Morgan County politics and community updates in Alabama
Guy Roberts announced he will serve as gubernatorial campaign manager for Ryan deGraffenried. Local races include sheriff candidates Jack Metcalf Roland Guyse Lucian McCulloch and district two commissioner hopeful Jack Maddox. Athens Decatur Moulton Priceville Danville Eva school standings noted.
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Morgan County Board of Revenues and Control
Ryan deGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
Roberts
Morgan County
Board of Revenue and Control
Decatur
Jack Metcalf
Roland Guyse
Lucian McCulloch
Jack Maddox
Neel
Clyde F. Maples
New York Transit Strike Ends After 13 Days
National report says New York City's crippling transit strike ended after 13 days with trains operating on all subway lines and buses back to normal schedules. Separate dispatches note Beverly Hills police killed two would be kidnappers at Leonard Firestone's home and Ku Klux Klan members refusing to answer HUAC questions in Mississippi. Protests in Atlanta over Julian Bond seating and remarks by Martin Luther King Jr. are reported alongside President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey's returns and tax proposals.
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New York City
Beverly Hills
Calif
Leonard K. Firestone
Cal Bailey
George Scalia
Scalia
Who Will Be In Runoff May 3 Democratic Governor Race
A Montgomery analysis examines the May 3 Democratic gubernatorial primary and estimates the votes needed to reach the May 31 runoff. With candidates Patterson deGraffenried Elliott Mrs. Wallace Folsom Todd Flowers Woods Powell and others in the crowded field no one can claim a majority on May 3. The race hinges on the May 28 tally, and a review of the past eight Democratic gubernatorial primaries is summarized.
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Montgomery
Patterson
deGraffenried
Elliott
Wallace
Folsom
Todd
Flowers
Woods
Powell
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Phil Hamm
Hamm
Bibb Graves
Dixon
Jim Folsom
Handy Fills
John Patterson
George Wallace
Ryan deGraffenried
Alabama runoffs show leaders win with about 35 percent most years
Alabama primaries from 1934 to 1962 reveal leaders in first ballots often win runoffs. Sparks 51 percent in 1942 and Folsom 51 percent in 1954 marked rare first-ballot majorities. In several contests no runoff occurred when a clear gap existed. The pattern suggests a 1966 outcome could mirror past trends.
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Chauncey Sparks
Eufaula
Jim Folsom
Poll Tax Deadline Nears for Morgan County Voters
Morgan County residents face a Jan 31 deadline to pay the $1.50 poll tax or be barred from voting in the Democratic Primary and state races. Tax collector Price M Bryant says about 3 000 have paid since Oct 1, roughly half the expected total.
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Morgan County
Price M. Bryant
Bryant
Tax poll requirements in Alabama voters face payments
County officials remind Alabama residents that a $1.50 poll tax is due to vote in state and local elections. Exemptions apply to those over 45 before Oct 1 last year, veterans of wartime service, and the blind or physically impaired. Delinquents must pay for 1965 and 1966. 10 day registration runs until Jan 27.
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Gross
Alabama
U. S
Bryant
Board of Registrars
Counties Discuss Rotating Senate Seat Plan
Democratic executive committees of Morgan and Limestone counties consider a proposal to rotate the election of a senator every four years. If approved the plan would take effect in 1970 after the Legislature redrew the Alabama Senate last year placing Morgan and Limestone in the same district.
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Morgan
Limestone
Alabama Senate
Lauderdale County
Lawrence
Lauderdale
Agreement Eases Postponed Senate Power Sharing
The By WINFORD TURNER district votes in an election while counties alternate in selecting the senator. Morgan and Limestone leaders E. K. Henson and Nelson Swinen discussed a workable arrangement and agreed to start after the 1966 election, avoiding immediate Limestone advantage.
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Morgan
Limestone
E. K. Henson
Morgan Committee
Nelson Swinen
Limestone Group
Parties mull joint race plan for Limestone and Morgan counties
In a tentative accord overseen by Sen Ed Horton and Sen Bob Gilchrist two committees will meet to decide if Limestone and Morgan counties share two representatives under a federal court order. Morgan, with about double Limestone voters, could dominate if no agreement is reached. A Jan 29 vote is expected with Horton and Gilchrist either out as candidates and possible contested races between Granville Turner and Leslie Doss.
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Ed Horton
Limestone-Lauderdale
Bob Gilchrist
Morgan-Lawrence
Morgan County
Limestone
Horton
Gilchrist
Granville Turner
Leslie Doss
Lawrence
House of Representatives
Education department outlines plan for special session
State Department of Education has drafted a course of action in case a special legislative session is held. Local superintendents met in Montgomery January 7 with Decatur City Superintendent H. R. Leeman and Morgan County Superintendent J. C. Pettey in attendance. Priority is lowering the teacher unit to 25 students in average daily attendance for the new fiscal year starting October 1, affecting state funding from the present 31 pupil rate.
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Education Department
Montgomery
Decatur City
H. R. Leeman
Morgan County
J. C. Pettey
Teieo
City education plan seeks 40 teacher units to lift class size
The proposal targets 40 additional teacher units for the city system to reach an average daily attendance of nine, with funding possibly from rising tax collections. It would enable hires of elementary school librarians and reduce loads in certain grades, while current enrollment translates to about 25–28 students per teacher unit. The county impact remains undecided as state leaders press for education goals in a special session.
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State Department
Leeman
Nyrarians
Pettey
Turner and Doss discuss Morgan Limestone senate run
A conversation between Limestone County Rep Granville Turner and Morgan County Solicitor Leslie Doss is described as they discuss possible candidacy for the Morgan Limestone senator seat. The exchange suggests mutual interest and awareness of county voting dynamics.
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Turner
Morgan County Seeks Solictor Candidate If Doss Runs
The Daily finds few attorneys willing to consider the solicitor post with Doss possibly seeking a state senate seat. One unnamed lawyer would only think about it. legislators may need to raise the salary from 4800 dollars yearly and add an expense account.
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Morgan County
Doss
Solictor
DAILY
Brewer expected to announce bid for lieutenant governor
Albert Brewer, Morgan County lawmaker, plans to announce this week his intention to run for lieutenant governor after weeks of weighing gubernatorial options. A Thursday announcement is anticipated confirming the lieutenant governor bid.
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Brewer
Albert
Morgan County
Mrs. Hannay Weighs House Run from Lawrence Limestone
Mrs. Esther Hannay announced plans to run for the House from Lawrence and Limestone counties but did so in Madison County. A Limestone voter mocked the bid asking how many votes she would win in Madison, highlighting early political reaction to a female candidate.
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Esther Hannay
House of Representatives
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison County
Limestone County
Gilchrist weighs political future amid Morgan County chatter
Morgan County residents ask if Sen. Bobh Gilchrist will seek re election this year. The senator hints at not retiring from politics and suggests a possible return by the next cycle four years hence.
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Gilchrist
Sen
Bobh Gilchrist
Morgan Countians
Plane Crash Found In Pasture After Two Years
State troopers rushed to Town Creek after reports of a small plane crash in a pasture. The craft had crashed nearly two years ago and was moved there when its owners forgot to cover it.
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Town Creek
Decatur
State Troopers
Decatur Area Sees Surge in Gubernatorial Fever
Former Gov. James E. Folsom declared his candidacy for governor last week igniting wide interest in the Decatur area. Since then numerous announcements have followed as observers note unprecedented excitement with four months until the election.
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Deacatur
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Big Jim
Signs at borders spark NM governor race chatter
Readers hear of Roy Walker proposing removal of state border signs feared to cast New Mexico in a bad light for motorists. The piece notes Lawrence County Judge Reneau Almon seeking election in May with possible competition, and rumors on Rep Edsel Moore’s possible run. Announced candidacies include Esther Hannay and Edward Burgreen for county posts.
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Cone
New Mexico
Roy S. Walker
Almon
Newhy
Lawrence County
Reneau
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