Bailey Elected Mayor in Athens Runoff Victory
Charles Bailey, a 53 year old florist and former Army and National Guard officer, defeated incumbent Robert Allen Tinnon 2100 to 928 in Athens runoff. Bailey vows teamwork with a council and priority on sewer and drainage with a 10 to 20 year master plan and library expansion.
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Athens
Charles Bailey
Army and
National Guard
Robert Allen Tinnon
Malcolm Moore
DeWitt Garrett
Eugene Thornton
W. D
Bill) Smith
Bailey
Army
Mary Slayton
Huntsville
Moulton Elects H A Alexander Mayor in City Vote
H A Alexander, longtime Moulton industrial leader, was elected mayor defeating Dr. Robert H. Rhyne 419 to 234. He and council winners F L Holland Joel Letson Orie Thrasher DeWayne Glover Irvin Nix are set to take office, with Alexander pledging growth and urban renewal for Lawrence County.
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Moulton
H. A. Alexander
F. L. Holland
Joel Letson
Orie Thrasher
Richard Montgomery
Perry Glenn
Imogene Stephenson
DeWayne Glover
Irvin Nix
Alexander
Moulton Water Board
Lawrence County
Council
Florence
Olivia Wilcox
Decatur Council to Open Oct with Swearing In
The Decatur City Council planned to convene first on Oct 7 when the new government takes effect. The current city commission set its last meeting for Oct 1 with little business anticipated. The inaugural session may include a swearing in ceremony and election of the council president.
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New Decatur City
Decatur
City Commission
Three New Council Members Lead Decatur Vote
Decatur voters chose three new city council members to join Rutledge Thomas Bill Dukes and Mayor Charles Gunthorp creating the first mayor council government in 10 years. Charles Martin won Place 1 Bill Levin Place 3 and Dewayne Cameron Place 4 with strong margins over rivals. Martin thanked supporters and urged unity to build a progressive city government.
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Decatur
Charles Martin
Reneau Carrell
Bill Levin
T. W. Bridges
Dewayne Cameron
Phylliss Side
Martin
Favorable Rate For City Bonds Bid Accepted
Decatur sold 2.5 million in bonds Tuesday at a very favorable rate. The average interest rate was 4.91 percent as a syndicate including First National Bank of Memphis and John Nuveen and Co. won the bid. The funds finance the seven story city hall beside the Federal Building. Two other bids were received.
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Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
First National Bank of
Memphis
Tenn
Hendrix, Mohr and Head, Inc
Birmingham
John Nuveen and Company, Inc
New York
Hugo Marx and Co
Sherron Tidwell Named Miss Lawrence County
Sherron Tidwell a 17-year-old Courtland High School senior was named Miss Lawrence County at the Morgan County Fair and Tennessee Valley Exposition. Tidwell is a majorette Beta Club member and Youth for Christ, with prior titles Miss Moulton Jaycee and first runner up in Miss Moulton Rodeo Queen.
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Lawrence
Lawrence County
Sherron Tidwell
Center
Vicky Owens
Marvin Tidwell
Beta Club
Youth For Christ
Tidwell
Moulton
C. E.owens
Danville
Jackie Truitt
Lendon Truitt
Town Creek
Owens
Land
Decatur Daily
Miss Truitt
Hazlewood High School
Wallace Urges Military Strength if Paris Talks Fail
George Wallace told American Legionnaires in New Orleans that if peace talks in Paris collapse the nation should rely on military strength and win with conventional weapons if the Joint Chiefs advise. He stressed staying strong to guard against another world war and not being second in defense. He spoke at the Legion convention as the first of three presidential candidates to address the gathering.
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New Orleans
George Wallace
Paris
Joint Chief of Staff
Alabama
American Legion
Wallace
United States
Secret Service
New Orleans International
Night raid on Tay Ninh fails as attack repelled
Fighting northwest of Saigon rages as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese press Tay Ninh 45 miles northwest of Saigon. US forces report 6 Americans killed and 22 wounded after a three hour defense of a 25th Infantry Division camp. North Vietnamese gunners shell border camps with light casualties.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
25Th Infantry
U.S
25Th Division
John T. Wheeler
Ombat
Wheeler
Senate panel to vote on Abe Fortas for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved unanimously a vote next Tuesday on President Johnson's nomination of Abe Fortas to replace Chief Justice Earl Warren. A separate AP item reports an Air France Caravelle crash in the Mediterranean killing 90 aboard, including Gen Rene Cogny. Ambassador Harriman touted recent allied defeats of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Nice
France
Air France
Mediterranean Sea
Rene Cogny
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
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Frank Gray
Leonard McLemore
Doug Gordon
Oscar Barker
Bob Clem
Buford Romine
Lester Cole
H. A. Alexander Moulton
Martin, Cameron, Lovin
Oath
Charles B
Dewayne
Bob Bates
Gunthorp
Thomas, Dukes
DIAL
Humphrey
Vietnam
Morgan
Limestone County
Lonnie McDaniel
Ted Karpf
Courtland High
Morgan County
American
City of Lee Reds
Ears. Robinson Furniture
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