Guntharp Sworn In As Decatur Mayor In Council Revival
Mayor Charles Guntharp and five councilmen were sworn in for four year terms marking Decatur’s return to a mayor council government. An ordinance set new meeting dates and retained city employees while committees and chairs were appointed.
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Bob Dunnavant
Decatur
Charles Guntharp
Gunthorp
Charles E. Martin
Bill Dukes
Rutledge Thomas
Dwayne Cameron
Bill Levin
City Commission
Florence Adams
Robert Straub
A. J. Coleman
A. Gilmer Blackburn
Melvin Ozier
Guntharp
Blackburn
Charles Gunthorp
Commission
J. Gilmer Blackburn
T. C. Almon
Billy Smith
Alabama educators press for higher pay and lower class size
More than one thousand parents and educators urged higher teacher salaries and smaller pupil loads at a Decatur hearing. Speakers from Decatur Morgan County and Huntsville criticized state education funding and called for enrollment based staffing and a 1 to 25 ratio. The commission plans two more talks in Montgomery in November and a final report by mid January.
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Alabama
Commission
H. B. Woodward
Decatur High
Hubert Gilbert
Decatur
Board “For Education
Morgan County
Huntsville
Montgomery
Baltimore Crowd Tailor-Made For Wallace Campaign Style
A 10 000 strong Baltimore Civic Center rally for George C Wallace showcased his blunt campaign rhetoric and crowd interaction. Police deployed dogs and horses to separate demonstrators from Wallace supporters as tension rose during the event.
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George C. Wallace
Civic Center
Baltimore
Wallace
Hitler
Humphrey Promises Peace Presidency with U S Soviet Summits
Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey pledged to be a peace president and urged annual U S Soviet summit conferences to foster a new diplomacy free of headline pressure. He described shared power as a duty to use for peace amid escalating Cold War tensions.
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Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Washington
Nixon
Wallace
United Press_International
National Press Club
UPI
Weather and space news cross paths in day’s AP briefs
The World Series sixth game forecast calls for a mostly cloudy sky mild temperatures and a 50 percent chance of rain. In Cape Kennedy Apollo 7 astronauts practiced in a spacecraft simulator with mission components in excellent condition for Friday’s three man launch. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield said Johnson has not decided on submitting a new chief justice nomination.
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ST. Louis
Cape Kennedy
Fla. AP
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Neighbors win local pigskin pick contest in Birmingham
George Owens and Patsy Free share top spots in a gridiron forecast contest judged today. Owens wins 60 dollars plus 10 for subscriber status. Free gains two tickets to the Alabama Vanderbilt game. Free had 33 entries in a tie for second, with the tie-breaker favoring her near exact scores. Owens and Free say they never discussed picks.
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George Owens
Puckett Ave
Patsy Free
Owens
De‘catur
Free
Birmingham
Frigidaires and ame For 19 Years
Robinson Furniture on Second Avenue advertises Frigidaires for 19 years of service with contact at 353-2370.
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Frigidaires and Ame
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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