Recreation Participation Vital Says AMLA Head
Bert Unpingco, head of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association, urged Alabama to join the Federal Conservation Land and Water Fund program as vital for growth in the mountain lakes region. He argued the 50-50 state federal matching plan would fund local recreational facilities, but noted Alabama is currently ineligible for federal funds due to no comprehensive outline. He called on state and local leaders to raise initial funds or for the Legislature to find alternative means, warning funds may not be available this session. The effort ties to 15 chambers of commerce backing the association, aiming to leverage state participation for regional benefits.
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Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Alabama
Conservation Land and Water Fund
Mountain Lakes
Bert Unpingco
Unpingco
Partici
Chambers of Commerce
Annexation bill eyed to add nine point seven square miles to Decatur
Proposed Alabama Senate bill by State Sen. Bob Il ilchrist would expand Decatur to about 34.6 square miles by incorporating areas already surrounded by city limits. Western boundary extension limited. action could come before formal committee review. City officials favor the measure amid broad support. See page 2.
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Decatur
Alabama Senate
Bobilchrist
Filibuster Ends New Redistricting Bill Begins in Alabama
In Montgomery AP the congressional redistricting dispute halted one Senate filibuster as lawmakers shifted to a substitute plan. Senator Jimmy McDow of Shelby County led a brief stand after the majority abandoned his Jefferson County measure. The new map would split Jefferson into the 5th and 6th Districts with specific precincts added to the 5th and move Chilton and Shelby Counties to the 4th to balance population under a federal court deadline.
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Montgomery
Senate
Jimmy McDow
Shelby County
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Chilton
Shelby
Decatur Diary Highlights Local News And Notices
Six year old Bill Cramer broke his arm after a fall from a tree near his Harrison Street home. Morgan County Humane Society holds a brown female dog with a brown leather collar. Draft Board No. 15 moves to City Federal Building room 214. Garden Club meets Billy Payne’s home at 7 30 p.m. Six Morgan County sheriff deputies arrests include two drunk driving cases and two bad checks plus assault and highway intoxication. Three Decatur students at Birmingham Southern named to the dean’s list Elizabeth Arnold, William F Evans, and Sylvia Jane Shumake.
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Bill Cramer
Hershel Cramer
Harrison St. SE
Thas
New City Federal Building
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
Decatur
Birmingham Southerne
Elizabeth Arnold
Joe E. Arnold
Stratford Rd
William F. Evans
O. B. Evans
Country Club Lane
Sylvia Jane Shumake
C. H. Shumake
Jackson St
Housing Bill Passes House In Tight Vote On Rent Subsidy
Washington AP reports a housing bill with a revised Johnson rent subsidy plan survived a close 2086 202 House vote after Democrats trimmed the program. The measure, about 5.3 billion dollars, would provide rent supplements over four years for families above public housing but in need, with income limits variable by city. The bill advances toward Senate action amid cost uncertainties.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Senate ‘Banking Committee
Jones Alone In Housing Bill Vote Moves Alabama Split
Washington AP Alabama Rep Robert Jones was the sole Alabama member to back the administration’s 5.3 billion housing bill after initially opposing a subsidy provision. The measure passed 245-169 as Jones switched sides following a 208-202 vote to retain the subsidy.
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Washington
Robert Jones
Alabama
House
Scottsboro
Jones
Armistead Selden
George Grant
John Buchanan
William Dickinson
Jack Edwards
James D. Martin
Glenn Andrews
Senate Ethics Body Planned
Washington AP report says Senate leaders filed recommendations for a permanent bipartisan Senate ethics committee and handed selections to Vice President Humphrey. Three members from each party were picked, but Mansfield said the official announcement would wait until the Bobby Baker investigation concludes.
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Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bobby Baker
Committee On
Mike Mansfield
Baker
Markets At A Glance
New York markets edge lower in moderate trading with mixed results across grains and livestock. Bonds stay mostly steady as cotton drifts slightly higher and hogs decline by 25 to 75 cents, while slaughter steers remain undersold and market activity light.
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New York
Chicago
Viet Cong Attack Damages Da Nang Air Base
Viet Cong killed one American, damaged three planes and destroyed three more in a hit and run attack on Da Nang air base. U S forces struck North Viet Nam with air and naval raids all day. Bridges barracks and radar sites were targeted and propaganda leaflets dropped. More Marines landed at Qui Nhon as 400 to 500 sailors and Marines arrived to provide security and combat support for South Viet Nam forces. Qui Nhon lies about 270 miles northeast of Saigon, as Leatherneck units defend the area alongside others.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S. Air Force
Navy
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
7Th Fleet
Kidney transplant saves Alabama father and daughter
In New Orleans surgeons removed a kidney from 48 year old John Henry Honeycutt of Anniston Alabama and transplanted it into his 13 year old daughter Jonnie Gail Honeycutt to treat her failing kidneys. Both patients recovered well after a four hour operation at Charity Hospital and a spokesman called the results positive.
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New Orleans
Alabama
Jonnie Gail Honeycutt
John Henry Honeycutt
Anniston
Ala
Warrants Issued In Bank Robbery Near Double Springs
Federal authorities reissued warrants for two suspects in a Hal Farmers Bank robbery near Double Springs. One identified as James Earl Hulsey, about 32, is in Winston County custody. The other suspect’s identity remains withheld until arrest. A man thought to be the robber was trapped near Peebles, but escaped by hitching a ride. Warrant execution may be by FBI or state authorities. See WAR RANTS on Page 2.
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Double Springs
Hal- Farmers Bank
Macey Taylor
U.S
James Earl Hulsey
Peebles
FBI
Taylor
Hulsey
Winston County
Work Starts On Apartment Unit
Construction of the first half of a 92 unit Bel Air development begins at 1619 with St. SE. James I. McCormick of Mac's Contracting Co. in Birmingham says the 46 unit building will cost about half a million dollars. Total costs around $1 million. First phase expected to finish by Sept. 15.
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Bel Air
St. SE
James I. McCormick
Mac’s Contracting Co
Birmingham
McCormick
Indictments Won In 1964 Gwinnett Slayings
Lawrenceville Georgia grand jury returned indictments charging three men including a former deputy sheriff in the 1964 killings of three Gwinnett County policemen. In Kansas City a Continental Airlines 707 jet skidded off a rain slick runway at Municipal Airport breaking into three sections and crashing into a Missouri River dike injuring four.
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Lawrenceville, Ga
Gwinnett County
Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Municipal
Missouri River
County Heads Plan Trip To San Diego
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control chairman Guy Roberts and four county commissioners will attend the 30th annual conference of the National Association of Counties in San Diego California July 10 11 and 12 Roberts vice president of the Association of County Commissioners of Alabama will introduce Sen John Sparkman who will speak July 12 on Governmental Partnerships for Progress The event will be at the San Diego Civic Center Accompanying Roberts are Commissioners Paul Collier Leon Nelson Clyde Maples and Robert Abercrombie
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Guy Roberts
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
National Association of Counties
San Diego
Calif
Roberts
Association of County Commissioners of Alabama
John Sparkman
Sparkman
San Diego Civic Center
Paul Collier
Leon Nelson
Clyde Maples
Robert Abercrombie
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City Editor
State Conservation Department
General Fund
Bert
Donald Dye
Idaho State Penitentiary
Boise
L. E. Clapp
Sen. Gilchrist
George Biggers II
Morgan County Humane Society
Garden Club
Billy Payne
Woodmont Dr. SE
By Edmond Lebreton
Sele
Jock Reeves Fruit Stand
Hertselle
United Nation
San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson
John Fell Stevenson
John Fell Jr
San Francisco Bay
Senate Ethics Body
Ove
Peter Arnett
Fev
Be Uren
North Viet Nam
US S
Republic of South Viet Nam
Mommie
Jennie Lee Simpson
Lawrence Franklin
Bonnie Brooks
Jennie
Frank Simpson
Laurel
Miss
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