Blount Predicts Passage of Postal Reform Plan
Postmaster General Winton Blount predicted Congress would pass President Nixon’s postal reform proposals. He told the Alabama Lions Club convention that total postal reform is certain, warning against delaying a bill not as complete as the current plan. He noted bipartisan backing and the plan’s validation by a commission led by Fred Kappel.
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Ala
Winton Blount
Nixon
Blount
Alabama
Lions Club
Montgomery
Larry O’brien
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic National Committee
Fred Kappel
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Craft Show Added To Festival At Decatur Spirit of America
An oldtime craft show joins July Fourth weekend events in Decatur Alabama sponsored by The Decatur Daily. Exhibitors from the Tennessee Valley may enter handmade crafts with a $1 fee and official forms due by midnight. Categories include plants dried flowers and Christmas decorations.
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Decatur Daily
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Delano Park
Barrett Shelton, Jr
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Alabama
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Daily
Widow may receive DIC despite income under VA reminder
The VA reminds widows of veterans with service connected deaths may qualify for dependency and indemnity compensation regardless of income. An income limit applies if death is not service connected.
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Veterans Administration
Son of Autauga Sheriff Hurt in Dynamite Blast
Rick Wood, 19, son of Autauga County Sheriff Philip Wood, was listed in fair condition at a Selma hospital after a dynamite stick exploded in his hand Friday. The accident occurred in a rural Autauga County area where he had been fishing.
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Selma
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Philip Wood
Rick
Sheriff's Office
Judge Allgood’s busy docket spans acquittals and pleas
U S District Judge Clarence W. Allgood of Birmingham presides in Decatur as court reconvenes. Last week saw acquittals for Clayton O Neal Johnson of mail theft and check forgery and Edwin Holt Harris of counterfeit money possession, plus 17 pleas changed from not guilty and sentenced.
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Clarence W. Allgood Allgood
Birmingham
U.S. District Court
Decatur
Clayton
O'Neal Johnson
Edwin Holt Harris
Moulton
Birmingham Law School
United States
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Alabama
Allgood
Moore-Handley Opens New Center at 1629 Fourth Ave SE
The remodelled Moore-Handley Home Improvement Center at 1629 Fourth Ave SE will host grand opening celebrations Monday through Saturday. The 40,000 square foot facility includes display warehouse and office space plus an outside storage shed. Moore-Handley runs 20 centers in six states and employs about 1,000 people.
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Lacey's Spring Post Office Dedication Set
Lacey's Spring will dedicate its new post office at 2 p.m. next Sunday. Postmaster Georgia L. Davis announced the event highlighting lease construction financing and private ownership with federal lease back. Sen. John Sparkman and Rep. Bob Jones were expected guests, with Claude Shubert as guest speaker.
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Georgia L. Davis
Post Office Department
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Deputy Kennedy Wins Respect in New County Sheriff Role
Morgan County's new deputy sheriff Robert Kennedy began work with the juvenile court staff and quickly helped resolve a bicycle theft case. Chief probation officer Doug Crabb praised the board of revenue and control for adding Kennedy, noting the staff's effectiveness rests on guiding youths away from legal trouble.
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Bennett McRae
Rankin Fite Holds Power Over Alabama Consumer Credit Bills
In Montgomery Alabama Rankin Fite the speaker of the House wields unparalleled authority shaping whether new consumer credit laws pass this summer. The timeline hinges on his approval or obstruction of two main bills including a uniform credit code while a Senate measure to curb rapid loan renewals advances slowly. He can bury or boost bills via the Rules Committee and his memory of past defiance remains a warning to followers.
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Rules Committee
Rules “Committee
Helicopter crash kills five in Alabama and linked wrecks
Three people die when a private helicopter crashes near Headland Alabama after allegedly striking a power line. Victims are W J Goss Don Maynard Davis and Peggy D Whittle. Separate accidents claim a Greenville SC woman a St Clair County youth and a Troy Alabama woman.
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W.J. Goss
Ariton
Don Maynard Davis
Blacksburg
S.C
Peggy D. Whittle
Birmingham
Goss
Dothan
St. Clair County
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Asheville
Hoyt Coupland
Troy
Ala
Wayne Jefferson
Bishopville
Robert Kirby
Florence
Athens Soldier Dies in Vietnam Service Non hostile death in Army hospital near Saigon.
Spec. 4 Donnie Lee McMeans 21 died of a blood clot in an Army hospital at Long Bien near Saigon after three weeks of service in Vietnam. He entered the Army in 1968, trained at Fort Knox and Fort Leonard Wood, and attended Elkmont and Tanner High Schools. Funeral arrangements were to be announced. Survivors include his widow Marsha, daughter Denise, parents, three brothers, eight sisters, and several extended relatives.
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Florence Rd
Long Ben
Saigon
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Ft. Leonardwood
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Tanner
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Denise
Buddy
Gary
Sonny
Barbara Smith
Flint
Mich
Louise Bagsby
Dorothy McMeans
Gail Peck
Carolyn Miller
Janice Thornton
Brenda Adams
Wanda Wilson
Crafton
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