More Morgan County Head Start funds in jeopardy without enrollments
Morgan County Head Start faces possible funding cuts as only 120 of 180 needed children are registered for the two county centers Bur eleon and West. Officials blame transportation and outreach gaps while Decatur School Head Start operates separately with adequate enrollment.
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Ray Martin
Morgan County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta
Marshall-Morgan County
Decatur
Bur‘leon
West School
Anti-Poverty Office
WMSL Plans 600000 Expansion to Boost Power and Studios
WMSL-TV announces a 600000 expansion with new studios and a power increase to 1540000 watts making it the most powerful in Alabama and among the strongest in the South. The project by the Tennessee Valley Radio and Television Corp. aims to start in fall with completion next year.
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WMSL
Wmsl-Tv Today
Channel 23
Alabama
Frank Whisenant
The
Tennessee Valley Radio and Television Corp
Faciliti
Waay-Tv
Huntsville
Whisenant
Wmsl-Tv
Page AZ
Joypus
Richard Kyle
Dee Bauer
Markets At A Glance: Agricultural Prices Dip Amid Trading
New York stocks fall as markets at a glance. Cotton mixed. Chicago wheat and corn slide reflecting favorable weather. Soybeans mostly lower with some commission house support. Hog prices fall 25 to 75 cents, top 23.75. Slaughter-steer prices uneven, top 27.25.
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New York
Chicago
Commission House
$25,000 Sought In Rehab Center Drive
Morgan County industries and civic groups are asked to contribute to the county's share of a $200,000 expansion for the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center. Marvin Dinsmore and Charles E Harvell head the committee. The drive seeks $2,000 from Decatur City Council and County Board of Revenue and Control.
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Morgan County
Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center
Marvin Dinsmore
Charles E. Harvell
Center
Decatur City Council
County Board of Revenue and Control
War Is Hell C Ration Letter From Marine Soldier
Moulton scene as Coral Blair reports a Marine uses a C-Ration box as stationery. Cpl. Fred Alexander, 21, writes home about heat, combat, and wounds. The box bears the meal name and B-2 unit stenciling and is sealed with bandages.
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Cora Blair
Moulton
Fred Alexander
Alexander
Redus Terry
Vietnam
Cpl
Ed Bructiac
Alabama committee rejects 18 voting age, proposes 20
The Senate Privileges and Election Committee declined to back lowering the voting age to 18 in Alabama, proposing instead a 20-year threshold. A 6-4 roll call favored the measure, amid debate about race implications and voter submission to the public.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Senate Privileges and Election Committee
Alabama
Cooper
Lurleen Wallace
Tom Radney
Tallapoosa County
Pettus Randall
Tuscaloosa
Randall
Collins Enters City Commission Race in Aug 16 Election
Joe Collins owner of Joe's Coffee announces he will run for the Decatur police commission seat in the city election August 16. Collins, 51, emphasizes interest in the city's future and says past commissioners did well. He joins Gardner Hutchinson Gunthorp in a three year term race. Hunt declines renomination. Collins previously ran in the early 1950s and moved to Decatur in 1939 opening his Bank Street shop in 1941 after WWII service in Europe.
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Joe Collins
Joe
City “Commission
Collins
Geoffs
Beause
Herbert
Hub”) Gardner
Homer Hutchinson
Charles Gunthorp
Fred S. Hunt Jr
Commission
Decatur
Soviet push for UN emergency session on Israel
At United Nations New York the Soviet Union urged an emergency General Assembly session to act against Israel while the Security Council rejected a Soviet resolution condemning Israel and calling for a troop pullback. In Graysville Alabama two white men robbed the local First National Bank branch fleeing toward Warrior with an undetermined amount stolen.
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United Nations, N.Y
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Graysville
Ala
Warrior
First National Bank of Birmingham
United Nations,n.y
U.N. Security Council
Isree
Mariner 5 Launches Toward Venus From Cape Kennedy
AP reports America's Mariner 5 lifts off from Cape Kennedy at 2 01 am EDT aboard an Atlas Agena booster. The 540 pound craft aims to study Venus clouds and assess habitability as it travels 212 million miles. Officials promise precise guidance and deploy solar panels for interplanetary radiation experiments.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
U.S
Venus
Mariner
Mariner 5
Allen E. Wolfe
Jet Proi
Pasadena
Calif
Wolfe
How to Tell Your Child About Sex Series Opens
A newspaper teaser notes a Page B-6 feature offering guidance for talking to children about sex. It invites readers to read the first of a series, aimed at helping with explanations, confidence, and avoiding awkwardness.
Policeman Cleared In Tampa Death
In Tampa Florida a white patrolman was cleared of criminal homicide in the death of a Negro youth, Martin Chambers. Prosecutor Paul Antinori ruled the shooting justifiable after the youth allegedly fled following an alleged grand larceny. NAACP officials and local leaders warned of potential violence, while community members urged prayer and restraint. Patrolman R Calvert had reported the incident and was not charged.
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Tampa
Fla
Paul Antinori
NAACP
Robert Gilder
Gilder
Selmi
R. Calvert
Martin Chambers
Sunda
Antinori
Calvert
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Spirit
Ken Rope
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