FBI Agent Will Speak In Athens
Athens students will hear FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jofin W. O Rourke speak at 4 p m Sunday in Founders Hall parlor. O Rourke joined the FBI in 1952 and has served in Philadelphia Washington New York and at FBI Headquarters before moving to Birmingham in 1971. Dr Harry Joiner is the political science club faculty advisor.
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Jofin W. O'Rourke
Birmingham
FBI
Athens College Political Science Club
Founders Hall
O'Rourke
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Harry Joiner
Political Science Club
Morgan County probate judge candidate clarifies Six year term
McAfee confirms candidacy for the remainder of the unexpired probate judge term in Morgan County after appointment to fill a vacancy. He notes fourteen months served, aims to continue efficient office business and seeks public support and votes. He clarifies the appointment duration and expresses intent to run.
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McAfee
Morgan County
T.C. Almon
Brewer
Almon
Charge Dropped On Decatur Man
A U.S. magistrate dismissed charges against Decatur man Charles Louis Kirkland for falsely reporting a time bomb on a Southern Airways flight. The incident delayed Flight 48 from Mobile to Birmingham, but no bomb was found.
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Mobile
Limestone Park Nears Opening in Athens Limestone County
Athens council president Oscar Barker announced the $300,000 Limestone Park on U S 31 east of Athens should be ready for opening this week. The 18 acre site includes an Olympic pool, playground, picnic shelter, tennis courts and nature trails along Swan Creek beside the future Athens High School.
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Athens
Oscar Barker
Athens- Limestone County
Barker
Martin and Cobey Construction Co
U.S. 31
Swan Creek
Athens High School
National Guard
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Limestone County Commission
Local political hopefuls in Morgan County race for offices
Howard, 41, a Mock Distributing Co. manager and Decatur High and Athens College alum, seeks tax collector citing civic background. Maurer, 27, West Morgan High School band director and Alabama Bandmasters chair, aims as delegate. Gunthorp, Atlanta native and widow of Decatur mayor, seeks alternate delegate pledged to George Wallace. Republican deadline at midnight for May primary, Morgan County Republican Executive Committee chair O'Neal Browder notes.
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Western Kentucky University
Florida State University
West Morgan High School
Alabama Bandmasters Association
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Donner Ave
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Morgan County
Republican Executive Committee
O'Neal Browder
Israeli Syria cease-fire line shells kill and shelling aftermath
An Israeli Syrian army communique reports 3:15 a.m. shelling on three Syrian villages opposite the cease-fire line with two citizens killed and a woman wounded and a school destroyed. Syria says air attacks followed and Palestinian guerrilla positions near Dera a were bombed. Arab gunners in Lebanon fired Katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shmona. Israel returned fire with no casualties.
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Dera’a
Syria
Lebanon
Kiryat Shmona
Upper Galillee
Bell Executive To Speak Here At Tennessee Valley Chapter
South Central Bell executive John R. Anderson Jr. will address the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the American Society for Personnel Administration at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ramada Inn. He leads training at the headquarters personnel department and began his career with the telephone company in 1952.
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John R. Anderson Jr
Tennessee Valley Chapter
American Society For Personnel Administration
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The
Telephone Company
Ramada Inn
Paducah
University of Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Monsanto Plan Approved by WIC in Alabama
The Alabama Water Improvement Commission approved a $3 million pollution abatement plan for Monsanto in Decatur. The plan aims to cut the plant's Tennessee River discharge by 85 percent, backed by a $277,350 federal grant to start the program.
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Alabama Water Improvement Commission
Monsanto Company
Decatur
Monsanto
Tennessee
WIC
Alabama
Kleindienst Hearing Delayed As Testimony Schedules Shaped
Justice Department asked to reopen Senate hearings on Kleindienst nomination after a 16 to 0 Judiciary Committee vote favoring confirmation. Senator Scott said Kleindienst seeks Thursday hearing to rebut ITT settlement charges amid calls for re examination from Lawrence OBrien over alleged campaign funding ties.
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Justice Department
Kleindienst
Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Scott
Judiciary Committee
James 0. Eastland
Bmiss
Eighteen Qualified In Lawrence May 2 Democratic Primary
Eighteen candidates qualified for the May 2 Democratic primary in Lawrence County officials said. Deadline was noon today. Names include Woodrow Burks Winford Logan Don Parker Jimmy D Martin Ray Alexander J D Cross Alma Blevins Phillip T Owens Richard Proctor George Blaxston Horace Hill Barbara Byers Willis Eady Larry Smith Edmon R Todd E Tommy Terry Lewis Sanderson Grady Ross.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Woodrow Burks
Winford Logan
Don Parker
Board of Education
Jimmy D Martin
Ray Alexander
J. D. Cross
Alma Blevins
Phillip T. Owens
Richard Proctor
George Blaxston
Horace Hill
Barbara Byers
Willis Eady
Larry Smith
Edmon R. Todd
E. Tommy Terry
Lewis Sanderson
Grady Ross
Limestone Court Cases Postponed
A jury trial for Ernest Provens in Athens on junked cars violation was postponed to the next Limestone County Superior Court term. Judge D L Rosenau Jr. continued the case after Provens’ Athens Municipal Court conviction last fall. A subsidiary of a large conglomerate pledged up to 400000 toward GOP convention expenses in San Diego next August.
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Athens
Limestone County Superior Court
Ernest Provens
D. L. Rosenau Jr
Provens
San Diego
Athens Board Has New Look
The City Board of Education in Athens will meet at 7 p.m. with seven members after recent appointments by the City Council. Albert Watkins, a Limestone County gasoline distributor, and Jerry Franks of Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville join the board, with Cecil Christopher replacing W. W. Malone Jr. through an expiring term. Watkins serves a three year term and Franks one year. Christopher’s term ends next month, and he is expected to be re appointed. Public attendance is urged.
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City Board of Education
Bruce Sherrill
H. William Mitchell
Albert Watkins
Jerry Franks
Watkins
Limestone County
Franks
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Cecil Christopher
W. W. Malone Jr
Christopher
Sherrill
Athens city cleanup case fuels appeal over enforcement fairness
Herschel Littrell faced a mistrial on a driving while intoxicated charge after a Limestone County case clocked in with a non resolving jury. The Athens ordinance, aimed at a cleanup campaign, is argued to be selectively enforced. Court resumes today with several cases awaiting resolution.
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Limestone County Superior Court
Athens
Herschel Littrell
EEOC Gains Muscle in New Bill for Enforcement
A Senate and House conference committee agreed on a bill to empower the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to sue in court. The measure, awaiting final approval, expands coverage to state and local government employees educational institutions and private firms with 15 or more workers.
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Senate
House
The
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission
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Seminary fires and rehiring split over heresy views
Concordia Seminary in Clayton Missouri faced a clash between conservative and moderate Lutherans as assistant professor Arlis Ehlen, dismissed for alleged heresy, was later rehired. The board renewed his contract but was directed to limit his teaching to avoid exposing students to his higher critical Biblical interpretation.
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Clayton, Mo
Concordia Seminary
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Arlis Ehlen
Seminary Board of Control
Ehlen
Sayed
Jacob A. C. Preuss
Board of Control
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