Alabama Voters Weigh Succession Amendment In November
In Montgomery, voters face a proposed constitutional change on November 5 to allow governors and other state officers to serve two consecutive terms. The measure, linked to Governor Wallace and neighboring elections, would curb the current rotation among auditor, treasurer, and secretary of state. If approved, it would also affect lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other offices.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lureen Wallace
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Senate
Cials
Lightning wipes out Morgan County farmer's herd
Cleo Johnson lost 22 cattle in a 30 head Black Angus herd when lightning struck a tree where the animals sheltered near Morgan County. The cattle were valued around $6,000 with no insurance coverage.
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Neel
Morgan County
Here
Cleo Johnson
Johnson
White Elephant Sale and local election kickoff in Decatur and Madison County
Decatur hosts a White Elephant Sale sponsored by Chapel Hill Methodist Church Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the old Lang Sporting Goods building. In Calhoun, James King is selected for the Institute for Advanced Study for Students Personnel Workers in Higher Education at the Illinois Urbana campus for 1968-69. T. W. Bridges launches City Council campaign with a Triana Park barbecue in Madison County and George Hobson will speak.
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Chapel Hill
James ‘King
Calhoun Junior College
Institute For Advanced Study
University of Ilinois
Urbana
U. S. Office of Education
King
T. W. Bridges
Triana Park
Madison County
George Hobson
Lakeside High School
A&m College
Decatur Shrine Club Ladies Night Event and Market Opening
Notes inform Decatur residents of a ladies night dinner dance by the Shrine Club at 7 p.m. Saturday at Holiday Inn North, plus the Decatur Curb and Country Market open 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 1st Ave and Grant St with shelled peas, beets, watermelons, eggs, tomatoes, peppers, peaches, onions, cakes, jams and jellies for sale.
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Decatur Shrine Club
Holiday Inn North
Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St
Federal Court Dismisses Suit Against Jefferson Sheriff
A federal court in Birmingham dismissed an $80,000 lawsuit by Raymond Minor against Jefferson County Sheriff Mel Bailey and jail officials alleging cruel treatment. Judge Clarence W. Allgood ruled Minor failed to show a due process deprivation. Minor, jailed at Kilby Prison, claimed he was forced to assist jail doctors and handle medicines without qualification. He was given 20 days to appeal.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mel Bailey
Jefferson County
Minor
Kilby
OEO Referral Centers to Open Across Morgan Marshall and Lawrence
The Office of Economic Opportunity heads three county referral centers in Morgan Marshall and Lawrence counties. Yvonne Kincade will lead Morgan County operations at Cedar Lake School and Hartselle sites. Thomas B. Warren will supervise Lawrence County centers in Moulton and Courtland. A Marshall County coordinator will be chosen. Samford leads the three county program.
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OEO
Morgan
Marshall
Lawrence
Office of Economic Opportunity
Yvonne Kincade
Morgan County
Cedar Lake School
Hartselle
Ferry St
Lawrence County
Thomas B. Warren
Moulton
Courtland
American Legion Hall
Marshall County
G. W. James
Seee Agency
Samford
Diarasto
FBI Free From Influence Jury Praises Hoover Era
A Montgomery County grand jury praised the FBI as the only federal agency immune to political pressure and commended Director J Edgar Hoover for crime prevention and anti communist efforts. The panel also urged continued action against obscenity laws and support for District Attorney David Crosland in regulating obscene materials affecting children.
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Montgomery, Ala
Montgomery County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dist. Atty
David Crosland
Suit Files Against Crenshaw Klan Over School Desegregation Interference
A Justice Department suit in Montgomery accuses Crenshaw County United Klans of America of interfering with school desegregation by harassing and punishing Negroes who exercised rights under a court ordered desegregation plan. The filing seeks an injunction and restoration of denied benefits, naming eight Klan figures and seven associates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Crenshaw County
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Crenshaw Unit
United Klans of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc
Robert Shelton
The
United Klans
Tuscaloosa
Civil Rights Division
Montgomery County
Impeachment Case Possible Before Criminal Trial
Madison County District Attorney David L. Thomas faces embezzlement bribery and defamation charges. Special Judge T Worth Tha gard granted an indefinite trial continuation as prosecutors pursue impeachment before any criminal trial. Special prosecutor William Baxley says impeachment proceedings have begun and six co defendants’ trials are also stalled.
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Huntsville
Ala
David L. Thomas
Madison County
T. Worth Thagard
Thomas
Bernard Sykes
State Supreme Court
William Baxley
Houston County
City Candidates on Television and Radio in Decatur
Decatur voters will see a series of Sunday broadcasts on WMSL featuring candidates for city council and mayor. Each Sunday at 1 30 p m radio and 1 p m TV except July 28 with 4 30 p m. Place 1 appears this Sunday Place 3 on July 21 Place 4 on July 28 Place 2 5 and mayor on August 4 brief statements by each candidate.
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Decatur
WMSL
Sing Out Decatur Group Forms After Saturday Meeting
Local residents plan a Sing Out Decatur group with an organizational meet Saturday at 1 p.m. at E. L. Jolly's residence 1619 19th Ave SW. The first meeting drew over 80 young people and adults after performances by Huntsville Chattanooga and Auburn groups.
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Huntsville
Chattanooga
Auburn
E. L. Jolly
19Th Ave
Monsanto Decatur Plant names three technical appointments and promotion
Monsanto announces Decatur plant promotions and appointments in the technical center. Roy E. Jones becomes senior chemist in quality control after moving from Pensacola where he joined Monsanto in 1957. Gary W. Lindley is named spectroscopy chemist, Imer Durden is promoted to senior textile engineer, and Steve C. Wooten becomes plant engineering engineer.
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Monsanto
Decatur
Roy E. Jones
Gary W. Lindley
Steve C. Wooten
Jones
Pensacola
Fla
Magnolia St. SE
Durden
Decature
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Decatur General Hospital
Irma Gaus
Calhoun Tech
Sportsman’s
Athens
Limestone County Sportsman’s Club
Gordon Motor Co
Ed Shelton
Elkmont High
Elkmont
Athens College
Frank Philpot
Worshop
McCandless
Auburn University
National Science Foundation
Ben’ T. Lanham Jr
NSF
Leland H. Williams
Williams
White Elephant Sale
Jefferson
Bailey
Raymond Minor
Clarence W. Allgood
U.S. Supreme Court
Doj
KKK
J. D
Buddy” Smyth Jr
H. E. Browder
Barney Farr
M. D
Bodiford, John M. Wilson and
Grady Mount
Miami, Fla
University of
Die
Lindley
Nebraska Wesleyan University
I Sidney Neb
Morgan Ave
Wooten
Brookhaven
Miss
Mississippi State University
Porterdale, Ga
8Th St. SW
Roy Jones
Gary Lindley
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