Joe Terry Enters Race For Council
Decatur businessman Joe E. Terry qualified for Place No 2 on the city council, after heading a drive to restore the mayor council form of government. He vows to cut the garbage fee, improve streets and drainage, and boost city representation while keeping a friendly climate for visitors and merchants.
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RAY Martin Daily
Joe E. Terry
Decatur
Foe
Bill Dukes
Concrete Products Co
Terry
Alabama Hosiery Mill
American Legion
Central Baptist Church
Ann Livingston
Decatur Maintains Black Status Despite Slump in Revenue
City records show Decatur may finish the year in the black as general fund revenue rises roughly seven percent through May, easing the earlier slump tied to Huntsville area layoffs. Subcategories reveal mixed results across licenses, permits, and taxes, with fuel on track while fines and several inspections lag.
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Decatur
Ise
Tur
Huntsville
Decaur
Thetsville
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Lower
New York markets show stocks down in active trading. Cotton rises while Chicago wheat and corn fall on liquidation. Oats fall with corn. Soybeans irregular after late mandate. Butcher hogs mostly 25 cents lower with receipts around 4,000 and top at 22.00. Slaughter steers scarce for a price test.
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Chicago
Two Killed In Area Accidents
Two men died in separate area highway accidents within minutes of each other on Wednesday afternoon. Chester A. Smith, 47, Elm Grove Ohio, died when his two Army trucks flipped after a slick stretch on U S 31 south of Athens. The second truck was towed and both were en route from South Bend Indiana for service in South Viet Nam. Charles H. Lane, 52, Hartseller, died from head injuries after a tractor overturned near Vaughn Bridge Road west of Hartselle. Lane operated the Oak Ridge Grocery. Funeral arrangements followed.
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Decatur
Chester A. Smith
Elm Grove
Ohio
Livering
New Orleans
Athens
U. S. 31
J. J. Taylor
Smith
South Bend
Ind
South Viet Nam
Howe Funeral Home
Piketon
Hartselle
Vaughn Bridge
Oak Ridge
Lane
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Wallace to Convene Third-Party Convention After Conventions End
Wallace says his American Independent party will hold a convention to pick a vice presidential candidate after the Democratic and Republican gatherings. He travels to Georgia for a fundraiser tour, meeting Gov. Lester Maddox, and hints Marvin Griffin may be named as VP on the third party line. He unveils a Georgia South slogan, cites potential lawsuits against media, and vows to tackle poverty while criticizing the federal government.
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Atlanta
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
South
Alabama
Mrs. Lynne Dead. Birmingham Judge's Mother Passes
Mrs. S A Lynne widow of Circuit Judge S A Lynne and mother of U S District Judge Seybourn H Lynne died at her home 503 Ferry Street. Funeral services set for 11 a m Friday at First Methodist Church with Rev E M Barnes Jr and Rev W K Stephenson officiating. Burial at Decatur Cemetery Gunthorp directing. Survived by daughter Mrs Skeggs Crawford Trinity Mountain sister Mrs Grace Echols Decatur three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers named John Caddell Noble Russell John H Lee.
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S. A. Lynne
S. A. Lynnne
U.S
Seybourn H. Lynne
Birmingham
Ferry St
Lynne
First Methodist Church
E. M. Barnes Jr
W. K. Stephenson
Decatur Cemetery
Gunthorp
Lawrence County
C. C. Harris
Decatur
Somerville
Dau
Ghter
Three Decatur Businesses Condemned for Civic Center Project
Decatur probate judge T C Almon declared three business sites condemned to make way for civic center redevelopment. The firms are Decatur Cleaners at 206 Ferry St NE owned by C A Culver Thomas Town House Furniture Co at 210 Ferry St NE owned by Robin Thomas family and Mitchells Pure Oil Service Station at 105 2nd Ave NE owned by C B Mitchell. A board of commissioners will appraise the condemned property as Morgan County plans a new courthouse and city hall already under construction.
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Decatur Civic Center
T. C. Almon
Decatur Cleaners
C. A. Culver
Thomas’ Town House Furniture Co
Ferry St. NE
Ee Robin
Almon
Morgan County
Decatur
Brewer denies racial bias in state employment hiring
Gov Albert Brewer says no evidence of racial discrimination in state hiring and criticizes federal data as insufficient. The report notes the AP dispatch from Montgomery Alabama citing Brewer's statements on employment practices.
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert Brewer
Miss Photogenic judges named for Decatur pageant
Wire service executives Lawrence A. Falk of UPI and Harwell of AP will judge the Miss Photogenic portion of the Miss Spirit of america Beauty Pageant at Delano Park Decatur. Entries are due June 21 for Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties. prizes total about $500.
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Birmingham
Ica
Lawrence A. Falk
United Press Interational
Harwell
Associated Press
Decatur
Delano Park
Mobile
Falk
UPI
Charlotte
N.C
Morgan, Lawrace, Limestone and
Cullman
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2Nd Ave
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Robert D. Ohman
Liberation Radio
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DIAL
United States
Bob Dunnavant JR
Charles H. Lane
Billy Smith
Don McKee
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Ted Karpf
Anese
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Vietnam
Tommy Allen
WAJC
Cora Blair
Decatur Daily
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