Cotton Loses Lead In Morgan and Lawrence Agriculture
Poultry earnings replace cotton as Morgan and Lawrence counties top agricultural income. Morgan County poultry gross reaches 4 081 042 dollars while cotton drops to 2 932 804. Lawrence County poultry falls from 3 500 000 to 2 520 000, while Limestone stays led by cotton at 9.5 million. Weather pests and late planting hurt cotton. federal payments offset some losses. Total three-county ag income falls several million with Morgan at 12 350 733 and Limestone, Lawrence down significantly. COTTON On Page 2.
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Morgan County
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Limestone
Sam McClendon
McClendon
Floyd K. Agee
North
Alabama
Agee
King Cotton
County Commissioners push local vote reform on amendments
The Alabama Association of County Commissioners urges changing election laws so only counties directly affected by a proposed constitutional amendment would vote. Currently all 67 counties participate in statewide ballots, a move welcomed by Morgan County officials and Rep. Ralph Slate who supports the reform amid high costs from recent statewide votes.
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Alabama Association of County Commissioners
Guy D. Roberts
Morgan
Ralph Slate
Decatur
Montgomery
Haar Vated
Santa Delivers Cheer To Hospitalized Girl In Casts
In Hartselle Hospital Lisa Faye Sharp six writes Santa asking to visit. Dec 13 Santa arrives suddenly asking to see Lisa, who is in heavy casts after a car wreck. The heartwarming moment lifts staff and patient before Christmas.
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Faye Blair
DAILY
Hartselle
Lisa Faye Sharp
Lisa
Hartselle Hospital
Santa
F. E. Burleson School
P. S
Decatur Teens Speak Up On City Needs
More than 3500 Decatur teenagers were surveyed by the Chamber of Commerce through the youth activities committee led by Jack Cole to identify social cultural and recreational projects they want for young people.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jack Cole
Auto makers announce short-term production cutbacks
Ford Motors and American Motors join General Motors and Chrysler in declaring prunable production cuts over the coming weeks to align with slowing sales. Bill Dyer resigns as President Johnson's press secretary to become publisher and chief operating officer of the Long Island newspaper Newsday. Viet Cong attacks cause heavy casualties to a US Marines and Vietnamese unit at separate outposts in Da Nang early today.
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Ford Motor Co
American Motors Today
General Motors
Chrysler
Washington (Ap
Bill Dyers
Johnson
Long Island
Mewsday
DA Nang
South Vietnam
U. S
Budget Cut Said Less Than Told
President Johnson proposed cutting federal spending by 5.3 billion in long term programs and 3 billion in immediate outlays through July 1 but officials say the actual savings for the remaining half of fiscal 1967 will be under 2 billion. Most cuts are deferred anti inflation measures moving into the 1968 budget.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
Associated Press
Astrobugs Liftoff Today
Thousands of tiny astrobugs packed in a beehive shaped capsule prepare to orbit Earth for 74 hours aboard a Delta rocket at Cape Kennedy. The mission tests space radiation and weightlessness effects on plants and animals as part of a $100 million biosatellite program.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
America
Mansfield Urges 45 Day Viet Truce
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged the United States to propose a 45 day or longer truce in Vietnam to enable negotiations. Two Southern colleagues urged increasing the war effort. Mansfield spoke amid a series of Vietnam strategy comments on Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Vietnam
Montana Democrat
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Vietnam
Johnson
Mansfield
Lee Mansfield
Soviet Plan Seen To Add Multiple Nuclear Warheads
Pentagon sources indicate the Soviet Union intends to develop multiple nuclear warheads for ICBMs to counter U S gains from Minuteman III and Poseidon missiles. Officials note the move as a standard option, with details first reported in a technical journal.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Washington
Pentagon
Soviet Union
United States
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks rise moderately while grains show mixed moves. Cotton remains quiet as wheat falls on profit taking and corn eases on liquid funds. oats and soybeans slip modestly. Hog and steer prices hold steady to lower with limited gains.
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New York
Radio Hanoi Defies U S Claims With Hanoi Raids
Reports from Saigon say eight American aircraft including a recon plane were shot down by Hanoi. The U S Command did not confirm or deny bombing inside the North Vietnamese capital, while Tass quoted Hanoi on continued raids and antiaircraft fire along the Red River and Hanoi suburbs.
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Hanoi
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