Senate Avoids Confrontation Over presiding seat
In Alabama the Senate avoided a clash about who presides in Lt. Gov Beasley's absence. Sen. Pierre Pelham moved to recess then indicated Pierce may preside later, while Beasley was in Idaho. The showdown was anticipated as House members crowded the Senate chamber.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Jere Beasley
Pierre Pelham
Mobile
Senate
J. J. ‘‘Junie” Pierce
Beasley
House
Pierce
Pelham
Sun Valley
Idaho
Junie Pierce
George Wallace
Alabama lawmakers weigh administration program and race redistricting
The eight point program includes highway bonds and pollution controls while senators accuse the governor of intimidation over a bridge project near Prattville. Rep. Fred Gray urges affirmative action on a redistricting bill to create two Congress districts with near equal black and white populations. committee takes no action.
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Alabama
Senate
Obie Littleton
Chilton County
E.C. Foshee
Covington County
Wallace
Foshee
Prattville
House
House Constitution and Elections Committee
Fred Gray
Macon County
Gray
Congress
Washington
Keeping Public Informed Job Of Chamber
Jim Britton executive vice president told Decatur Chamber board how legislation is introduced and considered. He advised businessmen not to overstate claims and to present truthful facts to lawmakers. A joint board meeting Aug. 9 with the Alabama Chamber was noted.
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Jim Britton
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Linda Parham
Decatur Chamber Board of Directors
Britton
Athens School Committee forms 11 member educational campaign
The Athens Board of Education named an 11 member steering committee to lead a campaign for a tax referendum to fund public education. Members include Mrs. Bill Base Mickie Guimarin Bruce Sherrill Cecil Gregg Bob Semmler Mayor Bobby Higgins Charles Clem Mack David Roosevelt Seay Dr. Sidney Sandridge and Marjorie Walker. The plan aims to inform residents and present referendum details. The event follows reports on local Chamber activities and a parking lot project in Decatur.
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Athens
Athens Board of Education
Suge
William Mitchell
Commentitee
Bill Base
Mickie Guimarin
Bruce Sherrill
Cecil Gregg
Bob Semmler
Bobby Higgins
Charles Clem
Mack David
Roosevelt Seay
Sidney ‘Sandridge
Marjorie Walker
Cullman County Probate Judge Salary Bill Filed
Rep. Tom Drake and Rep. Finis St John introduc e a local bill to raise Cullman County Probate Judge Guy Hunts salary from 10000 to 11800 to align with Marshall County probate judge. They said the measure avoids four week advertising due to time constraints and matches Marshall County officials.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Guy Hunt
Tom Drake
Finis St. John
Drake and
St. John
Hunt
Marshall County
Drake
Moulton Merchant Named Director at Bank of Moulton
Milton Hall a Moulton merchant has been named director of the Bank of Moulton to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W G Burch President Joe Williams announced the appointment.
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Moulton
Milton Hall
Bank of Moulton
Joe Williams
Hall
W.G. Burch
Dozier bank president’s wife held hostage in $50,000 caper
Federal and state agents seek two masked men who held W A Merrill's wife hostage while he retrieved $50,000 from the bank. Merrill found his bound and gagged wife at noon, later dropping the money at a litter barrel as ordered. Deputies say the loot had already been removed.
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Dozier
Ala
FBI
Covington County
W. A. Merrill
First National Bank of
Elie Harrell
Merrill
Lovin Co Building To Be Claimed For Urban Renewal
The J. F. Lovin Co building at 141 2nd Ave NE will be taken for urban renewal. The site has housed Lovin produce since 1900 and Lovin ceramics since 1961, with a Daily Photo note.
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J. F. Lovin Co
2Nd Ave
Lovin
Lovin’s
Policemen shot in Birmingham during family dispute
In Birmingham Alabama two officers were wounded and a suspect was shot as police answered a family argument call on the east side. Officer McCleskey 29 in serious condition from a stomach wound. Officer Thomas 35 in satisfactory condition with arm and leg wounds.
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Birmingham
Ala
Michael D. McCleskey
William K. Thomas
James F. Miller
Leeds
Urban Renewal Claims Decatur Landmark Building
The J F Lovin Co building at 141 2nd Ave NE faces urban renewal. Horace Lovin and his wife describe a family business history from 1900, moving ceramics to Bank Street, and preserving portraits as the old structure is repurposed.
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Decatur
J.F. Lovin Co
2Nd Ave. NE
Horace Lovin
Levin
Bank St
Horace
Levins
Julia
Bill
Emergency numbers list with city services and centers
Emergency phones list includes Fire Department 353-2515 and 350-414 Highway Patrol 353-0631 Morgan Sheriff 353-6256 Ambulance 355-3844 Crisis Call Center 355-8000 for poison and crises. If unsure which number to call, dial O and explain the emergency to the operator. Athens 353-4612.
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Fire Department
Aoman
Morgan Sheriffm
Diak
Hartselle Key Club Named Nation's Best
Morgan County High School's Key Club wins International Key Club's best small chapter after five state titles. Don Hall and Mike Proctor attended the 1971 convention in Anaheim to accept the 32 inch trophy. The Bloodmobile stops in Falkville Tuesday at the Methodist Church from 9 to 3, co sponsored by Decatur Daily. The Red Cross seeks C positive and A positive blood for open heart surgery.
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Morgan County High School Key Club
Don Hall
Mark
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
International Key Club
Anaheim
Calif
Mike Proctor
Alabama
Falkville
Falkville Methodist Church
Decatur Daily
Red Cross
Birmingham
Ware Foster
Man acquitted on whisky charge in Lauderdale case
Federal jury acquitted 27 year old Carlton Houston Benson of Waterloo on charges he helped operate an illegal whisky distillery near his home. Judge Clarence W. Allgood presided as the two week term opened and will resume Monday. Benson was arrested last March.
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Lauderdale
U. S
Carlton Houston Benson
Waterloo
Benson
U. S. Dist
Clarence W. Allgood
UA Commerce Dean Selected
Dr. John S. Fielden, dean of Boston University's College of Business Administration, will become dean of the University of Alabama College of Commerce and Business Administration. He succeeds retiree Dr. Paul Garner and will join Alabama at the start of the fall semester.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
College of Business Administration
Boston University
John S. Fielden
College of Commerce and Business Administration
University of Alabama
Fielden
Paul Garner
Alabama
Question and Answer column from The Decatur Daily
A reader asks about picnic area trash receptacles at Point Mallard Park. Jim Johnson says development work limited receptacles but placement planned later this week. Also an inquiry into Southern Factors Montgomery existence yields no record. State officials say the I-65 bridge project will be completed in late 1973 or early 1974 with no new U.S. 31 bridge planned.
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Point Mallard Park
Decatur
Jim Johnson
Point Mallard
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Athens School Committee
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Morgan County
Dick Ordway
Decatur Chamber
Oak Park
al Matthews
Allen Hamilton
Belk- Hudson
Julia Ducker
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