Baxley To Talk At AARC Meet
Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley will address the 16th annual Alabama Association of Retarded Children convention. He plans to discuss the federal court order requiring reforms in Alabama state mental health facilities and staffing. The three day event runs Thursday through Saturday at the Wallace Developmental Center in Decatur with sessions and speakers.
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Alabama
Bill Baxley
Alabama Association of Retarded Children
Baxley
U. S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson
Bryce, Portiow
Searcy
AARC
Decatur Inn
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Wallace Center
Phillip Roos
NARC
Youth Arc
Kermit Harrington
Southeastern Region
Alabama approves property tax use plan in special election
Alabama voters pass Amendment No 1 setting property assessments by use 15 percent for homes and farms 30 percent for utilities 25 percent for all else with 244 545 for and 76 111 against while critics warn of equal protection issues and federal court review.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
City Station Robbed of $90 at Billups Service Station
At Billups Service Station on Wilson Ave NW a masked gunman robbed the attendant James Scott of about $91 to $95 at 10:30 p.m. He was ordered to a back room, tied with his belt, and left on the floor as the thief fled after cash was taken.
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Billups
Wilson Ave
James Scott
Smith
Pork And Beans Bit Ends For Tracksters
Six Birmingham youths Oscar Morgan Clifford Outlin Marvin Jones Arnold Fennell Lucius Carter and Mike Files end a strenuous eight month period of classes track and frugal living as standout freshmen at Calhoun Junior College. Recruited by Coach Bobby Franks they shared a three bedroom mobile home behind the cafeteria since last September to focus on school and track.
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Birmingham
Oscar Morgan
Clifford Outlin
Marvin Jones
Arnold Fennell
Lucius Carter
Mike Files
Calhoun Junior College
Bobby Franks
Morgan
Files
Alabama
Outlin
Southeast
Astrodome
Houston
Jones
Oatlin
Marion
Calhoun
Fennell
Gene Mullin
Mullin
Six Birmingham youths thrive in Calhoun working living arrangement
Six athletes from Ramsay and Western High School share a Calhoun mobile home under the Federal Work Study Program. They pooled $60 monthly from their stipends to cover rent and meals, trained through basketball and cross country, set school marks in track, and helped Calhoun win the Alabama Junior College title while earning All-State honors and individual recognition.
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Ramsay
Western
Birmingham
Jones
Mesa
Ariz
Calhoun
Morgan County OKs Property Tax Issue and State Races
Morgan County voters endorsed Amendment 1 by a wide margin and backed other county amendments though revenue issues dominated. In county races Kenneth Hammond narrowly defeated Eugene Bull Conner for Public Service Commission president, with 9,552 total votes cast.
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Morgan County
Madison County
Kenneth Hammond
Valley Head
Eugene (Bull) Conner
Public Service Commission
Burks Beaten In Lawrence For Education Post
Don Parker defeated incumbent Woodrow Burks in the Lawrence County school superintendent Democratic nomination race by 3,231 to 3,132 votes. Parker, a former vocational guidance counselor, had previously finished behind Burks in the May primary. Horace Hill and Ray Alexander won other county nominating contests for tax collector and board of education respectively.
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Moulton
Woodrow Burks
Don Parker
Lawrence County
Parker
Burks
Silas Cross
Huntsville
Horace Hill
Richard Proctor
Hill
Proctor
Ray Alexander
Jimmie D. Martin
Board of Education
Joe Wheeler Employe
Martin
Scholarship Winner Presents $200 Award to Teacher
Joe Perrin of First National Bank presents a $200 scholarship to Cheryl A. Coats, seventh grade mathematics teacher at Oak Park Middle School. The scholarship is awarded by the bank to support her teaching career.
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Joe Perrin
First National Bank
Cheryl A. Coats
Oak Park Middle School
Wallace not expected to have bullet surgery at Holy Cross
An Alabama campaign aide said the Wallace operation to remove a spinal bullet will likely take place at University Hospital in Birmingham, not Holy Cross in Silver Spring. Wallace’s condition was unchanged, his appetite improving, and no visitors were allowed today per doctors orders.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Billy Joe Camp
Jere Beasley
Camp
Birmingham
University Hospital
Laurel
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
William Waller
Mississippi
Cornelia
California
Davis Wins Reelection
ATHENS In the Limestone County Board of Education runoff incumbent Prentis Davis defeated Tommy Ham 2219 to 1961 to win a second four year term. Davis led in the May primary and plans to continue serving on the board. Ham thanked supporters and congratulated Davis as turnout was described as light.
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Athens
Prentis Davis
Limestone County Board of Education
Tommy Ham
Davis
Ham
Monsanto
Limestone County
Shelby County Votes to Legalize Liquor Sale
Shelby County voters choose to go wet by a 3 697 to 2 899 margin, ending prohibition era liquor restrictions. A statewide context follows as residents decide on liquor sales legality.
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Shelby
Columbiana
Ala
Shelby County
Crisis Call Center and emergency numbers guidance
Call the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 for personal crises and possible poisoning. If uncertain of the right emergency number, dial 0 and explain the nature of the emergency to the operator. Additional numbers listed: 353-4612 232-1535 353-4730.
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Phil Obamous
Dale County
Fennell and Files
Oatlin and Morgan
Carter
Oks
Hammond
Conner
James Faulkner
Supreme Court
Janie Shores
Faulkner
Mrs. Shores
Perry Hooper
Albert Lee Smith Jr
Tom Abernathy
Jean Sullivan
Republican National Committee
G. P. Parham
Homer A. Jackson Jr
Hall W. Thompson
Bentley Owens
W. C. Bates Jr
Lawrence
Billy Smith
Clifford Oatlin
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Coats
Alabama A&m
Holy Cross
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