U S and Soviet Open Debate on Nuclear Treaty Bar
The United States and the Soviet Union opened a General Assembly debate on a draft treaty to bar the spread of nuclear weapons. They urged broad endorsement and pledged to help nonnuclear states use nuclear tech. Goldberg and Kuznetsov urged disarmament progress while noting China and France oppose the pact.
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New York Times News Service
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Soviet Union
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Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
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Kuznetsov
China
France
Fire destroys Bridgeport High School after class lets out
Bridgeport High School burns in the auditorium area shortly after 3 15 p m. Principal James S Warren said only the gym cafeteria athletic dressing rooms and the band room were saved. The main building with 17 classrooms auditorium and library was wiped out. Four classrooms remained standing but use is doubtful. No cause or damage estimate yet. No injuries among the 15 to 20 students who evacuated.
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Bridgeport High School
James S. Warren
Warren
Frigidaire Sales & Service for 19 Years
Robinson Furniture on Second Ave advertises Frigidaire sales and service for 19 years with phone contact 353-2370. The notice highlights long standing local appliance dealership on Second Avenue.
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Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Office Building for Attorneys Planned on East Moulton St
Alabama firm Cutler-Hammer dedicates a $2.5 million Athens plant with Maid of Cotton Jeanie Muse and Edmund Fitzgerald turning the first spade. Open houses mark three days of activities and expect 5,000 visitors Sunday. plant makes thermostats for refrigerators freezers and climate systems.
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Athens
Alabama
Jeanie Muse
Cutler-Hammer
Edmund Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Attorney Office Building Set in Decatur
Construction will begin mid May on a building costing over $100,000 to provide offices for four Decatur attorneys and other general offices. Hall and Colvard Architects and Engineers of Decatur designed the building, scheduled for completion around early September. The building will be owned by See ATTORNEY on Page 2.
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Hall Ad Colvard Architects and Engineers
Decatur
Fourth Robbery Hits Union Bank of Repton
A youthful masked man robbed Union Bank of Repton Friday, firing multiple shots during a high speed chase. The suspect fled in a red car possibly driven by a blonde girl or long-haired boy, leaving the car abandoned seven miles south. FBI agents joined the investigation as witnesses and bank staff described the incident and theft of cash and valuables.
Vietnam servicemen names due by May 18 for Decatur list
May 18 deadline set for names and addresses of area men serving in Vietnam to be published in The Decatur Daily on May 26. Relatives should mail complete details to The Daily at P O Box 1527, Decatur Alabama. More than 100 citizens previously contributed for a Christmas mailing list.
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Decatur
Ala
Speak Out poll asks if full Cuba bus wreck report should be public
Voters are urged to call the SPEAK OUT line at 353-5113 to register a YES or NO. Hang up after the recorded voice confirms the vote is recorded. The question asks if the complete Cotaco bus wreck report should be released. Yesterday’s query asked whether Columbia University should bow to student pressure to respect construction on its new gym.
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Columbia University
Don't Forget Clock Change In Alabama
Alabamians join millions of Americans in turning clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday in all but two states. Alabama will observe the new time schedule under the Uniform Time Act.
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Wreck blamed on faulty brakes in Cotaco bus crash that killed four
State troopers cited brake failure as the cause of the Cotaco school bus wreck Tuesday in which four students died and 43 injured. The full brake-failure report will be sent to State Public Safety Director C W Russell for release to authorities, with results to be reviewed by the State Board of Education before public release. The driver was Hase Lenville Wilhoite.
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John Williams
Decatur
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C. W. Russell
Williams
Montgomery
Russell
Maj
John Cloud
Sgt
Sorirells
Morgan County
Col. Russell
Decatur Daily
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Hase Lenville Wilhoite
Wallace counters hecklers on Texas tour
Former Alabama Governor George Wallace faced his strongest opposition yet during a three day Texas tour. A police estimate placed 150 demonstrators at the Lubbock airport who yelled Boo We want Bobby as Wallace kept to his humor amid security.
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Texas
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Humphrey to Announce Democratic Candidacy at Noon
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey plans a nationally televised noon speech to announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. The announcement will come at a luncheon of United Democrats for Humphrey, the campaign group formed about two weeks ago to back his bid.
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Washington
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United Democrats For
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