Athens Wins 1.3 Million Grant for Water System
Athens leaders Mayor Robert Tinnon and City Attorney Billy Malone travel to Washington after a telegram from Rep. Robert E. Jones and Senators Sparkman Hill confirms a 1.3 million Economic Development Administration grant for water and sewer improvements. Total project cost 2.7 million. system upgrade expected in about two years boosting industrial growth in the Athens-Limestone area. The move stems from a collaborative effort between local and Washington teams led by Rep. Jones and Senators Sparkman Hill, praised by Beasley Thompson in The Athens News Leader.
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Robert Tinnon
Athens
Billy Malone
Washington
Elk River
Robert E. Jones
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
Economic Development Administration
Athens-Limestone County
Robert Jones
Sparkman
Hill
Beasley Thompson
Athens News Leader
U.S
Bob Jones
Bob
Thompson
Jones
Limestone County
Rural Minister of the Year Honored in Alabama
Rev. Coley Myer Holloway of Haleburg Baptist Church in Columbia Alabama is named Rural Minister of the Year by The Progressive Farmer and Emory University. The award will be given July 14 at the Town and Country School workshop.
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Alabama
Progressive Farmer
Emory University
Coley Myer Holloway
Rt. 1
Columbia
Ala
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Holloway
Candler School of Theology
Haleburg Baptist Church
Howard College
Haleburg
Mage
Houston County Teachers Association
Coley Holloway
Farmer
Auto safety bill fate hinges on Boyd and Califano
Washington column outlines how Alan Boyd and Joseph Califano influence the House Commerce Committee vote on auto safety with industry lobbying led by Lloyd Cutler. It details Penalty provisions, past votes, and key players including McNamara Pasore Hartke Ribicoff and Ribicoff as pivotal in shaping criminal penalties for manufacturers.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Alan Boyd
Commerce
Messrs
Califano
Boyd
Lloyd Cutler
Cutler
Rayburn
Auto Lobby
Senate
Food and Drug
Imarine
Sen
Abe Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribicoff
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
Defense McNamara
Detroit
William Welsh
Phil Hart
D-Mich
Rhode Island
John Pastore
Pastore
William Jennings Bryan
Benito Mussolini
Atlantic City
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
American Tel
Tel
Uncle Sam
Sen. Hartke
Merchant Marine
Interstate Commerce Commission
Meaning of Christian meditation and the presence of God
Billy Graham explains that Christian meditation centers on Scripture rather than emptying the mind. He contrasts free thinking with meditating on the truth of Scripture and the assurance that Christ is always present. He cites Psalm 1 and Isaiah to emphasize keeping the mind on God for peace.
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David
God
Christ
Roosevelt signs Pure Food and Meat Acts in 1906 in Decatur
A historical note recalls 1906 actions by President Theodore Roosevelt approving the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act to regulate misbranding and interstate meat processing. The items reference Decatur and a later bank dividend and public notices from other eras.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Split over fair housing policy rocks civil rights leadership
The 1966 discussion among civil rights leaders splits into advocates for progress and opponents wary of violence fueling white backlash. Northern riots and national incidents shape opinion as Congress weighs fair housing reforms and voters threaten to punish lawmakers.
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Washington
America
South
Cleveland
Ohio
East Side
Special Task Force
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Congress
U.S
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Katzenbach and the wiretapping controversy in Mississippi
Marquis Childs surveysAttorney General Katzenbach amid Mississippi voting rights tensions and a broader fight over wiretapping and eavesdropping scandals. He weighs the limits of federal power against Senator Eastland and potential implications for justice, privacy, and national security.
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Nicholas Katzenbach
Jackson
Mississippi
Katzenbach
James Eastland
Sunflower County
Senate
U.S
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Fred B. Black Jr
Marshall
Richard Harwood
Washington Post
Black
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Baker
Department of Justice
Solicitor General
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Sunny Eye
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Joe Wheeler
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Eourth Regiment
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Childs Brothers Co
Johnston St J
State National Bank
Arthur Lightfoot
Highway Patrol District
WHOS
Progoram
David Lawrence
Marquis Childs
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert H. Jackson
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J. Edgar Hoover
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