WMSL-TV Signs ABC Pact for Huntsville Launch
WMSL-TV in Decatur inks a two year ABC affiliation to begin telecasting from Huntsville on Channel 48. Construction of a $700 000 studio on Monte Santo Mountain starts this week with target on air around September 14 to coincide with the Georgia versus Tennessee game.
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Wmsl-Tv
ABC
American Broadcasting Company
Huntsville
Frank Whisenant
Monte Santo Mountain
Decatur
Network
Waay-Tv
NBC
Nashville
Birmingham
Whisenant
Morgan County voters weigh local and state nominating contests
Voters head to polls in Morgan County for party nominating races including chairman of the Board of Revenue and Control US Senate Democratic National Committeeman and DNC delegate. Gov. Brewer casts ballot urging turnout as early returns show moderate activity across Decatur area.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Senate
Chicago
Decatur
Albert P. Brewer
Decatur Country Club
Alabama
Austinville School
Second Ambulance Company Approved In Decatur
Winter City commission approved a second ambulance service for Decatur. Glyn Hunter and W A Thompson won approval to operate from 206 Austinville Rd SW, where Hunter runs a service station. The license transfer from Theo Word to Junior Ray Stone and John Babisee was also approved, with relocation required to satisfy zoning rules for business districts. The new owners purchased the operation last week for 16000 dollars. Stone planned relocation while the new site remains undecided.
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Ray Martin
Winter City Commission Today
Decatur
Glyn Hunter
W. A. Thompson
Austinville Rd
Hunter
Commission
Theo Word
Ray Stone
John Babisee
South End
Word
St. NW
Stone
Flower Child Shoots Artist in New York
Police say Valeria Solanis, a young actress in Warhol underground films, shot pop artist Andy Warhol who remains in critical condition at Columbus Hospital with a 50-50 chance of survival. Warhol’s work reshaped pop culture.
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New York
API
Valeria Solanis
Andy Warhol
Warhol
Columbus Hospital
HEW Releases $357 500 for Decatur Mental Hospital
HEW lifts a freeze on 357 500 federal funds for Decatur's Lurleen B. Wallace Mental Retardation Hospital. A Washington spokesman cited risk of loss if not spent by June 30. Alabama lawmakers credited for pushing approval as 1 million-plus in other grants remain on hold for Hamilton and Annis. The funds will be matched with 192 500 state money to begin first phase including a diagnostic center.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Decatur
Lurleen B. Wallace
Washington
Hamilton
Annison
HEW
Bob Jones
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
DAILY
Alabama
Jones
Israeli Jets Pound Jordan on Eve of War Anniversary
Israeli warplanes bombed Arab artillery positions along the River Jordan on the eve of the Arab-Israeli war anniversary. Artillery and mortars fired across the frontier as black smoke rose from Arab villages. Three Israeli civilians were killed and at least eight wounded as fighting intensified with Jordanian forces firing at settlements and laborers.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Jordan Valley
Viet Cong shells Saigon as fresh troops rush in
Viet Cong mortars shelled Saigon for the second night, about 20 rounds landing near the Cho Quan power station and the 4th Precinct. No immediate casualties reported. Fresh Viet Cong troops moved toward Saigon while U.S. sources warned the conflict could persist. President Thieu’s Independence Palace area saw new fighting about a mile and a half away.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Cho-Quan
Nguyen van Thieu
Independence Palace
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Abby Aiming At The Cape
Abby, a tropical storm near Cape Kennedy, lashed south central Florida on a three crewball course. One child died and another person was missing as Abby moved northeast across the citrus belt with 40 mph winds.
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Punta Gorda
Fila
Abby
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Citrus
Palm Beach
Jacksonville
Atlantic Ocean
Daytona Beach
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Ro binson Furniture
Frigidaire service advertised by Ro binson Furniture on Second Ave offering repair parts and warranty coverage.
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Robinson Furniture
Second _Ave
Vietnam War War of Words Signals Peace Talks Link
Paris dispatch quotes North Vietnam’s top commander saying the United States is losing the war and hints peace talks in Paris. Miami report predicts Wallace loses Southern support to Nixon as election nears. Paris notes France withdraws 745 million from the IMF amid a strike wave paralyzing the country.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Miami, Fla
Alabama
George Wallace
Richard M.nixon
Jim Martin
France
International Monetary Fund
California Primary Sets Stage for Nominating Battles
Six primaries across the nation focus on California where Kennedy and McCarthy vie for delegates while Nixon and Rockefeller muscle toward the GOP nomination. Reagan runs unopposed as a favorite son. Polls show Kennedy favored in the Democratic race with LA Times surveys noting uncertain outcomes.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
New Jersey
South Dakota
Kennedy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Lab Mi Frimanies
Alabama
MIS
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Milwaukee
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Republican- National Committee
Portland
Ore
Miami Beach
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles
Markets At A Glance Stocks Rise and Commodities Move Lower
New York stocks rise in active trading while cotton prices fall. Chicago wheat and corn slide on liquidation. oats follow. Soybeans move irregularly. Hog futures jump 25 to 500 cents with receipts about 4,000 and highs near 21.50. Slaughter steers steady with about 700 receipts at 27.25.
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Chicago
Moving Service Advertisement in Local Paper
An ad offers SHARP MOVERS for transfers with a free estimate and a contact number 353-2828. The snippet shows a brief classified style notice likely promoting relocation help. The text references “4A A. 1” as part of its layout or routing.
Alvin Enjoys TV and Political Runoff Talk
Alvin savors a new television while a local figure discusses running the county. The brief reads like a quirky page 2 quickie note from Ken Reynolds with casual chatter about politics and everyday life.
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Dick) Flem
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Second Ambulance Company
Cora Blair
Tampa
Gulf of Mexico
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Gulf St
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Tarpon
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DIAL
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Richard Nixon
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