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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1968

Page

2

Ard High School to stage Grandma's Best Years comedy

Ard High School senior class presents a three act comedy Grandma's Best Years at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium with a cast led by Wanda Gordon Emily Jean Shana Shannon Judy Coggins and Mickie eeeeean Wees Cuts May Bell Dollar Roger Barn es Doris Faulk Gale Mitchell Sandra Franklin Ava Jo Hogan Jerry Powers Randy Lewter A Heuer Publishing Company arranger from Cedar Rapids Iowa is listed And a Small Business Administration representative will be in Room 105 Clinton Building May 8 from 8 30 a m to 5 p m to discuss loan policies and SBA management assistance quot.

Ard High School Wanda Gordon Emily Jean- Shana Shannon Judy Coggins Mickieeeeeean Wees May Bell Dollar Roger Barnes Doris Faulk Gale Mitchell Sandra Franklin Ava Jo Hogan Jerry Powers Randy Lewter Dapeon Heuer Publishing Company Cedar Rapids Iowa Small Business Administration Clinton Building She SBA

North Alabama group names nominating panel at Decatur meeting

J W Johnson Albertville Edward E Cobb Huntsville and Sam Wilhite named to the North Alabama Industrial Development Association nominating committee during the recent Decatur quarterly gathering. They report to the July annual meeting.

J. W. Johnson Albertville Edward E. Cobb Huntsville Sam Wilhite North Alabama Industrial Development Association Decatur Hoyt Greer Sheffield T. Reid Scottsboro

Selden comments on Vietnam aid and TVA funding

Selden cautions against Viet Cong supply breaks during air assaults and urges vigilance. He stresses half a million Americans are risking lives daily and condemns aid to North Vietnam as aiding the enemy. He backs George Wallace for the Democratic nomination and forecasts tax changes by the House committee. He cites likely funding for the Tennessee Tombigbee project and affirms long-standing TVA support.

North Vietnam Alabama George Wallace Johnson House Ways and Means Committee Selden Vietnam TVA

Alabama officials critique federal aid impact on rural poor

Smith told the commission that federal programs intended to aid the poor largely fail for Black residents in rural Alabama. He described them as empty promises and a cruel hoax. Neil Davis of Auburn criticized some farm aid phases as unrealistic and out of date.

Smith The Commission Alabama Neil Davis Auburn

Political rally set in Huntsville with Decatura candidate

A Decatura candidate is scheduled to appear at a political rally in Huntsville, signaling campaign activity in the area.

Decatura Huntsville

Lawmakers push for release of bus wreck report in Morgan County

Morgan County lawmakers cite a need for the impartial investigation into a school bus crash. State troopers impounded the bus and disassembled it to determine the cause while officials debate who should release the report and what it will reveal to the public.

Birmingham News Richardson Montgomery Doss Williams Sgt. Sorrells Pic Slate Bob Harris Morgan County Board of Education Decatur Daily Superintendent of Education Sorrells Morgan County Capt. Williams Uty Dr. Stone

Hospitals list includes many names from across towns

A garbled hospital directory fragment lists numerous individuals tied to addresses in Decatur Athens Danville Ardmore Madison and other Alabama locales plus Pensacola Florida. It references a court investiga tion led by Circuit Judge Newton Powell and a county grand jury to probe a school bus wreck. A stray note mentions an insulating bag used for ice cream and arms rolls.

Offit Sgt. Sorrells Newton Powell Organ County Grand Jury

Valley exit offensive yields light casualties near Hue

U S and North Vietnamese forces faced heavy antiaircraft fire with light early losses. Casualties totaled under 50 NVA and 20 Americans over three days. U S helicopter crewmen wounded. American troops found large stockpiles including gasoline drums, Russian trucks, crates of rifles, artillery rounds, rice, and mine detectors in a valley near the Laotian border south west of Hue. General Tolson called the valley crucial real estate for the enemy.

Hue U.S Jimmy R. Rose Smithfield N.C Hillary Craig Winter Park Fla Gen. Tolson

SBA Council To Hold Spring Session Here

The state advisory council of the Small Business Administration meets in Decatur May 9-10 at Decatur Inn. Attending officials include Wiley Messick and Clarence Barnes from Atlanta, Robert Stockment from Washington, and Harry Martin from Tupelo. Sen. John Sparkman will speak at a May 10 luncheon after registration and a Tennessee River cruise.

State Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration Decatur Guy D. Roberts Roberts Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control Alabama Decatur Inn SBA Wiley Messick Atlanta Clarence Barnes Robert L. Stockment Washington Harry Martin Community Development Foundation Tupelo Miss John Sparkman Banking and Currency Committee Advisory Council Tennessee River

Building Permits and Births in Decatur Area

Daily Records shows building permits issued including ree Co. $27,500 for 2510 Quince Dr addition Virgil leaeais $1,500 for 2013 7th St SE J M Sign Co. $450 on Highway 31 South for a sign and $300 for Southland Plaza displays plus $325 enclosure at Southland Plaza and $250 display at 1815 6th Ave. Births note Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Tomlin Falkville a daughter at Decatur Gen. Hoa Hospital and Mrs. Harvey Gregory a stillborn at Cullman Hospital.

Ree Co lQuince Virgil Leaeais 7Th St J&m Sign Co Highway 31 Southland Plaza Laa Coest Oe Co Ise Aleiamma 6Th Ave Lee Street Elzie Tomlin Falkville Decatur Gen. Hoa Hospital Harvey Gregory Cullman Hospital

Vietnam War Update Reports Heavy Fighting and Air Losses

U S and allied forces press the Hue area and A Shau Valley with radar guided aircraft and B52s. U S 101st Airborne clashed with North Vietnamese near Street Without Joy as ground combat remains light. Two Navy planes were lost with two survivors rescued. a third F111 was reported missing last Monday.

A Shau Saigon Bien Hoa North Vietnam U.S Air Force Fililsj Johnson

Goldberg Quits U N Role as Johnson Negotiations Shift

Goldberg laments Johnson's handing of key peace talks and hints of resignation. The President shifts responsibility to Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance, while Goldberg notes his offer to Cabinet members to leave if needed. Johnson makes no special praise in announcing the change.

Nam Goldberg Johnson North Vietnam Archbishop Cooke St. Patrick’s Cathedral New York Supreme Court Adlai E. Stevenson U.N Averell Harriman Defense Cyrus R. Vance White House U. N George W. Ball Alan Stratheey

President acknowledges Berg’s private life offer to Cabinet

The President said he had known of Gold berg's wish to return to private life and acknowledged his offer to the Cabinet. He wrote that he was unsure about the implications, reflecting a cautious stance on the transition.

Goldberg

Teen Held In Murders Of 5 Children

Charleston Illinois AP reports 18 year old Thomas Charles Fuller was held without bond for a preliminary hearing on charges connected to the shooting deaths of five Cox children near Mattoon. A .22 revolver was found on Fuller when seized near Eastern Illinois University. The victims Lewis 16 Theresa 9 Mary Catherine 8 Gary 7 Kenneth 5 were all killed by gunfire with two girls battered. The family said the girl Louise 16 was dating Fuller. Mattoon, Illinois, population about 20000, was the scene of the killings.

Charleston Ill Thomas Charles Fuller Coles County Eastern Illinois University William Cox Mattoon Fuller University Cox Christine Cline Chicago Illinois

Miss French Murder Case Near Parents Home

Relatives say Miss French left her parents residence at 9 p.m. Sunday and was found nearby after an apparent confrontation. Wallace Russell and Alene Cagle claim they forced entry when she did not respond. police detectives Bowman and Smith assist the investigation.

McBride Miss French Wallace Russell Alene. Cagle M. B. French 11Th Ave Decatur Ernest Bowman David Smith

Weather Brief: Warm Front Moves North in State

A warm front moves north as a low pressure wave forms and develops in northern Mississippi. The low tracks northeast today bringing its trailing cold front through the state this afternoon and tonight, ending rain by tonight. Sunday features warm, variable clouds with decreasing thundershowers. Temperatures range from 71 at Huntsville to 85 at Mobile, with most lows in the 60s.

Mississ Huntsville Mobile

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Atthoore Athens Glen Augur and Poral Arts Garden Clubs A. B. Lightfoot George Clem M. W Buddy) Evans Sykes Carl M. Sykes Sykes Funeral Home Decatur General Hospital Bank St. NE Nelson Swinen Baker and Shaw Con 7Ion Co Crane Hill Glenn_ Rawlings Jr Roy Williams Rawlings Charles Morgan Addison Decatur Outboard Club Pet Dairy Thomas Powers Nancy Leigh Leonard Stephen V. Leonard Mary Washington College University of Virginia Seacobeck Hall Miss Leonard Decatur High School American Legion Oneonta Bill Falls Morgan Marshall Madison Limestone Lawrence Cullman Blount Bill Dukes Hartselle Moulton Courtland Town Creek Travelers Garden Club Glenn Barnett 16Th Ave. SE Walter McKeegan Decatur Art Guild Mitchell U.S. 31 South Wheeler Basin Regional Library Westgate Shopping Center University of Alabama In University of Alabama Foundation Graduate Studies Sparkman Drive Josh Hens George Rose Dick McGrew Richard Martin Ing Linestone Sesquicentennial Kangaroo Kourt R. L. Hundley Jimmy Tuten Junior Bankers State National Bank of Alabama Alabama Bankers Association Johnston Street State National Computer Center Bank Street Myra Dunn Cindy Hunter Sherry Brown Vickie Richardson Marilyn Lee Anne Nash Ann Ozier Teresa Alexander Virgil Mansel Marcia Hoppers Vicki Mansel Kitty Ozier Pam Wade Teresa Richardson Dawn DuBois Teresa Fergerson Lawrence Wade Bob Bates Decatur General Kenneth Johnson Court‘land Harry Delaney Gain 11Th St Wash Johnson Jr Belle Mina James Brawley Kelly Magnolia St Newt Hardy Arthur Robert Springall Pensacola Cynthia Anita Reed Eloise Christine Terry Kelley Watson College Street James E. King Ardmore Nancy Louise Murphy Limmer Bell Hopper Frank Louis Carau Enolam Blvd George N. Graves Freemont St Joel Aster Roberts Donna Fay Chenault Danville William Clifford Beavers Olive St Lisa Louise Faulkner Clifford Deerr Kimberly Dawne Wright 7Th Ave Christopher Kevin Crabtree Elkmont Carl Mace Sykes Bank St Harry James Lowbar iSandra Velma Gertrude Nugent Athens College David Ferrall Hill Roy A. Chandler Hanceville James Ronald Spurlin Valdermosa Springs Clifford Lance Pittman D. E. McRight Cedar St. SW SBA Council
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