Brewer’s Rise in Alabama Politics After Wallace Era
Washington Post outlines Albert Brewer advancing in Alabama politics after Lurleen Wallace death. Brewer secures a 55 million education package and gains reforms on school funding, while George Wallace remains a looming figure in national race plans.
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Montgomery
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Albert Preston Brewer
Brewer
George Wallace
Wallace
U. S. Senate
Wallaces
George
Lurleen
Chilton County
Montgomery Press Corps
Hospitals list new births and discharges by name
A hospital notice catalogs newborns and dismissals across multiple locales including Hillsboro Cullman Decatur Moulton Danville and Trinity. Names include Jimmy Doyle Davis Walter Gaulkner Phillip Eidson and Betty Jean Russell among others with accompanying addresses and statuses.
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Jimmy Doyle Davis
Hillsboro
Walter William Gaulkner
Vines St
Cullman
Phillip Bradley Eidson
Eva 1
Philip Roland Gilm
11Th Ave
Robert L. Campbell
Brookhaven St
Brian Steven Taylor
Briarwood Dr
Mary Glayds Wedgeworth
Somerville Rd
Mary Smither
Brookside Dr
Glenn Allen Yates
Town Creek
Jesse Wilson Jones
Noah Virgil Bailey
Hartselle
Betty Jean Russell
Belle Mina
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Admissions List Names Local Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davis of 1712 Colfax Street host a Thursday admission event at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital. The roster includes Robert Pettey, Joseph McClanahan, Russell Pepper, Ernest Bohlender, Mrs. Anne Peebles, and other local residents across Decatur Huntsville Falkville and surrounding areas.
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Robert Pettey
7Th Ave
Allen Davis
Colfax ’St
Joseph McClanahan
Decatur 4
Russell Pepper
Hartselle
William Pike
Falkville
Ernest Bohlender
Decatur 3
John Bauer
Puckett Ave
Anne Peebles
Mooresville
Gordon Cheatham
Morgan Ave
Melinda Gibson
Huntsville
Thomas Gray
Grove St
Harlan Hunter
Tanner
Summerforg Hartséite
Colfax St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Foul play ruled out in Hartselle death autopsy
An autopsy Friday determined a heart attack caused the death of 60 year old Vernon Richardson found Thursday night about four miles from Hartselle. Investigator Clarence Harris said there was no foul play. Sheriff David Sandlin said the man was found near Hartselle.
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Hartselle
Clarence Harris
Vernon Richardson
David Sandlin
Jimmy McHugh Dies at 74 in Beverly Hills
Irish American songwriter Jimmy McHugh 74 died Friday at his Beverly Hills home from an apparent heart attack. He recently returned from Washington and New York after attending an ASCAP meeting. Born in Boston he wrote music for over 55 films and 16 Broadway musicals including the score for a Frank Sinatra film.
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Beverly . Hills
Galil
Jimmy McHugh
Washington
D.C
New York
Ing
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Boston
McHugh
Frank Sinatra
Births in Athens Families Welcome Newborn Girls and a Son
Mr and Mrs Jessie E Black of Levert Ave Athens welcomed a girl on Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs William A Roberts of Athens welcomed a girl on Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ronald Maxwell of 6th Ave welcomed a son.
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Jessie E. Black
Levert Ave
Athens
Decatur General Hospital
William A. Roberts
Ronald—H Maxwell
6Th Ave
Weather Summary for Decatur and Vicinity
Highs reach 82 today 86 Sunday with lows near 58 58 at night. Partly cloudy skies prevail slight weekend rain chances. Total precipitation for the day none 6.19 inches this month 30.33 inches year to date 7.8 inches above normal.
Obituaries for Stone Crowden and Stone listed in MOULTON
Funeral services announced for William Marvin Crowden Leighton 1 Missouri at Elliott Funeral Home. Walter Thomas Stone 62 of Decatur will be buried at Johnson Chapel Cemetery after 2 p.m. Sunday Oak Park Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Lee and Rev. Edwin Hodges officiating. survivors include widow Nannie Stone three daughters Huey Felton and two sisters and eight grandchildren. body to lie in state at home before church services.
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Moulton
William Marvin Crowden
Leighton 1
Who Hospital
Elliott Funeral Home
Walter Thomas Stone
Olive St
Baugh- Wiley-Smith
Oak Park Baptist Church
Ray Lee
Edwin Hodges
Johnson Chapel
Gunthorp
Nannie. Stone
Decatur
van Hill Decatur
Ralph Russell
Hartselle
Brenda Stone
Huey Stone
Felton Stone
Mississippi
Glenn Calvert
Canehill
Fannie
Lackey
Montgomery
Young Mechanic Presumed Lost After Stolen Plane Flight
Sgt. Paul A. Meyer, 23, a Vietnam medal recipient and U S Air Force ground crew chief, reportedly stole a four engine C130 Hercules from Mildenhall England at 3 10 a m EDT and flew toward the Atlantic. Radar contact was lost near the Isle of Wight with a fighter unable to maintain hover in bad weather. US authorities assume the aircraft is down at sea. Meyer, a native of Louisiana Missouri, had been drinking before the takeoff and had been in England on a 120 day mission with 30 days remaining.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Associated Press
London
U.S. Air Force
Atlantic
Mary Ann
Poquoson
U.S. 3Rd Air Force
Paul A. Meyer
Mildenhall
Meyer
Air Force
English Channel
Cherbourg
France
Isle of Wight
Lync
Southampton
Sgt. Meyer
USAF
Langely Air Force Base
Virginia
England
Beut
Hospital welcomes daughter to McMullins in Athens
Mr and Mrs Jerry A McMullins of Athens welcomed a baby girl Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. The birth adds new joy to the McMullins family and marks a family milestone for the couple.
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Decatur General Hospital
Jerry A. McMullins
Athens
Decatur
General Hospital
Brewer plans and tax shifts in Alabama finances
Brewer mapped tax sources to limit opposition, tapping utility gross receipts, insurance premiums, corporate dividends and personal income. The state faces a $20 million Medicaid share and highway debt service rising to $33 million in six years, with Wallace era bonds adding strain.
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Brewer
Apollo 10 crew reports near lunar landing site observations
Astronauts Stafford and colleagues continue imaging the lunar surface from 63 to 75 miles and note features of interest. They describe possible volcanic craters and crater rims with boulder-filled slopes resembling a forest of pine trees.
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M. P. Frank
Harrison H. Schmitt
Stafford
Fujiyama
Current newspaper officers announced
Current officers named include president Al Fox of The Birmingham News and Paul Melvun of The Gadsden Times with Mike Freeman of The Decatur Daily as vice president. Norman Bassett of The Tuscaloosa News serves as treasurer and Rex Thomas of the AP in Montgomery is secretary.
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al. Fox
The
Birmingham News
Paul Melvun
Gadsden Times
Mike Freeman
Decatur Daily
Norman Bassett
Tuscaloosa
Soviet Build-Up in Mongolia Expands Air Base Network
The Soviet Union extends Siberian air facilities into Mongolia with vast staging fields near Omsk and extensive military aviation infrastructure. Analysts note potential Chinese nuclear deployments nearby, while Mongolian rail links remain essential to logistics amid sparse road networks.
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Soviet Union
Mongolia
Siberian
Omsk
Siberia
Kennedy International Airport
New York
Trans-Mongolia
trans-Siberian
Ulanude
Choibalsan
Mongolian
District 0 Garden Clubs of Alabama Meeting Notice
Mrs. Lester Fanning of Huntsville incoming chairman will chair the Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs meeting Monday at 10 a.m. at St John’s Episcopal Church. A business session precedes her address at 9 a.m. All area garden club members are invited.
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Lester Fanning
Huntlyi
Garden Clubs of
Alabama
Decatur Federation of Garden
St. John’s Episco
Garden c
University Turmoil Grips Greensboro With National Guard Firefight
In Greensboro a student protest over a write in election escalated as police and guardsman clashed with rock throwing students at Dudley High School and the university. Eight students jailed, gunfire heard by twilight, curfew declared and city sealed off as 500 guardsmen arrive.
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University
Winterville
N.C
Dudley High School
College
Bob Scott
Greensboro
Man Jailed In Slaying Of Neighbor In Decatur
A 67-year-old Decatur man Dallas Moore is held without bond for first degree murder in the Friday slaying of neighbor James Eddie Vinson 38. Vinson was found shot three times in the back in front of a neighbor's house near his home. Moore is jailed at Morgan County Jail.
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Decatur
Dallas Moore
12Th Ave
James Eddie Vinson
Moore
Morgan County
Vinson
Sunny Skies Forecast for Tennessee Valley and Southeast
Pleasant weather expected with a stationary cold front keeping temperatures in the mid 80s today and Sunday. The central valley may cool to the low 60s tonight for the first time in several nights.
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Atlantic Coast
Florida
Tennessee Valley
Mercury
Valley
Senate approves Aubrey Wagner for TVA director term
The Senate confirmed Aubrey J. Wagner for a new term as director of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A separate note mentions Sky Mountain in Denmark at 483 feet as one of the highest hills.
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Washington
Senate
Aubrey J. Wagner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Denmark
Sky Mountain
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