Grand jury to probe murder and rape in Falkville case
Morgan County grand jury will be called into a special session Tuesday to indict Billy Don Franklin Boulden 18, charged with first degree murder robbery of a conservation officer and rape of a 15 year old mother. Trial set for May 27 if indicted. authorities search for weapons at the crime scene.
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Morgan County Grand Jury
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State Conservation
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Loyd Hays
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Flint City
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Grand Stone County
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Boal
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James
N. Bloodworth
Limestone County
Sheriff’s Department
Fourteen candidates rally at Morgan County Courthouse
Fourteen candidates and three representatives spoke at the Morgan County Political Rally in Decatur as rain fell. Circuit Judges Newton B. Powell and James N. Bloodworth opened the speeches and defended judicial re election amid contested races.
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James N. Bloodworth
Powell
Bloodworth
Forgiveness and new life for an unwed mother
The answer affirms God's forgiveness for all sins and cites Jesus comforting and forgiving sins of Mary Magdalene and the adulteress. It urges repentance and beginning anew, either staying in the same community with a refined life or moving to a supportive one, and stresses inner strength and avoiding gossip.
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Magdalene
Tear Gas Used On Man In Lawrence Saturday
Lawmen used tear gas to corral Noble Shelton after he fired four shots at Lawrence County deputies Friday night. About 10 deputies converged on a Midway home Saturday morning and captured Shelton, charging him with two counts of assault with intent to murder.
LBJ Takes News Hike Around White House Grounds
President Johnson abandons a press conference for a 45 minute walkabout on the White House south grounds. He tells Cabinet and reporters about cutting words from government publications and jokes about a boyish appetite for efficiency. Tourists and Air Force Band members in a bus hear a few remarks before LBJ moves on.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
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LBJ
48 Names on Morgan Ballot Day
Morgan County voters face 48 names on the ballot for 21 federal state and local offices with the first use of voting machines in Morgan County. The Morgan County League of Women Voters demonstrated the machines showing strong public interest and ease of use as races for circuit clerk probate judge and electoral choices draw attention.
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Morgan County League of Women’s Voters
League
Alabama
May Day Poetry Riots Shake Prague Students
In Prague three thousand students gathered for a traditional May Day poetry reading when rioting erupted against the government. Diplomatic sources described the incident as nearing a revolt and a government crackdown appeared imminent.
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Austria
Prague
British doctors emigrate at rate of about four hundred a year
London report in the British Medical Journal says nearly 400 doctors leave Britain annually, about a quarter of graduates from British medical schools. In Minnesota a Great Northern passenger train struck a derailed freight car west of Minneapolis, derailing 20 cars and five diesel units. Thirty-two were hospitalized and one man, Rodney Nesemeir of Fargo, listed as critical.
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British Medical Journal
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Great Northern
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Fargo
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Soviet Troops Still In Cuba, Fairly Large Numbers Reported
News dispatches note Soviet troops remain in Cuba though earlier estimates suggested nearing vanishing point. In Texas, Barry Goldwater loses ground as results in the Republican preferential poll show Yarborough leading McLendon with 94 253 to 79 129 after 103 of 254 counties. In Minnesota, Lodge seen as strongest Republican nominee by poll respondents. In Sicily, Ragusa locals flee as Mt Etna erupts following an earthquake shock.
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Barry Goldwater
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McLendon
Candidate for two offices seeks votes in Democratic primary
Circuit Judge Newton Powell appears as an unopposed candidate for the nomination while Carl Murphree runs as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. The scene is captured in a Daily Photo caption illustrating local political activity.
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Newton Powell
Thenit
Carl Murphree
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