Air Force Lifts Veil on Secret Spy Satellite Launch
The Air Force quietly launched an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Kennedy at 7 08 a m aboard an experimental spy payload nick named Spook Bird The mission aims to test enhanced data transmission for locating missiles and other military sites while delaying formal briefings due to international sensitivities.
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Nixon Near First Ballot Victory As Delegates Accumulate
Nixon edged toward the Republican nomination with 601 expected first round votes as 1,333 delegates prepare to vote. Rockefeller held 252, Reagan 170, with shifts in Pennsylvania boosting Nixon while California remained solid for Reagan. Rockefeller drew Washington Governor Daniel Evans, and Ralph Abernathy signaled tentative support, warning Nixon may struggle to win the black vote.
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Steel firms defend price hikes amid defense demand
Washington reports two steel companies say their new price increases will not affect all defense materials as White House opposes boosts. In Los Angeles three Black men were killed and two white officers and four Black people wounded in gunfire. authorities see no racial motive. United Nations notes France joining a Soviet-backed call for a UN Security Council condemnation of Israel's air raid on Jordan.
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Railroad Sees Error In Wreck Injures 125 On Silver Meteor Crash
An AP report from Winter Haven Florida describes a head on collision of two Silver Meteor trains likely caused by a faulty switch or dispatch error. Seaboard Coast Line officials note centralized traffic control may be involved. 125 injured, 27 admitted, one critically hurt. Troopers and firemen describe scenes of ambulances and victims in orange groves shaded by leaves.
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More Chest Pains For Eisenhower
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, rushed to Walter Reed Army Hospital after chest pains at 6 15 a m EDT indicating another heart attack. He had addressed the Republican National Convention less than 12 hours earlier from his hospital suite. This marks his third heart attack this year and his sixth in 13 years. His condition was listed as stable.
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Bargain Days Nearing End in Decatur Citywide Sale
The Decatur area hosts a three day Bargain Days Sale sponsored by the Retail Merchants Committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Shoppers from across the region visit area merchants for low prices with Wednesday the final day to save.
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Photo Entries Rolling In for Decatur Daily Contest
Entries are rolling in for the Decatur Daily six week photo contest. Eligible photos dated since November 1 1967 include black and white in categories scores children and animals and human interest and color photos without category. Weekly winners receive 5 dollars per category and a grand prize of 50 dollars after six weeks.
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SHARP MOVERS Ad Teases Moving Services
A brief classified style line urges readers to call SHARP MOVERS at 53-2828 for a free estimate and moving services.
Wallace draws 7000 at Albuquerque rally in New Mexico
George C. Wallace capped a day of appearances in Albuquerque with four speeches before about 7,000 fans. He spoke after a $25 dinner raising $6,000. Delegates at the New Mexico American Independent party backed him for president with Marvin S. Griffin as placeholder VP.
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Market roundup with modest gains and mixed grain results
New York stocks edged up in moderate trading as cotton fell and Chicago wheat declined on liquidation. Corn and soybeans showed mixed demand, hogs fell 25 to 50 cents with receipts near 4 000 and prices around 21 50 while slaughter cattle stayed steady with 1 000 receipts and top at 28 75.
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Humphrey and McCarthy Set TV Debate Format
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Eugene McCarthy agreed to a one hour three segment debate on foreign affairs domestic issues and presidential concepts to air week before the Democratic National Convention. Dates hover Aug 23 24 for Humphrey with McCarthy pushing July 21 or later in the week before Aug 26.
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A Few Good Used Refrigerators and Other Appliances
Robinson's Warehouse advertises used refrigerators and other appliances with contact phone 353-2370.
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CC Road Curve Straightening Gets Joint OK
City and county will straighten a dangerous curve on Country Club Road by building a highway segment at the Decatur Country Club entrance. The $25,000 project, to begin soon, should take about two months with grading and drainage handled by the county.
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Cotton Meeting Here Thursday
U S Rep Bill Nichols of Sylacauga will speak at a southern cotton meeting Thursday at Decatur High School marking a new drive to restore cotton dominance in yield and quality. Other speakers include Dr Walter W Wilcox USDA chief economist Dick Beard Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Fred Acuss head of Alabama Stabilization and Conservation Service Dr Fred Robertson head of Alabama Extension Service and Red Bamberg Alabama Farmers Home Administration administrator. The session begins at 9.
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Alabama
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