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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1966

Page

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Johnson pledges to fight poverty and pollution in New York

President Johnson campaigned across New York State promising to take the profit out of poverty and replace pollution with sparkle in the Great Lakes. He urged voters to support measures targeting poverty profiteers and environmental cleanup while touring communities in the state.

Ellenville N.Y Johnson New York State Great Lakes Buffalo Syracuse Catskill New York Canada Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont Maine Lester B. Pearson Campobello Island New Brunswick Roosevelt International Park Franklin D. Roosevelt

Limestone Co-Op Year Hits Million Mark for First Time

BELLEMINA The Limestone County Farmers Cooperative reports $1,160,233 in sales for the past fiscal year and plans a new 10 acre facility on U S 31 in Athens including bulk fertilizer plant feed mill store and offices with about $200 000 invested. Construction to begin within 30 days. Archie Baugher says the co op will expand operations after exceeding one million in volume.

Bellemina Limestone County Farmers Cooperative Archie Baugher Baugher Coop U. S. 31 Athen Co-Op

Judge Limits Demonstrators In Chicago Civil RightsMarches

A Chicago court issued a temporary injunction restricting civil rights demonstrators to 500 people, allowing only one march per day and requiring daytime gatherings with 24 hour police notice. Judge Cornelius J. Harrington ordered limits as housing protest tensions rise amid King banner protests.

Chicago Cornelius J. Harrington Chicago Freedom Movement Harrington Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King’s Richard J. Daley

Machinists End Largest U S Airline Strike

The Machinists Union announced Friday night that a majority of 35,400 striking workers approved a new contract ending the six week walkout across Eastern, National, Northwest, Trans World and United. Siemiller said 17,727 voted yes while 8,235 voted no, with benefits including wage gains and cost of living escalator. Service expected to resume over the weekend and a second round of negotiations is planned for 1968.

Washington Machinists Union U.S P.L Roy)Siemiller Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists Siemiller Congress White House Wayne Morse D-Ore Eastern National Northwest Trans World United House of Representatives

Educators Oppose Gov Wallace Alabama Leaders Unite

Alabama education leaders joined in a firm stand against Gov. Wallace s plan to ban compliance with federal school integration guidelines. Wallace gave no immediate comment as leaders pressed for adherence to federal guidelines amid the mounting opposition.

Montgomery Alabama Wallace Alabama Education Association AEA University of Alabama Auburn University Alabama Association of School Boards Health, Education and Welfare Department

Permit Women Jurors debate in Alabama Senate impasse

Alabama lawmakers struggle over jury service for women as a six member conference committee, including Sen. Neil Metcalf and Rep. Joe Goodwyn, weighs a compromise to avoid mandatory service while a veto on the issue looms. The move follows a Senate amendment requiring voter submission and a threatened filibuster.

Alabama State Senate Neil Metcalf Geneva County Metcalf Senate Charles Adams Houston L. W. Brannan Jr Baldwin House Joe Goodwyn Montgomery Robert Teal Coosa County John Casey Cleburne County

Quake Devastates Eastern Turkey Killing Over 500

The semi official Anatolia News Agency reports more than 500 dead after a major earthquake in eastern Turkey. Mus Province bears the worst damage with hundreds injured as villages are leveled and hospitals razed. The quake, felt in Armenia and parts of the Soviet Union, collapsed 24 villages in Erzurum Province and damaged Varto.

Istanbul Turkey Anatolia Mus Erzurum Erzum Bingol Ali Akarsu Hinis Hini Milliyet Armenia Soviet Union Moscow Varto Erzur

Seven Oil Storage Depots Hit By Jets

U S fliers attacked seven oil storage depots near North Viet Nam's southern panhandle causing secondary fires and explosions. Bad weather limited strikes in Hanoi Hai Phong and Red River Valley zones. Australian troops repelled a Viet Cong battalion attack near Saigon killing about 220 of 600. South Vietnamese forces claimed 231 enemy dead in four provinces.

Saigon South Viet Nam North Viet Nam Panhandle U.S Hanoi Haiphong Red River Valley Nam Dinh

Far Side Of Moon On Film

Pasadena AP lunar Orbiter snapped first pictures of the far side of the moon from 930 miles up on its 33rd orbit. Images mix good and bad. officials say release will take weeks. Camera trouble may limit closeups needed for potential landing sites on the front side.

Pasadena Calif Lunar Oribter Earth U.S. Space Agency Israel Taback Langley Research Center Hampton Jet Propulsion Laboratory Taback

Purge May Extend to Two More Red China Politburo Members

AP from Tokyo reports a list broadcast by Radio Peking hints at two more Politburo members possibly purged. Liu Po-cheng and Li Ching-chuan are named among missing figures, with Peng Chen already detained. Lin Piao directs the purge while Chou En-lai rises, signaling shifts in Mao era power dynamics.

Tokyo China Liu Po-cheng Peng Chen Peking Liu Li Ching-chuan National Defense Council Radio Peking Mao Tze-tung Lin Piao Mao Lin Chou En-laji Liu Shao-chi Chou

Bekins Moving Storage Ad Seeks Daniel in Rhode Island

Bekins Worldwide Moving Storage lists a contact for Daniel at 4014. The brief notice invites inquiries about moving and storage services, reflecting a local classifieds style advertisement.

Bekins Worldwide Moving Storage Daniel

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