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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1968
Page
1
Readers ask about Decatur Wallace headquarters and campaign organization. The answer directs to Thomas T. Gallion in Montgomery for a headquarters form and information kit as national organizer of home town headquarters.
Two Limestone County brothers David Glass 16 and James Wesley Glass 18 were missing and presumed drowned after jumping from Easter Ferry Bridge on Elk River near Athens. Companion Jerry Scroggins said the brothers were swept under by the current and a rescue effort continued into the night with authorities dragging the river.
A New York Times survey shows Hubert H. Humphrey close to the 1312 votes needed for the Democratic nomination with 312 uncommitted, while Eugene J. McCarthy, George S. McGovern, and Maddox supporters split remaining delegates. The Johnson draft effort persists among southern delegates, possibly signaling Johnson’s influence.
Rep. Bob Jones urged greater political maturity at Athens College commencement. He linked voting rights, technical advances, and economic security to citizens shaping government through informed judgments on complex issues. He warned against decisions based on passion and stressed understanding institutions, powers, and limits.
Paris reports France conduct an experimental thermonuclear explosion at 18 30 GMT near Mururoa Lagoon. President De Gaulle calls it a magnificent scientific and national security achievement by France and its elite, while a cabinet discussion hints at ongoing policy amid the Czech crisis.
The Decatur Daily announces comprehensive national state and local coverage in Chicago this week. Angel Little will report on local delegates and alternates while AP and New York Times correspondents provide national and statewide context from gavel to gavel.
President Ludvik Svoboda, relayed from Moscow, says Alexander Dubcek is with him in Kremlin talks to speed withdrawal of Russian led armies from Czechoslovakia. Also at the talks are Jozef Smrkovsky and Oldrich Cernik, detained leaders recently taken into custody during occupation.
AP reports mounting evidence that Czech and Slovak patriots form a large underground resistance after four days of Soviet occupation. Sabotage spreads with ingenuity, leaving occupiers with few targets as curfews, gunfire, and radio broadcasts shape daily life and negotiations continue in the capital's tense climate.
Four Decatur residents were named winners in week two of a six part photo contest by the Decatur Daily. Each winner receives $5 and advances to compete for a $50 grand prize. Color winner Quay G. Finefrock, 1306 Morningside Ct. SE, submitted a sunset shot of Decatur.
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