Jets Strike Hanoi Area Amid Heavy Air War
U S war planes attacked the Hanoi area for the second day as Communist ground fire downed two American planes. Air Force pilots said seven dogfights with MIG17s occurred over Hanoi with no aircraft losses on either side. Bombing and strafing hit the Long Bien bridge over the Red River and other targets near Hanoi amid Vietnamese accusations of a new escalation.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Doumer
Red China
Grid Iron Forecast Time Near for Daily Contest
The Descrt ur Daily promotes a Gridiron Forecast contest tied to a Sunday edition dated August 27. Readers enter by submitting scores for two games on a coupon, with tie-breaker rules and envelope submission deadlines. Prizes go to the closest guess, entries must be inked and not penciled, and mechanical reproductions are rejected.
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Joe
Descrtur Daily
Oeee
Eh Fel Osteen
Johnston St
Decatur
Why Decatur Lacks a Green Stamp Center
A reader asks why Decatur has no Green Stamp redemption center and notes Huntsville is the nearest at about 50 miles round trip. The exchange cites officials saying centers are in larger cities and calls for nearby options. A local business in Huntsville advertises Waste Paper Stock Inc. at 2015 Vermont Dr. SW as a contact.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Birmingham
Waste Paper Stock Inc
Vermont Dr. SW
City Schools Adopt Split Opening Dates For Decatur
Decatur schools will start differently for grades 7 10 and for others with August 31 arrival for 7 10 and September 1 for remaining students. The plan aims to give staff more time for individual student needs while schools open at 8 30 a m on both dates.
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Cora Blair
Decatur City
H. R. Leeman
DECATUR DAILY opens its eight week photo contest
The paper launches a photo contest running eight weeks to Oct 7 with 40 winners. Five weekly categories award 5 dollars each, color and B W entries judged together, and a 50 dollar grand prize. Winners announced Aug 27 and the second Sunday after each week.
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Decatur Daily
China to test medium range missile with warhead
Tokyo AP reports Yomiuri claims Red China may test its first medium range ballistic missile this fall with a live nuclear warhead. Reported range is about 900 to 1,200 miles.
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Tokyo
China
Yomiuri
Raid Near Hanoi Seeks Bridge Targeted By Air Strikes
U S Air Force pilots reported bombs hit the Dos Rapides Canal bridge center and northeast sectors near Hanoi though dust and clouds hindered damage assessment. Communist sources claim six raids in 17 hours with over 100 residents killed or wounded. Radio Hanoi says seven U S planes were shot down and pilots captured. Tass cites civilian casualties in a North Vietnamese dispatch.
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Hanoi
Dos Rapides Canal
U.S. Air Force
Radio
U.S
Tass
Foreign Ministry
Tennessee Ambushers Kill Sheriff's Wife on Rural Road
McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser and his wife were ambushed on a lonely road while responding to a trouble call. Mrs Pusser died, the sheriff wounded in the chin, taken to a Memphis hospital in fair condition as investigators blamed bootlegging and criminal elements along the state line.
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Ben Pusser
Memphis
New Hope Road
Mississippi
Touch Of Fall Lingers As Rain Chance Drops In
A touch of fall remains with a 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Temperatures stay mild as showers are possible across the region.
Tuesday Election Teenagers Launch Vote Campaign
Judy Jones reports that 25 Decatur teenagers will operate phone banks Monday to urge about 15 000 registered voters to vote in the Tuesday election. The effort follows poor participation in last year’s city commission race when only 10 percent cast ballots. About 14 795 voters were registered as of July 1 with ~100 more registered since then.
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Judy Jones
Decatur
Statewide library bill passes Legislature and heads to voters
State lawmakers approved a statewide library assistance measure likely to gain gubernatorial approval and a fall referendum. The local bill that would have capped taxes at two mills became unnecessary as the statewide plan covers public library funding across the state. Local bills passed in part, with Cedar Lake annexation still pending in the Senate.
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Ray Martin
Morgan County
Cedar Lake
House
Senate
Bob Harris
Ralph Slate
Leslie Doss
Doss
Celion
County Board of Revenue
Board of Revenue
Morgan County Board of Education
Sen
Harris
Punsil Senate
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