Jeffery Smith Buried With 21-Gun Salute in Decatur
Sgt. Jeffery W. Smith, Aug.16 victim of a Viet Nam mine, was buried at Roselawn Cemetery after a military funeral in Decatur attended by six uniformed soldiers. The ceremony included a 21-gun salute, taps, and flag presentation to his widow. Smith, six-year Army veteran of the 1st Infantry Division, was the second Viet Nam casualty from Decatur in recent weeks.
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David Knight
DAILY
Jeffery W. Smith
Viet Nam
Sgt. Smith
16Th Infantry
Decatur
Warren Holston
Oakland Army Base
Calif
Cheftain Tilford L. Jenkins
First Baptist Church of
Athens
Roselawn Cemetery
Gunthorp
291St Military Police Company
Redstone Arsenal
Jeffery Smith
Leewards Brace For Hurricane Faith Hurtles Toward Leeward Islands
Hurricane Faith veered from its westward path and is forecast to hit the Leeward Islands this afternoon with tropical storm conditions spreading toward Puerto Rico. Forecasters warn gales could reach 90 miles per hour by nightfall and the system may brush Puerto Rico's north coast Friday. Scientists hope to seed the storm under Project Stormfury.
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Fla
Faith
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Project Stormfury
Leewards
Markets At IMACelias Markets At IMACelias
New York markets open with moderate losses as cotton stays quiet and Chicago grains slide. Wheat and corn drop on liquidation while soybeans slip, hogs fall up to 1 per cent with top at 26.50, slaughter steers scarce with top price at 26.
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New York
Chicago
Saturn Hurls Apollo Skyward in Cape Kennedy Test
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP America's most powerful rocket Saturn 1 roared aloft at 1 16 p m EDT to propel an unmanned Apollo moonship almost three quarters around the world for a series of tests over 93 minutes. The mission aimed to push the rocket and craft toward a December earth orbit plan with recovery to follow.
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America
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King Guard Shield Ordered for Cicero Parade
Illinois National Guard to protect Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights marchers in Cicero as officials fear anti Negro hostility. Gov. Otto Kerner said troops would be deployed based on need, with police unable to contain tensions in the all white suburb on Chicago's western edge. A separate Morgan County chapel drive plans a two week fundraising push starting Sept 16 with a goal of 1 million dollars statewide and 30,600 for Morgan County.
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Illinois National Guard
Martin Luther King Jr
Cicero
Otto Kerner
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
Kerner
Decatur
Morgan County
Morgan County Chapel
Bryce State Hospital
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
Morgan
Alabama
Paul Bryant
Auburn
Ralph Jordan
George Wallace
Guy D. Ro
Record 146 missions flown by U S forces in North Viet Nam
North Viet Nam faced the heaviest raids of the war as 146 U S missions were flown, breaking the prior record by seven. Marines clashed with North Vietnamese regulars in South Viet Nam with 188 enemy reported killed. A 20 mile north Saigon clash pitted U S 1st Infantry against Viet Cong troops. U S servicemen in Viet Nam surpassed 300,000 with a buildup toward 350,000 to 400,000. Battle deaths for the week stood at 91, with 425 wounded and eight missing or captured. Premier Ky urged large turnout for Sept 11 elections and warned of Communist terrorism.
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Viet Nam
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South
North
Johnson Party Prediction Hits Democratic Guard
President Johnson forecast a Democratic hold on Congress drawing sharp pushback from Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen. Johnson spoke at a news conference and later at a rally, saying a strong administration record should yield a resounding victory. Dirksen warned of a countrywide mood against the administration and anticipated substantial Senate and House gains for Republicans.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate
Dirksen
House
Guidelines Bill Faces Action In State Senate
Gov George Wallace’s anti guidelines bill won quick House approval 76 to 9 and headed to the Senate Finance Committee. The panel set a 1 pm meeting with plans to report the measure for second reading before adjournment and then bring it to a vote on an upcoming legislative day.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
House
Senate Finance Committee
Alabama
Indonesia Violence: A-5 Series on Political Turmoil
The third of a four part series analyzes Indonesia's political violence. Seymour Topping, New York Times chief correspondent, writes the piece with Gerd Wilcke reporting on European and Japanese merger impacts. A Times News Service feature covers air travel.
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Indonesia
New York Times
Southeast Asia
Seymour Topping
Gerd Wilcke
Europe
Japan
Times
Wonderful Marlar Fund Proves Generous Support For Infant
Union Hill tearfully praised the response as donations to the Harold Marlar Fund topped 1230. The Decatur Daily tally shows 925.10 received in four days at the paper and over 300 at the Union Hill home. Harold Jay Marlar, 11 months, remains in fair condition at Huntsville Hospital.
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Union Hill
Decatur Daily
Harold Marlar
DAILY
J. C. Marlar
Somerville 2
Harold Jay Marlar
Huntsville Hospital
Alabama Supreme Court upholds nullified annexation election
The Alabama Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that nullified an election in which residents of suburban Homewood voted to annex land into Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
Homewood
Birmingham
Communist China closes Sacred Heart Academy in Peking
The Yomiuri reports that Communist China ordered the closing today of the Sacred Heart Academy, a Roman Catholic mission school in Peking run by French nuns. AP dispatch from Peking notes the action came amid tensions and directs readers to The World on page A-2.
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Tokyo
China
Sacred Heart Academy
Peking
Yomiuri
Secretary Rusk cites defense pacts lowering war risk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Congress that global defense commitments reduce the danger of armed conflicts involving the United States. He argued that alliances and commitments serve as a stabilizing force rather than provoke wars.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress Today
United States
Limestone and Limestone Lawrence Schools Open Tomorrow
An estimated 14 500 students from Limestone and Lawrence counties head back to school Friday as the 1966 67 year begins. Supt C S Pettus expects about 7 500 Limestone students and Supt SILAS Cross about 7 000 from Lawrence. Labor Day creates a start date move to tomorrow and the districts move to a consecutive nine month term, ending the wartime split term used during World War II. Other area systems start next week.
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Lawrence Ecounties
C. S. Pettus
Limestone County
Silas Cross
Lawrence
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Record Assault
South Viet
By Robert Tuckman
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Ponders
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Everett M. Dirksen
Lee Johnson
U. S. Seventh Fleet
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Tan
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Marlar
Estone
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Ken Reynolds
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