United Airlines
du Pont
Minnesota
Dow Jones
Norton Co
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Charge Filed In Slaying Of Former Husband
Ruby Slaten of Decatur 2 is charged with second degree murder in the knife slaying of her former husband Thomas S. Cowart. Cowart was found fatally wounded at Slaten's home with a three inch wound above the right collar bone. Slaten appeared before Circuit Court Judge Newton Powell with attorney Jim Francis appointed to defend her. Her son Danny Slaten and brother Phillip Borden brought her to the sheriff's office after finding Cowart.
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Ruby Slaten
Decatur 2
Thomas S. Cowart
Cowart
Slaten
Clarence Harris
Newton Powell
Jim Francis
Early European contact with Tonga in 17th to 18th centuries
Dutch navigators first chart Tonga in 1616, followed by Captain William Bligh aboard the Bounty. Later in the 1700s Captain James Cook, famed English seafarer and naturalist, made contact with Tonga during his voyages.
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Tonga
William Bligh
James Cook
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12Th Ave
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