Women to Serve on Alabama Juries as Law Passed
Gov. George Wallace may sign a bill making women mandatory jurors in Alabama courts starting Jan 1. The compromise allows judges broad discretion to excuse women for good reasons in many cases, amid questions of capital trial impacts and courtroom logistics.
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Alabama
David Knight
DAILY
George C. Wallace
Newton B. Powell
Decatur
Alabama Supreme Court
Powell
Supreme Court
Morgan County
James N. Bloodworth
Bennett McRae
Judge Powell
Bloodworth
Jury Commission
County Jury Commission
McRae
State Pardon and Parole Board
Senate
Young Alabama politician proposes truth in politics measure
Don Collins of Jefferson County introduced a bill to bar campaign literature using past campaign photographs. He argued voters deserve to know what the candidate really looks like. The measure failed. Collins plans to run for attorney general in the future, a move some see as risky if enacted.
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Alabama
Don Collins
Jefferson County
Collins
Resignation at Alabama commission over makeup money dispute
On the closing day of a Montgomery special session, George speaking of Don Collins reports his resignation from Gov. Wallace's Governor's Commission, created to distribute makeup money under the anti-guidelines bill. Wallace replaced Collins with his AG opponent McDonald Gallion.
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George
Don Collins
Montgomery
Collins
Huffy
Gov. Wallace
McDonald Gallion
Two Athens Officers Accused After DWI Stop Gaffe
Two Athens police officers face unmentioned censure after stopping a car with Tennessee plates for drunk driving. Instead of driving the suspect vehicle back, they told a companion to take the car in. The companion drove away and was not stopped. Police seek details on what else was in the car.
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Athens
Tennessee
Alabama session ends with defiant school law in effect
The six week special session under Gov. George Wallace defied federal desegregation guidelines and enacted a law declaring them illegal. The action, part of a large education funding package, shifts power toward urban areas and marks the final act of a Wallace-influenced legislature. Wallac e signed the measure Friday after House approval and Senate changes.
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Montgomery
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
House
Senate
Wrong Phone Numbers No Laughing Matter Here
In Decatur Southern Bell manager George Davis notes that 156,000 local calls are handled daily and many fail due to dialing errors. He outlines tips to avoid wrong numbers including checking the directory, listening for a dial tone, and dialing seven digits with proper dial return.
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Decatur
George Davis
Southern—Bell
Davis
Southern Bell
Trouble With Weevils Hits North Alabama Cotton Profits
North Alabama farmers wrestle with boll weevils bollworms and spider mites cutting yields in a hard August. County Extension head Sam McClendon notes 1950s weevil severity and forecasts below 1965 profits as spraying continues with aerial and ground methods.
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Jack Smith
Moulton
Neal Burch
Burch
North Alabama
Danville 2
County Extension
Sam McClendon
McClendon
Endon
Lawrence
Lawrence County
Auburn University
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