Redstone Arsenal to Sell 45 Buildings at Auction
Forty five one story frame houses in Redstone Park at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville will be sold February 6 to the highest bidder on an as is where is basis for off site use. Purchasers must remove the buildings and clean the sites by August 30. Bid forms and inspections are through the area engineer at Red Stone Arsenal Area Office. Bids open at 2 p.m. February 6 at the Corps of Engineers District Office in Mobile.
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Redstone Park
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Red Stone Arsenal
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O
Corps of Engineers
Mobile
Chemistry society meeting in Huntsville to hear Dr Day
The North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society hosts its first 1968 meeting in Huntsville on Wednesday. Prof. M C Day from Louisiana State University will discuss Electrolytes in Non-aqueous Sol vents. Dinner at 6 pm at Holiday Inn East, with social hour before the meeting. Reservations to Dr Max Lustig at 876 9023.
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North Alabama
American Chemical Society
Huntsville
M. C. Day
Louisiana State University Department of Chemistry
Holiday Inn East
Day
Arkansas
San Jose State College
Toiwa State University
Max Lustig
Service Manager Named Reuben Finney at Thompson Tractor
Finney, formerly Jefferson County area sales representative, is named general service manager for Thompson Tractor Co. He will oversee the service department with over 100 workers across four shops in Decatur Tuscaloosa Birmingham and Anniston. He succeeds Joe LeBlanc who left for Stupp Co. in Baton Rouge. Finney, Auburn University graduate, lives in Mountain Brook with his wife and son. A Decatur High School cotton soybeans clinic scheduled for today is postponed to February 8 due to weather.
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Reuben. Finney
Jefferson County
Thompson Tractor Co
North Alabama
Finney
Thompson
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Anniston
Joe LeBlanc
Stupp Co
Baton Rouge
Auburn University
Mountain Brook
Athens Man LeCroix Named Phi Beta Member at Alabama
The OSCS sponsor announced cancellation of the clinic after LeCroix was chosen for membership in Phi Beta at the University of Alabama. LeCroix, son of Mr and Mrs M A LeCroix of Athens, is a 1964 Tanner High School graduate and a senior in arts and sciences. He belongs to the Gamma Sigma Epsilon chemistry honorary and Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society.
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Athens
Charles David LeCroix
M. A. LeCroix
Phi Beta
University of Alabama
LeCroix
Tanner High School
College of Arts and Sciences
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Pi Mu Epsilon
Jaycee Awards Set For Decatur Jaycees Banquet
Three Morgan County citizens will receive Distinguished Service Awards at the annual Decatur Jaycees banquet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Decatur Inn. Awards honor Outstanding Young Man Outstanding Young Farmer and Boss of the Year. Guest speaker John Putman, 1966 Outstanding Young Man of America, former Athens College PR director and president of the Outstanding Young Men of America Foundation, will attend.
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Morgan County
Decatur Jaycees
Decatur Inn
John Putman
Seaco Corp Named Prestolite Distributor
Seaco Corp of 816 McGlathery Lane SE C was named a service distributor for The Prestolite Co of Toledo Ohio by G H Greyer director of services Seaco will distribute and service Prestolite automotive electrical parts World Day of Prayer planning committee meets 10 am Tuesday at St Johns Episcopal Church with postponement if schools close Red Cross Gray Ladies cancel Tuesday meeting due to weather Gordon Bibbe PTA meeting canceled Morgan County League of Women Voters meets next Monday at 7 30 pm Paul Schuman will speak on Chinese foreign policy
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Seaco Corp
McGlathery Lane
Prestolite Co
Toledo
Ohio
G. H. Greyer
Seaco
Prestolite
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Red Cross
Morgan County League of Women Voters
Pet Dairy
Paul Schuman
Peak season for fires drives up losses and costs
The article notes U S fire losses rose from 1.5 billion in 1966 to about 1.7 billion last year and warns homeowners to review fire prevention measures. It highlights causes such as defective heating equipment, smoking, and electrical faults, and urges updating insurance to reflect current home and contents values.
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Sylvia Porter
U.S
National Fire Protection Association
Boston
NFPA
Quakes Ravage Gibellina and Montevago in Sicily Toll
Reports from Sicily describe a pair of devastating earthquakes that leveled Gibellina and Montevago. Rescue teams found ruins and a collapsed hospital with an estimated death toll rising, as refugees trudged along icy roads seeking shelter amidst sulfur odors and blocked routes.
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Sicily
Gibellina
Montevago
Trapani
Doubts Arise Over Heart Transplant Success Worldwide
Kasperak's transplanted heart continues to beat normally doctors say while skepticism grows in Johannesburg and Washington. Dr Chris Barnard questions success of human heart transplants, noting no patient yet discharged to live fairly normal lives. Dr Philip Blaiberg, his second recipient, is early in recovery at home.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Washington,d.c
Chrisjtiaan N. Barnard
Winter Weather Shuts Down Alabama Campuses and Roads
Schools and colleges across Limestone Morgan and Cullman counties closed as icy roads and snow halted classes in Athens Calhoun Wallace St Bernard and Sacred Heart. Courts and some activities delayedor canceled with expected resumption Tuesday.
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Athens College
Calhoun Junior College
Wallace College
Cullman County
St. Bernard College
Sacred Heart College
Carlton Kelley
Calhoun
Decatur
Decatur Electric Department
U.S. 31
Matthews Machine Shop
Jerry Allen Cross
Lafayette St
Cross
Electric Department
Keller Memorial Bridge
C. P. Tapscott
Hartselle
Highway Department
Tapscott
Decatur Street Department
Bill Wright
Highway Patrol
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
North Alabama
Birmingham
Hunts
North
Alabama
U S drives target movement routes from North Vietnam
The campaign aims at trucks, water traffic and storage areas to curb movement of men and supplies into the south. Reports claim North Vietnamese are moving large quantities of men and supplies via the southern panhandle and the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Southern
Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Seibold seeks separate trials in gruesome Sinclair killings
In Auburn, Seibold requests separate trials on each count to ensure fair impartial juries. Judge Tyner delays ruling as defense cites need for preparation. The case stems from the Sept. 7 massacre in which Sarah Sinclair 18 and two others were slain after a break in with a shotgun and knife. Cathey Sinclair narrowly escaped injury.
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Seibold
Jon
Jacob A. Walker Jr
Tyner
Auburn
Sarah Elizabeth Sinclair
Mary Lynne Sinclair
Mary Durant
Sinclair
List of Names and Addresses in a Local Directory Entry
A compiled list of individuals with street addresses and towns including Decatur Huntsville Hartselle Moulton Courtland and Vinest readings. Names include George Walker Hopkins Leslie Virgile Freeman Olive St Mrs Gary Parker Mrs Sherman Norris and others.
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George Walker Hopkins
Somerville
Leslie Virgile Freeman
Olive St
Gary Parker
Town Creek
Sherman Norris
Decatur 5
Colonel Ward Filyan
Waldermose Springs
Janice Ruth Mannlith
St. SE
Ann Fleming
Canal St
Sarah Earline Orr
Charles Franklin Murphy
Tanner
Lewis Carlton Brown
Birch St
Loan W. Hicks
Moulton
Richard Marvin Hughes Decature
James Oliver Howell
Huntsville
James Thomas
Mathews
Hartselle
Cynthia Diana Jett
Harrison
St.Edward
Lee Smith
Vine—St
William Sim Holdenfield
Courtland
James
Davis
Compton
North St
Budget fight looms as Congress adjourns amid elections
Administration officials signal a record $190 billion budget with a $4 billion boost for defense and Vietnam costs. The plan would include large trust funds like Social Security and highways and raise the administrative budget by 9 to 14 billion to about 150 billion.
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Congress
House
Vietnam
Births in Daily Records Highlight Local Families
Mr and Mrs Wilson Leon Hicks Deatur Gen eral Hospital welcomed a son Sunday. Mr and Mrs Colonel Ward Wilyan Vathermose Springs greeted a daughter at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs C G Childers Moulton reported a daughter born today at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs William E Nichols Elkmont welcomed a daughter Sunday at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Wilson-Leon Hicks
Decatur General Hospital
Ward Wilyan
Vathermose Springs
C.G. Childers
Moulton
Lawrence County Hospital
William E. Nichols
Elkmont 1
Athens Limestone Hospital
Court records recount shooting incident and fugitive extradition
The article notes Faye, 14, hiding under a bed unharmed while their mother Mrs. Juanita Sinclair, 46, was shot in the arm but recovered. Seibold, captured nine days later in Miami, faced extradition after resisting Alabama charges and returned in December 1947 to stand trial.
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Faye
Juanita Sinclair
Seibold
Miami
Fla
Alabama
Stock Ticker Snapshot From New York Markets
AP reports Morning Stocks with wide swings across industries. Major movers include International Paper, Am Airlines, Polaroid, Procter and Gamble, RCA, Ford, Goodyear, US Steel, Gulf Oil, and Wrigley among others with various percentage changes and closing values noted.
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New York
Rectif
Allis Chal
Ligg & My
Am Air L
Lockh Air
Baker
Si” Am Can
Lou & Nash
Met Ch
Macy
Met Co
Seers Am
Eka
Babcock
Fds
Monson
Bell & How
Mont Ward
Steel
Nat rDay i
Nat Distill
Olin Math
Ind
Penney
Calum & H
Pepsi Cola
Ter Trac
Pet Inc
Jenese
Phill Pet
Ohio
Polaroid
Ter
Proct & G
Cola
RCA
Palm
Rals Pur
Raiy
Repub
Rexall
Edis
Reyn
Delta Air L
St. Regis
Dow
Sperry Rd
Firestone
Ford
Indian Head
Xerox
Wall Street gains outpace losses as Dow slips on weak blue ships
Wall Street firms saw more advances than declines in late trading while the Dow Jones average fell about 3 points. Trading remained active as Congress reconvened and the nation awaited President Johnsons State of the Union address later this week. Curtiss-Wright led gainers with Benguet, the Philippine gold miner, closely trailing with a fractional rise.
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New York
Congress
President Johnson
Curtiss-Wright
Benguet
For Sale and Rent Notices Include Multiple Homes and Lots
Classified listing shows an older seven room home for sale with large bedrooms built in storage two baths corner lot air conditioned electric heat den with fireplace and two car garage plus a patio. Also multiple rental offers with furnished two bedroom house three room apartment and various lots for rent or sale with contact numbers and addresses.
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Chemical Society
Decatur High School
Farm Shows, Inc
OSCS
Jaycee Awards
Gordon Bibbe
PTA
Kasperak
Becky Lupo
F. A. Simmons
Joy Adcox
W. T. Adcox
Billie Kay Stephenson
W. K. Stephenson
J. B. Adair
Lafayette St. NW
Billy Smith
Sinclair Sisters
Durant
Cathey
Fred Hammock
Cathey Sinclair
Decatur General Admissions
William ~M. Beene
Buena Vista Circle
Joseph Oliver Clayton
Andrew Jackson Hart
Dianne Marie Gates
7Th Ave
Isw
Alabama Tenn
Nat’l
Amicable Life
Bank of Huntsville
Coastal States Life
First Colbert National Bank
First Nat’l Bank of
Life of
Life Ins
National Life & Accident
Decatur Markets
Wall Street
Walnut St
Lee St. N.E
First Ave
N.E
Royal Tire Service
Ns Sen
IFOR
Nee Heating Service
S&h
Fuller
Fuller Foods
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