Wallace rally in Florida signals a broader, polished campaign
Wallace draws big crowds in Daytona Beach Panama City Ocala and Miami as a Democrat with a time tested message and rising donor interest. Dan Warren coordinates the race blending support from blue collar and business voters while campaign spending nears six figures on TV and radio.
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Dan Warren
SCLC
St. Augustine
Warren
Wallace
Panama City
Ocala
Jaycees
Daytona Beach
Apparent Hoax Ends Project
The Interact Club of Austin High School collected 20 000 empty cigarette packs to aid a girl said to suffer leukemia in Georgia. The plan collapsed as details proved unclear with no doctor offering free shots for packs. Officials from Floyd County Hospital doubted the girl’s existence and tobacco firms denied involvement.
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Interact Club
Austin High School
Gadsden
Gary McGill
Georgia
Alabama
Rome
Floyd County
Jean Angél
Cedartown
R. J. Reynolds Co
Winston-Salem
N.C
Tobacco
$20 Million Suit Ends With Defendants Cleared
A $20 million civil suit against Alabama National Life Insurance Co and Old National Life Insurance Co ended with a judgment for the defendants. Plaintiffs had charged nine defendants with stock fraud. Both companies are in receivership and the 10 week trial saw two jurors drop out due to illness. Defendants included W Harold Seller, Jack Love, the Cowlings of Houston, Robert Wilder of Montgomery, and former employees Charles Deacy Robert Sloan and Dale Major.
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Birmingham, Ala
Alabama National Life Insurance Co
Old National Life Insurance Co
W. Harold Seller
Old National
Jack. Love
Austin, _Tex
Richard
Robert Cowling
Elizabeth Cowling Strube
Houston, Tex
Robert Wilder
Montgomery
Charles Deacy
Robert Sloan
Dale Major
Wallace Wife Released Joins Campaign Trail
The wife of Governor George C. Wallace was released from a Montgomery hospital and joined Wallace on the Florida presidential primary campaign trail, signaling full participation in the campaign effort.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Florida
Vacation prize scam targets readers in Cincinnati sweepstakes
In December 1971 Marketing Development Corp of Cincinnati offered a two person vacation for a 15 dollar "registration" fee. BBB reports multiple complaints. the offer uses high pressure land sales and requires a salesman escort. no clear info from the firm. If not heard, contact postal inspectors. verify obligations before accepting.
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Marketing Development Corp
Cincinnati
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
Miami Beach
Las Vegas
Nev
Vera Jeffreys
Town Creek
Cincinnati Better Business Bureau
BBB
Interact Club Hoax Packs Spark Swap and Disposal Debate
McGill moved 20 000 empty cigarette packs to Kathy Wiley’s carport after a sign promised free shots. Club president Ricky Finley says 4 000 packs were collected and hopes to donate usable foil, but hospitals declined. The project ends with no real use and the club notes lingering smoking despite health warnings.
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Interact Club
McGill
Kathy Wiley
Dianne SW
Ricky Finley
Sunny Weekend Draws Local Fishermen Outdoorsmen
Lazy day temps and blue skies drew crowds of anglers and hikers Saturday as pleasant weather continued. Forecasters expect more of the same with fair to partly cloudy skies and highs near seasonal norms.
Ryan to seek ban on mailing Alabama auto tags
New York Representative William F. Ryan says he will introduce a bill to stop selling Alabama vehicle tags by mail to out of state residents after obtaining a tag using a stolen vehicle number from the New York Auto Theft Bureau. He cites tax and registration losses and notes Alabama tags appear on many Manhattan cars.
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Washington
New York
Alabama
William F. Ryan
Dn.y
Auto Theft Bureau
Covington County
Andalusia
Birmingham News
Ryan
George C. Wallace
Manhattan
Emergency Numbers and Crisis Contacts Listed
The Decatur Daily provides emergency and crisis contact numbers for sheriffs, highway patrol, fire departments, and poison control across multiple counties. It explains dialing 0 in unknown emergencies and notes crisis center contacts in Athens and nearby areas.
Partlow Drug Use Examined
Dr John Hottel interim supervisor at Partlow State School in Tuscaloosa reviews reductions in tranquilizing drug use amid University of Alabama at Birmingham inspectors. Dr Ruby Tyler ordered cuts after criticism of mass medication and says reforms let experts see patients in natural condition. Injury reports follow the change and Hottel questions the move as ill conceived.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
Partlow State School
John Hottel
Tuscaloosa Institution
Ruby Tyler
University of Alabama In
Birmingham
Partlow
University of Alabama Law student joins Bench and Bar Society
Richard F. Allen of Decatur is among 19 Law School students chosen for membership in the Bench and Bar Legal Society. Julian Bibb of Decatur has been elected to the Delegate Assembly at the University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee.
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Richard F. Allen. Decatur
University of Alabama Law School
Bench
Bar Legal Society
The
University
Julian Bibb
Julian L. Bibb
Stratford Rd
Decatur
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
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South Central Bell
Ryan DeGraffenried
Sparkman
Morgan County
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Jim Lee
Bob Hunter
Conley Duncan
Alvin Benn
Tuberculosis
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Solon
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