Wallace Seen Carrying South Only in 1968 Race
Republican and Democratic professionals expect George Wallace to win no states outside the South, but anticipate strong showings in scattered non-southern states. They foresee he could place second in six non-southern states and perform well in at least three more, with Michigan possibly reaching 50 percent.
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Jim Adams
Associated Press
Washington
George C. Wallace
South
Wallace
Associated Ess
Michigan
Nixon
Humphrey
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Alaska
Arizona
Idaho
Texas
Tennessee
Virginia
Morgan County Retired Teachers to Hold District Meeting
The Morgan County Retired Teachers Association District Meeting is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church with an auto insurance plans explanation at 10 a.m. and the event to cover association matters.
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Morgan County
Retired Teachers ‘Association
Central Baptist Church
Decatur meetings and local election notes in Morgan County
Residents hear Miss Maxine Holliman at the National Secretary Association meeting in Decatur with a social hour at 6 p.m. Steve Frederick named freshman VP at Birmingham Southern College. Voter registration closes today for the November 5 election in Morgan County. Mental Health Clinic moves to new address. Major party outlooks for Nixon Humphrey and Wallace summarized by Associated Press bureaus.
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Decatur
National Secretary Association
Decatur Inn
Maxine Holliman
Alabama
Morgan County
Nixon
Humphrey
Associated Press
Mrs Dorothy Bond to address seniors at Central Baptist Church
Mrs Dorothy C Bond of Atlanta will speak to Morgan and nearby counties seniors on Tuesday at 10 am at Central Baptist Church. She will outline the eight hour driver course for older drivers and the 55 plus insurance plan.
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Dorothy C. Bond
Atlanta
Morgan
Central Baptist Church
Wallace Begins Final Run On Friendly Turf
George C. Wallace plans a final stretch for the presidency on favorable ground after a rough period with fatigue and irritability. His campaign shifts focus to where he is strong while facing mixed reception in northern states. He will visit about 20 states and air eight five minute television broadcasts before the end of the campaign.
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Wallace
George C. Wallace
Bill Jones
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
San Diego
Vietnam
Wallace- le
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
Vietnam Battlefront
Louis Harris
Harris
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Curtis LeMay
Washington
LeMay
NBC
Meet the Press
Cullman Hospital ICU fund reaches 1800 in drive
Cullman Hospital Auxiliary reports gifts toward an eight thousand dollar intensive care unit for cardiac patients. Administrator Gilbert Taylor notes the hospital serves a 50 000 population and plans a 330 bed facility in twenty years.
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Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Robert Worley
Gilbert Taylor
Taylor
Ten Die In Alabama Weekend Accidents
The Associated Press reports Alabama weekend fatalities from highway crashes and a carnival ride collapse. Victims include motorists Charles McInnis James Rowell and Willie Hudson Jr along U S 231 and U S 43, plus pedestrians Howard Brantley Henry Harrison Willie Wash and others. A fair ride collapse in Mobile killed David Jones.
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Alabama
U.S. 231
Wetumpka
Charles Gilbert McInnis
Montgomery
James Ora Rowell
Deatsville
Willie Hudson Jr
Samantha Man
U.S
Tuscaloosa
Bibb Bryan
Elba
Coffee County
Akron
Ala
Henry H. Harrison
Muscle Shoals
Willie Wash
William Evan Cregar
Huntsville
Jefferson County
Mobile
David Jones
Jackson
Associated Press
Athens Man Who Sought Vice Presidency in 1888
Alabama politician John T. Tanner of Athens ran on the Prohibition Party ticket in 1888 with Clinton D. Fisk. Tanner, born 1820 in Madison County, held banking and railroad roles, served as U.S. Revenue Collector in 1866, and was active in temperance movements. He died in 1899 and is buried in Athens Cemetery.
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Bob Walker
Athens
Alabama
United States
William Rufus King
Selma
Franklin Pierce
King’s Bend
Congress
John Sparkman
Morgan County
Adlai Stephenson
John T. Tanner
Prohibition Party
Illinois
Michigan
Tanner
Clinton D. Fisk
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Cleveland
Madison County
Samuel Tanner
Virginia
Susan Owen Wilson
Jackson, Tenn
New Orleans
Shreveport
U.S
North & South Railroad
L&n
Northern Alabama Historical and Biographical Directory
Athens Female Institute
George S. Houston
South
State Temperance Alliance
Pittsburgh
John P. St. John
National Temperance Society
New York
Temperance Movement
Temperance Alliance
Indianapolis
J. E. Horton
Greenbrier
W. van Gilbert
John B
Jack) Tanner
State Conservation Dept
Madison Street
Marison
State National Bank
Horton
Athens Cemetery
Governor
Gravestone of 1888 VP candidate located in Athens Cemetery
The gravestone of John T. Tanner of Athens who ran for vice president in 1888 is found in Athens Cemetery. He is noted as the grandfather of state conservation officer Jack Tanner.
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John T. Tanner
Athens
Athens Cemetery
Jack Tanner
Maddox Lauds Wallace Ballot Reach Across States
Gov. Lester Maddox praised George Wallace for appearing on the ballot in 50 states calling it as amazing as the atomic bomb and space effort. He defended state and local authority against perceived federal court overreach amid Wallace's call to repeal Supreme Court decisions.
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Atlanta. Ga
Lester Maddox
George Wallace
Maddox
Wallace
Congress
Supreme Court
General Assembly
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Charles L. Frederick
Sherman St
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Somerville Rd
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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