Thomas To Present Motion For Meters In Downtown
Council President Rutledge Thomas plans a motion to reinstate two hour parking downtown at tonight’s meeting. He notes merchants prefer two hour meters but faces likely opposition from Rod Cameron and others who argue against meters while nearby centers offer untimed parking. A public hearing is urged before any decision.
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Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
Rod Cameron
Ray Nixon
Bill Levin
Nixon backs Sweden POW interment plan in Vietnam war
President Nixon endorsed a plan to inter POWs from both sides in Vietnam in Sweden. He noted Sweden offered ships and facilities for internment if the U S and Hanoi agree on prisoner transfers to a neutral country. White House press secretary Ziegler said Nixon welcomed Stockholm reports and urged Hanoi to move promptly.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Sweden
Stockholm
United States
Hanoi
Melvin R. Laird
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Vietnam
Ziegler
Judge Crow to resign from Monsanto after 20 years
Judge James H. Crow Jr., director of governmental and civic affairs, Southeast, for Monsanto, announces his resignation effective June 1. He has a long legal and business career, including roles with Chemstrand and the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and will pursue a new position announced before June 1.
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James H. Crow Jr
Southeast
Monsanto
Sam Pickard
Washington, D.C
Crow
Chemstrand Corp
Eighth Judicial Circuit of
Alabama
Morgan County Court
Wert, Hutson and
Alabama Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries of Alabama
Seéc Row
Cold Threatens Tender Plants Ahead of Frost
Farm extension agent Charles Rutledge warns scattered frost could injure crops already up. Homeowners should protect tender plants by covering them or moving them indoors. He doubts frost will materialize tonight, noting delays in planting calendars and ongoing cold risk.
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Charles Rutledge
Rutledge
Corrections Chief Says James Earl Ray Escaped Brushy Mountain Cell
Corrections Commissioner Mark Luttrell said James Earl Ray escaped from a Brushy Mountain State Prison cell during the night and was recaptured in the compound as he sought a way over the wall.
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Nashville
Mark Luttrell
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Brushy Mountain State Prison
East Tennessee
Luttrell
Wallace highway budget bill moves forward in House
A late House decision signals approval of Governor George Wallace's highway funding plan with motion described as a go ahead. Details appear on page 2.
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George Wallace
House
On This Date Lincoln Body Arrives in Springfield
The 1865 note recalls Abraham Lincoln's body arriving in Springfield after a 1700 mile rail journey from Washington. Weather highlights forecast sunny and cool conditions with frost tonight, high near 70 and 72 for Tuesday.
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Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Washington
Supreme Court upholds death penalty procedures in ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, allows juries to decide life or death in capital cases and rejects requiring a separate penalty phase. The ruling affirms McGautha of Los Angeles and Crampton of Toledo convictions and keeps government power to prosecute obscene mailings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
John M.harlan
Harlan
Texas
Georgia
Dennis C. McGautha
Los Angeles
James E. Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
McGautha
Crampton
North
Cincinnati
Athens honors engineering battalion and late mayor’s mother
The Honored Engineering Battalion of Athens pays tribute to the late mayor’s mother Mrs. R. V. Bailey in a ceremony highlighted by an ATL photo by Dec Bauer.
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Engineering Battalion
Athens
R. V. Bailey
ATL
Dec Bauer
John T. Reid
Scottsboro
Charles P. Bailey
Taylor
National Guard
Bailey
Robert L. Lott
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West Palm Beach
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Central and Southern Florida
Talladega
George C. Wallace
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Decatur
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