Begged Them Not To Go Says Mother
Hartselle authorities report a Sunday boating tragedy at Flint Creek. LeRoy South 24 and Linda South 17 died after a 10 foot boat sank while four family members rode. LeRoy's wife Linda Drinkard was rescued. Patsy South 19 and Mrs LeRoy South were hospitalized for shock. dragging for Linda continued.
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Winford Turner
Hartselle
Herman South
Flint Creek
LeRoy
Linda
LeRoy South
Patsy South
Black Chandler
Mrs. South
Patsy
Linda Sue Drinkard
Prestolite
Decatur
Morgan County
John cBride
McBride
Curtis Poe
Alabama
Flint Rescue
Tragic Flint Creek Drowning Claims South Family
In Flint Creek on Sunday a 10 foot aluminum boat sank in icy swift waters. Herman LeRoy Sonny South 24 and his 17 year old sister Linda Sue South died. Linda Drinkard South 19 and Patsy South 19 were injured or recovering in hospital. A rescuer saved Linda South and another man.
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Flint
Hartselle
Flint Creek
Herman LeRoy
Sonny) South
Elrod
Linda Sue South
South
Linda Drinkard South
Patsy South
Black Chandler Hospital
Train wreck derails Seaboard passenger train near Brundidge
Seaboard Coast Line South Wind carrying 160 toward Miami derailed in Brundidge Alabama injuring 35 with six hospitalized. Investigators hint a broken rail as the cause while none of the 14 cars fully overturned and authorities continue to probe the derailment near Alabama 93.
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Jim Keyser
Associated Press
Brundidge
Ala
Seaboard Coast Line
Miami
Fla
Joe Wallace
Alabama 93
Guaranteed Frigidaire Service Ady Frazier Ad on 2nd Ave
Frigidaire service is guaranteed by Robinson Furniture Company located on 2nd Avenue. The ad lists contact number 353-2370 for repairs and appliance support.
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Frigidaire Service Robinson Furniture Company
2Nd Ave
Rockefeller Supporters Form Broad Republican Coalition
GOP moderates propose a nationwide Coalition for a Republican Alternative to back a Rockefeller draft. Sen. Javits plans a Rockefeller favorite son run in New York, aiming to spark national interest in Rockefeller for the nomination. Rockefeller says he will not actively run but leaves room for a draft.
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Washington
GOP
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
Rockefeller
New York State
Voice Poll Participation Instructions
Citizens are urged to take part in SPEAK OUT by dialing an assigned number to register YES or NO on today’s question. When the recording answers, hang up and the vote will be automatically recorded.
Should boaters be required to wear life preservers at all times
A reader asks if life jackets should be mandatory for all aboard a boat at all times. Authorities indicate current rules focus on required equipment and event-specific safety guidelines.
Allen Athens Speech Slated in North Alabama
Former Lt Gov Jim Allen seeking the seat vacated by Sen Lister Hill plans a campaign stop in Athens at 2 p.m. with earlier visits in Hartselle at 9 a.m. and Decatur at 10 30 a.m. A campaign spokesman said Allen would not speak in Morgan County cities.
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Athens
Jim Allen
Lister Hill
North Alabama
Allen
Hartselle
Decature
Gadsden
Morgan Couny
Planes Hit 245 Sampans Supplying Viet Cong
U S aircraft targeted a flotilla in the Mekong Delta destroying 114 sampans and damaging 50 more over the last three days and continuing support missions near the Cambodian border. The operation involved American helicopter gunships and fighter bombers against sampans carrying weapons and food for Viet Cong troops.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S. Com
Mand
Powell ordered to show cause on contempt appeal in Harlem
Adams Clayton Powell, after 18 months in self exile, returns to Harlem and must appear in court Tuesday to justify why he should not be jailed while appealing a contempt conviction. George Wallace resumes mobile campaign through six southern states on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuap campus grievances committees at Tuskegee Institute face boycott as students demand prompt action.
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New York
Adam_ Clayton Powell
Harlem
Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Spring Returns to Decatur Area After Snowy Weekend
Spring weather returns to the Valley area as Decatur sees mostly fair skies and warmer conditions. Highs near 62 degrees with cool morning lows, while North Alabama experiences freezing readings in places. The high pressure system drifts east, keeping Southeast weather generally fair for the next few days with little prospect of showers.
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Decatur
North
Alabama
I Gulf
Wreckage Found As Irish Airliner Crashes Into Sea
Searchers recovered twelve bodies and wreckage from an Irish airliner that plunged into the Irish Sea Sunday with 61 aboard. Bodies showed signs of trauma and lifebelts were not worn, suggesting no time to prepare. Wreckage located eight miles off Rosslare Point as crews scoured from Kilmore and Dunmore lifeboats and an Irish Army helicopter.
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Fishguard
Wales
Rosslare Point
Wexford
Ireland
Kilmore
Dunmore
Markets At A Glance
New York AP reports slow trading with stocks lower. Cotton and grains decline under liquidation pressure. Hog and slaughter cattle prices mostly steady to down 25 cents with large receipts. top bids for hogs at 20.00 and steers at 30.50 as buyers react to market softness.
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New York
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DIAL
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Johnson
Allen Athens
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George Esper
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Ronald Thomson
Ing
Chicago
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