Legislature Begins Reapportionment Study In Alabama
A 12 member legislative committee from both houses will start studying reapportionment in Montgomery this week with a prepared reference survey. Chaired by Rep. Earl M. McGowin, the group will meet at 10 AM Thursday. The panel faces court limits favoring population based apportionment and may push for a constitutional convention, a step Gov. Folsom has urged in several special sessions.
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Ala
Earl M. McGowin
Butler County
McGowin
Loursuay
House
Senate
Alabama Legislative Reference Service
Legislative Reference Service
Alabama Reapportionment Battle Faces Slow Convention Hopes
In Alabama a 12 member committee is unlikely to back a constitutional convention. A reapportionment suit in Montgomery targets certifying more than one Democratic house nominee per county. Plaintiffs L. P. Waid Jr. Oneonta and Desig nate Scruggs Marshall County argue the move violates the state constitution until reapportionment occurs.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Montgomery County
Secretary of State
Sibyl Pool
L. P. Waid, Jr
Oneonta
Claud D. Scruggs
Marshall County
Labor Day in Alabama Draws Philip Murray to Celebration
Birmingham dispatch reports Philip Murray president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations arrives tomorrow to participate in Alabama's Labor Day observance. Workers and the public head to beaches and resort centers for the long weekend as labor forces mobilize for the event.
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Birmingham
Ala
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Alabama
Probation Decisions Hit Burglary and Distilling Cases
Probation granted to Elmer Reed Russell Terry and others for second and third degree burglary and distilling offenses. Several defendants, including William Percy Kimbrell, were denied probation. Kimbrell received two years and an appeal. Remaining hearings for Paul Davis burglary Robert Reed arson Raymon Dunlap grand larceny Kessoe distilling Buck Walker grand larceny pending with no date set.
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Elmer Reed
Russell Terry
Orby Cole
Charles Alexander Webster
Lester Cole
William Percy Kimbrell
Hughes
Courtland
Marvin Coleman Long
Clarence Clay
J. C. Flowers
Eugene Jones
Paul Davis
Robert Reed
Raymon
Puddin) Dunlap
Austin Burton Kessoe
Buck Walker
Holiday Toll Behind Forecast From Council Headline
The Labor Day traffic death toll lagged early reports yet remained heavy with at least 86 fatalities in readouts through Saturday night. Alabama led states with 11 deaths. incidents include a Clayton trailer bus crash, Michigan drowning, Pennsylvania airplane crash, and Milwaukee train collision injuries. The National Safety Council forecast 435 traffic deaths for the 6 PM Friday to midnight Tuesday period, with late reports potentially pushing totals higher.
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Alabama
Clayton
Ala
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee
National Safety Council
Airman Sought After Midair Explosion Kills Six
Search parties combed through brambles and thickets in Parsons Tennessee for an airman missing since yesterday after an Army Air Force troop carrier plane blew up in mid air. At least six of nine aboard were killed.
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Parsons
Tenn
Florida Keys Hurricane Anniversary Sparks Storm Recall
Forecasters mapped the Atlantic storm near 20.3N 65.0W about 1,000 miles southeast of Miami while a Caribbean storm loomed 380 miles from the city. The Florida steamship returned to Miami with 280 passengers aboard as Labor Day marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly Florida Keys hurricane.
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Florida Keys
Florida Straits
Florida
Havana
H. A. Donovan
Labor Day
William Smith Called Home
William T. Smith 79 died at his home on Tower Avenue Saturday around 11 AM. Funeral services by Mutual Service for the former L and N shop employee. Survived by wife Minnie. sons George and Floyd. daughters Mrs. Robert C. Borden, Mrs. M. L. Sullivan, and Mrs. R. V. Kell. 20 grandchildren. Decatur resident 61 years, worked 30 years with railroad shops.
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Birmingham
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California
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M. L. Sullivan
Decatur
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Gadsden
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Klan Leader Set to Speak at Tallahassee Rally
Thomas Hamilton, Ku Klux Klan leader charged with conspiring to incite mob violence in South Carolina, will be the chief speaker at an unmasked Klan gathering in Tallahassee Florida tonight. Florida KKK grand dragon Bill Hendrix confirms Hamilton will attend.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Thomas Hamilton
South Carolina
Bill Hendrix
Florida
KKK
Hamilton
Carolinas
Slaying suspect Hunter attacked in Pell City carnival crowd
In Pell City Alabama police sought a knife attacker described as a young boy who slashed murder defendant C M Hunter in the neck amid a carnival crowd. Hunter, a former policeman and mattress maker, remained in serious condition as investigations tied to the February 22 Hurst slaying continue.
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Pell City
Ala
C. M. Hunter
Hunter
Charlie Hurst
Hurst
Ira Davis
Alvin Horn
Talladega
Georgia Association of
Ku Klux Klans
Albert Wilson
Talladega County
Charlie Carlisle Jr
Claude Luker
Mississippi State Ole Miss Rivalry Record Sees 46 Meetings
Mississippi State and Ole Miss have met 46 times in football with State holding 24 wins to Ole Miss 20 and two ties.
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Mississippi State
Mississippi
Robbery and shooting at Pair City payroll facility
Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller and ABC Agent Ben Scroggins came under fire when John s opened fire. An armed man robbed $3,000 intended for payroll checks and fled in a getaway car with an accomplice. Billy Kent fired at the robber as he departed.
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City
Johns
Albert Fuller
ABC
Ben Scroggins
Daniel
Billy Kent
Central Illinois farmers invited on 17 day Pacific Northwest tour
While crops ripen for harvest, farmers from Peoria and Central Illinois are invited on a 17 day tour to the Pacific Northwest Canada and British Columbia. Jimmy Foxx went to bat six times in a game on June 16 1938 and was walked each time.
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Peoria
Central Illinois
Pacific Northwest
Canada
British Columbia
Jimmy Foxx
Tuscaloosa Hit Again After Hurricane Pounding
Tuscaloosa residents faced power and telephone outages as a severe storm and heavy rains caused new damage. Water in streets flooded several businesses, fire crews responded to downed wires, but overall damage was still considered slight.
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Tuscalosa
Ala
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