Stovall Named Sales Manager at Automatic Screw Co
Floyd R. Stovall named sales manager of the Automatic Screw Machine Products Co in Decatur after more than three years as assistant sales manager. He will head all sales in the Southeastern territory reporting to Richard Norman. Stovall, wife and three daughters reside at 1208 Fremont St. SW. He previously worked for Prestolite Co and is active in Woodmen of the World and Decatur Civics Theater.
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Floyd R. Stovall
Automatic Screw Machine Products Co
Decatur
Stovall
Prestolite Co
Richard Norman
Automatic
Chicago
Southeastern
Territory
Fremont St
Florence State College
Woodmen of the World
Decatur Civics Theater
Thames Retires as Athens City Records Superintendent
Fred W. Thames retires after long service as superintendent of customer records for the City of Athens. Thames left his post Friday ending a notable tenure in local municipal records management.
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Athens
Fred W. Thames
Thames
City employee tenure noted in retention remarks
The report highlights long service by Thames and Harvey with the city. Thames has more than 30 years of employment, while Harvey has served the city for the past 20 years.
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Howard Harvey
Thames
Harvey
Fire damages Bruno's at Decatur Shopping Center
A small electrical fire in an electrical panel back storage room at Bruno's in Decatur Shopping Center caused minor damage. No merchandise was harmed and the store reopened after Decatur Fire Department responders arrived at 10 45 p m Sunday. Joe Bruno, president of the Birmingham grocery firm, said repair costs were not yet known.
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Bruno’s
Decatur
Joe Bruno
Birmingham
L&N Railroad Declares Quarterly Dividend Then Schedule
The L&N Railroad board approves a regular quarterly dividend of 1 per share payable March 14 to holders of record February 1. W-2 forms for 1967 earnings must be delivered to employees by January 31. The Decatur Junior High PTA meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the school to view a safety film titled The Fifth Wheel.
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L&n Railroad
Decatur Junior High School
PTA
Bigger Jail Urged For Limestone
Limestone County grand jury urged enlarging the jail to ease confinement for women and juveniles and to house insane and drunk in custody. They called for more deputies for the sheriff’s department. Thirteen indictments were returned. no indictment issued against El ifus Sanders in the Ardmore shooting case.
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Athens
Limestone County
James N. Bloodworth
Sheriff's Department
Tno
Ardmore
Elifus Sanders
Alabama
John Elbert Tillery
Tenn-Tom Session Opens New Year Meeting
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority held its first year meeting in New Orleans with an executive session. Five state representatives from Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Kentucky and Florida heard Col. John W. Lee discuss Appalachian studies and the Ohio River division.
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New Orleans
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Flome
John W. Lee
Office of
Appalachian Studies
Ieer
Army
Enginers
Ohio River
Ruling Due In Fire Death At Cullman Motel
A 32 year old Cullman man Joseph Pokey Mackentepe died in a motel fire on U S 31. Police said he was staying at the Imbush hotel alone in the room and appeared to be smoking in bed. Coroner David Moss will rule on the death later. Funeral services were planned by Moss Funeral Home.
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Cullman
Sullman
Imbushhotel
U.S
Joseph(Pokey Mackentepe
Cullman County
Moss Funeral
Transplant patient Kasperak dies after multiple complications
World’s fourth heart transplant patient Kasperak dies after a series of liver and kidney failures, internal bleeding, and multiple emergency operations. Doctors note the transplanted heart functioned through the grievous complications, with Dr. Shumway citing a remarkable but fatal cascade of issues.
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Kasperak
Virginia White
Shumway
Ferne Kasperak
Em Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Selden, Hill long-serving lawmakers in Alabama news
Selden, a Greensboro resident, has never lost an election since 1952 and enters his 14th year on the House Foreign Relations Committee. Hill, 73, ends 46 years in Congress in January 1969, noted for the Hill-Burton health funding act and chairing the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee.
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Selden
Greensboro
Ala
Alabama Oe of Representatives
Congress
House Oreign Relations Committee
E inter-American Affairs
Hill
Jim Martin
Gadsden
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Frank A. Rose
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Seibold Goes on Trial in Death of Sinclair Girls
Ed ward A. Seibold faces trial for the deaths of Sarah Elizabeth 18 and Mary Lynn 9 after a prior death sentence in the slaying of Cathey 20. An all male jury deliberated about 90 minutes to reach the verdict and the judge set an execution date for March 15.
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Opelika
Ala
Edward A. Seibold
Sinclair
Sarah Elizabeth
Mary Lynn
Juse Seibold
Auburn
Auburn University
Ition
Alabama
Seibold
Par
Juanita Sinclair
Cathey
Old Friends Remain Inspires Measured Friendship
Poem reflects on lasting friendship through years of travel and change. Friendships endure despite aging and shifting fortunes, with gratitude for those who truly love and support us. The verse hopes for peaceful endings and shared memories.
In Memory of Curly A Loyal Dog Poem
A poem memorializes Curly praising a dog's loyalty and faithfulness. It extols how a dog stays by an owner in trouble and when loved ones fail. The speaker credits a dog as the richest wealth and urges love and trust to the chosen canine. Signed by Mrs. Elsie V. Miller.
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Curly
Elsie V. Miller
Wall Street Slumps in First Shortened Session
The New York market closed sharply lower in the shortened session. Trading was heavy as glamor stocks and blue chips fell amid confusion over reduced hours, spending warnings, and possible tax hikes. The Dow fell about eight points with a 5 to 1 loss-to-gain ratio. IBM slid 14, Lit Industries 7, Tele Yne 6, Xerox and Fairchild about 4.
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New York
Dow Ones
IBM
Lit Industries
Teleyne
Xerox
Fairchild Camera
Poultry Prices Report from Atlanta Farms
Markets show demand for live broilers and fryers with adequate offerings. Prices vary by type with heavy birds at 14 cents and light birds around 4 cents per pound. farms report trading activity and stability in supply.
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Atlanta
Gaa
Nashville livestock market report on hogs and cattle
Nashville Tenn AP cattle 1100 sheep 25 hogs steady barrows and gilts 700 U S 1 to 2 220 to 235 lbs about 18 U S 1 to 3 200 to 235 lbs about 17 U S 2 to 3 265 to 330 lbs 16 to 17 Sows steady 13 to 14 dollars U S 1 to 3 400 to 510 lbs mixed trading inmates and prices noted for hog categories
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U.S
Nashville, Tenn
Produce prices at Birmingham farmers market Alabama
Prices paid growers in Birmingham Alabama for produce include collards at 1.75 to 2.00 per dozen bunches fieldrun sweet potatoes at 0.25 to 3.50 per bushel jumbo potatoes 2.25 to 2.50 and culls 1.25 to 1.50.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Stocks Rally Mixed As Blue Chips Slip In Late Session
New York stocks moved unevenly with major blue chips like Du Pont General Motors International Harvester Goodyear Goodrich Texaco Caterpillar and others all slipping at least a point or more in late trading. Market leaders Kaiser Mobil and Coca Cola showed fractional gains amid the broad decline for many industrial issues.
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NEW York
Kaiser
Ahis Chal
Ligg & My
Air L
Lockh Air
Can
Lorillard
Mét Cl
Lou & Nash
Macy Ww
Martin Co
Masonite
Mead Co
Midl So Util
Minn MM
Mobil Oil
Monson
Mont. Ward
Penney
Pepsi Cola
Pet Inc
Coca Cola
Phill
Pet Colg Palm
Polaroid Collins
Proct & G
RCA Con
du Pont
General Motors
Internaional Harvester
Goodyear
Goodrich
Texaco
Caterpillar
Allies Withdraw From South Town Near Khe Sanh
U S and South Vietnamese decision to abandon South Town due to risk of North Vietnamese overrun. 3,000 Marines at Khe Sanh base spread thin. After weekend attacks, mortar rounds hit positions as B52s bombed Khe Sanh Valley. Residents fled to forward camp as refugees airlifted to Da Nang.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Laos
Associated Press
Robert D. Ohman
da Nang
Company to modernize and expand with two new management posts
Port Industries announces DISCO expansion under Pott leadership to enhance production through new maintenance handling equipment and modern methods. Two new managers will join DISCO production and quality control, while 270 employees will keep their positions as the firm continues to manufacture its prison and jail equipment for clients including federal and state agencies. The move aims to boost service and product quality while Decatur Iron & Steel grows.
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Gillis
Pott
Dennet Kinnard
Eaton Manufacturing Co
Denver
Col
DISCO
William Wilson
Art Lucas
Port Industries
Monsanto
Decatur Iron & Steel
Pott Industries
2Nd St
L&n
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Los Angeles
Crash blamed on human factors and piloting errors
Federal safety board ties March 1967 DC8 crash near New Orleans to fatigue training and pilot actions. Two left engines failed, plane slowed too soon, instructor lowered flaps early, causing loss of control and fatal fire at a motel killing 19. FAA training rules suspended pending review.
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James R. Polk
Associated Press
the Safety Board
Re. Washington
Fed
Gressman
National Safety Board
New Orleans
Fletcher Thompson
R-Gale
Federal Aviation Adminisation
Thomas A. Basnight Jr
The
Air Line Pilots Association
Safety Board
United States
Canada
Basnight
Morgan County Sheriff Charges and Notable Local Developments
Sheriff deputies charged individuals this weekend with counts including five for worthless checks and multiple DUI related offenses. An agricultural engineer developed a device to shake olive trees yielding high fruit recovery. A large prison equipment contract involved 835 persons holding elective offices nationwide and a $16 million project with $2.4 million for jail facilities and widespread national and local industrial use.
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Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies
Chamber of Commerce
Federal
Madison County
Gordon Dr
State National Bank
Fruehaus
Prestolite
To. Monsanto
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Floyd Stovall
Fred Thames
Bruno
Internal Revenue Service
Ordy
Dr. Shumway
Britain
Donald Ross
London
Ross
National Heart Hospital
Kasperk
Dothan
Seibold Trial
C. C. McWhorter
Wall Street
Alabama Tenn
Nat’l G. Amicable Life Bank of
Huntsville
First Colbert National Bank
First National Bank
First State
Jefferson Standard Life
Kentucky Liberty National Life Life & Life of
Life of
Moore
Savings Life Ins
National Life & Accident Protective Life
Nat'l Bank of
Vulcan Life Ins
Nashville Livestock
Thompson
Delta Air Lines
FAA
FAIA
Ipast
Siberia
T. Klyuchevskaya
Michael A. Petit
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
Richard Gillis Y
Port Industries of
St. Louis, Mo
Billy Smith
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