Carr presses park funds handling in Alabama
State Senator Aubrey Carr of Guntersville targets Alabama park funding. He accused former Governor Brewer’s administration of pork barreling and questions current Wallace era spending. Carr notes his 1967 bond push and past role as conservation assistant chief who warned against wasteful park projects.
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Aubrey Carr
Guntersville
Alabama
Albert Brewer
George Wallace
Brewer
State parks questioned by Marshall County lawmaker
Carr accuses Wallace administration of unplanned park projects and cites 370000 to 887000 expenditures for Lake But tahatchee Sucarnochee and Lightwood Knot parks. He notes Jan 15 purchase in Covington County and 5.1 million Joe Wheeler funding without completed planning. He seeks 15 million to finish parks with expert planning.
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Carr
Wallace
Marshall County
Lake Buttahatchee State Park
Sumter
Sucarnochee Park
Covington County
Lightwood Knot Park
Albert Brewer
Joe Wheeler
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Economic Development Administration
Limestone County Board of Education must file integration plan by July 26
U S District Judge Sam Pointer outlined a timetable requiring Limestone County to submit a new school integration plan by July 26. Attorney Byrd Latham said a plan should be ready by week’s end for a potential federal ruling by July 30. The plan must include all white schools, no 50 percent black schools, and the closure of New Hope school. Pointer had denied a parental intervention request in the pending suit.
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Athens
U. S
Sam Pointer
Limestone County
Latham
New Hope
Pointer
Von Braun Urges Greed Reduction For Global Environment
Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun told about 400 at a Birmingham luncheon that environmental problems stem from chasing immediate gains. He urged long term planning, stronger pollution prevention, and new ethics and cooperation to manage technology’s impact. He noted rapid growth in output since 1960 and warned of self destructive spirals without environmental control.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Wernher von Brau
von Braun
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce
von Brau
Redistricting Bill Sidetracked In Alabama House
The Alabama House committee sidetracked Rep. Fred Gray's seven district redistricting plan and sent two rival proposals forward. Cherner and Turner plans would redraw districts to affect Republican incumbents Dickinson and Nichols and pair Montgomery with nearby counties. The Senate Finance Committee delayed the $135 million highway package while approving a Good Samaritan bill requiring hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Constitution and Elections Committee
Fred Gray
House
Gray
Alabama
Cherner
Bullock
Dickinson
George Andrews
Turner
Talladega
Bill Nichols
Capitol
Senate Finance Committee
Good Samaritan
Robert T. Wilson
Walker County
Pierre Pelham
Mobile
George C. Wallace
Senate
Robert Ellis Jr
Jefferson
Athens educator Cofield resigns for Mississippi State College of Women post
Dr. Jerry Stan Cofield director of instructions for the Athens School System has resigned. Superintendent Dr. William Mitchell says Cofield will become director of admissions records financial aid and recruiting at Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus Mississippi. He has served in Athens for over a year.
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Athens
Jerry Stan Cofield
Athens School System
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Cofield
Mississippi State College For Women In
Columbus
Miss
McMahan moves from Revenue to Senate payroll in Beasley office
Wayne McMahan, fired by Gov. Wallace, will stay on state payroll as a Senate employee. He moves from the State Revenue Department to the Senate roster at about half his former $12,000 salary, continuing in Lt. Gov. Beasley’s office after a secretary’s resignation. In Athens, Mayor Bobby Higgins says the city has temporarily halted use of the Big Creek project.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wayne McMahan
George C. Wallace
Jere Beasley
State Senate
McMahan
State Revenue Department
Wallace
Beasley
Revenue Department
Senate
Athens
Bobby Higgins
Wallace Sues to End Tax Exemptions for Foundations
Alabama asks the Supreme Court to rule tax exemptions for certain private foundations unconstitutional. Gov. George C. Wallace leads the suit against Treasury Secretary John B. Connally and Internal Revenue Commissioner Randolph Thrower, arguing some groups merely shelter wealth while backing radical causes. The Red Cross and Salvation Army are cited as truly charitable. targets unnamed.
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Washington
Alabama
Supreme Court
George C. Wallace
Treasury
John B. Connally
Randolph W. Thrower
Commissioner of
Internal Revenue
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
March of Dimes Foundation
Dump halted on Elk River Mills Rd over access dispute
Higgins ordered a stop to dumping on Elk River Mills Road until a dispute over access is resolved. The access road crosses property owned by Tommy E. Smith, whose residents oppose the dumping.
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Elk River Mills
Higgins
Tommy E. Smith
Smith
Emergency crisis numbers and operator guidance
The notice directs calling the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for possible poisoning or personal crises and advises dialing 0 if unsure of the emergency number. It also lists Decatur Daily department phone lines for nights and holidays.
Ex-Lawmaker Faces Trial in HUD Down Payment Scheme
Former Madison County legislator Shelby Allen Laxon and two Huntsville men go on trial in federal court for allegedly making false statements to HUD over down payments for 2% program mortgage loans. Co-defendants include Charles Fields and Kermit Scheer Jr. A fourth man, E. E. Wilson, is indicted but his case postponed after a heart attack.
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Madison County
Shelby Allen
Billy) Laxon
Huntsville
U.S. Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Charles Fields
Kermit Scheer Jr
E. E. Wilson
Congress
Clifton Mann
Farmer's Home Administration
Iien
Huntsville Morgage
Whisky stills destroyed by ABC agents near Providence Church
State ABC agents destroyed two whisky stills Monday along Alabama 101 west of town. Sheriff Dan Ligon said the devices were about three miles west of Providence Church, with one being a 600 gallon still and the other a 200 gallon still.
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Moulton — State
ABC
Alabama 101
Here
Dan Ligon
Providence Church
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Walter Davis Jr
Gregg Hughes
Tennessee Valley Tool and Die Co
Ben Cherner
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Mylan Turner
Dallas
Bill Dickinson
Decatur Daily
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