Four More Qualify for City Council Races in Athens
Four more candidates qualified Monday for the five city council seats in Athens ahead of the August 13 general election. At least 20 candidates were in the race, with Place One contested by DeWitt Garrett’s opposition for the first time, Place Four to Lester Cole seeing two new foes, Place Two against Bill Smith and Hubert Ward, and Eugene Thornton also qualifying. Diamond Shops Inc and Robert E. Garrett of United States Pipe announce a merger, aiming to expand Loerch/Decatur stores and product lines as a result.
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Athens
DeWitt Garrett
Harry Bell Patterson
L. C. Terry
Lester Cole
Cole
Eugene Thornton
Bill Smith
Hubert Ward
Diamond Shops, Inc
Robert E. Garrett
United States Pipe and Foundry Co
Lorch
Alabama
Decatur
Loerch
U.S. Pipe
Three men freed on bond after rural moonshine bust
In Limestone County southeast of Athens, a 360 gallon capacity box type moonshine still was destroyed after arrests. Theo Timmons 58 Shelby Timmons Jr 23 both of May and Willie Mason 22 Huntsville were freed on $1000 bond each on charges of possession of a still and manufacturing whiskey illegally. State ABC men and Limestone deputies also destroyed several butane tanks and barrels.
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Athens
Limestone County
Theo Timmons
Shelby Timmons Jr
Willie” Mason
Huntsville
M. W. Evans
Here
ABC
Limestone
Lorch To Merge With Herbert J Loerch Firm
Notes of interest indicate Lorch plans a merger involving Herbert J. Loerch, president of Lorch's. The contemplated move signals strategic consolidation and potential leadership changes as the two entities align operations.
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Lorch
Herbert J. Loerch
Lorch’s
Beauty Contestants Gather Tonight at Chamber of Commerce
All contestants in the Miss Spirit of America Beauty Contest will meet tonight at seven o clock at the Chamber of Commerce Building.
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Chamber of Commerce Building
Monsanto Wins Fifth National Safety Honor in 11 Years
Monsanto Co earned an Award of Honor from the National Safety Council for its 1967 safety performance. The award reflects how its accident frequency and severity compare with industry rates over several prior years, marking the fifth time in 11 years the company has received the recognition. Valley Business and Professional. Women's Club meets 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Mrs. Tommy Terry Hillsboro. Decatur curb and Country Market at 1st Ave and Grant St SE opens Wednesday 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with sale items including tomatoes corn beans squash cucumbers okra cabbage onions new potatoes peaches turnip greens and plums. Vegetables available for canning or freezing.
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Monsanto Co
National Safety Council
Monsanto
Valley Business and Professional
Tommy Terry
Hillsboro
Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St. SE
County considers road funding and new vehicle for pensions board
Berry cautions on winter promises as Collier notes available funds for road work. The board approves a $2,497.90 bid from Abercrombie Chevrolet for a new station wagon for the pensions and security board, Hicks Chevrolet bid higher at $2,676. The attorney reports ongoing land acquisition for the Lurleen B. Wallace Hospital project with deeds to be collected in weeks.
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Collier
Board of Pensions and Security
Board of Revenue
Abercrombie Chevrolet of
Hartselle
Hicks Chevrolet
Noble J. Russell
Lurleen B. Wallace Hospital
Flint
Russell
Fifth helicopter crashes near Saigon killing five soldiers
A helicopter went down in the Nha Be River nine miles southeast of Saigon on Monday afternoon. Five Army men were killed including the pilot and a battalion commander and his executive officer who directed ground troops. Four others were injured. A cameraman for the American Broadcasting Co., Jim Deckard, 34, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was wounded with severe ear lacerations and leg bruises after previous battle injuries.
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Nha Be River
Saigon
The
American Broadcasting Co
Jim Deckard
Shreveport
Births in Daily Records two new babies reported
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roden of Hartselle welcomed a daughter Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Caudel of Madison welcomed a son Saturday at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.
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Michael Roden
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Lamar Caudel
Madison
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Montgomery Plea of Guilty in First Degree Manslaughter Case
James Montgomery pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in circuit court before Judge Bloodworth. A probation hearing and sentencing were set for August 8. The case concerns a June 16 1965 Old Moulton Road accident that killed Mrs Wiley Kitchens and her daughter.
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James Montgomery
James N. ‘Bloodworth
Bloodworth
Montgomery
Old Moulton Rd
Wiley Kitchens
Ralph Slate
Lemmond
Slate
Marion Wray
Newton B. Powell
James Abernathy
Sam Henry Douson
Billy Lee Melson
Federal gun licensing proposal faces ten year deadline
Johnson argues federal licensing standards for firearms with optional state adoption and a ten year window for states to comply. He cites registration and licensing as common on autos boats and even dogs and bikes, and says standards would bar criminals addicts alcoholics the mentally ill and others from gun possession. John Glenns Emergency Committee for Gun Control urges Congress to tighten gun laws and push for mass action. An AP survey reports 198 firearm related deaths last week including 114 homicides and 19 accidental shootings.
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Johnson
John Glenn Jr
Congress
United States
Associated Press
Democratic splits mirror 1948 party fracture patterns
The text discusses potential Democratic divisions similar to 1948 with regional defections and third party runs. It notes Southern Democrats breaking away under a states rights banner, George Wallace's revival, the 1948 Dixiecrat split with Strom Thurmond, and the Progressive third party led by Henry Wallace, while Truman remains in the White House.
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Richard Nixon
Humphreys
Strom Thurmond
Alabama
George Wallace
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Harry S. Truman
White House
Nixon ahead in AP survey as GOP ballots tally emerge
An AP survey shows 445 delegates pledged to Nixon and 180 to Rockefeller with 592 uncommitted for the Republican race needing 667 votes. Democrats list 486 for Humphrey and 350 for McCarthy with 1,137 uncommitted as figures shape the nominating contest.
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Wallace
Edward
Kennedy
Nixon
Humphrey
McCarthy
Secret Service
California
Ronald Reagan
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry C.fowler
Reagan
Associated Press
Rockefeller
GOP
ABM System Aims to Intercept Missiles by Mid 1970s
The plan includes a cutoff with a 10 percent income surtax awaiting the President's signature. Defense Department may absorb up to half of 6 billion dollars on non Vietnam related programs. ABM installations across the country would pair advanced radar with Spartan missiles to intercept enemy launches.
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Defense Department
Vietnam
DC Faces Emergency After Resurrection City Riots
Mayor Walter Washington declared a state of emergency and ordered National Guardsmen into the district as police battled riots near Resurrection City. Officers reported fires and looting with one suspect wounded, while authorities and federal troops patrolled the area to restore order.
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D.C
Resurrection City
Walter E. Washington
D.C. General Hospital
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Ralph David Abernathy
Poor People’s Campaign
Walter Washington
John Layton
Washington
Dismissals and hospital notes listing names and locations
Hospital records show multiple dismissals including Mrs Lula Belle Pitts Athens Mrs Cecil Reece Athens 7 Mrs Wallace H White Ath Dismissals include Mrs Willie Edwin Liverette and baby girl 10th Ave Mrs Benny G Rakestraw and baby girl Hartselle and others named are Mrs James E Harris and baby boy Hartselle Mrs Harold Gene Conatser and baby girl Bradley St SW Mrs John Wesley Rittenberry Hillsboro 1 Elmer Otis Ange Jackson St Norman Jack Wright Decatur 4 Mrs Jerry M Cox Athens 5 Ronnie Edward Trussell 18th Ave SE Mrs Mary Frances Espy 7th Ave SW Mrs Loren W Miller West Meade St SW Mrs Louis Kirby Everett Drive SW Bobby Gene Scott Somerville Baby Whisenant Plaza Drive SE.
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Willie Edwin Liverette
10Th Ave
Benny *G
Rakestraw
Hartselle
James E. Harris
Harold Gene Conatser
Bradley St
John Wesley Rittenberry
Hillsboro
Elmer Otis Ange
Jackson St
Norman Jack Wright
Decatur
Jerry M. Cox
Athens
Ronnie Edward Trussell
18Th Ave
Mary Frances Espy
7Th Ave
Loren W. Miller
Westmeade St
Louis Kirby
Everett Drive
Bobby Gene. Scott
Somerville
Baby Whisenant
Plaza Drive
Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions List Names Many Signatories
A long admissions roster lists numerous individuals with addresses in Trinity Morris Holt Hartselle Moulton Decatur Huntsville and Belle Mina. The document records names including Minnie Lee Pitt Mollie Lawrence Elma Lee Carthers and others alongside street addresses and community locations.
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Minnie Lee Pitt
Trinity
Morris Holt
Kooken Ave
Mollie Lawrence
Somerville Rd
Elma Lee Carthers
8Th Ave
James W. Hogan
Clearview St
Charles
Ray Alexander
Hartselle
Joyce Ann Terry
Moulton
Garner O’neal Terry
Jennifer Brown
Locust St
Clarence Paul Tapscott
Mary Rogers
3Rd Ave
Herbert V. James
Chester Matthews
Decatur
Opal Yarbrough
Pennylane
Athens-Limestone Admissions List Prominent Names
The notice lists residents including Grady Holland Ardmore Ellen Holmes Athens Martha Whitworth Madison Frank Fralix Anderson Ellis Hardison Athens Homer Ennis Madison Evelyn Boyd Athens Carrie Cline Athens Hikeway Noble Athens Dora Tunstall Athens Ernest Berryhill Hazel Green Judy Garrett Athens Tony Gree Athens Clara Pike Crafts Athens Edna Lewie Ardmore Sarah Johns Martin Athens Martha Siniard Athens 8. Want ads get results.
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Grady Holland
Ardmore
Ellen Holmes
Athens
Martha Lou Whitworth
Madison
Frank Fralix
Anderson
Ellis E. Hardison
Homer Ennis
Madisson
Evelyn Virginia ‘Boyd
Carrie Cline
Hikeway Noble
Ath
Clara Pike Crafts
Edna Earl Lewie Ardmore
Sarah Johnsc Martin
Martha Jar Siniard
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Berry
M’gomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Wendell Lemmond
U. S. Post Office
Jack Pence
Robert Hancock
Russell Baker
New York Times
Decatur General Admissions
Lula Belle Pitts
11Th St. NW
Cecil Reece
Athens 7
Wallace H. White
Evelyn Frances Harvel
Goodwater
Vera Sally Rix
North St
Hattie MacDonald
11Th Ave
Wayne_F. Morgan
3Rd St
Dewey E. Richards
Royal Drive
Pearlie Ryan
Cora Beggs
Decatur 2
Jackie Hagood
Belle Mina
Juanita Willingham
1610
Gracie West
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Maine
Cape Elizabeth
Elizabeth Borden
12Th Ave
Athens-Limestone Admissions
Priumph
Kennedys
Ireland
America
Decatur Daily
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
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