Kennedy proposes housing reform with local hiring and tenant roles
Senator Kennedy seeks to reshape housing policy during hearings proposing that homebuilders hire at least 25 percent of crews from nearby areas where housing is built. He urges poverty-area input, strong resettlement provisions, tenant involvement, and rental aids, while opposing tax incentives for slum building. He argues for rapid, large scale action to address housing, with alternative plans to tax credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Jess
Newly Elected Officers Toasted at Bank Penthouse Banquet
Judge reports a reception for the newly elected officers at the State National Bank Penthouse after the election. The election banquet followed at Crescent Motel. McRae and his wife Barbara live at 1514 17th Ave SW with two children.
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National Bank
Crescent Motel
McRae
Barbara
17Th Ave
College welcomes presidential visit and campus debate
The president visited the college two years after a prior Page 1 feature. Pitt praised quick progress and predicted a leading program, noting speakers from both sides. Pitt is the son of Dr. Kermit Pitt and Mrs. Dorothy Pitt of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Pitt
Kermit Pitt
Dorothy Pitt
Decatur
New Mexico Shriners Bid Farewell at Albuquerque Headquarters
The New Mexico Shriners closed their Albuquerque club headquarters and held a farewell party featuring three bands for marching dancing and listening audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IT Takes All Kinds
Albuquerque
New Mexico Shriners
Ind and Central Parkway Crossing Again May Reopen
Bray must receive clearance from L&N Railroad before city officials can proceed. City officials reported the crossing was closed last July by the railroad to reduce crossings. Mayor Blackburn noted reopening depends on the city being released from government commitments tied to the Gorden Dr overpass completion. The federal road bureau plans to lift that commitment temporarily, with timing tied to federal action and L&N plans.
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Bray
L&n
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Gorden Dr
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Local legend ties famous names to historic hotel
The piece recalls Jefferson Davis allegedly staying in a Civil War era hotel shell. It notes that Sara Bernhart, Helen Keller, Maurice Chevalier, Thomas Marshall, and Martin Luther King Jr. signed the hotel register, linking the site to notable figures across eras.
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Jefferson Davis
Sara Bernhart
Helen, Keller
Maurice Chevalier
Thomas Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr
Self Installed Salvation Army Chairman Leads Decatur Board
Eddie Self became chair of the Decatur Salvation Army advisory board at the annual dinner at Central Methodist Church. Lt. Col. Frank Longton, Birmingham division commander, presided and spoke on new welfare efforts and the fund drive. The 1967 budget totaled 44 606 with 30 500 from Morgan County United Fund.
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Salvation Army
Eddie Self
Decatur Salvation Army Advisory Board
John
Cora Blair
Self
Central Methodist Church
Denton Cole
John Woller
Price Waddell
Woller
James Duncan
Robert Denham
Robert H. Hosey
Otto Nebrig
Bill Irwin
Ray Albert
Irvin Commander
Grady Young
Aaron Mickles
Donald Branum
Frank Whisenant
Bill Dukes
Gerald Paul
John Wilks
A. J. Coleman
Lewis West
Gilbert Speake
Alvis Briscoe
Charles Bradford
Shelby Massey
Bennett McRae
Russell Smith
Ray Thomas
Phil Irwin
Guy Walker
Morgan County United Fund
Hospital Dismissals and Patient Listings Incomplete
Dismissals include Dan Clifton Darnell Hillsboro and Thomas J Gibson 1406 Jackson St. Demeanored names and addresses show patients Mrs G C Cook 1601 Magnolia SE and Miss Lesia Ann Mills Danville 3 with several others across cities like Somerville Athens Belle Mina Madison Hillsboro and Tenn. The fragmentary OCR provides scattered names and street numbers with unclear context.
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G. C. Cook
Magnolia St
Lesia Ann Mills
Danville
Joe F Watkins
Somerville
Ark L- Posey
19Th Ave
Carl F. Knoblock
Willow Ave
Dan Sims
8Th Ave
John G. Hendriks
Martha ‘St
Darinie ‘R. Bullington
Travis Brackinilton
3Rd Ave
Hoyt Ray Singleton
Wadsworth St
Edgar W. Baugher
3rd_Ave
Lillie Mae ‘Woodall
Kooken Ave
Dan_ Clifton Darnell
Hillsboro
Thomas J. Giblson
Jackson St
Delanne L. Ham
J. C. Woodruff
West Moulton Ist
Paul Glenn Dumas
10Th Ave
Charles Leopard Jr
Athens
Boyd Hightower
South Jefferson St
Robert C. Dumas
5Th Ave
Karen Ann Hall
Toney
Marvin Chester Allaway
Elkton St
Garless Frank Knop
Eva
Carrie Adelene Taylor
Rogersville
Thomas McCall Lowery
North St
Leonard McDonald
Ellen St
Bentley Cutler
Llth Ave
Elizabeth Hilene Bell
Llth St
List of Admissions Names From City Directories and Streets
A dense roster of names and addresses appears with many residents and family entries across multiple streets and towns including Decatur Florence Athens Rogersville Jasper Lacey’s Spring Elkmont and Brookmeade Road. The list features multiple titles such as Mrs Miss Mst and Baby with varied street addresses and areas.
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Jack Gates-Bendall
Murphreed
S.E
Buford Pylant
7Th Ave
Floyd Terry
Courtland
James Smith
Decatur
Lester Louis Holt
Lacey’s
Eddie C. Bar- Burl F. Landers
Thomas Pr
Lonnie Vinson
Elkmont
William Wade Bazzel
Gary Shelton Lynn
Edgewood St
Amanda Patrice Reynolds
Douglas St
Amy Shryl Billings
Alpine St
Gary Deaught
Loni L. Gasser
Mark St
Russell Keith Mobley
8Th Ave
Thomas Bailey
Brookmeade Rd
Ronnie F.‘ Cavnar
Jerry Lee Sims
Community plans spark Spirit of America celebration in Decatur
Executive committee proposes an evening program at Decatur Stadium or Delano Park with events such as an Avenue of Flags along 6th Ave. and a Parade of Flags for opening, a Spirit of America cannon, band and essay contests, five minute bells, a military flyover, games, races, a poolside fashion show, name personality entertainment, and a fireworks display.
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Delano Park
Decatur High Stadium
Decatur Stadium
6Th Ave
A_children’s
Spirit of America
Exchange Club
Army
Executive
Judge Powell
Pack Self
Decatur
Louis Blizzard
WHOS
Carl Gentry
Lawrence County
Edsel Moore
Moulton
Dick Ordway
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Barrett C. Shelton, Jr
Decatur Daily
Travis English
Alabama Displays Inc
James Silver
U. S. Army
Lester Moss
Decatur Inn
M. W
THE
Charles Sims
Sims Sign Service
Marie Callahan
Penney Realty
Phyllis Sidebotham
Roy Drinkard
Drinkard Chevrolet
Cullman
Bill Dukes
Monsanto
Ron Tate
Jerry Binkley
WMSL
Cora Blair
Herman Schnur
Joe Speegle
Frank Whisenant
George C. Biggers
Veteran Israeli general led Sinai campaign and Jerusalem front
The text recalls a high ranking Israeli general who fought on the Jerusalem front in 1948 and later directed the 1956 Sinai campaign against Egypt as Israel moved toward war with Arabs after last June.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Sinai
Egypt
Roughton To Speak Here
Frank Roughton of Atlanta an ordained Methodist minister and former professional actor will lecture at Central Methodist Church and First Methodist Church this week The Sermon on the Mount will be presented at Central Methodist at 730 p m Thursday A series of sermons and dramatic performances will begin at First Methodist Friday at 715 p m Sermons will be given
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Frank Roughton
Atlanta
Central Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Central Methodist
First Methodist
Obituary notices for Gunn Jr and Whitfield in Chattanooga
Funeral services are announced for Joe Gunn Jr of 416 10th Ave NW who died Wednesday at Decatur General Hospital. Earl Whitfield, 25, of Chattanooga died Sunday. services set for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Franklin Strickland Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Cemetery. Surviving family includes his mother Christine Lyles of Chattanooga and brothers Clarence Johnson James Lee Jones and Andrew Lyles, plus grandmother Verlee Gray and grandfather Harrison Gray both of Decatur/Chattanooga.
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Joe Gunn Jr
10Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Turner Funeral Home
Earl Whitfield
Chattanooga
Tenn
Franklin Strickland
Stuggs
Memorial Cemetery
Huntsville Man Unopposed in Democratic Convention Race
In Montgomery, a Black labor leader was disqualified as a delegate candidate to the Democratic National Convention and an alternate spot seeker withdrew. A separate candidate for delegate, though unopposed, may be ruled ineligible, potentially affecting the convention slate.
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Montgomery
Ala
King Angers A Lawmaker In Civil Rights Race Shakeup
Alabama politics rattled as attorney Billingsley withdraws from the race for alternate delegate Place No 3 in the 8th district. His exit paves the way for Roland Strollis in Huntsville to win the civil rights seat without opposition, while Charles McDonald and Isom Clemon are also pulled from the contest in Mobile and the 18th District. The move impacts House leadership and the timing of the party primary set for May 7.
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Orrell Billingsley Jr
Birmingham
Charles McDonald
Isom Clemon
Mobile
Sade Ett
King Demonstration Delays House Vote on Vietnam Bill
Report says King plans a Peor event and a Washington reading starting April 22. House leaders aim to have the bill passed and sent to the White House by then, fearing a vote during King’s demonstration could lead to its defeat.
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Vpcipnuusitie
Provislal
King
People
Washington
House
White House
Alabama Senate Campaigns Open With Opposing Calls
Former Lt. Gov. Jim Allen and Rep. Armistead Selden formally launched campaigns to fill Senate seat vacated by Lister Hill. Allen denounced the Washington establishment and urged local self-government from Gadsden and Tuscaloosa, while Selden framed Alabama as key to lifting the South to national leadership with rallies and statewide TV audience.
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Associated Press
Jim Allen
Armistead Selden
Alabama
South
Allen
Selden
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Lister Hill
Washington
Hill
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