Escapee Ted Campbell Recaptured by Montgomery Officers
Ted Campbell who escaped Limestone County Jail Thursday morning was captured by Montgomery police early today, a county spokesman said. Campbell was serving a one month sentence at the time of his escape. Hartselle Library opens a summer reading program Monday with story hours on Thursday afternoons in June for children 6 to 9.
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Athens
Ted Campbell
Limestone
Montgomery Lice
County
Campbell
Hartselle
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Lawrence County Rodeo Opens Tonight With Queen Crown
The Lawrence County American Legion Rodeo kicks off tonight at 8 pm with a second show at 8 pm Saturday. Saturday features the crowning of a rodeo queen from a lineup including Mary Livingston Kathy Nibbett Sheron Tidwell Brenda Lovette Debra Alexander Joan Landers Bobby Sneed Sandra Aldridge Brenda Clardy Pat Bradford Angela Thompson.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
American Legion
Mary Livingston
Kathy Nibbett
Sheron Tidwell
Brenda Lovette
Debra Alexander
Joan Landers
Bobby Sneed
Sandra Aldridge
Brenda Clardy
Pat Bradford
Angela Thompson
Decatur Market and Activities Gather Saturday Events
The Decatur curb and country market at 1st Ave and Grant St opens Saturday 6 30 am to 5 30 pm with beets strawberries green beans eggs lettuce potatoes cabbage greens jams jellies and cakes plus canning and freezing quantities. Decatur High School summer session registrations occur Saturday 8 am to noon at the school. Opti Mrs Club rummage sale at 815 Bank St runs 8 am to 5 pm Saturday.
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Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St
Decatur Opti-Mrs. Club
Bank St
County approves purchase of addresso graph machine
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control agrees to buy an addresso graph machine for 7400 dollars from Address-o-graph Multigraph Corp. for use by Tax Assessor Porter Lee Hanes.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Address-o-graph Multigraph Corp
Porter Lee Hanes
Wallace Supporter Breaks with Delegation in Alabama
Joe Reed of Montgomery, ex executive secretary of the Alabama State Teachers Association, announced support for Hubert Humphrey among Alabama delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Reed urged nonviolence and called for racial balance in schools, endorsing bussing if needed, while criticizing freedom of choice and zoning as paths to de facto segregation.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Joe Reed
Alabama State Teachers Association
Hubert Humphrey
Wallace
Birmingham
Arthur Shores
Reed
Humphrey
Athens Council Funds Athens Library Expansion
Athens officials vote to double library construction funds to 275000 after losing federal money. The move follows Mayor Robert Tinnon saying 60 percent of costs will be covered by the Federal Library Services Construction Act with state approval hoped before June 1.
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Athens
Robert Allen Tinnon
Appalachia
Nancy Agnew
Wheeler Basin
Tinnon
Federal Library Services Construction Act
State Library Board
Montgomery
Revere Plant Dedication Set for June 15
SCOTTSBORO The 60 million aluminum rolling mill of Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated on Goose Pond Island Tennessee River will be dedicated June 15 Invitations go to Gov Albert Brewer former Gov George C Wallace U S Sens Lister Hill and John Sparkman U S Rep Bob Jones Scottsboro Mayor John T Reid and John H Eikenberg chairman of Revere Steel Fritz C Hyde Jr president of Revere and other company officials will attend
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Scottsboro
Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated
Goose Pond Island
Tennessee River
Albert Brewer
George C. Wallace
U.S
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
John T. Reid
John H. Eikenberg
Revere Copper and Brass
Fritz C. Hyde, Jr
Revere
Revere Copper
Brass Incorporated
Tanner Senior To Major In Science At Florence State
Arlan White of Tanner High School plans to major in science at Florence State College this fall. He aims for challenging work beyond teaching, has been an honor student and football letterman, and was a Boys State representative. He seeks summer work to fund college and lives with grandparents in Athens.
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Arlan White
Florence State College
Arian
Johnson Junior High
Tanner
Arlan
Rattler
White
Jewell Rice- Whitehead
Huntsville
H. W. White
Athens
Monsanto executive to speak at Rooster Club breakfast program
The Rooster Coffee Club closes its season with a 7 30 a m meeting at Decatur Inn featuring James D. Mahoney Monsanto Textile Division head as guest speaker. A fashion parade by six Monsanto employees and door prizes follow. Mahoney joined Monsanto in 1940 and has led the Textile Division since 1966.
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Monsanto
Decatur Inn
James D. Mahoney
Mahoney
New York City
McKay Chemical Co
Pittsburgh
Organic Chemicals
St. Louis
Decatur
Pat Morgan
Beverly Ward
Shelbie Boyd
Maurice McCaghren
Linda Obarr
Judy Nations
Chamber of Commerce
Calhoun Professor Keeps Family Musical Tradition Alive
Calhoun College business professor Fernando Lecuona, 42, Cuban born and nephew of Ernesto Lecuona, plans to publish more piano works after leaving for New York on June 7. He has 186 published pieces, mostly ballads, and now passes the family musical tradition to his daughters 14 and 11 while continuing his teaching career.
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Calhoun College
Fernando Lecuona
Billy Smith
Calhoun College Business Administration
Havana
Cuba
New York
Ernesto Lecuona
Lecuona
State National Joins Interbank Card Association
State National Bank announces joining Interbank Card Association linking to the national credit card interchange system. President C W Nelson notes instant credit at over 160 000 locations with 8 million cardholders and emphasizes continued service for customers who opt in or out of Interbank privileges. The piece also profiles Cuban Olympian and teacher Lecuona now teaching golf in Tallahassee and his family life.
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State National Bank
Interbank Card Association
C. W. Nelson
Interbank
Southeast
Sec Nn A
Air Base Land Suit Settled in Courtland
Court land dispute ends with agreement allowing Tennis Terry to keep the 2 600 acre Air Base until his planted crops are harvested. State had sued for possession claiming the lease expired while Terry argued former Gov Patterson extended the lease through 1970.
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Courtland
Tennis Terry
Terry
John Patterson
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