Decatur Housing Authority seeks $72,500 HUD grant for $9 million project
The Decatur Housing Authority plans a $9 million 600-unit low rent housing project in the city. An application for $72,500 HUD funds is filed and under review. Two prior projects include a Market Street eight-story elderly building and a completed 40-unit low rent complex in northwest Decatur.
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Decatur Housing Authority
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jim Stolpestad
HUD
Atlanta
Housing Authority
Market St
Decatur
Wallace Visit Confirmed For Hospital Start
Former Gov. George C. Wallace will join groundbreaking ceremonies for the Lurleen B. Wallace Mental Retardation Hospital on November 13 at 2 p.m. Gov. Albert Brewer and state and local officials will attend. The 155 acre site is six miles south with grading of roads pending land clearance.
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Lee Sentell
George C. Wallace
Lurleen B. Wallace
Albert Brewer
State Highway Department
T. C. Almon
Decatur
Morgan County
Wallace
Charles M. McCauley and Associates
Birmingham
Laird Sees Vietnam Troop Cut Likely By June
Rep. Melvin Laird says a 90,000-man U.S. troop reduction in Vietnam is likely by June but not a gift to doves. He says Humphrey’s withdrawal timetable is dangerous and irresponsible. Nixon endorses a cautious cut, while White House denies a plan. Humphrey presses for a TV debate as Wallace campaigns and Gruening plans a write-in bid.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Hubert H Humphrey
Hanoi
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Humphrey
Laird
Nixon
South Vietnam
House Defense Appropriations
Washington
White House
Pentagon
Ford denies urging Wallace support to win in House
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford denied telling southern GOP candidates to back George Wallace if the election went to the House. He said the North Carolina remarks referred to a hypothetical House vote and urged support for Nixon now. Rhodes and Ford predicted a Nixon landslide making a House vote unlikely.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
South
George C. Wallace
Ford
North Carolina
Richard Nixon
Wallace
John Rhodes
Arizona
Republican Policy Committee
Nixon
Rhodes
Winston- Salem
N.C
See
Senate Debating Abe Fortas Nomination for Chief Justice
The Senate opened debate on whether to bring up Abe Fortas for chief justice. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield vows to push to a decision, while opponents hint at a lengthy filibuster. A 35 vote against cloture suggests possible hurdles to fast action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Abe Fortas
Majority
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Fortas
Sen
Robert P. Grif- Lee
Vietnam War Troop Levels Won’t Be Reduced
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford said the United States will not lower its troop commitment in South Vietnam by next June or at any foreseeable time. In Paris, the United States and North Vietnam accused each other of delaying peace and vowed not to yield to the others’ demands. Ford Motor Co. announced a recall for certain 1969 Econoline models to inspect potentially incorrectly installed front brake hoses.
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Washington (Ap
Clark M. Clifford
U. S
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Kent's Store Opens as 44th Outlet in Westgate Center
Kent's Store opens Thursday in the Westgate Shopping Center as the chain's 44th location. The self service department store offers men and women clothing, children items, home goods, shoes and toys. Jimmy Wear, formerly manager at Sheffield Kent's, leads the new store with low prices from minimal displays and no credit plans. The building spans about 11,000 square feet.
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Kent’s
Westgate
Wpe
Jimmy Wear
Kent's
Sheffield
Kent
Valley voters drift as Wallace gains in Kern County
In Bakersfield California the Central Valley shifts amid Democratic discontent over law and order and welfare. Walter Wallace and Nixon nibble at Democratic loyalty as Kern County with 72 000 Democrats 45 000 Republicans and 3739 Wallace independents reflects migrants from Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Alabama. Mrs Thelma Weeks a 59 year old resident notes welfare concerns while her two college graduate children illustrate changing fortunes and loyalties. See VALLEY on Page D-4
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Wallace Turner
New York Times
Bakersfield
Calif
Central Valley
Kern County
George C. Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
George Ablin
Humphrey
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Alabama
Thelma Weeks
Abilene
Tex
Wallace
American Independent Party
Scholarships Awarded To 11 Area Students
Tri-County Health Commission awarded 37500 in Appalachian funds to 11 area students and 29 John C. Calhoun Junior College recipients for health fields including nursing radiological technician and medical technology. Recipients must return to the tri county area to work at least one year. Opheim emphasized ongoing recruitment and regional health planning with schools. See 11 on Page D-4.
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Tri-County Health Commission
Barrett C. Shelton
Dennis Q. Opheim
Donna Kirby
Rt. 5
Decatur
Dorothy People
Cherry Sr
Mary Pride
Monroe Dr
Tony L. Williams
Leah. Withers
Meadow View
Athens
Brenda Thornton
Sommers Rd
Nursing
John C. Calhoun
Tri-County
Opheim
Tri-County Commission
City Budget Study by Incoming Officials
New city budget mirrors last year with expenditures near the same total and a small year end balance expected. The plan increases spending mainly for salary raises and projects revenue of about 2.55 million. Incoming leaders take office Oct. 7 and must review before final approval.
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Minneapolis
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Lester Maddox
Edmund S. Muskie
Law and Order
Spiro’ T. Agnew
Hawaii
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Ernest Gruening
Gruening
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