Tornado-Damaged Home In Danville Featured In Storm Photos
A Danville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Truel Warren, describe a severe storm in North Alabama that damaged their home’s front porch when a large tree struck it. Mrs. Warren recalled a dark storm with lighter patches and suspected a tornado. Downed trees and power lines affected the area. a photo sequence shows the Warren residence and corn flattened by the wind.
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Danville
North Alabama
Tony Estes
Saigon Opens Drive to Reclaim Quang Tri Province
Saigon begins first thrust to recapture Quang Tri Province with B52 strikes releasing about 1350 tons of hazardous materials to clear a path for advancing South Vietnamese troops aided by U S ships offshore and fighter bombers.
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Quang Tri Province
Calendar Of Events In Huntsville Region This Week
A weekly prayer service and study group begin at Trinity United Methodist Church at 7 30 p m. The Redstone Division of the North Alabama Railroad Club meets in Madison County Courthouse room 410 at 7 p m. Junior Choir at Trinity rehearses at 6 p m. An appreciation day for Mr and Mrs Johnny Pepper is at Bethel Church of Christ east of Athens on Ala 72 at 7 30 p m with Jim Bill McInteer speaking. Executive board of Pilot Club of Decatur meets at Evelyn Loney home at 7 p m. A benefit country music show and double header at Priceville Ball Field begins at 1 p m to light the field proceeds. Family of the late Dave Rutherford holds a reunion at Camp Maxwell Resort in Winston County. The Red Cross Broodmobile visits Point Mallard gym during the Spirit of America Festival from 10 a m to 4 p m. Morgan County Board of Registrars are in session at the Spirit of America Festival at Point Mallard.
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Huntsville
Redstone Division
The
North Alabama Railroad Club
Madison County Courthouse
Johnny Pepper
Bethel Church of Christ
Athens
Ala
Jim Bill Mcinteer
Nashville
Limestone County
Local churches announce services and speakers this week
Rev A A Durden will speak at Summer Manor Worship Service at 11 a.m. A gospel singing begins at 7:30 p.m. at New Center Baptist Church five miles east of Hartselle. Decatur Christian Women's Club plans a brunch at 9:45 a.m. at Decatur Inn with Mrs Warren Berg and Mrs Frank Richardson Jr. speaking. A free nursery is offered at Central United Methodist Church for children under six. Reservations by Wednesday at 353.4785 or 355-3768.
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New Center Baptist Church
Hartselle
Decatur Christian Women’s Club
Decatur Inn
Warren Berg
Frank Richardson Jr
Central United Methodist Church
Local Church Events and Fundraisers Listed
The Harris Chapel Church of God of Prophesy cancels singing. Concerned Youth for Cerebral Palsy hosts a car wash at State National Bank in Decatur from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lawrence County Singing Convention gathers at 7 p.m. and All Day Sunday starting 10:30 a.m. at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church northwest of Moulton off Alabama 24. WANT ADS GET RESULTS.
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Harris Chapel
State National Bank
Decatura Center
Lawrence County
Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Moulton
Alabama
School board moves to tax subdivisions for tuition
The board voted to charge tuition for residents of three subdivisions and Cleo Ave, previously exempt by city council. Ard argues paying property taxes may be cheaper than tuition, but the tax amount remains undecided. An opinion by Atty. Gen. Baxley grants Rolling Hills and other subdivision residents voting and office rights in municipal elections despite tax status. It is unclear if other subdivisions will petition for taxation.
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Cleo Ave
Ard
Atty
Bill Baxley
Rolling Hills
Bernstein On Words and the Ethnic Joke
Theodore Bernstein reflects on ethnic jokes and their social impact. He promotes replacing ethnic elements with nonethnic humor, citing Booby Simpleton as an example, and notes the word gag dates to the 19th century with uncertain origins. The piece closes with a light editorial touch.
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P.S
Johnny Cash Honored at Tennessee Festival
Johnny Cash, Sun and Columbia star, is honored at a Tennessee festival. The Hendersonville resident, famed for I Walk the Line Ring of Fire and A Boy Named Sue, has battled drug issues and supports burn research. he is joined by June Carter Cash and their family on this charitable tour.
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Columbia
Ring of Fire
Sue
Hendersonville, Tenn
Cash
ABC
Nashville
Johnny Cash
O'Hara
Tennessee
Burn Institute
Vanderbilt University
Storm disrupts Brooksville and Neel with outages
Families in Brooksville and Neel lost power for hours after a storm. The Decatur Electric Department reported seven isolated faults since midnight. About 100 families in the area lacked telephone service but most were restored by morning. Rain boosted parched Morgan County crops despite hail damage to cotton and possibly soybeans. In Athens, a 20 year old man, Danny Meadows, was injured moving a mobile home near Newcutt Rd after falling into electrical wires.
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Brooksville
Neel
Joe Wheeler
Decatur Electric Department
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Charles Rutledge
Morgan County
Massey
Danville
Andres Chapel
Athens
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Here
Limestone
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Danny Meadows
Newcutt
Demo Showdown Set For Today In House Caucus
A special House Democratic Caucus meeting will vote on repudiating a proposed new Democratic party charter. Rep. Frank Annunzio asserts the plan would replace party leaders with women youths and blacks and impose dues before voting, calling it a quota system. The reform proposal, tied to the 1968 convention, faces stiff opposition from regular party organizations.
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Washington
House Democrats
House Democratic Caucus
Miami Beach
National
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Frank Annunzio
DNII
Annunzio
Chicago
Richard Daley
Democratic Organization
Convention Rules Committee
South Vietnam Seeks Broad Breakthrough In Coast Drive
Saigon ships offshore and American bombers aided advancing ground troops as a large scale push backed Thieu’s June 19 order to retake territories Hanoi held. The North Vietnamese resistance and casualties remained unclear. Vietnam Press reported Col. Nguyen Van Chuc was ousted as Binh Dinh chief, to be replaced by Col. Hoang Dinh Tho, an associate of Lt. Gen. Toan, amid internal power realignments.
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Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Thieu
Vietnam Press
Col
Nguyen van Chuc
Binh Dinh
Central Highlands
Hoang Dinh Tho
Quang Tin
Nguyen van Toan
Col. Tho
Toan
Bid Offered On Demolition Of Old American Legion Home
A single bid of 9750 was offered Tuesday to demolish the old American Legion Home adjacent to the 19th century State Bank branch on Bank Street in Decatur. Stanfield Contractors of Florence submitted the sole bid. HUD approval is needed before award. The project was estimated at 16000 and requires clearance within 60 working days after award.
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American Legion
State Bank
Bank St
Decatur Housing Authority
Bob Neill
Stanfield Contractors
Florence
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
Legion Post 15
Aycock and Neville
Bank
Legion Home
Decatur Daily
1St Ave
Johnston St
Two Charged In Assault in Lawrence County
Corbin White and Hoy Hall posted $1,000 bonds each on assault with intent to murder warrants issued Tuesday. The men, from Moulton and Danville, were arrested after a Monday night attack on R. B. Hill of Danville who was struck three times with a hammer and is reported resting well at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Corbin White
Hoy Hall
Danville
R. B. Hill
Hill
Lawrence County Hospital
Posey pledges drainage fix if elected for Decatur
Posey 26 owner of Poseys Produce says he will donate all council salary to charity for toys and clothes. He cites lifelong community ties and Olive Street flooding nearly reaching his door as motivation. Also notes 1942 Guadalcanal Marines identified after remains found in 1970.
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Decatur
Posey
Olive St
Alabama
Grace Baptist Church
Island Battlefield
David W. Johns
Johnstown
Eugene Johnston
Littleton
N.C
John F. Suggs
Richlands
Paul E. Gagnon
Augusta
Maine
Godfrey E. Hunter Jr
Winston-Salem
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Board of Pilot Club of
Evelyn Loney
Priceville Ball Field
Dave Rutherford
Camp Maxwell Resort
Winston County
Red Cross
Point Mallard
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Morgan County Board of Registrars
A. A. Durden
Summer Manor
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Booby Simpleton
United States
Canada
Sun Records
Hey, Porter
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Folsom Prison
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John Beckler
Vann
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1St Marine Division
Matanikau River
Point Cruz
Guadalcanal
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