Decatur marked July Fourth with speeches by admirals and a Murphy tribute
At the Decatur festival, Rear Adm. Shepard urged patriotism while recounting founding ideals. Mrs. Tazewell Shepard read her father Senator Sparkman’s greetings. Morgan Countians registered to vote and donated blood as Audie Murphy’s memory and support for drug abuse relief highlighted the day. Murphy’s death from a plane crash was noted after he had agreed to speak.
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County Board of Registrars
Red Cross
Adm
Shepard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Decatur
Pecatur
Alabama
Richard Hobson
Santiago
Audie Murphy
Stephen Decatur
Thomas Moorer
Eufaula
Cash
Murphy
Jamacca
Larry Lee
Lee Page Family Names and Child Ages Mentioned
Lee Page speaks about his family noting his wife Bettye Edgil and children Beth age 12 Sandra age 10 and Becky age 7. The article states that qualifications continue until 5 p.m. today.
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Page
Lee
Bettye Edgil
Beth
Sandra
Becky
McGovern Delegates Fallout Hits Appeals Court
The circuit court reversed a district ruling upholding the committee’s stripping of 151 California delegates. It ordered a rewrite in line with an opinion not yet filed, rejected Daley forces’ appeal in one case, and barred state court action on Illinois delegates. The briefs gave no reasons and opinions were expected later. a district ruling had said federal judiciary had no role in delegates from the two states.
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Appeals Court
California
Circuit Court
District Bench
Daley
Illinois
District Court
Federal Judiciary
Credentials Committee
Sen
George S. McGovern
Calendar Of Events Around Decatur County Week Ahead
Wee Without Partners meets at St. John's Parish House at 7 30 am. Byron will discuss insurance needs for single parents. Vacation Bible school runs today through July 13 at Seventh Day Adventist Church for ages 4 to 12, daily sessions 6 30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Pilot Club meets at 7 p.m. at Decatur Inn. Decatur Cerebral Palsy Association Women's Committee meets at 7 p.m. at Mr Good Guy's Restaurant. The National Association of Retired Federal Employes Chapter 7346 meets today through July 18 at 11 a.m. at Decatur Inn. Lawrence County High School Class of 1967 reunion 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Joe State Park, barbecue served. Contact Roger Weatherwax. Decatur Saddle Club air trophy horse show 6 30 p.m. at Morgan County Fairgrounds Arena with halter stock and gaited classes, pole and rope events, $1 adults $0 50 children donations. Gospel singing at Pine Grove Holy Church of Christ Seminine 7 p.m. Fairville First United Methodist revival services through July 14 with Rev David Nelson. J O B Light directs singing and evening services at 7 p.m. Drake Reunion at Town's Lake Cullman 1 p.m. lunch to be brought. Monday Artruse Club board meeting at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Dot Livingston's home.
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Wee Without Partners
St. John's Episcopal Church
Byron —E
Vacation Bible School
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Beifiine Rd
Bellmeade Ave
Lawrence County High School
Joeou State Park
Roger Weatherwax
Joe
Decatur Saddie Club
Morgan County Fairgrounds
Falrville
TVA flood control program cited after major storms
Elliot outlined TVA flood storage and detention reservoirs across the Tennessee Valley, noting the system averted hundreds of millions in damages, with examples near Bristol and Chattanooga. He warned northern rainfall could still cause great harm despite safeguards and urged local zoning to reduce future flood losses.
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Gulf
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Richmond
Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Tennessee Valley
Elliot
TVA
North Carolina
Georgia
Appalachian
Agnes
Camille
Chattanooga
Nooga
Norris Dam
Man holds girl at knife point in airport hijack attempt
In Buffalo, Charles Smith 23 seized a two to three year old girl aboard an unoccupied American Airlines 707 at Buffalo International Airport. An FBI agent boarded the plane, convinced him to surrender without shooting, and the child was unharmed though blood on her clothing came from the assailant’s wound. Smith had stabbed the mother and a man earlier. the mother remains in critical condition and the man in fair condition at Deaconess Hospital.
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Buffalo
N.Y
American Airlines
Buffalo International Airport
FBI
Richard Ash
Ash
Charles Smith
Smith
Deaconess Hospital
Buzbee Trial Date Approved
Franklin County officials set August 14 for the start of Cullman County Sheriff Orrin Buzbee’s trial on a bribe charge. Judge Roy Mayhall ordered the move to Russellville after a venue hearing in Cullman and penciled in Aug. 14 as the tentative date, pending Franklin County calendar adjustments.
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Russellville
Franklin County
Cullman
Orrin Buzbee
Roy Mayhall
Mayhall
E. Boyce Scruggs
Circuit Criminal Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Howell Heflin
Scruggs
Kennedy Williams
Nevada
Buzbee
34Th Judicial Circuit
Tom Drake
Finis E. St. John III
Cullman County
Dist
Julian Bland
Daley Urges Delegates To Stay Home
The report notes Mayor Richard J. Daley and 58 other uncommitted Chicago delegates were urged to remain at home, reflecting the tense political maneuvering within the party during the convention period.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Miss Alabama pageant awards gifts amid weather delays
Becky and her parents receive Nashville Opryland tickets. Miss Photogenic wins a camera. Miss Morris gets a $200 bond, Miss Whitehead a $100 bond, and Miss Gibson a $25 savings account. Rain and mud forced the pageant to move to the Almon Center with an hour delay as 600 spectators watched the remainder. Top 10 includes Justine Manness, Martha Buist, Marsha Johnson, Carol Medders, Claudia Garnett, Robbie Briggs, Paula Entrekin.
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Becky
Nashville
Opryland
Miss Morris
Whitehead
State National Bank
Miss Gibson
Almon Center
Tillotson
Almon Gymnasium
Justine Manness
Somerville
Martha Nelle Buist
Huntsville
Marsha Johnson
Albertville
Carol Medders
Decatur
Claudia Garnett
Athens
Robbie Briggs
Florence
Paula Entrekin
Lacey
Mishaps Hurt 3 In Two Area Accidents
Three people were injured in two area crashes on Tuesday per state troopers. Charles Hanner 30 of Arab rode a motorcycle on Alabama 69 colliding with Travis Shelton 30 of Arab. Aubrey Spivey 25 of Tuscumbia and Jackson Wallace 25 of Muscle Shoals were treated at Cullman County Hospital after separate crashes on Alabama 157 and nearby roads. Shelton not injured. Spivey condition unknown. Wallace treated at Cullman County Hospital.
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Charles Hanner
Aubrey Spivey
Travis Shelton
Baileyton
Shelton
Jackson Wallace
Cullman County Hospital
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Blount
John Sparkman
Tazewell Shepard
Luther Foster
McGovern
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Decatur Cerebral Palsy Association Women’s Committee
National Association of Retired Federal Employes
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Decaturinn
Pine Grove
Holy Church of Christ
Seminine
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Teman’s Lake
Veryone
Aitruse Club
Dot Livingston
National Weather Service
Altrusa Club
Nancy Simmons
Chatta
Bristol
Tenn
Atty. Gen. Il. Baxley
Bia
Muscle Shoals
Hanner
Alabama 69
Spivey
Bankamericard
FDIC
Austin
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