Courthouse: Bigger Bag Needed for Morgan County
Morgan County voters face a January 18 referendum on a courthouse bond as officials describe cramped, inefficient offices. The piece details space shortages, a crowded probate office, and calls for a practical, serviceable new building to centralize county services under one roof.
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Morgan County
Alvin Benn
Louann Kent
Henry Bullard
Mud Tavern
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Bullard
Farm Bureau
Teague
Calcutta
Taj Mahal
McAfee
Wanda McKee
Morgan County Register
Kaye
Alabama Primary Sought By Vance
Bob Vance, head of Alabama's State Democratic party, pushes a spring Democratic presidential primary for the state. He distributed a confidential memo to hundreds of potential national convention delegates asking for their candidate preference. Alabama has never held a formal presidential primary and 35 votes will be cast at the Miami convention.
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Birmingham
Ala
Democratic Party
Alabama
Bob Vance
Miami
Vance
Wrapup Leads All-Age Field Trials in Alabama
Wrapup Crockett s Bess and Paladin s Royal Babe shine in the all-age class at the Alabama Field Trials in Courtland 1971. Judge Robert Simpson notes bird work range stamina and overall performance as key factors while Wrapup faces tough competition from War Eagle Rip and other top hounds owned by Jack Payne and Arthur Ray.
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Courtland
Alabama
Pointer
Jack Payne
Birmingham
Tommy Hinton
Tuscaloosa
Hoyt Henley
War Eagle Rip
Montgomery
Crockett
Bess
Paladin
Royal Babe
Robert Simpson
Arthur Ray
Florence
Muslims Blamed In Louisiana Gunfight
Mayor Dumas blamed Black Muslims for a street gunfight in Baton Rouge that killed two deputies and two blacks. Police cleared a rally as militants pressed for blacks’ conditions. National Guard was called, curfew imposed, bars closed, and 20 blacks arrested for disturbing the peace with eight later charged with murder.
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Baton Rouge
W. W.dumas
NAACP
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Bryan Clemmons Jr
Eddie Bauer
National Guard
Dumas
It's Your Business Business and Industry News Page Launch
The Decatur Daily announces a new weekly business and industrial news page starting today on page B-3. It will cover state national and local Decatur area developments, trends and progress, published each Tuesday.
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Decatur Daily
Nation
Decatur
Florida Okays Wallace Entry for Florida Primary
Florida Secretary of State Richard Stone placed Alabama Governor George Wallace and Senator Ted Kennedy on Florida's March 14 presidential primary ballot. Wallace may withdraw per Kennedy campaign affidavit. Stone also listed Republican contenders Nixon, McCloskey, and Ashbrook, citing Wallace’s past third party run and recent news coverage supporting his Democratic candidacy.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Richard Stone
Alabama
George Wallace
Ted-Kennedy
Florida
Kennedy
Washington
Wallace
Charles Snider
Decatur Daily Publisher Shelton Receives Eminent Service Award
Barrett C. Shelton publisher of The Decatur Daily since 1924 received the Eminent Service Award at the Alabama Rural Electric Association banquet. Sen. John Sparkman praised Shelton for boosting rural electrification in Alabama and editorial support. Shelton, called an eloquent spokesman for rural America, has long led rural development efforts and TVA-related initiatives.
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Montgomery
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur Daily
Alabama Rural Electric Association
John Sparkman
Shelton
Sparkman
Alabama
Lister Hill
Barrett Shelton
W. R. Shelton
America
Decatur
Tennessee River Valley Association
Citizens For Tva
Supreme Court blocks past record in sentence when convictions invalid
The Supreme Court divided held a judge may not rely on an invalid past conviction to set a sentence. Gov Wallace reportedly reversed course on a second Alabama Legislature special session and now seeks new legislation during the current session.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Surgeon General Labels Smoking A Health Hazard In 1964
In 1964 the U S Surgeon General Luther L Terry released a federal report declaring cigarette smoking a definite health hazard. The note appears in a dated section of a Tennessee Valley region newspaper with classifieds and weather features.
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Luther L. Terry
Athens
Decatur Magnavox Dealer Ad Extends Five Years
Robinson Furniture in downtown Decatur lists a five year Magnavox dealer agreement with Avenue and the contact number 353 2370. Ady.
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Decatur
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
Downtown
V Avenue
Ady
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Cleo Teague
Bryan McAfee
Nash
Register
Bobby Herbert
Lee
Danville
Dick Fleming
Morgan County Commission
Don Hogan
The
West Morgan Water and Fire Protection Authority
George Nancarrow
Morgan
Thomas Pardee
Tri- County District Health Service
Ben Windham
Babe Sparkle
By Tony Estes
G. Michael Harmon
By Rich Oppel
Stone
Paul McCloskey
California
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
Alabama ‘Rural Electric Association
Sen
Tennessee Valley
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