Tax burden and federal spending in Alabama amid Vietnam war
Guest editorial argues Alabama loses 2.1 billion in federal taxes while receiving 2.8 billion in 1967. It notes 62,066 federal jobs in the state, cites proposed budget cuts to education, highways, and farm programs, and critiques ongoing Vietnam war costs versus domestic needs. It calls for more education, housing, and jobs.
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Lee County Bulletin
Alabama
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Johnson
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Selden Attacks Kennedy Youth Philosophy at Decatur Speech
Selden said the American youth today faces self pity rather than challenge and warned against draft card burning. He urged youth to confront responsibilities and quoted Kennedy’s views as misguiding. He planned to speak at the National Security Forum in Tuscaloosa today.
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Sen
Robert
Kennedy
Selden
America
Morgan County Daily Records Summary of Legal and Personal Notices
In Morgan County notices list civil suits with Mary Lou Sandlin versus Kathryn Bryant over damages and Ruben Sandlin versus Kathryn Bryant for 5000 dollars. Marriage licenses show Donald Ray Upton and Mesha Mayrell Maddox. Marlon Kenneth Halbrooks and Glenda Sue Shadden. Property transfers include multiple deeds from Opal Downs and others totaling various sums. Births note Jason Friday at Lawrence County Hospital.
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Circuit Coof
Mary Lou Sandlin
Hartselle
Kathryn Bryant
Webster’s Trailer Park
Ruben Sandlin
Kathren Bryant
Donald Ray Upton
Comer St
Mesha Mayrell Maddox
9Th St
Marlon Kenneth Halbrooks
Somerville
Glenda Sue Shadden
Decatur
Athens Limestone Admissions and Dismissals List
The record lists admissions including Erskine Lee Shoulders Winnie M Birdsong Elkmont and dismissals for Deloris Gail McMahon infant son Patricia Bolden infant son C Abernathy Cather Peek Miss Fannie M Biles Ola A Fulks Mar vin Walker Amos J Kennedy Rogersville Winston G Levvorn all in Athens and surrounding area.
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Athens-Limestone Admissions
Erskine Lee
Athens
Winnie M. Birdsong
Elkmont 1
Deloris Gail McMahon
Patricia Bolden
C. Abernathy
Cather Peek
Fannie M. Biles
Ola A. Fulks
Marvin Walker
Amos J. Kennedy
Rogersville
Winston G. Levvorn
DECATUR GENERAL Admissions Names and Addresses Recorded
A list of names and addresses appears under Decatur General admissions. Included are Mrs. Sharon Lee Taylor Ms Cassie Leigh Slate and many others linked to cities such as Somerville Jackson Street SE Bessemer Hartselle Arab Athens Courtland Madison and Elkmont with specific street addresses and titles.
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Sharon Lee Taylor
Somerville
John P. Curley
Jackson St
Robert C. Dunas
5Th Ave
Porter P. Mobley
9Th Ave
Clayton Clarence Carter
Bessemer
Franklin D. Hanners
Hartselle
Cassie Leigh Slate
Phillips Ave
Herbert McKelvy
John M. Stockard
10Th Ave
Debra Renee Odom
Freemont St
Herschel Phillips
Trinity
Mary Frances Sailes
Vine St
Carrie Hampton
Vine St. NW
John Henry Thatch
Madison
Esther Ida . Sorenson
Nunah
Wis
Gene Paul Southern
Gregory Keith Stephenson
Courtland
James Phillip McCullough
Thomas Jackson Chitwood
Oak St
M. H. Broom
Barkley St
W. O. Lipscomb
Canal St. NE
River and Weather Decatur Area Forecast
Decatur and vicinity report a high of 70 Friday afternoon with a forecast warm weekend. Sunny to partly cloudy conditions continue, southerly winds 8 to 18 mph, today’s high around 72 and low about 52, Sunday remains partly cloudy and warm. Moon phase notes include full moon approaching March 14 with stars Castor and Pollux nearby.
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Decatur
Pollux
Castor
Funeral set for 16 month old Tina Hargrove
Tina Hargrove 16 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A D Hargrove of Elrod Street Hartselle died Thursday night in a Birmingham hospital. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Robert Slack officiating. Burial in Hartselle Memory Gardens. Survivors include two sisters Carol and Lynn Hargrove of Hartselle, grandparents Mr and Mrs W A Hargrove and Mrs Julie Crow of Hartselle, and other relatives. Pallbearers listed. Body to remain at the residence from 2 pm today until services.
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Hartselle
Tina Hargrove
A. D. Hargrove
Elrod St
Birmingham
Julie. Crow
Senate approves broad civil rights bill with housing protections
The measure expands federal guarantees to American Indians and adds open housing provisions to curb discrimination in sales and rentals. It adds penalties for interfering with voting juries and school attendance and makes cross state lines with riot intent a federal crime. It also targets interstate weapons transport and rioting instruction.
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Mansfield
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Mount Vernon Preserved as Patriotic Shrine by Ladies Association
Mount Vernon in Virginia remains a patriotic shrine preserved by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association since 1853. The organization oversees the historic estate, ensuring public access and preservation for future generations.
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Mount Vernon
Virginia
Hasen O Porter funeral set in Toledo
Funeral services for Hasen Q. Porter 63 of Toledo formerly Decatur will be held at St Mark's Lutheran Church Toledo. Burial follows at Memorial Park Toledo. Porter died Thursday at his residence in Toledo survived by wife Lucille two daughters Kay Sanford and Barbara Campbell and son Howard Porter with three grandchildren. Memorials to Starks Lutheran Church Toledo requested.
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Toledo
Ohio
Hasen Q. Porter
Decatur
St. Mark’s Luthern Church
Memorial Park
Porter
Prestolite Co
Lucille Porter
Howard Porter
Highland, Ill
Kay Sanford
Barbara Campbell
Berstker Mortuary
Heatherdown Blvd
Stark
Toedo
Funeral for Emitt H. Stinson in Somerville
Funeral services for 67 year old Emitt H. Stinson of Somerville 3 will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Red Oak Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Ray G. McCullough and Rev. Martin L. Gunnin officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survivors include wife Dora Stinson of Somerville 3 and daughter Christine Luker of Lacey's Spring.
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Somerville
Emitt H. Stinson
Red Oak Grove Methodist Church
Ray G. McCullough
Martin L. Gunnin
Peck Funeral Home
Dora Stinson
Christine Luker
Lacey’s Spring
Funeral services for Angie Lynn Wear in Moulton
Angie Lynn Wear seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wear of Moulton was struck and killed by an automobile Thursday afternoon. Services will be at 2 30 p m at Moulton Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Campbell officiating. Burial in Moulton City Cemetery Elliott Funeral Home directing. Survivors include parents a sister Elizabeth Rebecca Wear grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank S Wear of Moulton and Mr and Mrs Otho Brackin Town Creek great grandmother Mrs Will F Manley Town Creek Pallbearers are Billy Clark Elkins Tommy W McCullouch David Sims Bill Terry Leon Terry and Arthur Sanderson.
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Moulton
Angie Lynn Wear
Kirk Wear
Moulton Baptist Church
Robert Campbell
Moulton City Cemetery
Elliott Funeral Home
Elizabeth Rebecca Wear
Frank S. Wear
Otho Brackin
Town Creek
Will F. Manley
Billy Clark Elkins
Tommy W. McCullouch
David Sims
Bill Terry
Leon ,Terry
Arthur Sanderson
Plywood Plant Plans Near Spring Creek Draw Interest
In March 1969 Wachter outlined a new plant site on a 1400 acre riverfront area overlooking the Tennessee River near Spring Creek. The facility, with about 350 jobs, aims to operate by late 1970 and may involve Domtar Pulp and Paper land options totaling 800 acres nearby. Domtar expects no Southeast plant revision for at least four years.
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Wachter
Tennessee River
Spring Creek
Here
U.S
Plywood Champion Papers
Domtar- Pulp and Paper Inc
Domtar
Champion
County eyes ongoing rodent control program
She noted prior calls about rodent problems and reports of children bitten by rats. The department calls rats hazardous and a nuisance but says they are not spreading known infections. Dr Vaughan envisions a continuing program rather than a one time effort, hoping to start this spring.
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Vaughan
Limestone County Retired Teachers to Meet on Cuba Education
Arias Limestone Speaker addresses the Limestone County retired teachers association at 10 a.m. in the board of education assembly room. The talk is titled The Educational System of Cuba Before Castro's Regime. Revival services begin Sunday at Waldens Chapel Baptist Church led by Rev. Glenn Wood nightly at 7. Robert Abercrombie of Lacey's Spring is promoted to cadet major in ROTC at Jacksonville State University.
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Limestone County Retired Teachers Association
Limestone County Board of Education
Cuba
Walden’s Chapel Baptist Church
Will Con
Tinue
Glenn Wood
Winston County
Robert Abercrombie
L. H. Abercrombie
Lacey's
Jacksonville State University
Evening with Heinrich Schultz at First Presbyterian
A music festival directed by E Moon presents An Evening with Heinrich Schultz at First Presbyterian Church today at 7 30 p m local time.
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Heinrich Schultz
E. Moon
First Presbyterian Church
21 Miners Dead After Salt Mine Fire
The 21 men trapped by a salt mine fire in Calumet Louisiana were found dead Friday. Rescue workers had located 16 in a tunnel 3,000 feet from the shaft, with five more found hours later. A Cargill spokesman confirmed all are accounted for.
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John S. Lang
Calumet, la
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
H. A. Schrecengost
Bureau
A. M. Evans
Dallas
Raymond R. Ashby
Kentucky
Ashby
Madison‘ville
Cargill
Clamere LeBoeuf
LeBoeuf
LeBeeuf
Austin High ties nation with blood drive record
Austin High School set a national record by collecting 840 pints of blood in a drive, surpassing Athens High’s 902 pint mark. Vice President Humphrey and Gov. Wallace sent congratulations, and leaders from civic groups and legislators sent messages praising the effort.
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Austin High
Athens High School
Humphrey
McLaughlin
Austin High School
U.S
Jones
Austin
Wallace
Athens High
Leslie Doss
Bob Harris
Ralph Slate
Chamber of Commerce
John Eyster
Altrusa Club
Decatur Daily
City School System
Gilmer Blackburn
Red Cross
Quitman Henderson
Bearl Whitsett
Noel Callahan
Immunization Push Aims to Cut Measles Cases This Spring
Dr Vaughan says a single shot can complete immunization and expects a sharp decline in reported cases this year. The program targets children during the usual spring peak with clinics at the Health Department on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Parents are urged to immunize to prevent serious measles complications.
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Vaughan
Health Department
Three Escape Trailer Fires in Athens Area
Two women and a small child escaped injury when a grass fire destroyed two house trailers and an automobile at East Limestone Trailer Court in Athens. The trailers belonged to families of Jack Miller and Ray Moore. Moore owned the car. An electrical short was blamed for the blaze. Both men work at Stovall Battery Co.
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Athens
East Limestone
Fire Department
Jack Miller
Ray Moore
Moore
March Warmth Figures Across Regions With Mild Midwest Outlook
Warmer than typical readings continued with 60s to 70s in many areas and a record 59 degrees in Lansing for March 8. A warm Gulf air flow will bring more cloudiness to the South and Southwest, while the national forecast calls for sunny mild conditions in the Midwest, showers along the Rockies and southern plains, possible snow in high mountains and rain on the West Coast.
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Perion
Alabama
Theouthern
Ohio Valley
Lansing
Mich
Midwest
Rockies
Plains
Seven charged in Limestone County shoplifting case to face judge
The seven are set to appear before Judge D L Rosenau Jr Friday at 9 a.m. in Limestone County Court. Sheriff Evans says shoplifting in Athens and Limestone County has risen recently and a crackdown is planned. Several charged are students at Trinity High School. Deputies Dennis W. Brown Clay Compton and Athens police officers Sedric Johns and Lt Lewis Leach assisted in the arrest.
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D. L. Rosenauv Jr
Limestone County
Athens
Sheriff Evans
Trinity High Schoo
Evans
Dennis W. Brown
Clay Compton
Athen
Licemen Sedric Johns
Lewis Leach
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Travis Jenkins
J. T. Mathews
Clyde T. Simmons
Morgan Builders Inc
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Charles P.buysse
Willard E. Segars
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Hasen O. Porter
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