Stolen lawnmower report and local accidents update
Lawson Mills reported a 21 inch power lawnmower stolen from his garage Sunday night or Monday. Decatur police logged several accidents including a 1965 Chevrolet in a two car crash with a 1962 Pontiac on Riverview and Church Street NE with no injuries. A 1960 GMC bus collided with a 1964 GMC truck on 2nd Ave and Johnston Street SE, no injuries. Building permits issued for a well drill at 912 Somerville Rd SE and demolition of a parsonage at 903 Newcomb St NW. A Red Cross volunteer training course for Gray Ladies begins Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the local office. Thirty five cases listed in city docket with multiple traffic and parking violations. A revival is underway at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church led by Rev. Jerry McGivney of Rogersville. Services at 7 p.m. nightly. BRIG: Three Birmingham white men linked to the Ku Klux Klan surrendered after federal indictment for conspiring to violate civil rights of a slain civil rights worker.
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Lawson Mills
Jackson St
Riverview —Dr
Chirch St
John W. Ferrell
Decatur
William J. Riley
Decatur 2
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
Decatur~ Transit Co
Evelyn M. Reed
Somerville Rd
J.T. McCaghren
Newcomb St
St. Paul’s Spiritual Church
Birmingham
Ala
U. S
Trio Charged in Civil Rights Conspiracy Case in Alabama
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr Eugene Thomas and William Orville Easton were indicted in Montgomery on charges of conspiring to violate civil rights in the murder of Viola Liuzzo near Selma. Gary Rowe Jr. was also connected. all face potential prison terms up to 10 years and fines up to 5000 dollars. The case stems from the Detroit death after a voter rights march, with related church pickets noted in Montgomery.
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Rowe
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
Dexter Avenue Methodist Church
St. James Methodist Church
F. D. Reese
Dallas County Voters League
Selma
Camden
Morris Samuel
Los Angeles
Boycott Law Violation Debate Surrounds King Move
Dr Martin Luther King faces questions whether his nationwide boycott of Alabama could breach federal law. Critics cite anti trust statutes prohibiting restraints on trade with states and foreign nations, risking up to a $50000 fine or a year in prison. See KING on Page 2.
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Martin Luther King
Alabama
King
Following Jesus’ Example in Belief and Prayer
The preacher may teach conflicting ideas, but you should anchor faith in Jesus. Read the Gospels and the entire Bible about Him, note His prayers, actions, and love for all. Emulate His life, refrain from endless debate, and say with Paul I know whom I have believed. If you believe in Jesus and His Way, that is enough.
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Jesus
Christ
Paul
Alabama lawmakers advance big school bills to governor
In Montgomery AP reports the free text book bill and a 459 million school budget move toward Governor George Wallace as the Senate stalls on a school bond issue. House approves Senate changes to the appropriation and textbook measures while filibuster over bond funding continues, House recesses until tomorrow.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
State Senate
House
Senate
Senate Ponders School Bill
Washington AP reports President Johnson seeks to aid deprived children with 1.3 billion dollars in federal support for elementary and secondary schools. The Senate Education and Labor Committee faced no opposition as Democratic Leader Mansfield aims for a Friday passage, while floor amendments loom.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Negotiators avert city newspaper strike with new AFL-CIO pact
Reports say AFL-CIO Typographical Union and seven daily publishers reached a contract early today, easing a potential citywide newspaper strike. In Tokyo the Viet Cong threatened to execute a captured American civilian if Saigon carries out a Viet Cong member linked to the U S Embassy bombing. In Selma Alabama two Air Force training jets from Craig Air Force Base are overdue, typically flown with an instructor and student aboard.
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New York
Afl-Cio Typographical Union
Tokyo
Saigon
U. S
Selma
Ala
Air Force
Craig Air Force Base
U S Hopes Grow From Viet Nam Air Strikes
The U S Air Force reports progress in the two month air war against North and South Viet Nam. Officials foresee a gradual increase in pressure on the North and target industrial sites around Ho Chi Minh City.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
North
Ho Chi Minh
Major Mekong Win Claimed
South Viet Nam and U S forces reported a major victory in the Mekong delta near Saigon. They said 309 Viet Cong were killed or captured while U S and allied aircraft bombed and strafed Viet Cong concentrations. Sixteen government soldiers and six Americans died in the three day battle around Vinh Loc.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Mekong
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Coral Sea
South
U.S. Air Force
Quang Ngai
U.S
Vinh Loc
President Named At St Bernard College In Cullman
Father Hilary Dreaper, former pastor of St Francis Church in Shaw Mississippi, is named president of St Bernard College effective immediately. A Mobile native, he studied at St Bernard Prep and St Bernard and St Benedict's College Atchison Kansas, earning AB. He was ordained in 1947 and earned an MA from the University of Alabama in 1952.
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Cullman
Hilary Dreaper
St. Francis Church
Shaw, Miss
St. Bernard College
Gregory J. Roettger
Father Dreaper
Mobile
St. Bernard Prep
St. Bernard
St. Benedict's College
Atchison, Kan
St. Bernard Seminary
University of Alabama
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Facing Term Man Kills Self in Colbert County
A 41-year-old Moulton man, Price Little, who was sentenced to four years for second degree manslaughter in the July fatal shooting of an Army sergeant in Colbert County, apparently shot himself with a .12 gauge shotgun at his North Market Street home. Coroner Harvey Elliott ruled the death a suicide. Little was free on a $2,500 appeal bond and had earlier faced first degree murder charges in the same July incident.
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Moulton
Colbert County
Harvey _ Elliott
Elliott
Price Little
North Market St
Little
Market snapshot steady trading on stocks and commodities
New York reports firm yet moderate stock trading while bonds show mixed action and treasuries stay largely firm. Cotton rises quietly as Chicago wheat eases, corn stays steady to firm, oats ease slightly, and soybeans attract moderate speculative demand. Hog futures fall 25 to 50 cents to around 18.50.
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New York
Chicago
Jets fly over as Parliament meets in Berlin
Four Soviet MIG19 jets fired cannon and harassed Allied air corridors over West Berlin while West Germany's Parliament convened in Congress Hall. Witnesses describe near supersonic passes over the building as more Soviet aircraft conducted low level incursions. Police found no hits as the tense display unfolded during sessions.
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Berlin
West Germany
Congress Hall
West Berlin
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Red Cross
City Recorder
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
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Rogersville
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Dong Phuong Thuong
George Biggers III
Mansfield
Loretta Young
Santa Monica
Calif
Jack Murton
Miss Young
Murton
Miss Young Press
Portland Mason
Pamela
James Mason
Malcolm W. Browne
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