Audie Murphy Son Discusses Standards and Rights
Terry Murphy, son of World War II hero Audie Murphy, spoke at the Spirit of America festival in Decatur about his father’s standards and his belief in individual rights. He accepted the Audie Murphy Patriotism Award for his family, noting his father’s guidance while acknowledging his own LA rock country band life.
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Audie Murphy
Terry Murphy
Murphy
Terry
Decatur
Los Angeles
Audie Murphy’s Son Pursues Music Career After Army Hero Father
Terry Murphy recalls his father Audie Murphy as the best, describes family life and wartime absences, and says he plans to attend college this fall while pursuing a singing career. He mentions a Warner Brothers contract and goals to tour Alabama, with a mix of country and western music.
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Audie Murphy
Woman Traffic Manager Likes Position at Ft. McClellan
Mrs. Annis Boone, traffic manager at Ft. McClellan, is nominated for the Traffic Management and Terminal Service Award of Excellence. She oversees moving military families, assembling a pilot nerve gas train, and coordinating shipments while stressing competence over gender.
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Martha Jane Ellington
AnnIston
Associated Press
Ala
Annié O.boone
Ft. McClellan
Boone
Anniston Army Depot
Sunny Point
N.C
Ft. Benning
Multiple Holiday Drownings and Fatalities Across Alabama
The Associated Press tally lists at least 12 accidental deaths over Alabama's Fourth of July weekend including drownings in Talladega and Morgan counties, a drowning in Tallasseehatchee Creek, a shooting accident, and a fatal car crash near Rock Mills. Notable deaths include Howard Sinclair 67 Sylacauga Eddie Albritton 15 Birmingham James Wilson 24 Talladega Perry Daffron 20 Ragland and more. Col. Eugene J. McGinnis to retire. Col. James C. Miller named successor. Veteran educator Vernon L. St John named special consultant to American Educators Life Insurance Co in Birmingham.
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Alabama
Talladega County
Howard Sinclair
Sylacauga
Tallasseehatchee Creek
Eddie Albritton
Birmingham
James Wilson
Talladega
Eugene J. McGinnis
U.S. Army Missile Command
James C. Miller
Col. McGinnis
Laverne
Gean Holly Parker
Greenville
Florala
Ala
Ponce de Leon
Fla
Ruth Hart
Associated Press
Vernon L. St. John
American Educators Life Insurance Co
Morgan County
St. John
Lawrence County
Walker County
Hazlewood High School
Opp Schools
Improvements Needed In State Vocational Program Study
The Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce reports the State Board of Education ignored endorsed reforms in vocational education. It notes 10 000 students train in vocational agriculture while jobs decline, and 3 000 students complete technical training while 20 000 jobs remain open. The study urges early start in seven grade through senior year and more career specialization in technical schools or junior colleges.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Board of Education
Jefferson County
L.R. Jordan
Chamber
Alabama
Jordan
Calhoun Offers Piano Seminar During Summer Session
Calhoun Junior College presents The Art of the Piano Teacher a first time piano pedagogy seminar for local teachers during the summer session. Lectures and demonstrations cover teaching beginners and elementary students.
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Calhoun Junior College
Downtown Birmingham street closes for freeway work
Enterprising dog stand operator profits from the nearby traffic while a piano theory seminar led by Karl Oliver at Calhoun Junior College draws students from Huntsville Decatur Hartselle and Athens. Oliver, with degrees from MSU LSU Eastman and UA, instructs Thursdays 7 to 8 40 pm with two hours college credit possible.
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Birmingham Street
Karl Oliver
Calhoun Junior College
Oliver
Michigan State University
Louisiana State University
Eastman School of Music
University of Alabama
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
South
Maurice Dumesnil
Cecile Genhart
Roy McAllister
Huntsville
Owen Rowe
Tennent Lee Til
Forrest Brown
Dean Leopard
Elsie Danielson
Robert Krause
Martha McCartney
Decatur
Vance Windsor
Owens Livingston
Troy Welch
Charles Howell
Sam Hall
Stephen Lowell
Walter Wolf
Ray Frederick
Robert S
Howard Edmonson
Gene Smith
Hartselle
Sidney Suggs
Athens
Robert Self
Cullman
Rep Jones To Join Humphrey Group Tour In Decatur
U S Rep Bob Jones will join Sen Hubert Humphrey led Rural Development Subcommittee on a Decatur riverfront tour. He will meet the group at ConAgra and skip the Montgomery hearing with Gov George Wallace. The visit includes Monsanto Co guest house speakers and TVA official Aubrey Wagner.
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Rep. Jones
Humphrey Group
U.S
Bob Jones
Senate Rural Development Subcommittee
Decatur
Scottsboro
Hubert Humphrey
ConAgra
Jones
Appalachian Regional Commission
Alabama
Montgomery
State Capitol
George Wallace
Monsanto Co
Aubrey
Crisis Call Center Number Corrected
The Crisis Call Center will begin operation July 12 with contact number 355 8000 correcting a misprint of 353 8000 in Sundays Decatur Daily.
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Crisis Call Center
Decatur Baily
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West Point
Arlington
Austin
Dad
Warner Brothers
Spirit of America
Albritton
Monk Creek
Wilson
Clear Creek
Lake Logan Martin
Perry Ray Daffron
Ragland
Neely Henry Dam
Willard Baines
Daly Station
Smith Lake
Mary Moore
Eufaula
Danny Wayne Wright
Franklin
Rock Mills
Randolph County
Charles Michael McJunkins
Rossville
James Newman
Carl
Selma
Alabama River
Steven Rowe
Guntersville Lake
Town Creek
Joseph McNally
Tennessee River
Calhoun
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Decatur Daily
Limestone County
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