Community notes and local incidents eye district activity
At 9:35 p.m. Wednesday a two car collision occurred at the intersection of 6th Ave SE and Royal Drive SE involving John L. Yerby Jr and Thomas Norris Jr both 44. A separate 6:20 p.m. crash at 6th Ave SE and 12th St SE involved Berta Broome 21 and Homer Lamar Smith 21. A parked car on 11th Ave NW was struck by Parceanne K Burgess. Mrs Tom Ratliff returned from a three week visit in Annandale Virginia. Mr and Mrs Tom Ratliff Jr visited Washington DC and attended the World’s Fair in New York with grandchildren Tim and Melissa Craft. Building permits issued for three houses totaling about 53,000 dollars. JAG Club rummage sale at Monarch Supermarket Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Third district Veterans of WWI conference Saturday at 1 pm in Hartselle. DIARY page 2.
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6Th Ave
Royal Drive
John L. Yerby Jr
Birmingham
Thomas Norris Jr
Little Rock
Ark
12Th St. SE
Berta Broome
Columbia Cr
Homer Lamar Smith
North St. SE
Tom Ratliff
Moulton St
Annandale
Tom Ratliff Jr
Washington, D.C
New York
Tim
Melissa Craft
Cleo Strikes Miami in Violent Hurricane Onset
Hurricane Cleo smashed Miami with 115 mph winds and toppled broadcasting towers, shattering store windows and leaving streets littered with debris. Fires burned, trees blocked hundreds of roads, and a looter was critically wounded by police as officials prepared a disaster declaration.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Florida
Irving G. McNayr
McNayr
Four young convicts captured in Florida after Tallahassee escape
Four white convicts aged 16 to 22 escaped from a Limestone County work crew near Mooresville on Monday afternoon. They were captured by Tallahassee police, signed waivers of extradition, and were en route to Florida with Sheriff Buddy Evans and Doris Hill. The group had been linked to forgery and petit larceny charges from an earlier arrest.
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Athens
Limestone County
Buddy) Evans
Doris Hill
Tallahassee
Fla
Mooresville
Ronnie McKnight
John Wayne Kelley
Wallace Gene Brooks
Ray Flannagan
Evans
Freedom
Decatur-Athens
Florida
Pair Begins Preparations For Battle
Democrats conclude their convention and begin campaign plans with a Johnson Humphrey ticket rally. The pair will outline a strategy for an overwhelming victory against Goldwater and later head to the LBJ Ranch to map autumn plans.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
LBJ
Texas
Live Oaks
Pedernales
Hell is a real teaching in Christian creeds says C W
In a Q and A, C W defends the Christian doctrine of hell citing Jesus teachings from Matthew and Luke, insisting hell is real and not a myth. He argues scripture requires acknowledging hell even if uncomfortable, and notes Christ deemed it important to mention. He cites fear of divine judgment over fear of human harm.
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Hell
Christ
God
Vance Rejects Goldwater On Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus R. Vance told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that labeling tactical nuclear weapons as conventional is dangerously misleading. He argued battlefield nukes have power multiple times greater than WWII strategic bombs and challenged Goldwater’s NATO stock proposal presented at the convention.
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Cleveland
Cyrus R. Vance
Barry Goldwater
Vance
Goldwater
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
New Market Snapshot From Chicago and New York Markets
AP reports mixed trading across markets with higher stocks in New York and moderate activity. Wheat in Chicago shows strong speculative buying while soybeans weaken on cash profit. hog futures steady to strong with top at 18.75. slaughter steers light supply and not tested.
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New York
Chicago
Grand Jury In Special Session
An 18 man grand jury met in Morgan County Court House this morning to investigate an undisclosed matter centered around the Morgan County Sheriff's force. The panel recessed for a brief deliberation and planned to reconvene later as Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell called the session in the Board of Revenue meeting room.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Newton B. Powell
Powell
Generals Named To Run South Viet Nam
Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh heads a three man ruling triumvirate appointed to govern South Viet Nam for 60 days as clashes between troops and pro government demonstrators erupt in Saigon. Eight to ten demonstrators are reported killed with many wounded as hospitals treat the casualties.
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South Viet Nam
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam AP
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
UAW Names Chrysler as Top Target in Strike Drive
UAW President Walter Reuther labeled Chrysler as the number one strike target in new contract talks. He warned a walkout could start at 10 a.m. September 9 if no settlement is reached, while Ford and General Motors also faced hard bargaining with contracts expiring that Monday. Johnson to open campaign in Detroit on Labor Day.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Walter Reuther
Chrysler
Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Johnson
Cadillac Square
Johnson is Endorsed for Term as Doctors Declare Fitness
President Johnson at 56 receives overwhelming party backing for another term and doctors confirm his fitness for an active life after a 4 mile hike around the White House. He shows resilience after a 1955 heart attack as he plans to accept the Democratic nomination in Atlantic City. Humprey attends a birthday run through with staff presenting a desk.
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Johnson
Atlantic City
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Four Negroes Sought After Rape in Lover’s Lane
Gadsden reports say Acting Police Chief Ned Simmons announced four black men are being sought for the assault on a white girl and gunpoint robbery of her boyfriend in a lover’s lane area Wednesday night. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Gadsden
Ala
Ned Simmons
Lover’s Lane
Sweet Victory For Humphrey Sweet Victory For Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey wins praise at Atlantic City as President Johnson nominates him in person for the vice presidential spot. The crowd cheers while Humphrey acknowledges supporters amid the convention hall excitement.
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Arthur Edson
Atlantic City
N.J
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Washington
Humphrey
We Pay Top Prices For Used Furniture
Exchange Furniture Co offers top prices for used furniture, contact 353 4403. Ad mentions a lady and a quick response by Ken Reynolds.
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Exchange Furniture Co
Ken Reynolds
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