Folsom Signals Run for Lieutenant Governor Seat
Former governor James Folsom told the Decatur Daily he will seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year. He notes the office has been vacant since Albert Brewer left the post, and says voters should elect him to avoid a four year gap.
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Folsom
James Allen
Albert Brewer
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Tennessee Valley
Plane Leaves Street Of Death In Miami Crash
A DC4 cargo plane that had just been repaired before takeoff crashed onto a Miami street killing 10 and injuring 12. The four crew died along with six on the ground as rescuers searched debris near Miami International Airport. Damaged buildings, a gas station, and a medical center were struck. authorities expected more bodies as the wreckage was cleared.
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Richard Skully
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National Transportation Safety Board
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James Reese
Red Cross
Dominician Air Lines
Maxine Burmester
Charles Knapp
Killig
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Burmester
Philpot to join Memphis State as assistant VP
Dr. Frank N. Philpot former president of Athens College will become assistant vice president for academic affairs at Memphis State University starting July 1. He earned a Columbia PhD and resigned Athens College June 1. Memphis State plans about 19 000 students and will use his expertise in faculty recruitment and higher education administration.
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Athens College
Memphis State University
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Columbia University
Athens
South
Fire Halts Warhead Production At Rocky Flats Plant
A major fire at the Rocky Flats plutonium handling facility on May 11 forced a halt to U S nuclear missile production for possibly the rest of the year. Officials say Safeguard deployment won t be delayed but testing of antimissile warheads and overall production may face months to a year of disruption.
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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Rocky Flats
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E. B. Giller
Subcommittee
Allen Ellender
D-La
Giller
Commissioner Maintains Paving Standstill on Byrd Spring Rd
L B Shaneyfelt led 39 residents at the Morgan County Board meeting to press for immediate paving of 1.3 miles on Byrd Spring Road near Flint City. Commissioner Paul Collier refused to speed up the schedule, saying work would occur within the next year rather than this year.
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Paul Collier
Byrd Spring Rd
Flint City
Shaneyfelt
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Collier
Ford predicts House will vote to extend income surtax
Rep. Gerald R. Ford, House Republican leader, voiced confidence that the House will approve extending the income surtax. FBI data show serious crimes rose 10 percent nationwide in the first quarter of 1963, per J Edgar Hoover. Samford University football coach John Lee Armstrong resigns to take a full-time health and physical education position. His teams posted a 28 9 2 record during three years.
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Gerald R. Ford
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Birmingham
Ala
Samford University
John Lee Armstrong
Armstrong
Markets and Commodities Report Signals Mixed Trade
New York stocks rise in fairly active trading as cotton, wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans all move lower. Hog prices firm, receipts around 4,000 with hogs steady to 25 cents lower, while slaughter steers hold steady with about 1,000 head received and top at 35.00.
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Chicago
Arab Commandos Hit Israeli Post
Egyptian commandos crossed the Suez Canal for the third time in three days to raid an Israeli army position near Port Taufiq. One Israeli soldier was killed and Egypt claimed the attack destroyed two armored cars while foiling a late counterassault.
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Kishon
Haifa
Israel
Westbrook Pegler Dies at 74 in Tucson
Veteran columnist Westbrook Pegler died in Tucson at 74 after a long career that spanned the Chicago Tribune and King Features Syndicate. He won the 1941 Pulitzer for exposing labor racketeering and had a noted feud with Hearst over editorial censorship.
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Chicago Daily News
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