Browns Ferry contract for metering equipment awarded
General Electric Co. won a 143,357 dollar contract to supply control and metering equipment for the Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. The hardware will be built in West Lynn Massachusetts Houston Texas and Flushing New York. Athens College summer term registration totals 561 students with 207 women and 354 men including 128 graduate students.
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Browns Ferry
General Electric Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
West Lynn
Mass
Houston, Tex
Flushing, N.Y
Athens
Athens College
Machin Gardner
Gardner
Alabama Angus Field Day Set At Macedon Farms Greenbrier
The Alabama Angus Association Field Day occurs Saturday at Macedon Farms Greenbrier with registration starting at 9 am and over 200 in prize money to be awarded. Hartselle Lions install new officers led by Benny Neighbors as president and Jim Arnold as first vice president. In Somerville, nephew of a local woman Wounded in Vietnam, Sgt James M Wilson of the USMC wounded near Quang Tri. In Athens, a car fire heavily damaged an automobile owned by David Scriggins on East Hob St. In Moulton, Slim Hambrick secures second place on the City Council ballot for Aug 13 election. he is the third candidate to qualify following Jimmy Horton and Joel Letson.
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Alabama Angus Association
Macedon Farms
Greenbrier
Hartselle
Hartselle Lions Club
Benny Neighbors
Jim Arnold
Herman Foster
Secret Age
Bobby Mattox
John Roper
Cliff Knight
Lindsey Herndon
Don Rollins
W. E. Smith
Joe Watson
Somerville
Vietnam
James M. Wilson
U.S. Marine Corp
Quang Tri
A. H. Lyle
Somerville 2
Athens
David Scriggins
East Hob!s St
Moulton
H. H
Slim) Hambrick
City Grill
Barbara Coffey
Hambrick
Jimmy Horton
Joel Letson
Decatur Youths Join Birmingham Cancer Research Program
In Decatur William Moody Jr. and 18 other high school and college students conduct original research under the Cancer Research Committee of the Medical Center in Birmingham this summer. The program offers summer employment and hands on experience in science.
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William Moody Jr
Decatur
Cancer Research Committee
Medical Center
Birmingham
Burningtree Club Dinner Dance At Men’s Championship
The Burningtree Country Club will host a dinner dance for the Men’s Championship at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Music will be provided by the Paul Buchanan Orchestra.
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Burningtree Country Club
Paul Buchanan
Spirit of America parade invites children for flags at Delano Park
Children may join the Spirit of America opening ceremony parade by contacting Bert Unpingco at 355-1838. Free flags for the first 250, parade starts about 10 a.m. at Delano Park. Pennies and a watch were reported stolen from Mrs. Willie McKean’s home on Cleveland Ave. Police Chief Pack Self said. Two people injured in a Thursday crash at 5th Ave SE and 10th Ave SE. Injured were Aver Steven Tapscott, 14, and Peggy Nelson Payne.
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Bert Unpingco
Delano Park
Willie McKean
Cleveland Ave
Pack Self
5Th Ave. SE
10Th Ave
Steven Tapscott
Pennylane SE
Peggy Nelson Payne
Clearview St
Tapscott
Payne
Notes of Interest at Decatur Market on Saturday
The Decatur Curb and Country Market at 1st Ave and Grant St SE will be open Saturday from 6 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Items on sale include white corn shelled and unshelled butterbeans and peas Kentucky green beans squash okra turnip greens peaches cantaloupes new potatoes tomatoes onions cucumbers homemade jam jelly and canned vegetables.
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Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St
Kentucky
Alabama GOP Convention Opens With Battle For Delegates
About 1,500 Alabama Republican delegates and alternates begin first sessions as rival camps vie for national committeeman and committeewoman posts. Martin leads Grenier and Poole in the race, with Ames challenging for committeewoman. Delegates split on Nixon Reagan loyalties while Gurney prepares to keynote at the Saturday session.
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Mobile
Ala
Gates
U.S
James Martin
Gadsden
John Grenier
Birmingham
Elisha C. Poole
Greenville
Poole
Martin
Grenier
Robbie Ames
Perry County
Ames
Tom Abernethy
Talladega
Miami Beach
California
Ronald Reagan
Alabama
Alabama Soldier Identified Among Vietnam War Dead
The Defense Department identified Sgt. Edward Marzenell Jr. of Birmingham Alabama as among service members killed in Vietnam. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Marzenell.
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Washington
Defense Department
Alabama
Vietnam
Edward Marzenell Jr
Edward J. Marzenell
Birmingham
Two Appointed By Gov Brewer To State Boards
Gov. Albert Brewer named Patrick H. Clark of Cullman and Tennent L. Griffin of Mobile to the State Savings and Loan Board. Clark replaces his father Rene Clark with a term to March 25, 1969, and Griffin fills the seat of the late A. L. Staples through March 25, 1971. The governor also reappointed B. R. Bonds and Sidney Chandler to terms expiring March 25, 1970 and March 25, 1972 respectively, and Ernest Newman to the Civil Service Board in Sylacauga until April 1971. Extension was approved for Thomas Calloway, William M. Cagel, and Norman J. Walton of the Day Island Park and Beach Board for two more years.
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Montgomery
Ala
Patrick H. Clark
Cullman
Tennent L. Griffin
Mobile
State Savings and Loan Board
Albert Brewer
Clark
Cullman Savings and Loan
Rene Clark
Griffin
Home Savings and Loan
A. L. Staples
B. R. Bonds
Birmingham
Guaranty Savings and Loan
Sidney Chandler
Baldwin Savings and Loan
Robertsdale
Bond
Chandler
Ernest Newman
Sylacauga
Civil Service Board
Brewer
Thomas Calloway
William M. Cagel
Norman J. Walton
The
Day Island Park and Beach Board
Impeachment A Publicity Scheme: DA
Suspended Madison County District Attorney Davis Thomas denounced state impeachment efforts as a last ditch publicity scheme. He faced embezzlement defamation and 13 bribery counts from a special grand jury probe. his embezzlement trial was moved to August 19. Sheriff Jerry Campbell faced conspiracy charges tied to bail bond practices. Thomas must answer the impeachment motion by August 7 with a formal hearing to follow.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Davis Thomas
Thomas
State Attorney General’s Office
Bezzelement
Jerry Campbell
State Supreme Court
Huntsvillian Becomes Mrs Alabama In 1968 Pageant
Huntsville mother of four Mary Beaton, 32, has been chosen by Mrs America pageant officials to represent Alabama in the 1968 national finals to be held August 14 to 23 in Minneapolis St Paul. First runner up was Jane Burtleshaw of Montgomery, with Joan Huffstutter Mobile second and Bobbie Schladensky Anniston third.
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Chicago
Ill
Huntsville
Alabama
Mary Beaton
Martha Ann Hunter
Beaton
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Minn
Ralph
Southeastern Louisiana
Jane Burtleshaw
Montgomery
Joan Huffstutter
Mobile
Bobbie Schladensky
Anniston
Stephenson Named Transmission Supervisor for Southern Bell Decatur
T E Stephenson appointed transmission supervisor for Southern Bell Tele email Companys Decatur district transferring from Cullman where he served as service supervisor since 1962. A Haleyville native and 21 year telephone veteran he previously worked in Sheffield Florence and Huntsville. He and his wife and son will live at 1718 Dianne St SW.
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T. E. Stephenson
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Decatur
Cullman
Stephenson
Haleyville
Southern Bell
Sheffield
Florence
Huntsville
Dianne St
Education Move Meeting Success
The State Educational Study Commission reports limited success in localizing education focus. Only 35 of 51 city systems and 34 of 67 county systems have formed study groups despite early advocacy by Senators Goodwyn and Folson. List of cities without groups includes Athens Attalla Brewton Cullman Demopolis Florala Gadsden Jacksonville Jasper Opelika Opp Scottsboro Sylacauga Talladega Tallassee Thomasville.
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Montgomery
Ala
State
Educational Study Commission
Bascom Woodward
Commission
O. J. Goodwyn
Athens
Attalla
Brewton
Cullman
Demopolis
Florala
Gadsden
Jacksonville
Jasper
Opelika
Opp
Scottsboro
Sylacauga
Talladega
Tallassee
Thomasville
Two Are Promoted At Monsanto Plant
Allan D. Chernack and Dale W. Howard are promoted to senior textile engineers in Monsanto's Technical Center. Chernack, a Lowell Tech Institute graduate, hails from Brooklyn and lives in Huntsville with Irene and two children. Howard, a Missouri School of Mines graduate, is a Pleasant Hill native living in Decatur with Martha.
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Allan D. Chernack
Dale W. Howard
Monsanto
James D. Denmark
Chernack
Lowell Technological Institute
University of Alabama
Brooklyn
U.S. Testing Co
Hoboken
N.J
Irene
Huntsville
Jones Valley
Howard
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Pleasant Hill
Martha
Decatur
Russell St
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Roy F. Roddam
Morgan and
Limestone County
Gary
Angus
H’selle Lions
Moody
Florida
Army Engineers
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Martin-Johnson, Inc
Pensacola
Richard Nixon
Associated Press
Nixon
Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Jack Edwards
William Dickinson
John Buchanan Jr
Frank Donaldson
George W. Nichols Jr
Tuscaloosa
Mike Simpson
Viet
Decatur Highway
Water Board
H. A Alexander
Bob Dunnavant
Gov. Brewer
Huntsvillian
Decatur Fire Department
Bill F. Nichols
Jim Clinton
Alabama Professional Fire Fighters Association
Nichols
Local 1437
Amazon
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Atlantic Ocean
Montgomery and
Fred Folson
A. D. Chernack
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