Editorial defense of press freedom prompts Alabama debate
Alabama editors rally behind Robert Bryan of The Cullman Times and The Athens New Courier against a House bill requiring equal space for candidates in rebuttals. They stress news and opinion separation, constitutional protections, and that newspapers are private businesses free to shape editorials.
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Alabama Press Association
Robert Bryan
Alabama
Bryan
Cullman Times
Athens New Courier
House of Representatives
Jefferson County
Robert C. Gafford
Mr. Bryan
Weather summary for Decatur region forecast
Highs near 85 with mild nights and fair skies through Sunday. Friday peak 85 expected with low 48 tonight. early Friday 52 low and 7 high at 4 p.m. Temperatures for the 24 hours to 8 p.m. show readings from 55 to 79 and today sunrise at 5 38 a.m. and sunset at 7 48 p.m.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Soybeans Rally Peels Back Gains On Chicago Trade
Soybean futures rose about 10 cents a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade led by renewed demand. For the week ended Friday July beans gained 6 to 9 cents, with July 3.07 shown. Corn and oats also rose around 10 cents with July prices higher amid weather export and stock concerns.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Girl Seeks Protection for Horned Toad in Texas Yard
Lori Smith, 12, and family report a Texas horned toad they found at 2015 Bell Ave SW. Her father halted a mowing accident, then they trapped the reptile in a wire cage after neighbors and family observed it in the grass.
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Lori Smith
Lucian Leon Smiths
Bell Ave
Horton
Lori
Bobby Matthews
Horton the Texas horned toad visits Brookhaven Middle School
Lori and students learn about Horton a Texas horned toad kept as a pet. Horton spends time in his cage or grass and eats insects while Lori notes its harmless nature and plans to release him.
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Lori
Horton
Brookhaven Middle School
Cullman Woman Hurt In Hartselle Car Crash
Mrs Gladys Barnett a 34 year old Cullman resident was injured when her car lost control struck a utility pole on U S 31 in downtown Hartselle. She was taken to Decatur General Hospital by Hartselle Ambulance for possible back injuries.
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Hartselle
A. Cullman
Gladys Barnett
U. S. 31
Millionaires in Pikeville See Coal Boom Create Prosperity
Insurance executive Walter Walters described a booming coal era as he bought a Lincoln Continental in Bowles Addition and observed home values from 35 000 to 200 000. He noted Pikeville National Bank & Trust assets rose over 20 million in 1970 due to coal, bringing prosperity to eastern Kentucky.
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Walter Walters
Lincoln
Continental
Bowles
Pikeville
Pikeville National Bank & Trust
Kentucky
Witness Kowatch Testimony Highlights Tenacious Allegations
Kowatch faces questions on signed statements and inconsistent testimony about kickbacks linked to Higdon. He admits paying 5000 to sign a contract and 723 in kickbacks plus 2500 for contract expansion while claiming prior statements were under oath. Trial resumes Tuesday after a court break.
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Kowatch
Hopper
Higdon
Vietnam
Sgt. Higdon
Billett
Charles Baker
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
George Schell
Georg Schell
Limestone Accident Injures Four Teens
Four teenage girls were injured in a one vehicle crash 6.2 miles north of Athens on New Garden Road. They rode as passengers with driver Harold Leake 18 who was uninjured. Injured were Rita Simmons 16 Connie Taylor 17 Patsy Green 16 and Joan Self 18 all of Athens and taken to Athens Limestone Hospital. The cause remained under investigation.
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Athens
New Garden Road
Harold Leake
Rita Simmons
Connie Taylor
Patsy Green
Joan Self
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Leake
Sheriff's Emergency Numbers Listed for Lawrence County
Local notice lists emergency contact numbers including Sheriff ROCCO HO and 232-1530 for emergencies. It advises calling the nearest hospital or family physician for possible poisoning and dialing 0 for other emergencies with operator guidance.
Athens College Plans Spring Graduation for 220 Graduates
About 220 Athens College students will graduate in a spring ceremony on the Founders Hall front lawn. President Dr. Sidney Sandridge will speak after a graduates breakfast on the lawn. Among the graduates is Mrs. Myra Woolridge of Decatur, the first 4.0 Summa Cum Laude graduate in the college’s 149 year history, who earned straight A's at Calhoun Junior College before transferring to Athens for a BS in Education.
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Athens
Athens College
Founders Hall
Sidney Sandridge
Myra Woolridge
Decatur
Wooldridge
Calhoun Junior College
Resor to be replaced as head likely by June end
Resor, 54, plans to carry on until a successor is named by end of June. He is expected to return to Debevoise firm practice in New York after leaving the Johnson administration. Resor, a Groton Yale and Yale Law School graduate, specialized in corporate law and may move back to New Canaan, Conn. with his wife Jane Pillsbury.
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Resor
Johnson
Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates
New York
Groton
Yale
Yale Law School
Jane Lawler Pillsbury
Fort Bragg
N.C
New Canaan
Britain and France Move Toward Common Market Accord
The talks show Britain and France aligning to keep national decision making dominant within the Community, favoring unanimity over majority voting while pursuing gradual European integration. Pompidou signals openness to direct talks, countering Gaullist distrust, as De Gaulle’s stance from 1963 fades under pressure from Brussels partners.
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Council of Ministers
Common Market Commission
Pompidou
Britain
NATO
United States
de Gaulle
France
Brussels
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Heath
Hartselle Man Charged For Liquor Violation
Morgan County Sheriff John McBride said 35 year old Donald Slaton was charged after police found four cases of beer eight pints of whiskey and three pints of vodka in an outhouse behind his Hartselle home. He was released on a $300 bond with ABC Agent Ernest Pressnell and Deputy Van Ward assisting.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
John McBride
McBride
Donald Slaton
ABC
Ernest Pressnell
van Ward
Slayton
Burglars Steal About 100 Watches From Cluxton's Jewelry
Police Chief Richard Faulk reports thieves took about 100 ladies watches from Cluxton's Jewelry in Athens. The watches, in a safe at the rear during repairs, were found missing Friday morning at about 8 30. Investigating are Faulk, State Investigator Bob Hancock and City Det. Lenn Hudson.
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Athens
Cluxton
Richard Faulk
Faulk
Bob Hancock
Lenn Hudson
Fund Raising Dinners Vowed For Wallace Across States
Gov. George Wallace fund raising events continue with a Toledo dinner set for June 26 and prior $100-a-plate dinners in Dallas May 8 and Nashville May 29. The Wallace Stand reports plans for New York City events later, as Ohio Indiana and Michigan supporters back the campaign. Auburn police search for four men after a woman employee was assaulted and dragged into a wooded area. police chief Fred Hammock expects results before the weekend.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Toledo
Ohio
Wallace
Indiana
Michigan
Alabama
Dallas
Nashville
New York City
Auburn (Ap
Auburn
Auburn University
Fred Hammock
Hammock
Robbers Loot Flower Shop Couple in Violent Garagehouse Wounding
Police describe a brutal burglary during which three men pistol whipped and tied up Mr and Mrs Roper as they prepared to leave for their flower shop. The robbers ransacked the three story home seeking cash and a $100,000 18 carat diamond collection once worn by Mrs Roper. The couple was hospitalized and the precise loss value remains unsettled as counting continues.
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Roper
Former State Sen Ray Wyatt Freed On Bond In Auto Theft Case
Ray Wyatt a Pell City former state senator was released on 7500 bond after being charged with three counts of selling stolen automobiles. Seven cars were impounded by St. Clair County and FBI agents. Wyatt described as an automobile dealer previously pleaded innocent in federal court in Decatur to three similar counts. In 1969 Wyatt helped sell 1000 acres of St. Clair County land to a Black Muslim farming group. He later said he faced harassment by whites over the deal.
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Pell City
Ala
Ray Wyatt
St. Clair County
Clemens Roe
FBI
Roe
Wyatt
Decatur
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