Girl Enjoys Summer School In Europe Adventure
Nancy DeVaney a Tanner High School graduate 17 sails for eight weeks of study in Europe July 4 with seven peers. Professor Elva McLin of Athens College leads the group with her husband serving as chaperones. The trip will take place in England and other European sites.
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Nancy DeVaney
Tanner High School
Nancy
H.L. DeVaney
Madison 3
England
Europe
Elva McLin
Athens College
Nancy Lamar leads student group to London and Europe
The group departs for New York then Kennedy Airport to fly to London arriving July 5 and starting classes July 6 at the University of London for six weeks Nancy Lamar and her former Tanner High School English teacher Martha Garner will study English and history earning 6 to 8 credits They visit Stratford on Avon and later travel through Italy Switzerland Scotland and France before returning August 29 Nancy plans to enroll as a freshman at Athens College on arrival home
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New York
Kennedy International Airport
London
University of London
Nancy
Tanner High School
Martha Garner
Stratford On Avon
William Shakespeare
Italy
Switzerland
Scotland
France
Athens College
Attorney General John Mitchell to Speak in Huntsville
Atty. Gen. John Mitchell will appear Friday in Huntsville for a $25 per person Republican fundraising reception and a State Bar Association convention. A former Nixon law partner, he led the President's 1969 campaign after a 30 year New York practice.
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Huntsville
Ala
USS. Atty
John Mitchell
Alabama
State Bar Association
Nixon
Mitchell
New York
Alabama Power Plans $1.7 Billion Expansion Over Six Years
Alabama Power Co. directors meeting in Greenville featured President Joe Farley outlining a $1.7 billion plant construction program over six years. He said suitable sites must be secured up to 10 years ahead to support growth, while Earl McGowin of Chapman cautioned about the utility’s public image.
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Greenville, Ala
Alabama Power Co
Company
Joe Farley
Alabama Power
Farley
Earl McGowin
Chapman
Wall Street
McGowin
Garden Clubbers Eye Vacant Lots in Decatur Tour
Twenty five women from Decatur area garden clubs and the Decatur Homemakers Club will tour the city Tuesday to locate unsightly vacant lots. They will note lot conditions including abandoned cars and condemned houses to spur public action and volunteer cleanup efforts. The meeting point is 9 30 a m at the Chamber of Commerce conference room to plan activities.
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Decatur Area
Decatur Homemakers Club
Miles Powell
Morgan Beautification Committee
Redstone
North Alabama Railroad Club
Huntsville Public Library
Tom Kinser
Cumberland Mountain
Cowen
Tennessee
Planning Districts Will Remain Intact
Gov. George C. Wallace preserves 12 planning and development districts aligned with existing regional commissions. North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission in Morgan Lawrence and Cullman becomes District 11, with Gary Voketz as executive director and Bob McGukin as chair. Limestone County joins Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments as District 12. District sizes span 2 to 10 counties and districts will guide state and regional program planning and federal grant eligibility.
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Lee Sentell
George C. Wallace
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Fivecounty Muscle Shoals Council
Threecounty Decatur Commission
Fivecounty Huntsville
Wallace
North Central Alabama
Alabama Development Office
North Central
Ncarpdc
Gary Voketz
Bob McGukin
Cullman
Limestone County
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Huntsville
Auburn University receives federal grant for special education network
A one year federal grant of 253275 dollars is awarded to Auburn University at Montgomery to create a cooperative learning resources system serving five southern states. Dr. Faye M. Brown will direct the project, which aims to build a data bank of experts and materials for handicapped children across Alabama Georgia Florida Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Montgomery
Ala
Auburn University At
Faye M. Brown
AUM
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Woodall's Pithouse Damaged By Fire
A fire at Woodall's Barbecue on Old Moulton Road damaged the pithouse and over $1,000 in meat. The 43 year old restaurant had its first fire in history. Overheating coals were blamed and the Decatur Fire Department quickly controlled it. An auxiliary pit remains intact enabling the establishment to stay open.
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R. L. McCulloch
Woodall
Decature
Woodall’s
Radio false alarm tested national warning system response
A reader asks if a 45 minute false alert implies Alabama would be 45 minutes late for a real attack. Lawrence Bowden explains the false signal traveled only via EBS and not the national system which can deliver a warning to local units within five minutes. Howard Proctor supports system reviews and improvements. Confederate navy buttons worth about $1.25 each. Mae West address guidance provided via 20th Century Fox PR department.
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United States
Decatur
Lawrence Bowden
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Montgomery
Alabama
Bowden
Civil Defense
Bowden Esge
EBS
Howard Proctor
Morgan County Civil Defense
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State OF Alabama State Planning and Development Districts
Old Moulton Rd
Gary Wilhite
Donald L. Clopper
Department of Mental Health
Stonewall B. Stickney
Alabama Travel Council
Chamber
Robert Fields
Auburn
Colbert
Franklin
Lauderdale
Marion
Winston
Bibb
Fayette
Greene
Hale
Lamar
Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Blount
Chilton
Jefferson
Shelby
St. Clair
Walker
Calhoun
Chambers
Cherokee
Clay
Ery
Lee
Russell
Lawrence
Morgan
DeKalb
Jackson
Limestone
Madison
Marshall
Pareehs
Sears Free
Fire Department
Morgan County
Anc
Athens
Lawrence County
Ieee
THE
Decatur Daily
AES
Floyd Bombard
Terre Haute
Ind
Aquadome Recreation Center
Mae West
Miss West
20Th Century Fox
West-56th St
N.Y
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