Goldwater Gains Narrow Johnson Lead in Harris Survey
Louis Harris reports a nationwide poll showing Johnson leading 58 to 34 with 8 undecided. Goldwater gains 5 points in two weeks among Republicans, leads in the Deep South, and edges Johnson on taxation, waste, cost of living, and corruption in a tightening race.
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Louis Harris
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
Arizona
Sena
Sen. Goldwater
GOP
Johnson
South
Deep South
Johnson Goldwater
Goldwater
Washington Post
Wrecks and political notes from Decatur area
Reported wrecks include a 9:30 a.m. collision at Greenbriar where a 1956 Plymouth hit a 1964 Pontiac and damaged Webb's Barbecue with total damage around 1 200. Also a 7:29 p.m. crash on Country Club Rd broke a city pole, cutting power for hours. Major injuries involved Almon Majors after a loss of vehicle control and an assault claim near Cullman. Political items discuss Goldwater versus Johnson, with Johnson leading on foreign policy and domestic support in polls.
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Robert L. Parker
Catur
Decatur General Hospital
Almon Majors
Brownsboro
Stephens
Vernon A. Stedman
Madison
Greenbriar
Webb
Pontiac
Trussell
Carters
Ford
Country Club Rd
Dick Watkins
Deiatur Electric Department
Parker
Keller Memorial Bridge
Majors
Gateway Shopping Center
Tus
Caloosa
Cullman
Lacon Mountain
Decatur
Goldwater Struggles To Convey Core Campaign Message
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater battles to seize the constitutional issue amid coast to coast campaigning. He attacks Johnson on socialism and spending while avoiding direct civil rights statements. Advisors question if nuclear weapons talk split conservative support and hinder unification efforts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Senarry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson
Republian
Philadelphia
GOP
Goldwater
Lubbock
Tex
World Affairs Council
Los Angeles
Industrial Group To Meet Tonight in Huntsville
The vice president of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers will address the North Alabama chapter at Huntsville Desert Inn. Co E Clark of Ernst and Ernst Region VII speaks on Industrial Engineering in Consulting Work. The 8 p.m. program follows a 6 p.m. social hour and dinner. Clark is University of Alabama 1950 industrial engineering graduate.
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American Institute of Industrialeers
North Alabama
Huntsville
Desert Inn. Co
E. Clark
Ernst and Ernst and Region VII
Clark
University of Alabama
District Diary reports 13 arrests in Lawrence County week
MOULTON Athens council set to meet at city hall seven tonight. Sheriff force reports 13 arrests last week including four public drunkenness and three for driving while intoxicated. Several wrecks caused damage ranging from 150 to 500 dollars across Moulton, Athens, Town Creek and Reed Road areas.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
UA Aide Speaker For DHS P T A
Fain A Guthrie assistant to the professor of education at the University of Alabama will address the Decatur High School P T A Thursday night. Guthrie has degrees from Vanderbilt Alabama Emory and Florida and has taught at Georgia State Wood Junior College and in the Atlanta school system. The program begins at 7 30 p m.
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Fain A. Guthrie
University of Alabama
Decatur
Guthrie
Vanderbilt University
Emory University
University of Florida
Georgia State College
Wood Junior College
Mathiston
Miss
Atlanta, Ga
Danville Man Found Dead in Car Believed Fatal Attack
The death of 71 year old Frank Thompson in a car near Speake was ruled an apparent homicide by Lawrence County Coroner Harvey Elliott. Thompson’s stepson C Hall said they rode Saturday night, halted the car, Thompson slept in back, Hall in front, and Thompson was found dead around 6 30 a m. Hall says he left to seek help then the sheriff’s office. Funeral set Tuesday at 2 p m from Shoals Creek Baptist Church with Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include the widow Lillie Thompson two step sons and three step daughters. The body will lie in state one hour at the church prior to services.
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Danville 1
Speaker
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Elliott
Frank Thompson
C. Hall
Hall
Thompson
Shirley Smith
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Decatur
Lillie Thompson
Danville
William E. Hall
L. C. Hall
Hammond
Ind
Zelma Duncan
Alma Thorthwaite
Pontiac
Mich
City Hall Aide Mildred Troupe Resigns in Athens
Athens Mayor Robert A. Tinnon announced that assistant city clerk Mildred Troupe has resigned. She had served in the post for several years and left the position in late April.
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Athens
Robert Allen Tinnon
Mildred Troupe
Tinnon
Troupe
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Eddie Wilson
Charles R. Jordan
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