Woman Injured In Cullman County One Car Crash
A 24 year old Cullman woman named Martha Mote sustained minor injuries when her vehicle left a road 11.9 miles south of Cullman around noon Thursday. She was transported to Cullman Hospital for treatment and release. ATHENS Athens High School to stage Get Witch Quick tonight at 7 30. Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for children.
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Cullman
Alabama
Martha "Mote
Cullman Hospital
Athens
Athens ‘High School
Athens High School
McCracken
Fire damages Hartselle sanitation office
Firefighters report minor damage to Hartselle sanitation office near the city dump after a 6 30 a m blaze thought to originate from an electric heater. The building was quickly extinguished.
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Hartselle
Dance Tonight At Moulton
The American Legion Post 25 sponsors a dance tonight at the region home beginning at 8. Admission is 1 and proceeds go to post activities.
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Moulton
American Legion Post 25
County Charges Told In Six Arrests Report
The Morgan County Sheriff's department reported six arrests Thursday including three for issuing worthless checks and one each for grand larceny assault with a weapon and buying receiving concealing selling stolen property. The Moulton Elementary PTA meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the school lunch room with F C Vickery a guest speaker from the State Board of Education.
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Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Moulton Elementary Pta
F. C. Vickery
State Board of Education
Montgomery
PTA Dinner to Benefit Library Books and Auditorium
HARTSELLE The F. E. Burleson School PTA sponsors a Sunday dinner at Morgan County High School cafeteria to raise funds for library books and auditorium redecorating. Dine in 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Takeout 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tanner-A Limestone County football jamboree postponed to Saturday
The Tanner-A Limestone County football jamboree planned for tonight is postponed to Saturday night per school officials.
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Tanner
Limestone County
Traineeship Awarded to W D Burden for 1968 WKU Session
W D Burden son of Mr and Mrs William Burden Jr of Decatur has won a Federal Traineeship to attend the 1968 summer session at Western Kentucky University. The training will qualify him as a special education teacher. Burden and his wife, Campbellsville College graduates, teach in LaRue County Schools Hodgenville Ky.
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W. D. Burden
William Burden Jr
Decatur
Western Kentucky University
Burden
Campbellsville College
Campbellsville
LaRue County
Hodgenville
Bake Sale to Fund Church Piano
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of East End Methodist Church runs a bake sale on Saturday to raise funds for a new church piano. Sales start at 10 a.m. at A&P Super Market West Gate Browns Fabric Center Southland Plaza and Fullers Super Market Memorial Dr and Moulton St.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
East End
Contests Postponed For Easter Weekend In Decatur
The Jaycee sponsored Miss Decatur and Decatur Junior Miss contests set for April 13 are postponed to June due to Easter weekend conflicts. Officials say a new date will be announced later.
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Jaycee
Decatur
Decatur Club and Market Schedule and Sale Items
The Decatur Coin Club meets at 7 30 p m Monday in the City Hall council chamber. The Decatur Curb and Country Market at 1st Ave SE and Grant St opens Saturday from 6 to 11 a m with sale items including fresh back bones spare ribs fresh liver smoked hams bacon frozen tomatoes corn canned vegetables jam jelly and homemade cakes.
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Decatur Coin Club
City Hall
Council Chamber
Decatur
1St Ave
Grant St
Kennedy Resignation Mentioned After Speech on 1960s Leadership
The article recalls Kennedy weighing dignity as chief executive and avoiding spectacle as a potential nominee. It notes Truman’s 1956 Chicago bid for Harriman, Stevenson’s 1952 victory on first ballot, and Kennedy's 1960-63 criticisms of Johnson. Kennedy later announced he would not seek re election and would push for negotiated Vietnam peace. He met Johnson in the White House cabinet room.
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Sible
Harry S. Truman
Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Harriman
Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Firebombing Suspected In Florida A M U Area Blaze
A firebombing suspected blaze in a white business and residential area near Florida A and M University left a youth dead. No arrests were reported as the victim’s family escaped from the burning building and authorities confirmed the death followed news of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The body was taken to Bevis Funeral Home in Tallahassee as relatives in Decatur Athens and Russellville prepared for arrangements.
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Florida A
Burglars Loot Two Canal Street Offices
Thieves broke into two Canal Street offices overnight and stole about $1000 in cash from the Pure Oil distributor and damaged the Gulf Oil local distributor office. Both buildings were entered by breaking in and safe vaults were forced but cash was taken only from one. No merchandise loss was confirmed.
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Canal St
Leon Barnett
Pure Oil Company
Canal St.ne
Barnett
Gulf Oil. Co
Pre-Registration For City Pupils
Pre-registration for Decatur students entering first grade in fall will start at 8:30 a.m. at Chenry Street and Gordon Bibbs Schools and at 9:00 a.m. at Austinville Eastwood Riverside Walter Jackson West Decatur and Somerville Roads Schools. Activities last about one hour. Parents with preschool children should bring them to provide information for school records and meet principals and teachers.
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Decaturl
Thurst
Chenry St
Gordon Bibbs
Austinville
Eastwood
Riverside
Walter Jackson
West Decatur
Somerville Rd
Woodmeade
Westlawn
Johnson delays Hawaii trip over Vietnam talks
President Johnson announced he may further delay his trip to Hawaii to confer with U.S. allies on Vietnam peace talks. He issued a statement and spoke on television and radio after a hastily summoned White House meeting of civil rights leaders officials and members of Congress.
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Johnson
Congress
Hawaii
U.S
Vietnam
White House
Shelton seen near Draper's Market in Dearman slaying case
Testimony places Shelton Early at Draper's Market near Decatur and in a vehicle park, with Early, Ronald Thrasher and George Gillespie saying Shelton left in a truck after a carpool from the Dearman home. State questions alibi and timing as Virgil Dearman described the night of the murder around midnight on Oct. 4.
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Early
Ronald Thrasher
George Gillespie
Shelton
Draper’s Market
Decatur
Draper’s
Mrs. Dearman
Naylor
Dearman
Highway 24
Fairfield Road
King Shot in Memphis Death Sparks National Turmoil
Witnesses say a white man left a rooming house near the motel where Dr. Martin Luther King was staying and fled as shots rang out. The assassin’s shot killed King, prompting arrests and a national call for calm amid widespread violence and rioting in major cities.
Public viewing of Dr Martin Luther King Jr body in Memphis
Thousands including Rev Ralph Abernathy and Andrew Young paid respects as King’s bronze casket lay in a Memphis chapel. About 700 mourners, many ordinary citizens, passed by the bier while a brief memorial service was held. King’s body wore a dark suit similar to his assassination attire. A funeral home spokesman cited public requests as the reason for the viewing.
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Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther
Atlanta
Ralph Abernathy
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Andrew Young
Abathy
Abernathy
Martin Luther King
Memphis Civil Rights Leader King in Memphis Rally Night Shooting
Police issued an alarm for a single white man after a shot was heard as Reverend Jesse Jackson and Dr. Martin Luther King prepared to address a rally in Memphis. King urged sang prayers while Ben Branch prepared to lead the service, amid uncertainty over the incident.
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King
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
Ben Branch
Solomon Jones
Pollice
Tennessee
Arkansas
William Morris
Dr. Kling
Dr. King
Morris
Kling
Memphis
Frank Holloman
FBI
St. Joseph Hospital
Paul Hess
Martin Luther King
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Holloman
Commercial Appeal
Reginald Hawkins
North Carolina
Operation Breadbasket
Lord
King’s
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Violent clashes erupt as patrols confront student marchers
A firebomb sparked violence as protests spread from Washington to New York. About 50 injured in Washington and several scores in New York. At Mississippi Valley State College two Mississippi Delta students were wounded by shotgun pellets fired by highway patrolmen attempting to control 300 marchers. Police claimed shots were fired from the crowd. Snipers used bows and arrows against Florida A and M University police in Tallahassee, where mayor Eugene Berkowitz and another official suffered minor cuts from flying glass after rocks shattered their car windows.
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Washington
New York
Mississippi Valley State College
Itta Bena
Miss
Florida A & M. University
Tallahassee
Marines Push Deeper Toward Khe Sanh amid Siege
A 500 man Marine battalion pressed beyond the two square miles of Khe Sanh combat area as part of a larger 20,000 man relief force bearing down from three sides. The push comes under intense pressure with air Cavalry and infantry advancing to tighten the siege perimeter.
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Khe Sanh
State Legislator Denies Involvement In Kickback Suit
Trammell and White deny knowledge of a bid rigging suit alleging five percent kickbacks on asphalt contracts across seven counties. Waugh claims low bids were pooled, with conspiracies to refrain from bidding, and political pressure to assign or inflate state purchases. The suit lists multiple defendant companies and counties as part of the alleged scheme.
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G&w Co., Inc
Com- Waugh
Trammell, White
Capital City Asphalt Co
Montgomery
Waugh
Trammell
White
Glenn Allen Materials Inc
Marion County
American Materials and Supply Co
Etowah County
Fred Rae
Wetumpka
Capital City Asphalt, Co
Dothan
Dallas Asphalt Inc
Selma
East Brewton Materials, Inc
Brewton
W. H. Embry
Alexander City
Calhoun Asphalt Co
Gadsden, Hodges and Co
Gadsden Lafayette
Memphis Man Killed in Collision With Ambulance
A 50 year old Memphis man was killed when his car struck an ambulance at the intersection of highways 24 and 157 near Moulton. The victim, John E. Wilson Jr., 723 Union St., Memphis, worked for the Suggestion and Awards Administration. Ambulance driver Fred Gillespie suffered minor injuries while en route to county jail to pick up a prisoner.
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Moulton
Memphis
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
John E. Wilson, Jr
Union St
Elliott
Fred Gillespie
Gillespie
Telephone Traffic Increased After King's Death
Local telephone officials report noticeably higher traffic after the news of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Decatur operators handled about 400 more long distance calls between 6 p.m. and midnight than typical for Thursdays, with both local and long distance calls rising.
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Martin Luther King
Decatur
Neighborhood Garage Sale and Rentals Notice
For rent two bedroom redecorated house at 203 10th Ave NW. Rent $65 monthly. Garage sale at 1706 Edgewood St SW with items for trade and sale. Saturday April 6 9 am to 5 pm. Moving sale includes 18 boat 70 HP motor $850 or best offer. Contact numbers 353-3755 355-6733 353-2827 383.
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10Th Ave. N.W
Edgewood St. S.W
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