Alabama Democrats Split as Strategy Session Looms in Birmingham
Alabama Democratic leaders assemble in Birmingham to map a unified plan against Republicans amid a three way split led by State Democratic Chairman Bob Vance. A loyalist faction led by Alvis Howard Jr. seeks national party recognition, while Attorney General and other state officials weigh ballot strategies and potential splits in the gubernatorial and Senate contests.
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Angel Little
Daily Capitol
Montgomery
Alabama
Birmingham
Bob Vance
Democratic Executive Committee
Tutwiler Hotel
Vance
Huntsville
Alvis Howard Jr
New
National Democratic Party of
Johnson
National Democratic
John Bailey
Howard
Mabel Amos
Amos
Attorney General’s Office
White House
National Party
NDP
Alabama Independent Democratic Party
Wallace
AIDP
Birmingham Atty
David Vann
GOP
Jefferson County
Capitol Press Corps
Alabama Press Association
Bob Harris
Decatur
AMLA Hails Scottsboro Colony Aid
The Alabama Mountain Lakes Association applauds a $1.31 million federal grant for Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro to develop family recreation. The group notes AMLA planning has long paid off and cites earlier grants totaling $1.2 million for Mc Farland Bottoms and Point Park near Florence plus a $21,000 planning grant for Marshall County Parks on Lake.
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Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Goose Pond Colony
Scottsboro
Alabama
AMLA
McFarland Bottoms
Point Park
Florence
Marshall County
Lake
Guntersville
America
J. T. Reid
Negro Teachers File Suit Over Conspiracy Claims
A federal suit by a predominantly Negro teachers group accuses Alabama counties and schools of conspiring to exempt areas from statewide tenure laws. Eight counties and three cities are named. Plaintiffs seek reinstatement for two teachers and $50,000 in damages from the Lowndes County School Board and Superintendent Hulda Coleman.
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Bama
Alabama State Teachers’ Association
Boards of Education
Ernest Stone
Association
Sarah B. Logan
Dorothy Hinson
Lowndes County
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