Nixon Focuses on Cities and Pollution in Indianapolis Meeting
President Nixon arrives in Indianapolis with cabinet and nine mayors to discuss urban problems. The stop highlights campaign-style welcome, focus on medium-sized cities, and a shift toward metropolitan governance amid urban policy criticism. Lugar, Whitcomb host as urban renewal not on the agenda.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nixon
Midwest
Washington
Urban Affairs Council
White House
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Demo Unit Expands Morgan County Democratic Committee Seats
Morgan County Democrats nearly double the county executive committee from 24 to 44 seats. Chairman Sam Fate McClendon said Decatur’s 17,000 of 32,000 voters will not dominate, with 15 seats for Decatur, 5 for Hartselle, and the rest for rural areas.
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Lewis Gunthorp
Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee
Sam McClendon
Morgan County
Decatur
Sam (Fate) McClendon
Hartselle
Morgan Seven Seek Demo Nomination
Seven Morgan County Democrats filed for county and legislative posts after a Democratic Committee meeting. Incumbents Sandlin Almon Harris Teague seek reelection. new candidates include Stone Gunthorp Jenkins Doss to Morgan County and Place One House seat. Primary set May 5 with qualifying through Feb. 28.
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Lee Sentell
Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
David Sandlin
T. C. Almon
Bob Harris
Cleo Teague
Junior Ray Stone
Lewis Gunthorp
Decatur High
Bill Jenkins
Ralph Slate
Board of Revenue District 2
Jack Maddox
Paul Collier
District One
Leslie Doss
State House of Representatives
Democratic Committee
State Committee
Sam
McClendon
Almon
Decatur
Bibb Graves
Leda Brown
Alabama
John Kennedy
Teague
Harrison Hill
Alabama Supreme Court Denies Rehearing In Disbarment Case
The Alabama Supreme Court refused a rehearing for former Attorney General Richmond Flowers and aide Joe Breck Gantt after disbarment by the court last month. Both had been convicted in federal court in Birmingham of conspiracy to commit extortion. Separately, Sen Joseph D Tydings blocked a vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge G Harrold Carswell, arguing the record remains incomplete.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Atty
Richmond Flowers
Joe Breck Gantt
Flowers
Gantt
Birmingham
Washington
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Bank Robbery In East Lauderdale County Stuns Local Town
Three armed men robbed the East Lauderdale County Bank on U S 72 east of Florence just before 11 45 a m and fled north in a red car with a sawed off shotgun used in the hold up. Authorities from the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department state troopers and the FBI joined the investigation as roadblocks were set and alerts issued across the region.
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Killen
East Lauderdale County
Highway Patrol
U. S. 72
Florence
Lauderdale County
Moulton Policeman Indicted for Assault with Intent to Murder
Wayne Hughley a 28 year old Moulton police officer has been indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Sheriff Rutherford said Hughley was arrested on the indictment and released on 1000 dollar bond. The indictment stems from an alleged assault on Billy Fred Alexander after a high speed chase last April. Hughley had been on the force since August 1968. The grand jury returned 32 indictments during a session of more than a week and recommended jail repairs including fire extinguishers handrails and better lighting.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Harlan
Pete) Rutherford
Wayne Hughley
Billy Burney
Hughley
Rutherford
Billy Fred Alexander
James Farris
Barbara Coffey
Grand Jury
Grand
Investigators Chase Leads in Joyce Drake Murder Case
A source close to the Joyce Drake murder investigation says authorities are still checking leads and slowly making progress. Officials emphasize they are pursuing every lead thoroughly and will need time to resolve the case.
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Joyce Drake
State National Bank to Add Three North Alabama Branches
State National Bank of Alabama plans three new North Alabama branches including Decatur Culiman and Florence with openings in coming months Decatur site at 1219 Danville Rd in Austin Plaza Shopping Center remodeling began this week Ray Childs Construction Co leads the work and John Wilks is named Decatur branch manager Approval received from Washington Wednesday for a Cullman branch on U S 31 N to open later this year Construction to begin on Cullman branch Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Robinson Furniture on Second Avenue Downtown 353 2370
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State National Bank of Alabama
United States
North Alabama
Decatur
Hugh Parker
Culiman
Florence
Austin Plaza
Danville Rd
Austin Drug Co
Parker
Ray Childs Construction Co
Austin Black Bears
John Wilks
State National
Washington
U. S. 31 N
Cullman
Americans Strike North Vietnam Air Defenses Second Time
U S fighter bombers attacked SAM missile sites and antiaircraft guns in North Vietnam for the second time in a week. No Americans were hit. The attack occurred near the Ban Karai Pass, 30 miles west of Dong Hoi, amid Tet cease fire news and prior losses.
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North Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Ban Karai Pass
Dong Hoi
North
South Vietnam
Quang Binh
United States
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Associated Press
U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
Richard G. Lugar
Republican Party
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Stone
Guntharp
Charles Guntharp
Lonnie McDaniel
T.C. Almon
William H. Jenkins
Morgan
Three Rob Bank
East Lauderdale
Tennessee
Mississippi
Fred W. Haise Jr
Cape Kennedy
Haise
Lunar
Drake
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Downtown
U.S. Command
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