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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1968

Page

9

GOP Platform Writers Edge Domestic Section Completion

Republican platform writers neared completion of the 1968 domestic section in Miami Beach as Vietnam policy loomed. Gov. John H. Chafee said the session might last into Sunday morning with debate limited on minor issues and a Vietnam plank possible to finish the document.

Sterling F. Gree Associated Press Miami Beach Fla Vietnam John H. Chafee Rhodesland Southeast Asia Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Scott

4-H Boys Get Inside Look At Forestry

More than 300 state 4-H Club boys will take a four location forestry course week across Alabama. Auburn Extension forester Larkin Wade notes ninth year of courses sponsored by South Central Bell and Auburn University Extension Service. Training includes mapping forest conditions measuring forest area and assessing timber stand and tree age at Little River State Forest Centreville Cullman and Auburn.

Auburn Auburn Extension Service Larkin ‘Wade Wade South Central Bell Telephone Co Auburn University Little River State Forest Uriah Centreville Cullman

Man Killed Wednesday By Copperhead While Bushhogging Near Store

Sparks of Trinity 2 killed a 402 inch Copperhead with a stick while bushhogging near Kitchen Store. Photo caption notes the incident occurred Wednesday. The article also states that Negroes made up 14.9 percent of about 2.6 million federal employees last year.

Parker Sparks Trinity 2 Kitchen Store Sparks

Czechs Adopt Liberal Resolution After Soviet Withdrawal

In Bratislava Czechoslovakia and five orthodox Communist nations signed a declaration to preserve liberal reforms and noninterference while dismissing foreign troop plans. Soviet troops had completed withdrawal, ending a tense week of border maneuvers and high-level meetings. crowds cheered as leaders appeared publicly.

Bratislava Czechoslovakia Jiri Hajek Soviet Union Hajek Defense Ministry Prague Kremlin Cierna

Detroit reunion ends 12 year search for father

Meyer Mike Weinberg, a Vietnam veteran and former paratrooper, found his father in Detroit after a 12 year hunt sparked by letters and a Journal newspaper report. The elder Weinberg had worked as a printing pressman. Mike had grown up in orphanages and the Army.

Mike’ Weinberg Detroit Army Meyer Mike” Weinberg Chicago New York Lawrence, Kan The Journal Gary Burge Meyer Weinberg Mike Weinberg Anniston Alabama Cleveland Mike Vietnam United States Birmingham Ala Burge International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America Weinberg Dettroit

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