Aviation On Move in North Alabama As Huntsville Jet Route Favored
Barrett Shelton Jr. notes rapid aviation progress in North Alabama as Delta Air Lines seeks permission to place Huntsville on its Atlanta Los Angeles Southern Transcontinental Route. The piece highlights runway extensions at Pryor Field, the push for an airport authority and a control tower, FAA traffic needs, terminal plans, and Southern Airways service, urging a fixed route linking Decatur with major regional cities.
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Barrett Shelton, JR
Decatur
North Alabama
Delta Air Lines
Huntsville
Los Angeles
Delta
Redstone Arsenal
Redstone
Pryor Field Airport
Federal Aviation Agency
John Harrison
Huntsville Tower
Athens
FAA
Airport Board
Southern Airways
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Pensacola
Pryor Field
Morgan
Limestone County
Three judge court may approve four year reapportion delay
The piece discusses a possible four year delay in Alabama reapportionment and its likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. It notes other states rushing to reapportion to align with new legislatures elected in November and suggests Alabama’s Tuesday meeting could reveal the legislature’s reaction.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
CATES COMMENTS On Alabama politics and planning delays
A weekly column reflects on Alabama politics with Patterson’s drought of action and reapportionment debates. It notes Sen DeGraffenried’s gubernatorial talk, dog racing bills defeated, a new governor’s office in Montgomery, and Republican growth in Morgan County. It discusses zoning opposition on Austinville Rd and planning board delays, secret meetings, and editor threats linked to fluoridation coverage.
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Governor’s Office
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Bell Building
Birmingham
Patterson
Tennessee
Tom Dewey
Harry Truman
Planning Commission
Austinville Rd
Oregon
One Wounded In Pistol Shooting At Madison County Club
A Madison County club scene early Saturday morning saw Bill R. Evans 30 of 414 Oak St wounded when he and his girlfriend Elsie Cowan argued over a .22 caliber pistol. Evans reported the pistol fired during the struggle and was treated at Decatur General Hospital. Police confirmed Evans and Cowan gave similar accounts.
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Madison County
Decatur
Bill R. Evans
Oak St
Decatur General Hospital
Evans
Elsie Cowan
Pinevilla Club
Pueblo Indians of Wetherill Mesa Preserve Palace Ruins
Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park housed Pueblo Indians who flourished for centuries and attained a high culture before vanishing about 700 years ago. Their crumbling buildings are being stabilized for eventual public opening.
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Wetherill Mesa
Mesa Verde National Park
HartselIe Civitan honors two for service and duty
Hartselle Mayor Grady Long was named Citizens of the Year at the Hartselle Civitan Club Ladies Night Award program. Max Slate received Mr Civitan while Bonnie Roberts won the MCHS Citizenship Award as part of the event. The piece also discusses aviation needs for Pryor Field and regional airports.
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Hartselle
Grady Long
Hartselle Civitan Club
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Murray Dodd
Arthur Stewart
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Guy Roberts
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Homer McLemore
Capitol
BY Forrest Castleberry
Cates
Ryan deGraffenried
Tuscaloosa
Lowndes County
Grand Old Party
Bob Jones
Congress
Fred Holt
Lauderdale County
Republicans
George Wallace
Fred
M. H
Pete) Lanier
Morgan County
Old Guard
New Guard
Lauderdale
Khrushchev
Castro
Jim Cox
West Main St
Trulock & Co
Jefferson Street
Huntsville, Alabama
Liberty National Life Insurance CO
Srown Engineering
Mutual Savings
State Farm
Sherwood
Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
John
Blizzard Hertselle
Troy
Williams Decatur
Bill Codenhead
Florence
Cecil Williams
Malcolm Smith
Jack Brewer
Frank Arnold
Russellville
Pete Millicen
Sheffield
Roscoe O'Bannon
Tuscumbie
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Iness
Decafer
Buschs Kredt Dwelers — Opticians
Avenue S.K
Davidson Plumbing CO
Sherman St
Dad
Rochelles
E. Moulton St
Hartselle Civitans
Quebec
France
Associates
Service Associates
Associaes
Now Associates
Sixth Avenue, S.E
Spiceland
Sixth Ave
S.E
Decatur, Ala
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