Three Charged in Truck Stop Drug Possession Case
Three defendants from Morgan and Shelby counties face unlawful possession charges tied to a February drugs raid that led to thousands of drugs being seized. George Sizemore and Eddie Bozeman of Hartselle and Sarah Ruth Young of Shelby County were indicted by a Morgan County grand jury. A request for a truck stop padlock follows, with a hearing to be set by Circuit Judges Powell or Bloodworth.
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Hartselle
Shelby County
Morgan County
Shelby County Sheriff’s Force
Dick Fleming
George Kelley Sizemore
Blue Star
Eddie Bozeman
Sarah Ruth Young
Shelby J
Fleming
Wiliam Ryker
Leslie Doss To
Doss
Newton B. Powell
James N. Bloodworth
William Ryker
Sizemore
Bozeman
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Cullman County
Cooperation Renewal Must Warns Parker at Rotary
Decatur Housing Authority Director Charles Parker urged Rotary Club members that urban renewal success hinges on joint effort by the city federal government and property owners. He cited downtown revitalization challenges such as off street parking and aging buildings as conditions worsen and businesses leave.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Charles Parker
Rotary Club
Property Oners
TVA Opens Bids for Nuclear Plant Near Decatur
The Tennessee Valley Authority invites bids on a proposed 1 or 2 million kilowatt nuclear facility at Browns Ferry Limestone County near Decatur. Estimated cost could reach 250 million dollars with multiple 1 million kilowatt options and a possible coal fueled plant alternative. TVA may cancel a second unit by April 1967 if economic needs dictate. decision on feasibility expected within two months. Site would be 10 miles northeast of Decatur if built. Bids also opened for a conventional coal plant west of Central Sea.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur
TVA
Power Agency
Browns Ferry
Limestone County
West
Tennessee
Manned Mars Flight Targeted for 1986
Baltimore reports that Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger of Marshall Space Flight Center said Americans could land on Mars by 1986 using five Saturn V launches to assemble a nuclear powered Mars vehicle in low earth orbit. He outlined a direct transfer path with a 145 day trip to Mars and a longer return, asserting all technologies are sufficiently developed.
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Baltimore
Marshall Space Flight Center
Mars
Ernst Stuhlinger
MSFC
Huntsville
American Institute of Aeronautical Society
Stuhlinger
Cotaco Alumni Banquet Set For April Ninth
Decatur Diary reports Cotaco Alumni Association's bi annual banquet on April 9 at 7 p.m. in Cotaco High School cafeteria. For details contact Mrs James Lynne Somerville 3 at 778 8496 by Saturday. Walter E Dunnavant III of Ohio has received a National Defense Act scholarship to study at Indiana University. See Diary on Page 2.
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Cotaco Alumni Association
Cotaco High School
James Lynne
Somerville
Walter E. Dunnavant III
Ohio
Walter E. Dunnavant Jr
Moulton St
National Defense Act
Indiana University
Life Given L'rence Negro In Rape Case
Griffin Jr., a 29 year old from Lawrence County near Danville, received two life sentences after pleading guilty to robbery and rape of a young white mother. He avoided burglary charges after the plea and a jury returned the sentences following testimony about the attack last fall.
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Winford Turner
Moulton
Lawrence County
Griffin Jr
Danville
Griffin
Bill Chenault
Decatur
Danville Area
Morgan Poll List Printed for Morgan County Voters
The Decatur Daily reports the official poll list of Morgan County voters for upcoming elections. About 25,000 names are printed, an increase of roughly 1,600 since 1964, with the list published biennially under Alabama statute, Judge Almon notes.
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Morgan County
Decatur Daily
Alabama
Almon
Morgan
February price rise hits living costs in AP report
Washington reports food prices jumped sharply with a five-tenths of one percent increase last month marking the steepest February rise in 15 years. In sports, Cassius Clay weighed 214 1/2 pounds for a 15 round title defense at Maple Leaf Gardens. In Saigon, U.S. forces pounded Communist territory by land, air and sea but only Marines reported major contact.
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Washington
Labor Department
Toronto
Cassius
Clay
George Chuvalo
Maple Leaf Gardens
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Folsom Campaigns In Hartselle Decatur
Former Gov James E Folsom campaigned in Hartselle and Decatur on Monday saying he seeks a third term and would call a special session of the Legislature if elected. He noted only John Patterson has governor experience besides him and outlined goals including a special election on a constitutional convention and two primaries.
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James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Hartselle
Decatur
John Patterson
Security Mutual Finance Corpora tion Mobile Home Financing
Security Mutual Finance Corpora tion at 714 Bank Street offers mobile home financing options with contact number 353-0742. Ad promotes tailored loans and quick approvals for home buyers and park operators.
Huntsville Blast Injures Six At Norton Abrasives Plant
A blast at Norton Abrasives Co south of Huntsville Alabama injures six workers when an electric gas furnace exploded. The plant building measuring 60 by 100 feet was gutted with a hole in the ceiling and four walls blown out. Injured employees were taken to Huntsville hospitals with minor burns and abrasions. Names listed include Leon Battles J P Owens Thurmond Baker and Harvey Duffington plus two unnamed temporary workers.
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Huntsville
Ala
Norton Abrasives Co
Zach Higgs
Higgs
Leon Battles
J. P. Owens
Thurmond Baker
Harvey Duffington
Market report shows mixed activity across commodities
New York stocks were lower with active trading. Chicago grain futures fell as wheat corn and oats declined amid light demand. Soybeans liquidated with prices down. Hog and steer prices slipped with top bids around 24.75 and 00 respectively.
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Chicago
Brezhnev and Kosygin Face Communist World Leaders
Soviet leaders Brezhnev and Kosygin address the global communist movement as the 23rd Party Congress opens in the Kremlin. Two-thirds of preconference discussion centers on rebuilding the Soviet economy and improving conditions at home, signaling a focus on internal growth and cautious external engagement.
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New York Times
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Soviet Communist Party Congress
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Athens Land Row Renewed
A legal battle over eight acres of 16 section land, ruled to belong to the Athens and Limestone County school systems by Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers, pits the State Conservation Department against the ruling. The department, custodian of the property, questions the ruling and says it may not release the land under normal circumstances. Officials ask the boards to decide potential sales amid disputed ownership.
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Athens
Richmond Flowers
Limestone County
State Conservation Department
Bygone byways traced in DecaturDaily feature
John Knox guides readers through the partially erased pioneer route that once bypassed high water along old Flint area lands marked by Indian settlements and burial grounds. The story examines how signatures of fathers and founders remain where the path once ran.
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Old Flint
Decatur
John Knox
Brezhnev Urges Chinese Communist Unity At Congress
Soviet leader Brezhnev addressed the 23rd Communist congress urging Beijing to mend the rift in world communism. He accused the United States of worsening global tensions and reiterated support for Vietnam settlement terms backed by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. The program calls for recognizing the National Liberation Front and withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam.
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Fred W. Coleman
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
China
Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
DRV
South Viet Nam National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
Viet Nam
Youth Symphony Program Sunday at Decatur High School
Birmingham Youth Symphony Orchestra brings Training Orchestra and Youth Orchestra to Decatur High School auditorium Sunday at 3 p.m. Directors Jose Rodriguez and Luis Benejam lead varied programs including Village Festival, College March, Aria, Trumpet Parade, Iphigenia Aulis, Rachmaninoff theme, Lohengrin act three introduction, and a two trumpet concerto with strings.
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Birmingham Youth Symphony Orchestra
Decatur
Decatur High School
Jose Rodriguez
Robert Schuman
Police Push Search For Kidnap Victim Daniel Goldman
Miami officers intensify a large hunt for 18 year old Daniel Goldman as the kidnapper’s price climbs to 50000 dollars. Four officers left his home with a bulging brown briefcase amid no contact from the gunman. Police commentary unavailable at this time.
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Miami
Fla
Daniel Goldman
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Need money for repairs on your home See Security Mutual Finance
Local appeal for financial assistance from Security Mutual Finance Corporation offering repair loans. No specific terms or dates provided in the fragment.
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Security Mutual Finance Corporation
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