Canadian Firm Eyes Lawrence Site For New Mill
Domtar Ltd of Montreal announced options on 1000 acres in Lawrence County near Decatur as a potential site for a $125 million pulp or paper mill. Nine month feasibility studies are nearing completion with a decision possibly as early as October. the plant could employ about 600 people.
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George Biggers
Comtar Ltd
Lawrence County
Decatur
Carl M. Fellows
Domtar
Fellows
New York
Domtar Ltd
Montreal
Canada
Riall Street Journal
Alabama
South
South Alabama
Alabama River
Tennessee Valley Authority ‘Huuclear
Browns Ferry
Ardmore Bank Robbery Estimated Loss Under $10,000
Two armed men robbed the Ardmore branch of First National Bank of Pulaski around 11:45 a.m. It was estimated the loot was under 10 000 dollars. A power outage occurred just as the robbers fled in a dark blue 1965 Chevrolet. Investigators from the FBI joined the probe.
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FBI
Ardmore
Tenn
First National Bank of
Darwin Langford
Langford
Doris Daily
Rusty Horne
Isaac Gatlin
Gatlin
Illinois
Ozark Bus Crash Kills 11 Migrant Workers
A converted school bus carrying migrant farm workers plunged 35 feet off an embankment near Ozark Alabama, killing at least 11 people including two children. More than a dozen were injured and officials feared additional deaths as rescuers worked at the scene.
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Ozark, Ala
Here
Highway Patrol
North Viet fuel depot hit as jets raid Dong Nham
U S pilots hit the Dong Nham storage depot 15 miles northwest of Hai Phong containing about 14 000 metric tons of fuel. Ground forces repelled a Viet Cong ambush 60 miles northwest of Saigon and in An Loc area US counterattacks and artillery killed nearly 300 enemy troops.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Dong Nham
Haiphong
An Loc
U. S
Hanoi
Peipleum
North Vietnam
Medicare special report broadcast on WBHP Huntsville
Saturday at 9 30 morning a special Medicare report airs on WBHP Huntsville. Mort Crim narrates with John Gardner Dr Walter Judd and Decatur residents offering views on Medicare. A building permit was issued Thursday to D O Thompson to demolish and rebuild a garage at 410 5th Ave SW for 600 dollars.
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WBHP
Huntsville
Dial
Mort Crim
A. L. Crim
Decatur
HEW
John Gardner
Walter Judd
D.O. Thompson
5Th Ave
Wreck in Huntsville Kills Four on U S 431
Four people died in a head on crash inside Huntsville city limits on U S 431. Ronald A Boner 25 Huntsville and passenger Kenneth Byrd 24 Owens Crossroads were identified. The Rev Fornie H LaFollette and Mrs LaFollette of Shelbyville Tenn also perished. Police say Boner's car likely sped and drifted from its lane as a divided highway ended. A witness driving a truck fled before full details were obtained.
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Huntsville
Ala
U. S
Ronald Alex Boner
Kenneth Byrd
Owens Crossroads
Boner
Fornie H. LaFollette
Shelbyville
Tenn
Wallace to Call Alabama Legislature Special Session
Gov George Wallace announced a special session beginning July 26 to appropriate about 44 million dollars from surplus funds for state school needs. He will seek aid for families of fallen law enforcement officers and extend free tuition for disabled Vietnam veterans and their families at state colleges.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Viet Nam
Korea
Eva Moves Toward Water and Fire Authority
Eighteen Eva area residents voted unanimously to petition Morgan County for an Eight Mile Water and Fire Protection Authority. The proposed incorporation would serve Eva and parts of Morgan and Cullman counties with a water system led by E B Oden Cleo Alexander and Edwin Lee EVA on Page 2.
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EVA
Morgan and
Cullman Counties
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Eight Mile Water and Fire Protection Authority
E. B. Oden
Cleo Alexander
Edwin
Watkins backs Civil Defense role, League says
John Watkins executive secretary of the Alabama League of Municipalities assured Civil Defense leaders of full support at the Civil Defense Convention. He urged public interest in future defense and noted Kennedy’s push for civil defense while warning of a fatalistic attitude prior to 1960. See CD on Page 2.
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Cora Blair
John Watkins
Alabama League of Municipalities
League
Civil Defense Convention
Congress Inn
Watkins
Kennedy
U. S
Newsmen Tell Viet Story at Decatur Club
Two Alabama reporters fresh from Viet Nam spoke at the Decatur Kiwanis Club. Ben House and Tony Falleta of the Birmingham News presented a slide show and hour long commentary on their war coverage. House described Viet Cong fighters as ruthless and versatile, contrasting them with Japanese WWII foes.
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Alabama
Viet Nam
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tony Falleta
Ben House
Birmingham News
House
Bekins Worldwide Moving Storage Ad
Abbreviated notice reads Bekins Worldwide Moving Storage. Contact number 4014 echoes as a call to arrange storage and moving services.
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Bekins Worldwide
Brewer Praises Civil Defense Workers At Alabama Rally
Abert Brewer, a Decatur attorney and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Alabama, praised Civil Defense workers at the final day of the Alabama Civil Defense Association convention. The remarks were delivered during the event’s closing sessions.
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Abert Brewer
Decatur
Alabama
Alabama Civil Defense Association
Cyril—Defense
Nixon argues clear choice in election at Birmingham dinner
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told over 1,000 attendees at a $50 plate Republican fundraiser that November offers the clearest choice in history with a Democratic win leading to total federalization. He blamed President Johnson for the path to federalizing housing and education.
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Birmingham
Ala
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Johnson
America
Markets At A Glance See CLEAR on Page 2
New York stocks rise on light trading while cotton stays quiet. Chicago wheat weak amid liquidation, corn mixed with July firm, oats lower. Soybeans mixed and mostly lower. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher, top 25.75. Slaughter steers higher 50 to 75 cents, top 26.75.
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New York
Chicago
Balaguer Inaugurated as Dominican President Plans Austerity Drive
In Santo Domingo Joaquin Balaguer was inaugurated as the Dominican Republic's new president and pledged severe action against political agitation along with a sweeping austerity program. In Washington more than 6400 hospitals opened for Medicare paid treatment of seniors with no racial discrimination guaranteed.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Washington
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Brewer
David Knight
By Jim Parks
Associated Press
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O& Pet Store
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