Decatur police report minor car crash and theft incidents
Police say Decatur car 32 rolled in drive while serviced at Stokes Ford injuring no one and later rolled into another car at Holiday Inn North with minor damage. About 50 dollars stolen from Buds Pool Room, 115 E Moulton, with 16 dollars in change left behind. no forced entry found. Golf gear reported stolen from D T Yeager residence on Sheraton Street SE. Minnie Pearl to open a Decatur chicken restaurant Saturday with officials attending and 20 outlets total in operation, 25 under construction.
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Decatur
Buddy Coffey
Stokes Ford
James Hill
Holiday Inn North
Bud
E. Moulton
Grand Ole Opry
Minnie Pearl
U.S
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
John C. Eyster
Reagan Warns Wallace Could Aid Democrats
Gov Ronald Reagan told a Alabama rally Wallace’s third party candidacy could aid Democrats by distorting the election. He said his Alabama trip aims to raise funds for the state party not target Wallace and warned against any deal to support a major party candidate if the election goes to the House.
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Jerry Estill
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Ronald Reagan
California
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Reagan
Walllace
House of Representatiives
Hartselle
William Bradford Huie
Judy Reeves
Ray Minette
George Wallace
Huie
State Capitol
Lurleen Wallace
Wallace
Frank Mastin
Montgomery
Mastin
Miss Reeves
Judge Seeks Quick Ruling in Mobile School Desegregation
U S District Judge Daniel H. Thomas urged an early decision to open Mobile schools this fall in a practical manner. White intervenors argued the court denied their day in court while NAACP officials objected to testimony. Prosecutors and opponents criticized the district’s attendance zones as costly, while a clerk was briefly removed after a dispute with a spectator.
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Bill Oberst
Associated Press
Mobile, Alla
U. S
Daniel H. Thomas
Pierce Pelham
Thomas
Mobile
New York
Charles H. Jones Jr
Area farmers to meet at Tennessee Valley Substation
Farmers from Morgan Lawrence Limestone Madison Lauderdale Marion Franklin Colbert and Winston counties will gather at the Tennessee Valley Substation at 9 a.m. Wednesday to discuss growing forage crops with local agriculture officials.
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Bellemina
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Lauderdale
Marion
Franklin
Colbert
Winston Counties
Tennessee Valley
Hooper Attacks Fortas Appointment During Tour
Cullman Montgomery County Probate Judge Perry Hooper Republican candidate for U S Senate denounces Abe Fortas Supreme Court nomination to replace Earl Warren. He says the judges are political and the nation is fed up with federal overreach.
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Cullman
Montgomery County
Perry Hooper
Jim Allen
U. S. Senate
Abe Fortas
U. S. Supreme Court
Fortas
Earl Warren
TVA Appropriation Reaches 50.25 Million After Conference
Senate House Conference Committee trims modernization funds for Muscle Shoals fertilizer facility to 50.25 million. Agreement allows use of 50 thousand trimmed plus up to 500 thousand from TVA funds for chemical facilities. totals differ from House and Senate versions. The package also includes Tim s Ford Dam and 5 million for the land between the lakes project.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Senate House
Senate
TVA
Public Works
House
Tennessee
Kentucky
Brewer Urges Labor Training at Southern Apprenticeship Conference
Gov. Albert Brewer urged continued labor training as a joint industry and government effort. He credited Alabama apprenticeship programs for keeping pace with change and predicted the South will be the nation’s boom area in the next 25 years, noting $2.5 billion in new industrial growth over five years.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Alabama
South
Miss Blankenship Enters Morgan County Maid Contest
Eleanor Blankenship, 22, of Priceville, fifth entrant in Morgan County Maid of Cotton pageant. Florence State University senior and former Miss Spirit of America runner up. Works as Cotaco High School recreation director this summer. Contest deadline set by chair Mrs. John Collier. Also competing: Sarah Margaret Wicker, Mary Lee Berryhill, Carolyn Long of Decatur and Franki Speaks of Priceville.
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Eleanor Blankenship
Priceville
Morgan County
Florence State
Miss Blankenship
Cotaco High School
Clayton Blankenship
John Collier
Sarah Margaret Wicker
Mary Lee Berryhill
Carolyn Long
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D. T. Yeager
Sheraton St. SE
The
Alabama Homebuilders Association
Decatur Inn
Decatur Association
Apes Club
Athens Apes
Lucy's
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Combination Agency
Daytona Beach
Fla
Redus Collier
H. B. Larkins
Jack Wood
Dewey.Lightsey
Robert Denham
Nathan Lightsey
Mary D.harris
Daytona H. Fla
Dentur
L Bm Powell
R.A. Chandler
Johnny Griffin
Freeman Free
Richard Heflin
Philip Birdavell
Clarence Heflin
Dixie Bearings
Atlanta
Goodyear and Rubber Company
Dixie Bearing
Church Sto NE
Huntsville
Police Department
National Rifle Association
Harvey Heuring
Orlando
Gett
Ope
Alabamia
Mississippi
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
GOP
Republican Party
James Martin
Gadsden
Martin
Nixon
Secret Service
Cies
University of Alabama
Crimson-Tide
Justice Department
James McPherson
Mobile County
McPherson
Gerry
NAACP
U. S. Marshals
Robert Breecker
University of California At Berkeley
Vernon Z. Crawford
Stanley Founttain
Button
Breecker
Briers
Hooper
Miss Blankenship Maid
Franki
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