Decatur Chamber Forms Industry Commission to Attract Growth
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce announces creation of a professional industry development commission to boost growth in the city. Monsanto plans a multi million expansion. Brown's Ferry plant and Huntsville Decatur Jetport are seen as growth funnels.
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Lee Sentell
Decatur’s
Snind
Chamber of Commerce Today
Lee
Monsanto
Wilson Morgan
Chamber
Decatur Industrial Development Commission
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Morgan County
Decatur
Morgan
Central
South
Birmingham
Memphis
Brown’s Ferry
Huntsville-Decatur
Industrial Development Commission
John Eyster
Jon Magpies
Lonnie McDaniel
Wallace targets New York as campaign objects fly
George C. Wallace, struck by a coin in Youngstown and an apple core in Oshkosh, plans to speak tonight at Madison Square Garden. He vows he can take anything from anarchists as he heads to a Roanoke rally after the Ohio incident.
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Roanoke
George C. Wallace
New York
Madison Square Garden
Wallace
Youngstown
Ohio
Oshkosh
Wis
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke-Salem Civic Center
State National Birmingham Bank Announce Merger Plan
State National Bank of Alabama and Central Bank and Trust Co. of Birmingham announce a planned merger to form Alabama’s third largest bank with headquarters in Decatur and Birmingham. Officers for the new bank include C W Nelson as CEO and Harry Brock Jr. as president.
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Alabama
State National Bank of Alabama
Central Bank and Trust Co
Birmingham
Central Bank
Harry Brock Jr
Huntsville-Decatur Jetport
Brock
State National
C. W. Nelson
Nelson
Bank
Decatur
Brock and Nelson
Kennedy Repudiates Wallace in Mass Speech
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy urged repudiation of George Wallace in New Bedford Massachusetts saying Wallace’s third party bid harms the nation. He invoked his late brothers John and Robert Kennedy noting their stances against extremism and racial division.
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New Bedford
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
America
Massachussets
George Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Officers of Proposed Bank Merger Named
State National of Alabama and Central Bank and Trust Co announce officers for the merged entity. Harry Brock Jr becomes president while J W Wyker Jr of Decatur serves as vice chairman and chairman of the executive committee R Hugh Daniel is vice chairman and C W Nelson is chair executive officer.
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J. W. Wyker Jr
Decatur
State National
R. Hugh Daniel
Birmingham
Brock
Nelson
Central
Alabama
State National of Alabama
Central Bank and Trust Co
Harry Brock Jr
C. W. Nelson
Bob Bates
Monsanto to Build Polyester Tire Yarn Plant in Decatur
Monsanto officials announced a multi million dollar polyester tire yarn facility in Decatur starting mid 1970 with initial production. Total employment will rise to more than 3 000 as the plant adds 300 jobs in the first phase and later 500.
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Monsanto Company
James D. Mahoney
Monsanto Group
Decatur
C. E. Hieserman
Mahoney
Hieserman
Monsanto
U. S
UC Berkeley hall recaptured. 76 students arrested
Massed police moved in early today to retake a UC Berkeley hall seized by students who had occupied the building overnight. Police arrested 76 protesters as the standoff ended. Meanwhile in Key West a charter pilot identified the Cuba hijacker as the grandson of former VP Alben Barkley.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Alben Barkley
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Sing Out
Gateway Theater
Grow Plans
Ideire Service
Robinson Saccantee Econ
Sieh
Monsanto Colorphoto
Birmingham Bank
North
State National and Central
Attorney General's Office
Sen. Kennedy
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