Juror Challenge Rejected in Birdsong Case
Morgan County jury selection faced scrutiny when defense lawyers for 19 year old Billy Joe Birdsong moved to quash charges alleging racial exclusion. The motion was withdrawn after testimony showed blacks on juries at a higher rate than their county population. Hearings continue on suppression of evidence over alleged lack of rights advisement and a claimed coerced confession. Birdsong awaits trial date from Judge Handley.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Billy Joe Birdsong
Walnut St
Birdsong
J. L. Chestnut Jr
Henry Sanders
Selma
R. L. Handley
Toy Mitchell
Chestnut
Mitchell
Champion Machinery Gets Tax Exemption
The Lawrence County Commission exempted more than 300000 in Champion Paper Mills machinery from local ad valorem taxes for ten years, including new equipment valued at 572800. Pollution control devices and a dust collector totaling 306000 are also exempt under state law. The panel reappointed F T Jones to the Indigent Board and approved 75 for an awning for the Town Creek VFW post.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Commission
Courtland
Champion Paper Mills
Champion
Alabama
F. T. Jones
Jones
Town Creek Vfw Post
VFW
East Morgan Man Builds Corded Beds by Hand
Paul Thomas shows three handmade corded beds crafted from walnut and cherry for his grandchildren. He details construction, costs about 65 to 70 dollars per bed, and notes his method to prevent warping with overhead beams. He plans to gift the beds when family moves may occur.
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V.asher Moso
Paul Thomas
Thomas
Three Decatur Residents Charged In Pot Possession
Police arrested three Decatur residents about 2:30 a.m. near Memorial Keller Bridge in front of Holiday Inn on marijuana possession charges. An adult among them also faces paraphernalia possession and a prior drug sale charge. two teenagers were held as well.
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Three - Decatur
Memorial Keller Bridge
Holiday Inn
Handmade rope bed craft by a woodworker in July and August
In a small workshop Thomas describes making 76 by 56 inch beds during July and August. He explains using no springs, pegs to fasten planks, and about 100 feet of seagrass rope per bed. He mentions sourcing walnut and cherry lumber and demonstrates the rope webbing tightness.
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Thomas
Resignation Accepted by Athens City Council
Athens city council accepted the resignation of Wilburn Moore from the school board after six years of service. A replacement will be appointed within two weeks as Moore resigns to pursue a vocational opportunity.
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Athens
Wilburn Moore
Moore
Emergency crisis numbers and hospital contacts guidance
Emergency guidance lists the Crisis Call Center number 355 8000 plus advice to call a hospital or family physician for poisoning or emergencies. It also instructs dialing 0 to reach an operator and provides department phone numbers 353 4612 and 353 4739 for nights and holidays.
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Ailyall
Four County Health Planning Agency Discussed in Alabama
Representatives from Morgan Limestone Cullman and Lawrence counties met at the Tri County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission offices to discuss forming the North Central Alabama Health Planning Agency. Dennis Opheim noted documents to create the agency exist if the four counties approve joining.
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Morgan
Limestone
Cullman
Lawrence
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
North Central Alabama Health Planning Agency
North Alabama
Dennis Opheim
Meeting on forming a handball club at recreation center
Tonight at 7 a meeting will be held at the T. C. Almon Recreation Center for people interested in forming a handball club. Discussion will cover an invitational tournament and ordering equipment.
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T. C. Almon Recreation Center
School board names candidate pool for Moore successor
In Dillon South Carolina the school council met without naming a Moore successor. A Black citizens group submitted 11 names to the council last week asking that four Black candidates be appointed.
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Dillion
S.C
Moore
Trammell Denies Campaign Cash Classified as Salary
In Montgomery, Alabama, a CPA testifies that Seymore Trammell received over $21,000 in cash from Wallace campaign funds for 1968 as additional compensation, listed as attorneys fees rather than salaries. The witness notes the cash began in February 1968 and points to unreported income on tax returns for 1967 and 1968, including an expensive car and a Hawaii trip.
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Montgomery
Ala
Seymore
Trammell
George C. Wallace
Diamond
Hawaii
Birmingham Firm Wins TVA Portland Cement Contract
A Birmingham company, Martin Marietta Cement, secured a $117,088 contract from the Tennessee Valley Authority to supply Portland cement for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in the region. The deal marks a key regional procurement.
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Birmingham
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Browns Ferry
Martin Marietta Cement of
River Baptism in 1938 Draws Thousands at Plant
Rev. W. W. Coffey led baptismal services near the water department plant on the Tennessee River in 1938 for Moulton Heights Baptist Church. A crowd of several thousand watched from the riverbanks as Rev. B. C. Wileut served as evangelist. Photo submitted to Looking Back by Rev. Colfey.
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W. W. Coffey
Water Department
The
Tennessee
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
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David Reed
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Morgan County Fair
Kiven Barber
Robert Barber
7Th Ave
Windy Wiley
Richard Wiley
Wadsworth St. SE
Mark Burleson
Greg Sharp
Anthony Archer
Steve Crumley
Ricky Brooks
Frank J. Stone
Stratford Rd
University Hospital
Mr. Stone
East Morgan Man
By Linda Parham
Health Agency
Wallace
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