Washington Senate Tax Debate Sees Tax Cuts and Social Security Hikes
A Washington Senate session opposed by Nixon moved to raise the personal exemption from 600 to 800 and approved social security increases while broadening the payroll tax base. Debates centered on fairness between upper and lower income brackets with a conference committee expected to craft a final bill.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Charles Percy
Albert Gore
Treasury
Gore
GOP
Capitol
Decatur Area Weather Forecast Summary
River and surrounding area expect generally fair and warmer today with a high near 64 degrees. Tonight winds light to southwest 10 to 20 mph, low around 41, sunrise 6 45 am, sunset 4 36 pm.
SA Senator Sauer criticizes local wine naming
South African Parliamentarian Paul Sauer, a wine connoisseur, chides farmers for labeling wines by imported names such as claret burgundy and champagne. He argues Alsace and Moselle terms should not be used for South African products, asking how distant producers can claim Alsace or Burgundy types.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Paul Sauer
Sauer
Alsace
Moselle
Obituaries for Harris and Jett with multiple survivors
Funeral services for Leonard Harvey Harris 80 of Hartselle Ala will be Sunday at Urban Spring Baptist Church Samatha near Tuscaloosa Burial in adjoining cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing Survivors include widow four daughters five sons two brothers and 16 grandchildren Funeral services for Lemuel George Jett 65 of Moulton Heights will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Survivors include five daughters seven sons two sisters 20 grandchildren and one great grandchild Nephews will be pallbearers.
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Leonard Harvey Harris
Hartselle
Urban Spring Baptist Church
Samatha
Tuscaloosa
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Myler Harris
Jeffie Bolding
Demopolis
Edna Harris
Japan
Annie L. Wallace
Vance
Bonnie Mae Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
James Harris
Benton Harbor
Mich
Y S. Hartseller
Leonard Harris
Huntsville
Joe Harris
Groveland
Charles Harris
Pat
Lonnie Harris
Mississippi
Lemuel George Jett
Moulton Heights
Decatur Medical Park
Lamar’ Ingle
David Lawler
Roselawn
Mildred Shelton
Decatur
Gertrude Polk
Pensacola
Flora Nell Gregg
Virginia Beach
Carolyn Hames
Linda Gail Jett
San Francisco
Calif
Dennis
Dwight
Bobby Ray
Hoyt
Don Jett
Grat Travis” Jett
Eugene Jett
Rock Hill
N. C
Gensie Whitlow
Trinity
Izola Snow
Texas
Price Mary Louise funeral today in Spry Chapel
Funeral services for Mary Louise Price 53 Birmingham who died Thursday at Athens Limestone Hospital will be held at 2 p.m. today at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Fred Evans officiating. Burial in Myers Cemetery. Survivors include husband Joseph E. Price two daughters and a son plus five sisters and five brothers. Price had lived in Birmingham 16 years. A second notice: William Lewis Taylor 39 Eva died yesterday of apparent heart attack. services to be announced by Peck Funeral Home.
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Mary Louise Price
Birmingham
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Spry Funeral Home Chapel
Fred Evans
Myers Cemetery
Joseph E. Price
Mary.Graye
Athens
JoAnn Price
J. W. Laxson
Elkmont 2
Gladys Nelson
Kathyleen Carr
Betty ‘King
Naomi Key
Greensboro
N. C
Marie McNatt
Elkmont
Lawrence
Leroy
Harvey
Charles
Archie Goodin
Thomas Lee Hammons
Bobby Goodin
Wayne Goodin
Tony Goodin
Danny Price
Douglas Stanford
Hartselle
William Lewis
Taylor
Eva 1
Eerday
Peck Funeral Home
School float wins first in Moulton Christmas parade
Central High School’s float on the meaning of Christmas takes first place in Moulton’s Jaycee sponsored parade. Pleasant Grove Baptist R. A. Church wins second and Harris Chapel Church of God Prophecy third. A large crowd saw eight floats and bands from Lawrence County with the Bamnettes from Decatur. Courtland plans a parade today at 4 30 p.m. featuring Santa Claus and more.
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Hilda Terry
Moulton — Central High School
Moulton
Pleasant Grove Baptist R. A
Harris Chapel
Church of God Prophecy
Lawrence County
Bamnettes
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Courtland
Santa Claus
Commission reports access gaps push crime prevention
The advisory group notes that many Americans lack freedoms and opportunities. It highlights a cohort of young, poor males undereducated with limited Urban escape routes who see crime as a path to material gain, influenced by others who get away with it.
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Philip A. Hart
Roman Hruska
Governor Brewer Cancels Liberty Bowl Trip
Gov. Albert Brewer aborts plans to attend the Liberty Bowl in Memphis because his grandmother in Booneville Mississippi is seriously ill. A family spokesman said the governor will travel to Booneville to see Mrs. William Austin Brewer, aged 89, delaying his Decatur engagements.
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Albert Brewer
Alabama
Colorado
Booneville
Miss
Memphis
Bob Inman
Decatur
William Austin Brewer
City study maps where children live to forecast plan issues
Dr. Sellers explained the process to locate each child’s home to anticipate problems in proposed plans. He has also discussed the court order with civic groups to determine the best course of action.
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Sellers
Voting Extend 1965 Act Five Years
Civil rights leaders bitterly criticized extending the 1965 act for five years arguing broader legislation would weaken enforcement in the South where nearly a million Negro voters have been registered since the act's passage.
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South
Apollo 12 Crew Describes Moon Mission Urging Return
The Apollo 12 crew Conrad Bean and Richard Gordon spoke at a 90 minute news conference about their 10 day moon mission. They said they are eager to return to the moon and could extend activities outside the lunar module on the surface.
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Earth
Conrad
Bean
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Hospitals Miss and Dismissals List Names and Addresses
Long list of individuals with hospital or rest home mentions in Tennessee Valley area. Includes patients at Tennessee Valley Rest Home and various Decatur Athens Hartselle and surrounding towns with addresses and ward or street details. No explicit event beyond admissions and dismissals provided.
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Karla Jean Terry
Tower St
William Robert Sanders
5Th Ave. SE
Jerry Martin Thomas
Somerville
George Richard Holmes
Vinemont
Davie Lewis Reedus
Athens
Cullen Carter
Tennison
Elkmont
Clifford Arthur Ballendger
Falkville
Ray Paul Nixon
Dianne St. SW
Harmon G. Hallman
Arat
Mary E. Currey
Tennessee Valley Rest Home
Glenn Whisenant
Decatur
W. E. Curry
Charles Ernest Stough
4Th Ave
Com Ann Belew
George A
Birth in Athens shows new son for Reedus couple
Mr and Mrs David Lewis Reedus of Athens 4 welcomed a son Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. The report notes Martinique, one Windward Island, has about 275000 residents.
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David Lewis Reedus
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
Martinique
Windward Islands
Christmas events fill Decatur with concerts sales and parades
A busy schedule lists many Decatur area happenings including a fruit cake sale at Gateway Shopping Center from 10 to 2, bake sales, and a district convention. Christian and civic groups meet for lectures, cantatas, teas, and church programs across Decatur Hartselle Danville Courtland and nearby venues.
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Tennessee Valley Wheelchair Club
Gateway Shopping Center
Decatur
Altrusa Club
Trial reset after mistrial cited by judge in McRae district
Judge Bennett McRae ordered the case to proceed after a mistrial cited by West and defense counsel Ralph Slate. Subpoena mixups caused absent witnesses delaying the trial, with options to continue if a juror fell ill. Also during the week Anderson Harmon and Noel Culver were acquitted of manslaughter.
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Bennett McRae
West
Ralph Slate
Moulton Rd
Moulton Heights
Anderson Harmon
Noel L. Culver
Judge McRae
Moon mission crew plans long EVA with rests in orbit
The official outlined a nine hour EVA with only occasional rest and suggested a three day stay for the lunar module as a reasonable Moon mission plan.
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Decatur Daily Ee Ee
Tennessee Valley Printing ©., Inc
R. Shelton
Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Plains
Decatur and Vicinity
Leonard H. Harris
James A. Davis
Morgan County United Fund
Clarence Hieserman
United Fund Board of Directors
Decatur Inn
Lonnie McDaniel
Mary L. Price
William L. Taylor
Social
Decatur General Admissions
Sara Ada
Pitts
Hillsboro
Timothy Eugene Bennett
Beech St
Benajah Agee Bibb
4Th Ave. NW
Ann _ Marie .McCaghren
Douglas Howard Stamper
Seton Ave
Charlie Bates
A St. NW
Baugh—Wiley—Smith Admissions
Willis Fletcher
Madison
Timothy Mitchell
Odie
Irene Jacobs
Lester
William C. Martin
Eva
Modie Hough
6Th Ave
Olene Ledlow
Thurmond Garrett
Tony Garrett
Reginia Garrett
James L. Johnson
Esper Lee~Dorsey
Memorial Dr
Katherine Wilson
Town Creek
Moses Gray
Ruth Ashford
Johnson St
National Association of Retired Civil Service Employes
NARCE
Decatur ,Inn
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Christian Women’s Fellowship of
First Christian Church
Decatur High School
Heart of Dixie
T. O. P. S. Club
Aquadome
Oes
Vera Martin
Kenya
East Africa
Moss Chapel United Methodist Church
Danville
Austinville
Harold Blanton
Christ
Bellview Baptist Church
Old Moulton Rd
Edward E. Moulton
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Paul Eubanks
God
First Christian Church Choir
Kenneth McCulloch
First United Methodist Church
Westmeade Baptist Church
Betty St
Runnymeade Ave
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Holy Land
William Otis Epps
Calvary Baptist Church
Covenant Presbyterian Choir
Summer Manor Apartments
Bethlehem
W. H. Ryan
Chattanooga, Tenn
First Missionary Baptist Church
Vine and
Grove Streets
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
First United Methodist Church of
Ralph K.bates
Frank Samford
Alabama Safety Council
Decatur Rotary Club
City Hall
Morgan County
American Association of Retired Persons
Summer Manor
Lehman Strauss
Philadelphia
Christian Women’s Club
Ramada Inn
Jack Coker
J. Howard Marks
Canal
Lafayette Streets
Bishop’s Singers
Richard Hunter
Cotaco Literary Club
Rufus Warren
Grant St
H. L. Ogle
Harold Pilgrim
Sherwood Stewart
George Hansberry
George ‘Nancarrow
Ike Groover
Hartselle Business District
Marvin Dinsmore
John Caddell
United Way
Decatur Daily
Gordon’s Transports
Mason & Dixon Lines
Parisian
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
Winn-Dixie
Servomation Valley
Williams Auto Parts
Welding Supply of Alabama
Robinson Furniture
Smith Motors
Decatur Packing Company
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank of Decatur
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Willo Products Company
Thompson Tractor Company
Decatur Water Department
Decatur Police Department
Decatur City
Decatur Street Department
Decatur Park Department
Monsanto
Wolverine Tube Division
Prestolite Company
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
South Central Bell Telephone Company
Alabama Flour Mills
Fruehaus Corporation
Amoco Chemicals Corporation
Farm Industries
Wayne Poultry Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Lay
Law
McGough Bakeries Corporation
Automatic Screw Machine Products Company
State National Bank of Alabama
First State Bank of Decatur
Industrial Uniforms Service
Metco Inc
Wood Reels, Inc
Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Company
Skyline Corporation
Decatur, Iron and Steel Company
Climatrol Industries
Davis
George Biggers
Mistrial
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