Brick And Mortar Phases Begin On City Projects
Three major construction projects start soon under Operation New Decatur. The 101 unit eight story elderly housing high rise at Wilson and Market begins, the city hall ground breaking is Friday at 3 30 p m near the Federal Building, and the Carrie Matthews Recreation Center ground breaking is set for 2 p m at Memorial Drive and 6th St NW.
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Wilson and
Market Streets
Tennessee River
Decatur
Housing Authority
New Decatur
Civic Center
Federal Building
Carrie Matthews
Memorial Drive
6Th St. NW
Jimmy Brown
Mrs. Matthews
Clotie Harris
Edna Priest
Robert
William
Joseph Dawson
Twister Damage At Shoals Area
A small tornado touched down near Muscle Shoals damaging Muscle Shoals High School and nearby businesses. No injuries reported. Damages estimated at 25000. two stadium light towers collapsed and a concession stand demolished. The storm affected Littleville and knocked down trees and power lines as authorities noted high winds and a sudden strike.
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Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals High School
North Alabama
Muscle Shoals City School
Jimmy Moore
Moore
Littleville
Here
Highway Patrol
Donald Heidorn
Heidorn
Billy Hudson
Kennedy Block Move Shapes Democratic Governors Meeting
Washington report notes Democratic governors plan April 15 meeting in St. Louis to form an anti Kennedy coalition behind Vice President Humphrey or another candidate at Chicago. Connally backs Humphrey while most loyalists resist Kennedy. Civil rights stance and party unity loom large as Johnson’s ally or rival dynamics unfold.
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Warren Weaver JR
New York Times
Washington
Robert K. Kennedy
St. Louis
Humphrey
Johnson
Kennedy
Chicago
John B. Connally
Texas
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Connally
Austin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Govs. Hughes
Robert Docking
Kansas
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Relief Force On Edge of Khe Sanh
Advance elements of a large U.S. relief force moved through light enemy fire to within a half mile of the Khe Sanh Marine base. About 80 rounds hit the siege site as Marines fought outward from the base while Soviet informants in Lem talks persisted. A U.S. spokesman said some of the 20 000 man relief force would link with 6 000 Marines inside Khe Sanh by nightfall for the breakthrough.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
the Marine
Sanh
Lem
Khe
Sem
Khe Sanh
See
Johnson to Meet Eisenhower at March Air Base
President Johnson will meet former President Dwight D Eisenhower at March Air Force Base in California on Friday morning before traveling to Hawaii for military and diplomatic conferences. In Montgomery Alabama doctors reported Governor Wallace showed continued improvement today.
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New York
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
March Air Force Base
Calif
Hawaii
Two U.S. soldiers return from Sweden after extended absence
U S 7th Army announces two more young soldiers have voluntarily returned from Sweden after more than a month away without leave. The Army identifies one as Pfc James Atlanta Ga AP and notes a Georgia remark from former Lt Gen Peter Zack Geer about a domestic crisis.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. 7Th Army
Sweden
Pfc
James
Atlanta, Ga
Peter Zack Geer
Saturn 5 third stage fails to restart in space
CAPE KENNEDY AP The Saturn 5 three stage rocket failed to restart its third stage during a test flight. Two stage engines quit earlier in the troubled mission, leaving the craft in a high orbit and delaying a potential manned lunar mission. The Apollo 6 satellite, 132 tons, was not carrying astronauts. Controllers diverted the craft, using the second stage engine to reach 13 832 miles in space before planning a fiery return to Earth. The capsule is expected to splash down in the Pacific about 4 50 p.m. EST.
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Cape Kennedy
Frs
Médon
Aero
Moon
Globe
Mission Control Center
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
LBJ Plans Hawaii Trip for Peace Talks Push
President Johnson will fly to Hawaii late tonight to direct contacts with U S and North Vietnamese representatives and to set a time and place for actual talks on scaling down the war. The move follows a rapid shift after a partial bombing halt Sunday night and aims at a settlement.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Hawaii
Saigon
Laos
North Vietnam
Peace Talks In Moscow Not Confirmed In West
The note says the claim of peace talks in Moscow remains unconfirmed by official Western circles and refers readers to Page A-12 for more.
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Moscow
Shelton Trial Opens With Toxicologist Testimony Today
The Dwight Shelton murder trial continues in Moulton as a toxicologist is set to take the stand after testimony from the Dearman family and neighbors. District Attorney Burney describes the killing of Annie Dearman as premeditated and ties a truck leaving the scene to Shelton.
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Moulton
Dwight Shelton
Annie Dee Dearman
Shelton
Annie Dearman
Dearman
Fairfield
Hereey
van Pruitt
S Turney
Falkville 1
Burney
Stephenson Named To Head Paper Mill At Courtland
Robert C. Stephenson, VP and manager of Champion Papers in Hamilton, is named vice president and manager of Champion’s $100 million new pulp and paper mill near Courtland Alabama. He will assume duties immediately and continues to live in Hamilton through year end. The Alabama facility aims to be a major pulp supplier to the Illton Mill when fully operational in 1970.
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Stephenson
Courtland
Hamilton
Alabama
Lund
Jor
Ilton
Championsin
Tomer
Lee Stephenson
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Higher Cotton Lower
New York markets show stocks rising amid slow trading while cotton prices slip. Chicago wheat trends lower on liquidation with corn also down due to heavy selling. oats are mixed and overall activity remains light.
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New York
Chicago
Fair Lane
Ha Amneu
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