Louisiana Rejects Presidential Primary Bill Despite Wallace Push
Louisiana Senate voted 12 to 26 against a bill to create a presidential primary. Gov. Edwards opposed the plan fearing a Wallace win, while Wallace had campaigned in Baton Rouge earlier. The bill lapsed on the calendar, with few senators ready to reconsider.
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Louisiana
George Wallace
Alabama
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New Orleans
Hickey
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Texas
Athens College Schedules Education Workshop Weeklong
Athens College will host a five day education workshop next week from 1 to 5 pm led by Dr. Robert Murphree. The program features motivation, values, personal growth, conflict resolution and shared problem solving with instructors Theda Dill Jean Denny and Rod Goode. It targets teachers and trainee teachers and offers three semester hours of credit.
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Athens
Athens College
Robert Murphree
Theda Dill
Louisiana Department of Education
Jean Denny
Mississippi
Rod Goode
Decatur
Alabama Department of Education
Murphree
Summer Math Seminar Set
The North Alabama Educational Opportunity Center will run a summer enrichment workshop for high school math teachers from July 14 to July 25. Topics include Computers and Calculators, Probability, Algebraic Structures, and a Hewlett Packard demonstration with registration on July 14. Frances Cheek can provide further information at 534-8403.
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North Alabama Educational Opportunity Center
NAEOC
Harold G. Dickerson
Hewlett Packard
Frances Cheek
Dickerson
Dothan Faces New Bias Suit
A new racial discrimination suit targets Dothan for hiring practices. The plaintiffs seek court-ordered remedies including a quota to hire one black for every new white employee until city staffing matches the local black white ratio. The suit follows a previous federal order to expand black representation.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Dothan
Mobile attorney Van Antwerp on trial over $2.3 million bond issue
Two defense witnesses in the trial of Mobile attorney Garet van Antwerp III changed their testimonies about the Mount Vernon Development Board bond deal. Cooper van Antwerp said plant costs at roughly 725000, later testimony adjusted to 500000.
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Mobile
Ala
Garet van Antwerp III
van Antwerp
Mount Vernon Development Board
Cooper van Antwerp
Charles Bunkley
Mount Vernon
Randall Marrs
Securities Exchange Commission
Atty
Bill Baxley
Marrs
FBI
Stewart Hopps
Arizona
Baxley
Mobile County
Limestone County to bid on computer system upgrade
Limestone County Commission Chairman Charlie Christopher announced bids will open Monday for a computer system to modernize budgetary vendor and payroll accounting. Estimated cost 20000 dollars or 600 dollars monthly, six month rental trial before purchase. System aims to cut payroll prep from 40 hours to two per month.
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Athens
Limestone County Commission
Charlie Christopher
Christopher
Commission
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