Decatur Firm Wins Recreation Center Contract
The city commission awarded Gresham Williams and Johnson of Decatur a 620 870 contract for the Operation New Decatur recreation center. Construction starts within 10 days with a yearlong timeline, featuring a 28 000 square foot facility in Blackburn Park and a 100 foot diameter acrylic dome over an Olympic size pool.
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Decatur
Gresham, Williams &~Johnson
Bill Aycock
Aycock & Neville
Blackburn Park
Sth Ave
Greek military regime resigns to seek civilian rule
Athens AP report says top junta figures led by Premier and Defense Minister George Papadopoulos retire from military ranks to become civilian leaders. Deputy premier interior minister Stylianos Pattakos and economic coordinator Col Nicholas Makarezos retire as generals, signaling an election bid by the regime.
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Greece
George Papadopoulos
Stylianos Patakos
Nicholas Makarezos
Three Counties Declared Disaster Areas By SBA
Three Alabama counties Morgan Madison and Limestone are named disaster areas by the Small Business Administration after a tornado and flood damage event. SBA loans are available and applications will be taken in the Birmingham office. An inspection assessed damage potentially reaching or exceeding one million dollars beyond insurance coverage.
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Morgan
Madison
Limestone
Small Business Administration
Washington
Alabama
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Birmingham
B.G Purvis
Athens Group Eyes Lyons Buy
Four Athens businessmen consider buying the Lyons Hotel on Bank St. from existing bank trust, delaying decision pending bank input. The hotel has been closed for a year and a half. Separately W W Mack has closed on a Bank St hospital sale to Dr O B Evans who will move to the Decatur Clinic on Somerville Rd in January.
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Cora Blair
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Lyons
Bank St
M. P. Littrell
H. J. Littrell
Littrell
Winston Garth
Harold Lovvorn
Birmingham
M.p.littrett
Decature
W.W. Mack
O. B. Evans
Bank St. Hospital
New York Prices Secure Mixed Daily Trading
New York markets show gains and drops across commodities. Stoecks higher while wheat slides on liquidation. corn weak on USDA report. oats rise amid solid demand. Hog prices mostly steady to 25 cents lower with 5,000 receipts. slaughter steers down 25 to 50 cents with 8,000 receipts and top at 28.00.
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New York
Stoecks
USDA
Saigon Cong Agreement Could Rush War End
President Johnson said the war could be stopped in days if South Vietnam's president talks informally with Communist leaders and gains agreement to abide by the Geneva accords. He also warned about hiring half a million hard-core unemployed or government action and spoke of potential results from talks in Saigon with the NLF political arm. He spoke during a pretaped TV interview on the way to Australia and may raise the point privately with Thieu.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Saigon
Australia
Nguyen van Thieu
Melbourne Memorial
Johnson Acts On Spending Cut Bill
President Johnson signed a spending cut resolution on his plane en route to Australia, after Congress pared appropriations by 1.8 billion dollars and directed a further 2.5 billion in cuts to preserve the dollar. The move could set up a next year tax increase as part of the broader package debated by lawmakers.
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Johnson
Honolulu
American Samoa
Australia
Harold E- Holt
Pago Pago
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Wallace nears ballot goal in California primary bid
George Wallace nears the 66 059 valid registrants needed for the American Independent Party to appear on California s presidential primary ballot next June. The report notes the aim is to secure ballot placement amid a crowded field.
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Los Angeles
George Wallace
American Independent Party
California
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