Watts progress marked by community self help parade
Sargent Shriver visited Watts to observe self policing and community led efforts. The parade through Watts showcased local grit, with youths on motorcycles and a fire crew surrounded by children. Watts plans include IBM training, teen clubs, Job Corps, and a new prefab hospital run by locals. Private funding efforts accompany public programs as Watts strides forward.
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Jordan High School Alumni Association
Jordan High School
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Los Angeles
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Congress
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The World's Most Optimistic Man
A veteran courthouse attache cites a man who checks at the revenue department to see if his marriage license has expired. The remark appears in Major Squirm in South Magazine.
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Florence Chamber Manager Hewlett Jackson Resigns
Florence C Hewlett Jackson resigns after 23 years as Chamber of Commerce manager with completion of this year. Chamber President James Koonce says replacing him will be tremendously hard and Florence and its sister city North Alabama hope for a fitting successor and continued growth.
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James Koonce
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Voter turnout sparks criticism of Jasper city issues
Voters criticized Jasper city hall and urban renewal efforts after a low turnout for a city commissioner election. Residents cited inadequate sidewalks near T. R. Simmons school, slow urban renewal progress, and financing woes for a new city hall while officials promised steps toward modernization. Local leaders face persistent pressure amid discontent with municipal services and governance.
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Jasper
Paul Sims
T. R. Simmons
England and Americans as kin in mutual regard
The writer, Billy Crham, recounts that while anti American sentiment exists, Britain shows warmth toward Americans. He says shared language and culture create strong ties and that London welcomed the Crusade. He suggests a tourist may misinterpret or provoke resentments and notes Truman halted lend lease operations in 1945.
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Britain
London
Soviet Aid to Hanoi Draws U S Senate Debate
A 1966 UPI dispatch asserts Soviet direct involvement in the Viet Nam war with provision of missiles and aircraft to North Vietnam. It notes Moscow boasted improved air defenses and cites Congressional calls for embargoes and possible U.N. inquiry while contrasting prior Korea aid and current trade tensions with Eastern Europe.
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America
Europe
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Left Wing Critique of Un American Activities Hearings
William S. White denounces the House Committee on Un American Activities for degrading a lawful inquiry into antiwar subversion during the Viet Nam war. The piece notes alleged committee missteps, emphasizes that open subversion must be addressed, and cites testimonies predicting Communist tactics as speakers challenge the hearing process.
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Congress of
U.S
Viet Nam
House Committee On Un-American Activities
This Day In History August 22 1966 Highlights
This day in history notes milestones across years. It recalls the first international yachting race around the Isle of Wight won by the America, Santa Fe becoming American territory, Alfred E. Smith's Democratic nomination, US raids on Yap, Hiroshima and Nagasaki casualties, Eisenhower Nixon renomination, Wien buys the Empire State Building, and Gemini 5 fixes a faulty electrical system.
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New Mexico
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Yap Island
Carolinas
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U.S
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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Nixon
San Francisco
New York
Lawrence Wien
Empire State Building
Important News Often Falls Beyond Page One
In late hour reflection, the author notes that key updates frequently reside outside the lead page. The statement emphasizes that the most significant developments may emerge from deeper coverage rather than initial headlines.
Payne announces candidacy for mayor in New Decatur
Fifty years ago E C Payne declared his bid for mayor while William E Crawford led repairs on the bottom road north of the Tennessee Valley. Ten years ago Decatur issued building permits totaling 382,500 dollars and Mrs Ainslie Wyle donated a selection of books to the Boys Club.
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New Decatur
Tennessee Valley
William E. Crawford
Decatur
Ainslie Wyle
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