Decatur council year in review faces few squabbles and meter removal
Lee Sentell notes 1969 brought rare disunity amid Decatur City Government under Mayor Charles Gunthorp. Since 1968 the administration faced school transfer issues, then removed parking meters on a three month trial. By 1970 meters appear likely to stay down.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur
Charles Gunthorp
Cameron
Charles Martin
Point Mallard Park
T. C. Almon Recreation Park
Councilmen Push Meters and Police Week Plan Highlights
The year featured meter removals led by Councilman Dewayne Cameron and a Christmas Eve pledge by Councilman Bill Dukes to implement a 40 hour police work week starting January 1. Dukes had pressed the reform for 14 months amid political maneuvering over the Flint dispute.
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Bill Dukes
Dukes
Flint City Council Debates Hospital Utilities Distribution
In 1969 Flint City backed by Joe Wheeler Co-Op seeks to supply hospital utilities while Decatur would have the State Mental Health Board assign the site to its jurisdiction. The Decatur council abstained and the dispute ended as hospital work began.
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Lurleen Wallace
Flint City
Joe Wheeler Co-Op
State Mental Health Board
Decatur
Four Foreign Students Study Water At University Of Alabama
Four international students from Egypt Thailand and India attend Geology 105-11 under Alabama State geologist P E LaMoreaux. Their work focuses on groundwater resources to aid water development in their home nations. The Egyptians Harhash and Fattah earn MS degrees in engineering hydrology and return soon.
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Ala
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Ali Abdel-Fattah
Thailand
Charoen Chuamthaisong
India
Swarn Singh Bains
Alabama
P.E. LaMoreaux
College of Arts and Sciences
University
Geological Survey of Alabama
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Bangkok
Chieng Mai
Charen
Gulf Oil Company
United States
U.S
Khorat Plateau
Jumchet Javanaphet
Royal Bureau of Mines
Pongpan Na
Javanaphet
Chiangmai
Charoen Phiangcharoen
Vija Sethaput
Harhash
Ali Fattah
General Development Organization
Punjab
American Troops Repel Major Jungle Battle Near Vietnam Border
In South Vietnam near Cambodia, U S troops surprised about 250 North Vietnamese soldiers and fought a heavy engagement, reporting at least 72 enemy deaths mostly from air strikes while American casualties were light.
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Saigon
Nvt
South Vietnam
UA Student Sees Pole Trip as Springboard to Moon
Alan Cockrell, a UA geology junior, returns from a two month stint at McMurdo Base Antarctica. He aims for a geology PhD focusing on lunar geology and volcanic action. Cockrell flew the C-130 from the Pole, aided biologists, and observed solar flare effects on radio during field work.
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Tuscaloosa
U.S. Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Alan Cockrell
Cockrell
College of Arts and Sciences
John Coefield
Montana State
Civil Air Patrol
National Science Foundation
South Pole
McMurdo
Pole
Alan
Crockrell
Navy
University of Minnesota
University of California
Koelitz Glacier
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Alan Crockrell
University of Alabama
Earth
Moon
Inspirational music program at McKendree Methodist Church
The Regents of Huntsville present an inspirational music program at McKendree Methodist Church Massey at 6 p.m. The public is invited. Moss Chapel United Methodist observes Recognition Day for college students during morning service. A reception follows at Rev and Mrs Otis Kirbys residence at 3 p.m. Dr Claude L Brown Jr Alabama Mental Health Board speaks at Rotary Club Decatur Inn at 12 15 p.m. Morgan County Board of Registrars meets in courthouse basement for college registrations. Moulton Church of God hosts a four hour Watch Night Service on New Year Eve starting 8 p.m.
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McKendree Methodist Church
Massey
Moss Chapel
United Methodist Church
Otis Kirby
Claude L. Brown Jr
Alabama Mental Health Board
Rotary Club
Decatur Inn
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Moulton
Moulton Church of God
Nixon Likely to Decide on Tax Reform Bill Soon
The White House said President Nixon will decide within days whether to sign or veto the tax reform bill. The Christmas benefits, including increases for social security recipients, hinge on the new tax law pending his signature.
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Nyt
White House
Executive Mansion
Theodore Roosevelt
Nixon
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