Decatur plans housing, upgrades, and local actions
Decatur housing authority proposes a $5 million elderly housing project of 50 units while a rival plan for a 25 unit luxury apartment surfaces. City license code updates pass, including rules for junk dealers and trailer courts. Local officials report draft calls, public rewards, counterfeiting discoveries, and school funding approvals.
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Decatur Housing Authority
William Quarles
Summerlane SE
Charles
Decatur
Titan 3 stage malfunction probes by Air Force team
An Air Force investigative unit began searching Wednesday for the cause of a Titan 3 upper stage failure that prevented four satellites from reaching their intended orbits. The probe comes as the nation reviews space program risks amid broader wartime defense spending.
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U.S. Air Force
Brewer poised for light opposition in lieutenant governor race
In Decatur Albert Brewer appears to face only token opposition as he contemplates a bid for lieutenant governor. The field for the race is normally hot, with only rare unscathed campaigns like 1954 when W Guy Hardwick advanced with minimal challenge. Qualifying season nears, and no other major candidates have emerged, though one assumption prevails that Sen. Bob Gilchrist will back Brewer.
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Montgomery
Decatur
Albert Brewer
W. Guy Hardwick
Dothan
Hardwick
Shorty Price
University of Alabama
Montgomery’s Joe Hawk Ins Considered for Governor
Montgomery figure Joe Hawk Ins considered as a possible gubernatorial candidate though he says he remains in the considering stage. Friends say Brewer’s decision to run could push Hawkins out of the race, while Bill Jones foresees a Wallace book ready for press and a 1966 GOP nomination by Jim Martin. Jones hopes to run for Congress if he secures the Democratic nomination.
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Ruh
Montgomery
Joe Hawkins
Brewer
Hawkins
Bill Jones
Gov. Wallace
Wallace
Jim Martin
Jones
Congress
Martin
Rumor and Commentary on Political Figures and Party Symbols
An unconfirmed rumor cites Sen John Sparkman crying with joy at news. Martin is described as either the strongest or most overrated figure in politics. The piece notes the 1904 white supremacy label on the Democratic ballot may be removed, and mocks a Public Service Commission audit for detours in travel, gas, and long distance calls by staff.
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Sen
John Sparkman
Martin
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Public Service Commission
Water project aims to end February water drought
Greenbrier Belle Mina and Mooresville residents missed Christmas water hopes as a $180,000 South Limestone Water and Fire Prevention Authority project lags. Secretary Joe Bob Elliott says the system is about 75 percent done and now targets Feb 1 to deliver water to about 200 customers sourced from a spring on Senator Horton’s farm. Construction officials say the site is capable of meeting demand.
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Greenbrier
Belle Mina
Mooresville
Ole Santa
Joe Bob Elliott
South Limestone Water and Fire Prevention Authority
Ed Horton
County school survey favors city and county merger
A limestone County education survey by two state education officials is completed with a report due shortly. Sen. Ed Horton requested the study to explore merging city and county systems, arguing county schools lag behind city ones and improvements are underway but far from equal.
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State Education Department
Limestone County
Ed Horton
Sen
Horton
Morgan County forms potential early 1968 school tax vote
Morgan County plans a January or February 1968 referendum to extend two school property taxes, one mill and three mills, in a 30 year run if approved. The taxes, delinquent since 1967, first authorized in 1917 for a 20 year period, would affect real estate and personal property.
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Morgan
Tax Extensions for Alabama County Schools Debated
In 1937 the taxes may be extended for 30 years with voters deciding on both the one mill and three mill taxes. The measures, tied to the Alabama School Code, affect all county and Decatur City Schools. Officials warn the extension is vital to operations as the three mill tax becomes delinquent in 1967. A future district tax referendum is possible in 1966 to 1967, potentially affecting all county schools. Morgan County spans four districts and participation hinges on levy of these taxes and receipt of state funds.
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Alabama
Decatur
Morgan
Decatur City
H. R. Leeman
Morgan County Mental Health Association Plans Expanded Campaign
The Morgan County Mental Health Association, founded in 1952 in Decatur Morgan County, reports a larger 1966 campaign to educate the public on mental retardation services. It operates on United Fund allocations, $2 annual dues, and donations plus a $400 boost from the Hartselle City Council to support the Decatur mental health clinic serving Morgan, Lawrence, and Limestone counties.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Morgan County Mental Health Association
Mental Health Association
United Fund
Hartselle
Morgan, Lawrence and
Lime
County Association Grants Aimed at Aid for Mentally Disabled
Stone Counties and Marvin Dinsmore announce anticipated grants from interested groups to support an association serving about 63,000 residents per the 1960 census. Of these, 118 reside at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, 29 at Searcy Hospital in Mt. Vernon, and 50 at Partlow State School in Tuscaloosa, totaling 197 receiving full time aid.
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Stone Counties
Marvin Dinsmore
Association
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Searcy Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Partlow State School
Morgan County Mental Health Association 1963 data report
The Morgan County agency outlines 1963 social issues including 515 under 20 with mental retardation, 52 births of mentally retarded children, 6300 adults with serious mental emotional trouble, 208 divorces, 3034 welfare recipients totaling $2,363,562.43, 74 juvenile delinquents, 1260 alcoholics and 97 in state prisons. It warns of widespread risks to productive work, accidents, and family breakdown, and outlines 1966 plans to expand facilities, establish aid referrals, grow membership, and train ministers.
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the Association
Morgan County
Association
Brewer May Seek Lt Governor Post Stirring Power Bets
Perspective notes news that Decatur attorney Al bert Brewer plans a bid for lieutenant governor stirring questions about his future in state politics. If elected he cannot advance to governor without a run. Rumors also link former Circuit Clerk Harrison Hill to a Morgan County license commissioner bid, challenging Cleon Yates next year.
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Albert Brewer
Harrison Hill
Morgan County
Cleon Yates
Hyche Seen as Sure Sheriff Candidate After Selloff
Richard Hyche, former Morgan County chief deputy and briefly sheriff after Jimmy Collier's death, plans for the upcoming election after selling his service station on 6th Ave. Knox McRae, who beat Hyche in a runoff four years ago, resigned last year. Dick Fleming was appointed by Gov. George Wallace and will also run.
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Richard Hyche
Morgan County
Jimmy Collier
6Th Ave
Hyche
Knox McRae
McRae
Dick Fleming
George Wallace
Fleming
Secretary of state bid eyed by longtime governor aide
Mable Amos, a longtime secretary in the governor's office, plans to leave in March to map a bid for secretary of state. She has served under four governors and says she will seek a leave of absence after filing if she encounters opponents, though she expects a tough, possibly sole candidacy.
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Mable Amos
Governor’s Office
Amos
Too Many Santas and a delayed Lawrence County judge
A Decatur tale says four Santas promised a boy four bicycles, only one delivered. The Governor Wallace appointment for Lawrence County judge is repeatedly said to occur within days, but no name has been named, delaying court and stirring county officials.
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Decatur
George Wallace
Lawrence County
Wallace Brewer Named At Local Junior College
The junior college near the Tennessee Valley Vocational School plans to honor Gov. George Wallace with the George C. Wallace Building and House Speaker Albert Brewer with the Albert P. Brewer Library. The board has voted though no formal dedication date is set. The text notes the college’s location near Decatur and questions the naming of John C. Calhoun Junior College.
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Wallace
Albert P. Brewer
George C. Wallace
Decatur
John C. Calhoun
Junior Colege
Calhoun
South Carolina
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