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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
3
The article notes a potential $700 million funding cut to NASA this fiscal year, halving the 1966 peak of 5.9 billion spent on Apollo buildup. Officials gathered nationwide at NASA headquarters to discuss an interim operating plan for fiscal year 1969, signaling serious fiscal strain.
The release states major budget reductions across space projects, including 1,600 NASA employees cut and the Apollo Applications Program pared to 300 million dollars from 440 million. Mars missions in 1973 are postponed, and the new nuclear rocket engine development is delayed to at least next fiscal year as other projects are deferred.
Wounded Miami officer reports rooftop gunfire at Northwest 22nd Street and Northwest 3rd Avenue. A man shot in the head dies on his apartment porch as bands of youths smash windows and curfew is ordered. By dawn, two more deaths and 148 arrests follow a Wednesday riot tied to a protest meeting.
Debris from warfare provides material for Vietnamese artisans. Sheet metal salvaged from a downed helicopter is hammered into kitchen pots and other utilitarian items.
Historical note states there were 75 post offices across 13 states when George Washington served as president. This fact highlights early U.S. postal system expansion and regional development under the new government.
The President said he felt excellent and Barkley reported Johnson's condition as well within normal limits. Mrs Johnson spent two and a half days at Brooke undergoing a checkup while Johnson commuted by helicopter between Brooke and their hill country ranch west of Austin. Burkley noted diverticulosis is common after age 59 and that Johnson will turn 60 on August 27.
At the convention Nixon defends Agnew choice amid liberal protest. Agnew tops Romney 1128 to 178 with 15 abstentions. Rockefeller and Rhodes pressured to line up as Nixon pledges victory. Nixon told reporters he expects party unity and will carry the nation.
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The indictment charges Flowers Hyde Gantt and Kelley with conspiring to extort money from small loan firms under usury laws. Flowers allegedly acted under an outside controller over securities licensing and stock sales and approval of stock offerings for payoff. Co conspirators Jolly Hulsey Booth Lassiter named but not charged.
U S river forces, ambushed twice on the Can Tho River near Cai Rang in the Mekong Delta, fired on a village killing 16 Vietnamese civilians and one government soldier and wounding 120 others. A U S boat was damaged and eight Americans were wounded. Viet Cong casualties were not known. South Vietnamese troops reported heavy fighting elsewhere near the DMZ with 107 enemy killed.
Ralph Jones of Auburn Extension says since the 1800s cotton has been the South’s top cash crop. P R Smith of Southern Cotton Growers claims power plays threaten cotton acreage, while Dr Walter W Wilcox and state officials attend the meeting to discuss stabilization and policy in Alabama.
At a National Broiler Council meeting in Birmingham officials announced a taste panel found hot dogs with 25 percent chicken meat taste better than others. They urged labeling if chicken is used, noting goats and mutton could be used without disclosure.
Armored column and fighter bombers clashed with North Vietnamese troops for five hours east of Gio Linh on Thursday. Seven South Vietnamese were killed and 56 wounded as the enemy unleashed a heavy barrage of artillery and mortar rounds totaling 148 rounds.
The speaker urges a clear November choice and outlines foreign policy aims to end the war in Vietnam with an honorable settlement. He advocates negotiating with the Communist world after confrontation and stresses ideas carried by their own power, not arms.
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