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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1966
Page
9
Advance ticket sales are described as good with tickets sold at various stores. Admission is 2 for adults and 1 for children aged 6 to 12, with free entry for under six when accompanied by an adult. Proceeds support underprivileged children in the area, aided by wheelchairs, hospital trips, and other necessities provided by Longmire and the Shriners.
Alabama received 865972 in actual GEO allocations while could have earned 1865851. Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida show varied grants with listed actual allocations and available amounts. figures include 240368976 allocated for Community Action program in Mississippi and 16427000 available, plus other state totals and gaps.
A revival is scheduled at Valley Grove Baptist Church starting at 7 p.m. today and continuing through the following week. The event invites the community to attend each evening for spiritual renewal.
Loyalist Reid longtime Alabama Municipalities executive director and Democrat continues at the State capitol as a legislative clerk. Hobby Rains of Gadsden reelected secretary. A $2500 honorarium was given to Mayhall as outgoing state chairman. The committee authorized a special Jefferson County primary to pick a new nominee for House seat No 10 in the 14th District after Lawrence Lee’s death. Lee’s nomination had won last May. Mayhall reported party treasury rose from $18,475 at start to about $77,000 at adjournment with balances growing from $21,000 to $49,000 during his first term.
Alderman Hoellen urges a halt to marches calling them a direct menace to public safety after clashes across Chicago. King campaigns for housing and jobs while marchers drift between Belmont Cragin and Chicago Lawn as whites confront demonstrators on sidewalks and streets.
In the central highlands a 3 000 man U S infantry brigade arrived to bolster operations amid a two week sweep by the 25th Infantry Division north of the capital. The 4th Infantry Division landed at Qui Nhon and began moving inland as air raids continued against communist targets. Nixon visited for a military briefing and commented that the war will not be lost in Viet Nam but could be lost at home.
NASA aims to launch the Lunar Orbiter from Cape Kennedy on Tuesday to photograph potential manned expedition sites on the moon. The Atlas-Agena rocket will carry two cameras to map 19 target areas and compare terrain with the Surveyor craft already on the Moon.
The 4th will not be committed immediately to battle and is now regarded as a reserve unit. Troops will undergo in country training to cap off what they received in the United States.
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