Collier To Stay With AU Board
Gov. George Wallace will keep Redus Collier of Decatur on Auburn University Board of Trustees for now. Wallace extended Collier’s term amid strong support from campaign leaders and Auburn officials. New appointments were made to the board this week and must be confirmed by the Alabama Senate.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
George Wallace
Redus Collier
Decatur
Auburn University Board of Trustees
Wallace
Collier
Auburn
Albert Brewer
Harry Pennington
North Alabama
Auburn University
R.B
Red) Bamberg
Uniontown
Charles Smith
John W. Overton
Henry Seagall
Ozark
Sim Thomas
Alabama Senate
Pennington
LEPA Report Finds Newsmen Overpaid to LEPA
A federal audit says Alabama overpaid 93000 to Criminal Justices Inc led by Huntsville editor Tom Lankford and Wendell Harris of Birmingham. State officials, under Gov. Wallace, plan to seek court action to recover funds, with 30 days to respond and propose fixes.
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Winford Turner
Montgomery
State of
Alabama
Criminal Justices, Inc
Huntsville
Tom Lankford
Birmingham Television
Wendell Harris
SEPA
Robert
Bo) Davis
Bobby Ray Jett
Decatur
LEPA
Davis
George Wallace
Alabama Atty
Bill Baxley
LEPA hired Huntsville firm for five year planning plan
Exclusive reports that last year a Huntsville company was paid by the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency to develop a five year strategic plan. The DeKalb Daily notes the arrangement was disclosed to editors and raises questions about contract scope and oversight.
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Huntsville
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Decatur Daily
Stolen Goods Recovered By Decatur Police
Decatur police recovered stolen merchandise valued in the thousands after a Friday raid on a Canal Street residence. No arrests were made. Officers seized tape decks, tapes, speakers, tools, tool boxes, and attic items. Detective David Smith called it a major recent recovery and urged owners to describe stolen items in detail to claim them. Names of suspects were not released.
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Decatur
Canal St
David Smith
Smith
All American picks in Decatur Daily Family Weekly
The Sunday edition will reveal 22 top college football players chosen by sports editors from national Family Weekly papers. Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan and Alabama’s Johnny Musso are highlighted on the list, with Musso named Best Runner in the Nation on a separate ballot.
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Decatur Daily
Family Weekly
Auburn
Pat Sullivan
Alabama
Johnny Musso
Prep Scores Roundup Reveals Local Friday Games
Elkmont 14 Waterloo 0 Decatur 20 Bradshaw 0 Cullman 28 Brighton 6 Athens 35 Columbia Tenn 12 Hartselle 36 Muscle Shoals 0 Scottsboro 18 Austin 7 Ardmore 18 New Hope 0 Hazlewood 28 Madison Academy 8 Courtland 14 Hatton 12 Leighton 34 Lawrence Co 7 Falkville 35 Vinemont 6 Fairview 7 West Point 6 Tanner 31 Lexington 0.
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Elkmont
Waterloo
Decatur
Bradshaw
Cullman
Brighton
Athens
Columbia
Scottsboro
Austin
Ardmore
New Hope
Hazlewood
Madison Academy
Courtland
Hatton
Leighton
Lawrence Co
Falkville
Vinemont
Fairview
West Point
Tanner
Lexington
Belfast violence escalates with child and soldier killed
In Belfast sniping killed an 18 month old girl Angela Gallagher and a young army sentry in a wave of explosions that spurred panic across the city. A seven year old sister was grazed by a ricocheting bullet while nearby. Earlier, Pvt. Frank Veitch was shot dead in Kinawley as three gunmen fled in a green Ford Corsair. Officials warn the violence aims to disrupt talks between Edward Heath and John Lynch at Chequers.
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Belfast
Angela Gallagher
Broadway
Pvt
Frank Veitch
Kinawley
Veitch
Ulster
Dublin
Edward Heath
Britain
John Lynch
Irish Republic
Chequers
Heath
Irish Republican Army
Ky Vp Ky Says He Will Destroy Thieu In Vietnamese Power Struggle
Sources say Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky is determined to destroy President Nguyen Van Thieu after Thieu's plan to run as the sole candidate in Saigon. Informants report Ky's anger over the decision and suggest a clear split within the leadership.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Ky Thieu
McRae Cites Traffic Caseload Problems in Morgan County
Morgan County Judge C Bennett McRae blames Alabama attorney general Bill Baxley and a state JP to county court shift for jammed dockets. He notes 275 cases heard in one day, rising costs, longer delays, and public frustration as judges struggle to maintain fair, efficient proceedings.
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Lee Sentell
Morgan County
C. Bennett McRae
Justices of the Peace
McRae
Alabama
JP Court
Nixon Announces New Prosperity Policy For Farmers
President Nixon declared new economic policy titled New Prosperity aimed at farmers and all Americans. He spoke to about 25 000 dairy farmers describing productivity as the key to higher living standards and reduced inflation. Nixon planned a Labor Day radio address from Camp David after the Chicago convocation.
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Frances LE Wine
Associated Press
Chicago
Nixon
America
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Washington
Camp David
Two Whitaker brothers charged with Hazelgreen bank robbery
HUNTSVILLE A Hartselle man and his younger brother were arrested at a road block minutes after two armed men robbed a Hazelgreen bank of about 4000 dollars. Charles C. Whitaker 29 and Billy Vaughn Whitaker 18 both face armed robbery charges. The suspects fled in a car with a Limestone County tag.
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Huntsville
Hartselle
Hazelgreen
Charles C. Whitaker
Billy Vaughn Whitaker
Tuscumbia
First National Bank of Huntsville
A. C. Burns
Whitakers
Memorial Drive
Limestone County
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Sullivan
Musso
Tenn
New York Times News Service
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The
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JP Caseload
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See KY
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