Motorcycle preacher joins local church as summer assistant
Richard Stanford a heavyweight former probation officer from Tampa is spending the summer in Decatur as temporary resident and summer student assistant pastor at First Presbyterian Church. He preaches at Pryor Memorial near Calhoun Junior College on Belle Mina Road and plans a Presbyterian ministry. Stanford and wife Emma have two daughters Kathy and Margie.
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Richard Stanford
Kathy
Rear
Margie
Emma
Stanford
Decatur
First Presbyterian Church
Pryor Memorial Presbyterian Chapel
Calhoun Junior College
Belle Mina Rd
Clearwater
Fla
Tampa
University of
Employment Survey Planned Locally
The Bureau of Census will conduct a monthly survey of employment and unemployment in the area starting Monday under Thomas W. McWhirter of the Atlanta regional office. Data are confidential by law and used to compile national economic statistics for the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Bureau of Census
Thomas W. McWhirter
Bureau
Atlanta
McWhirter
U. S. Department of Labor
U. S
Motorcycle preacher Stanford reshapes seminary life and faith
Dick Cooper profiles Stanford a seminary student nicknamed the motorcycle preacher for riding orange and white bikes to the chapel. He started riding seven months ago for transportation and escape from tension. He now owns a second bike and has logged over 1000 miles. Stanford argues theology continually changes and pastors must engage the community beyond sermons and hospital visits.
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Stanford
Stanfords
Plans Told For Athens Store
ATHENS Odtasco Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co announces a new store opening in the Athens Shopping Center in September. The 10 000 square foot facility will include sales storage and automotive service space with a 70 foot front and a two bay service area featuring modern equipment and tools. A parking area will be added to the shopping complex.
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Athens
Odtasco
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co
Strong Cotton Market Forecast From Auburn Extension
An Auburn Extension official predicts this year will bring the strongest cotton market in years due to short supplies through summer. Allen Brown projects prices may reach 1967-68 highs, with exports rising to about 3.5 million bales and U S plantings near 12 million acres. Alabama growers are part of this national trend.
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Auburn Extension Service
Allen Brown
Extension Service
Brown
U. S
Alabama
Federal criminal session opens with 50 plus cases
A two week federal district court session began with Judge Clarence W. Allgood presiding. Arraignments occurred May 10 11. Indictments were returned in Birmingham last January. Court meets in the third floor Federal Building courtroom. Farmers planted about 550000 acres versus 565000 last year. Cotton from Morgan Madison Limestone and Lawrence area contributes less than a quarter of state production. Spot market prices run 5 to 10 percent higher than a year ago. Brown Bartow West Virginia Harvey Mc Culloch son of Tom Mc Culloch Jr Moulton was elected Sunday secretary treasurer of the National Youth Science Camp. Camp officials said officers would help sustain interest in future sessions as counselors. Delegates were named world ambassadors for West Virginia by Governor Arch Moore Jr.
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U.S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
Birmingham
Federal Building
Morgan, Madison, Limestone
Lawrence
Brown
Bartow
W. Va
Harvey McCulloch
Tom McCulloch
Moulton
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Delta Rock Festival Attracts About 500 Attendees
About 500 people attended a three day Delta rock festival in Delta Alabama far short of the promoters goal of 10 000. Organizer John Rines said the event was not for profit but to raise funds for a North Carolina recording group. Law officers patrolled the grounds for three nights and arrested four for drug offenses amid a largely onlooking crowd. Delta sits in Clay County in east central Alabama.
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Delta, Ala
John Rines
Lineville
North Carolina
Showdowns Facing State Lawmakers
The Alabama Senate targets Gov. Wallace's 135 million highway program while the House fights property tax assessments. A Montgomery man faces murder charges in a bar shooting, and FFA leader Carl Shewbart is elected Alabama president. A federal ruling mandates uniform property assessments, shaping upcoming floor debates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House
Senate
George Wallace
House
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Wallace
Circuit Court Judge Sloan dies at 68 in South Pittsburg
South Pittsburg mourns Circuit Court Judge Albert F. Sloan 68 who died Sunday at home after a lengthy illness. An Alabama native, Sloan rose from eighth grade dropout to Cumberland Law School graduate and senior judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. Seemingly unlikely career path highlighted by late-life educational attainment.
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South Pittsburg
Tenn
Albert F. Sloan
Sloan
18Th Judicial Circuit
Alabama
Cumberland Law School
Lebanon
Emergency phone numbers for possible poisoning and emergencies
Emergency contacts advise calling Decatur General Hospital at 353-1610 or your family physician for poisoning or other emergencies. For all other emergencies dial zero and inform the operator of the nature of the issue.
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Decatur General Hospital
Credit Card Firms To Supply College Gifts
Livingston University partners with American Express Bank Americard and Master Charge to allow alumni gifts via credit cards. Arch ie Kramer notes the plan taps an unused fundraising source, offering payment with a delay and optional extended payoff, aiming to increase both size and number of gifts.
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Livingston, Ala
Livingston University
Archie Kramer
Livingston
American Express
Bank Americard
Master Charge
Burglars Fail to Open Safe at Stewart and Bennett
Police said burglars failed to open a safe at Stewart and Bennett Department Store last night and an investigation was under way this morning to determine if anything was stolen.
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Hartselle
Stewart & Bennett Department Store
Soldier Dies In Automobile Crash Near New Brockton
James Jones aged 21 from near New Brockton, a soldier recently returned from Vietnam, was killed when his car left a highway and struck a utility pole about one mile south of New Brockton. He was stationed at Fort Rucker.
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New Brockton, Ala
James Jones
Near
New Brockton
Vietnam
Jones
Ft. Rucker
Boll Weevil Increase Cited In Alabama Cotton Fields
Auburn University Extension Service reports boll weevils rising in Alabama with heavy infestations in Green and Lee counties. North Alabama expected to escape major impact until mid August as scouts track 100000 acres, 550 farmer observers monitor crops, and first hatchout prompts July field spraying in the south and central regions.
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Alabama
Auburn University Extension Service
North Alabama
Extension Service
Green and Lee
North
McQueen
Four Escapees Flee Jackson County Jail in Alabama
Law officers search for four inmates who sawed six jail bars and lowered themselves from a second floor window with a blanket. Sheriff Bob Collins noted repeated escapes since the jail opened three years ago, naming Raymond Bowlen Richards City Tenn Steve Coulson Huntsville Ala Buddy Rorex Stevenson Ala and ny E Lowe Scottsboro as the latest suspects.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Jackson County
Bob Collins
Collins
Raymond Bowlen
Richards City
Tenn
Steve Coulson
Huntsville
Buddy Rorex
Stevenson
Ny E. Lowe
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