River and Space Efforts Show Great Gains
The article highlights TVA flood control benefits totaling about 456 million in 27 years and projected savings along the Tennessee Valley and Mississippi basins. It notes the fourth Saturn I launch SA-4 from Cape Canaveral with engine-out testing and multiple Block II upgrades ahead of Apollo tests.
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Barrett Shelton, JR
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Mississippi River
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ohio
Chattanooga
Norris
Kentucky
Cape Canaveral
NASA
United States
Soft Drink Taxpledges Tilt Alabama Education Bills
The piece reveals off the record pledges by a gubernatorial candidate to bottlers promising no soft drink tax, influencing which education aid bills advance in the Alabama legislature. It notes the Ways and Means Committee’s gatekeeping and an out of court settlement between Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail Road Co. and the State Revenue Dept, easing the general fund strain and preventing prorated appropriations.
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Alabama
House
Ways and Means
Sheffield
Leonard Beard
Wallace
Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co
State Revenue Dept
State General Fund
Revenue Department
Chise
Inma
General Fund
George Hawkins
Etowah
State Insurance ‘Fund
Lincoln's Service Prepares Thousands for Government Tests
A private school markets its program as helping thousands yearly to prepare for government job tests. The ad promises free information on positions and salaries and offers a coupon for mailing details to qualify for exam success.
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Lincoln’ Service
U. S
U. S&s
Spring It Seems Here At Last
Spring arrives with warmth and activity as children enjoy sunny weather. A photo shows three boys outdoors with toys, one shy of strangers, while the piece notes no real moral and delivers light, playful observations on the season.
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Alfred E. Neuman
Alfred E
A Look Around Our Area on a March Night with Big Jim Folsom
A recollection of attending a March rally for James E. Folsom in Elkmont with a voter’s view of Alabama politics. The piece recounts campaign scenes, local opinions, tax questions, redistricting debate, and Folsom’s bid for governor including rival candidates and a glimpse of Limestone County’s voting.
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James E
Big Jim
Folsom
Elkmont High School
James E. Folsom
Cullman
Ole Big Jim
Folsom Seen as Likely If He Runs for Governor
The text argues Folsom could enter the 1966 governor race and be the most talked about candidate, receiving both strong praise and sharp criticism as in past campaigns. The speaker believes he would remain influential in government if he continues to serve.
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Folsom
Jim Folsom
Alabama
Cullman
C. C
Jack) Owens
Athens
Bruce Henderson
Jimmy Faulkner
Limestone County
Big Jim
George Wallace
Ryan deGraffenreid
Public Service Commission
Moulton Circuit Court to Convene with Grand Jury
The Moulton circuit court will be in session Monday with a grand jury to be empaneled and 75 jurors to be called in the second and third weeks. The first two weeks will cover civil cases and the third week will handle criminal cases.
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Moulton
Nebraska Statehood Bill Faces Johnson Vetoes Before Passage
The bill to admit Nebraska as a state was twice vetoed by President Johnson before it gained final approval. The sequence shows political hurdle and presidential opposition shaping early expansion.
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Nebraska
Johnson
Forest System Covers Vast U.S. Areas Surpassing Five States
National forests now cover a combined expanse larger than the states of New York Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois together with all of New England, marking a major scale in federally managed woodland and public lands.
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National Forests
U.S
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
New England
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