Athens Tightens Utility Rules and Council Actions
Athens reduced delinquent bills with a past due total of 10 000 and discussed a 500 utility debt for a local club. The council approved 7 745 to three firms for gas line work on Frazier Street and 747 to Jim House and Associates for sewage equipment repairs. They also approved 883 to Malone Steele and Alexander for Elk River water project legal fees and pledged 1000 for a full time mental health clinic. The meeting included praise for Police Chief Lightfoot, a standing vote of confidence for him, and a sanitation department plan to keep the dump open Saturdays 7 30 to 4 30 and pool hours changed to 1 to 7 pm.
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Ectric Department
Jim House and Associates of
Birmingham
Malone
Steele
Lightfoot
Dewitt Garrett
William Smith
B. B. Russell
Livestock Market Report from U S Cattle Auction
In the US cattle market cows traded 17.00 to 18.50 with cammer and cutter at 21. Steers showed few sales high with 650 active. 50 to 75 non. Weight 200 to 225 pounds priced 21.25 to 21.50. Active and strong consumer demand noted for US 13 300 to 550.
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U.S
Poultry Demand Steady on Live Broilers and Fryers
In Atlanta poultry pricing shows demand strong for live broilers and fryers. Farm prices reported about 13 percent higher with fair supply on hens and adequate availability on heavy and light types.
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Atlanta
Wall Street Drops Sharply As Trading Intensifies
Wall Street losses widened late this afternoon amid active trading. The AP report notes volume for the first four hours of trading.
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W York
Tinnon to Sign Easement with TVA for Power Line Across Farm
Tinnon plans an easement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to build a transmission line across a city‑owned farm northwest of Athens. The easement covers land needed for the new power corridor and the utility’s access rights for construction and maintenance.
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Tinnon
Tennessee Valley Authority
Athens
Legislature faces funds gap and insurance rate debate
The legislature relies on a special session to fund salaries for lawmakers and staff. The Senate may end filibuster over bills letting insurers raise home and casualty premiums without prior State Insurance Department approval within 30 days. Market data show mixed trading with Xerox, Polaroid, IBM down while New York Central and MGM rise. sector movers include Gulf & Western and American Can.
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Senate
Gardner Ackley
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Xerox
Polaroid
IBM
Raytheon
American Can
Control Data
Pfizer
Gulf & Western
A. M. Industries
Pan American_World Airways
May Department Stores
Sperry Rand
New York Central
MGM
New York
American Motors
General Electric
U S and Soviet Hold Talks on Disarmament and Conflicts
Rusk and Gromyko planned a dinner at the Soviet U N mission to discuss Vietnam the Middle East crisis and ways to curb the arms race. A draft treaty to curb nuclear spread appeared best for progress with Johnson and Kosygin backing a high priority Geneva conference plan. U S sources say an agreed text is nearly complete. In the Middle East the two powers remain at odds Kosygin pressing immediate Israeli troop withdrawal and Johnson linking pullback to a peace settlement. Diplomats at the U N seek a compromise and a two to three day recess for further talks.
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Rusk
Gromyko
U.N
Vietnam
Middle East
Johnson
Kosygin
U.S
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Soviet Union
United Nations
General Assembly
Nugent Baby Lyn Born In White House Release
President and Luci Nugent welcomed their son Lyn weighing 8 pounds 1 1/2 ounces and 21 inches long. Luci said they want him to grow up in a peaceful world and be the best he can be, as reporters observed the first public appearance and discharge from Seton Hospital with excellent health.
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Patrick L Nugent
Luci
Lyn
Nugents
Ter Anna Marie
Seton Hospital
Stolen Cash From Goodyear Service Store Safe
About 500 dollars in cash was taken from a safe at the Goodyear Service Store located at 1701 6th Ave SE last night. The office was ransacked and a wall was cut open with hammer and chisel, big enough for a man to crawl through. A console color television was damaged during the break in.
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Goodyear Service
6Th Ave
Walker
Carp Among First Domesticated Fish in China
Early records indicate carp were domesticated long before other species, with Chinese ponds cultivating them for at least 2,500 years.
Lurleen's Medical Staff and Historic Gubernatorial Change
The piece notes Lurleen's medical staff exceeding 1200 with facilities from a penthouse sundeck to a subterranean radiotherapy area. It mentions Mrs Walllake's treatment being fully recorded for research and photographed. It cites Gov. Jelks leaving for health reasons in 1904 and Cumberland McWhorter Cunningham becoming lieutenant governor, then Jelks resuming the governorship within a year.
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Eha
Anderson
Hardware Clerk Testifies In Sandlin Murder Trial
A hardware clerk testified that cartridge casings found near Ronald Sandlin's grave matched bullets sold to Charles Holland. Holland and Reginald McKnight are charged with beating, abducting, and killing the 18 year old, a Lakewood gas station attendant. The clerk also said four bullets came from a box used by Holland and McKnight, and neighbors testified as the trial continued. The judge barred the victim's mother from testifying to avoid jury prejudice.
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Toms River
N.J
Ronald Sandlin
Charles Holland
Holland
Sandlin
Lakewood
Morgan County
iAla
Reginald McKnight
Manchester Township
McKnight
John Edelhauser
Noa
Lakewood Hardware
Hoflafid
Ocean County
William H. Huber
John Fidsso
Theresa Sandlin
Are Russo
Cherbourg Liberated From Nazis in 1941 Allied Push
Allied forces finally freed Cherbourg, the pivotal French port, ending months of occupation. Snapping up bridges and rail links, the advance secured critical supply routes and a foothold for further operations in the region.
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Cherbourge
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