Whites Oppose Two Negroes
Two Negroes won the Democratic nominations for county offices in Alabama face white independent opponents. William B. Ray and Herbert F. Ruff, both of Notasulga, qualified to run for the Macon County School Board and a county revenue seat. The GOP has few candidates. Negroes hold a voting majority, risking vote splits in November.
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Tuskegee
Ala
William B. Ray
Herbert F. Ruff
Notasulga
Ray
Macon County
C. G. Gomillion
County Board of Revenue
W. A. Edwards
Alabama
Former Decatur Resident Retires After 40 Years of Service
Dwight L. Mixson, longtime Southern Bell employee and Birmingham office public telephone supervisor, retires June 1 after 40 years with the company. A University of Alabama graduate, Mixson began with Bell in 1925 after working in California. He was honored at a Guest House Motel luncheon with a retirement pin of eight diamond stars and a life member certificate in the Telephone Pioneers of America.
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Dwight L. Mixson
Southern Bell Telephone &Co
Mixson
Guest House
James S. Moulton
Southern Bell
Telephone Pioneers of America
University of Alabama
Bell System
California
Montgomery
Opelika
Decatur
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
General Commercial Manager
Governor Wallace to Speak at Tanner High Graduation
Tanner High School will have Governor George C. Wallace address 25 graduates on May 26. Principal F. W. Kuykendall announced the invitation extended in January. Wallace will fly from Montgomery to Pryor Field, speak at 8 o clock, then return to Montgomery. House Speaker Albert Brewer of Decatur will introduce him.
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Tanner
George C. Wallace
Tanner High School
F. W. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Wallace
Montgomery
Pryor Field
Loch
Albert Brewer
Decatur
NASA Building Contract Lets At Marshall Space Flight Center
Pearce and Gresham of Decatur will start a six story office building for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center on Ride Out Road. The $2,276,010 contract covers third structure in the MSFC headquarters. the firm also completes the second building. The complex will house about 650 personnel and spans 109000 square feet with steel and glass exterior. The nine story central laboratory remains the largest, completed last July. The second structure for engineering and administration will be fully occupied this month.
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Huntsville
Pearce and
MSFC
Wyatt C. Hedrick
Fort Worthy
Tex
Hudgins, Thompson, Ball and Associates
Oklahoma City
Okla
3M Grants Aid To Auburn And Other Colleges
ST. PAUL Minn three schools in Alabama Georgia and South Carolina are among 49 colleges in 24 states that will receive financial aid next academic year under 3M Company's quarter million dollar program. Auburn University Auburn Ala Georgia Tech Atlanta Ga and Clemson College Clemson S C are named in the announcement.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Auburn University
Auburn
Ala
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Clemson College
Clemson
Lss
Scholarships Awarded For Undergraduate Technical Use
Each will receive 1000 dollars for undergraduate technical scholarship use.
One Killed in Highway Wreck Near Eclectic
Highway Patrol reports one person killed in a two car collision near Eclectic Thursday and another died from injuries in a separate crash last Monday. Willie Ray 45 of Tallassee died when a gar was driving to the side of a bridge about 0 miles west of Eclectic on Ala 14. Thomas Mulder 28 of Wetumpka died May 4 from injuries in a two car wreck about a mile east of Eclectic on a county road.
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Eclectic
Alan
Highway Patrol
Willie Ray
Tallassee
Ala. 14
Thomas Mulder
Wetumpka
Sabs
Global earthquake belt spans continents and oceans
A vast seismic zone runs from the West Indies across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and further through the Himalayas to the East Indies, outlining a major worldwide tectonic boundary observed by scientists.
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West Indies
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Himalayas
East Indies
Limestone Makeup For Sabin Sunday
Limestone County holds the final Sabin Oral Vaccine feeding Sunday at Athens Elementary School from 1 to 5 p.m. Dr. William Pennington says the single station will offer all three vaccine types with a $0.25 fee and a one type limit per person. Residents from nearby counties are invited if they missed earlier feeds.
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Athens
Limestone County
William Pennington
Pennington
Limestone
Man in Decatur Charged with Contempt in Peace Proceeding
Van Murphy, 38, of Decatur, was in Morgan County Jail this morning charged with contempt of court in a peace proceeding. Deputies served papers on Murphy Thursday and he objected, according to the jailer.
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van Murphy
Decatur
Morgan County
Murphy
Methodists Create Relief Fund for Racial Demonstration Sufferers
The Methodist General Assembly approved a relief fund for ministers and laymen who witness a racially inclusive church and may face economic hardship. Donations will be collected at Sunday services and local drives, aiding those who join in racial demonstrations.
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General Assembly
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