Severe storms bring hail and reported tornado in Cullman County
A series of severe thunderstorms hit the Tennessee Valley with heavy rain and high winds. A tornado was reportedly seen and a mobile home overturned south of Arab, with a house roof ripped off. Widespread wind damage occurred near the Cullman County line, while hail was reported in Madison. Weather officials gave conflicting notes on the tornado.
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Tennessee Valley
Cullman County
Arab
Marshall County
State Trooper
Huntsville
Convention On Wallace Agenda Claims Snider
Governor George Wallace plans a return to Alabama next week for a brief period of therapy before flying to the Democratic Convention in Miami. National campaign coordinator Charles Snider and Press Secretary Billy Joe Camp provided the latest schedule amid changing plans and mixed reports. Beasley invited Southern leaders to a Capitol meeting to push Wallace on the ticket, while other governors signaled support or uncertainty, with McGovern still favored by some but needing Wallace on the ticket.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Alabama
Charles Snider
Snider
Wallace
Miami
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Beasley
Sen. McGovern
Gov. Wallace
McGovern
Louisiana
South Carolina
North Carolina
Accord Reached On Rail Bridge Across Tennessee River
Nashville reports an agreement in principle between Southern Railway and TVA to share the $4 to $5 million reconstruction cost of the Decatur bridge over the Tennessee River. TVA expected to pay over 95 percent, with completion more than two years after funding, and no funds in TVA’s 1972 plan.
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Southern Railway
TVA
Tennessee River
Decatur
Paul Evans
Charles Gunthorp
Aubrey Wagner
Evans
Senate panel backs bill to ban small concealable handruns
Washington AP Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to outlaw the commercial sale of small concealable handruns not fit for sporting use. In Alabama Gov Wallace campaign aide Linder criticized the Democratic platform as a "death by own action" note for November. Storms page A-5 note power outages in Huntsville Redstone Arsenal Marshall Space Flight Center and portions of Lawrence Limestone counties Athens with emergency power units intact.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Huntsville-Decatur
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Athens
Flint TB Hospital Restored to Accredited Status
The 94 bed District One Tuberculosis Hospital at Flint was accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals after a April 26 survey. Dr. Lowell Clemmons, medical director, said accreditation opens Medicare eligibility and adds about 120000 dollars annually, with the process taking two years.
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Flint
Joint Commission On Accrediation of Hospitals
Chicago
Lowell Clemmons
Clemmons
North Alabama
Dr. Clemmons
Platform debate molds liberal tilt in McGovern era
Democratic platform writers after an 18 hour session produced a document influenced by Sen George McGovern on Indochina withdrawal and domestic issues while avoiding endorsement of controversial stands. The Platform Committee rejected Wallace backers bid for a busing amendment and defeated abortion and homosexual rights amendments but adopted a call to abolish the death penalty. A surprise move urged defeat of the pending welfare reform bill.
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Washington
George McGovern
Indochina
Platform
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Funds Needed For Spirit Of America Festival
A last minute drive to raise funds for this year’s Spirit of America Festival is underway. Festival chairman Jim O’Hara reports $5,300 raised of the $10,000 goal with $10,000 committed and at least $4,700 more needed before week’s end. Lynn Fowler, finance chair, has written to many businesses seeking contributions. some responses are unread in the provided snippet.
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Jim O'Hara
Lynn Fowler
O'Hara
Two More Qualify For Council Posts In Decatur
Decatur residents Jerome C. Ard Jr. and Thomas V. Posey qualified Monday for the Decatur City Council. Ard, office manager of Allied Products Co., aims to abolish the $50 monthly council salary, while Posey, owner of Poseys Produce, is a Decatur native with Marine Corps schooling. The pair joins eight other council hopefuls as part of a broader candidate list with four mayoral contenders.
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Decatur
Flint City
Falkville
Jerome C. Ard Jr
Rolling Hills
Thomas V. Posey
Olive St. SE
Ard
Birmingham
Allied Products Co
Baylor Military School
Posey
Posey's Produce
Hueytown
Marine Corps
Chapel Baptist Church
Patsy
Eight German saboteurs captured on Long Island in 1942
In 1942 the FBI disclosed the capture of eight German saboteurs who had been landed from a submarine on Long Island New York. The boast notes a day in history within the Daily Business Calendar section. The item references other newspaper features and weather notes on page A-5.
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Long Island New York
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Robinson Furniture
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Bill Falls
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Aday
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