First Beltline Segment To Open Aug 1
The first two miles of the Decatur Beltline Highway from Ala 20 at Chemstrand Co to Old Moulton Road will open August 1. Minor work such as paving turnouts and striping remains. Right of way for the Danville Road to U S 31 segment is underway, with full four-lane width anticipated.
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Decatur Beltline
Chemstrand Co
Moulton Road
Highway Department
Gorman Grisham
Burgreen Contracting Co
Athens
State Highway Department
Danville Rd
U. S.31
Old Moulton Rd
Grand Jury Hears Barton in Montgomery probe
A Montgomery County Grand Jury heard testimony from contractor Joe T. Barton behind closed doors on bribery and state income tax evasion charges tied to a highway striping contract. Prosecutors cited discrepancies between reported 1961 income of 54,496 and an estimated true income near 95,775.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
Joe T. Barton
Barton
MacDonald Gallion
John Patterson
Gallion
Circuit
First Lady Kennedy Deluged With Gifts And Letters
The White House reports Mrs. Kennedy receives about 300 letters daily as she awaits the third Kennedy child in August. Gifts, booties, bibs, quilts, and baby items flood the mail along with offers to be godparents. A Caesarean delivery is planned for late August at Walter Reed.
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Frances Lewine Washington
John F. Kennedy
Daily Mail
White House
Mrs. Kennedy
Ken
Beef Price Changes Slow Amid Slow Retail Adjustments
The Agriculture Department says beef consumer prices rise only when livestock and meat markets intensify competition. Prices fell after late 1962 highs, with retail declines lagging cattle price drops by about eight weeks due to supply movement into stores. A separate Weather Bureau bulletin notes a potentially record corn crop despite idle land and favorable showers. The July 1 conditions suggest 3.85 billion bushels, near the 1960 record, with continuing gains in cattle and hog numbers and solid sheep and lamb figures.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Washington
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Negro Hiring Study Is Asked
Rep George Huddleston asks President Kennedy to disclose administration policies on alleged preferential treatment of Negroes for federal jobs and promotions. He cites concerns voiced by constituents and says open disclosure is needed about pressures discussed in closed sessions with Kennedy and officials.
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Washington
Alabama
Kennedy
George Huddleston
Birmingham Democrat
Huddleston
Two Wrecks In Limestone County Reported
Athens state troopers investigated two rural traffic incidents in Limestone County on Thursday. A 1962 Renault driven by Joseph E. Barger swerved to avoid a dog on U S 31 a, causing about 200 dollars in damage. Earlier, a 1955 Chevrolet driven by C Buck Ferguson collided with a 1959 Edsel driven by Bryan Finley on U S 31, totaling about 400 dollars in damage.
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Athens
Limestone County
Here
U. S. 31
Joseph E. Barger
New Albany
Ind
Barger
C. Buck Ferguson
Bryan Finley
Cornersville
Tenn
Flag Display Brings Fine in Mobile
The Mobile drive-in operator Paul Leverett was convicted of violating Alabama law banning illegal Confederate flag display. The flag, allegedly affixed to an advertisement, prompted the case believed to be the first of its kind in the state. Leverett claimed the flag was a facsimile and was fined after he refused to remove it.
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Mobile
Alabama
Paul Leverett
Ben L. Holsclaw
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Leverett
Warren L. Finch
Presley-Brown reunion trip ends in Tennessee crash
Mrs. Bertie Presley and three relatives were in a wreck while en route to the Presley-Brown family reunion in Tennessee. Mrs. Presley is seriously hurt but expected to be discharged within a week. Bertha Nelson Joe Green and Ellis Holmes of this community are improving at Hartselle Hospital.
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Bertie Presley
Presley-Brown
Tennessee
Presley
Bertha Nelson
Joe Green
Ellis Holmes
Hartselle Hospital
New York Telephone Delivers 5 Million Phone Books
The New York Telephone Company completed delivery of five million pounds of phone books to Manhattan subscribers. A company spokesman said the book is already out of date and noted separate books are issued for the other four boroughs.
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New York
New York Telephone Co
Manhattan
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Beltline
State Docks
Mid-South Cash & Carry Building Supply Company
Finley Drive
Decatur, Alabama
Buschs
2Nd Avenue S
Western Union
Garase
Grand Jury
Associates
Credit Life
S Associates Finance Corporation
Sixth Ave
Decatur
Shumake Furniture CO
Highway 31
Furnitur& Company
Morgan County
Gandy’s Cove
W. M. Morris
Conditioned Air Corp
Turner Davis
Local Union
Huntsville, Alabama
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