Judge rules attorney may view city embezzlement records
Athens Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth granted Atty David Patton the right to see all records in the embezzlement cases of two former city workers. The ruling covers the Ernst and Ernst audit report in Huntsville and other public records, despite city claims of access limits. The defendants Mrs Barbara Adcock and Miss Wood face trial Sept 20.
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Athens
James N. Bloodworth
Atty
David Patton
Ernst and Ernst
Huntsville
Bloodworth
Patton
Barbara Adcock
Miss Wood
Robert Allen Tinnon
Dick Handley
Cong Attempt To Block River Channel Futile
In South Viet Nam the Viet Cong failed in two attempts to block the Saigon to sea ship channel. A nearby explosion caused no casualties and minor damage to a US Navy minesweeper. Earlier a Communist mine sank the Baton Rouge Victory, with seven lives lost. U.S. planes engaged four North Vietnamese torpedo boats, sinking two and damaging two in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Long Tao
Baton Rouge Victory
U.S
Guideline Bill Critics Beware Of Court Order
Critics of Gov. George Wallace warn that a 1964 federal court order could cost Alabama both state and federal funds for schools that refuse to comply. The three judge ruling concerned Wallace use of state troopers to block Tuskegee High School integration and a later closure mandate by the State Board of Education with Wallace as chairman. GUIDELINES On Page A-10
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George Wallace
Alabama
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Wallace
Tuskegee High School
State Board of Education
Tuskegee School
State
Power Substations Sabotaged Trigger Blackout in Alabama
Alabama Power Co. reports saboteurs knocked out four substations in northwestern Walker County causing a massive power blackout. Separate AP dispatch from San Antonio notes President Johnson warning on rising interest rates and rejecting Truman’s view that it could dampen public mood.
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Jasper
Ala
Alabama Power Co
Walker County
San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Rights marchers shielded by National Guard in Wauwatosa
Civil rights protesters, protected by National Guard bayonets, faced taunts as they picketed in Wauwatosa for the 10th night of a series. The demonstrators then returned to Milwaukee with hundreds marching alongside.
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Milwaukee
Wis
National Guard
Surburban
Wauwatosa
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks lower amid active trading. Cotton quiet. Chicago wheat firm amid steady demand. Corn narrowly mixed with late selling. Oats weak from liquidation. Soybeans down with September leading declines. Hogs 25 to 50 cents lower, top $25.50. Slaughter steers steady to 29 cents lower, top $27.50.
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New York
Chicago
Burglars Steal Safes From Gate Way Shopping Center
Burglars hit two stores in the Gate Way Shopping Center over the weekend stealing safes from McCrorys Service Center and Kwik Check Supermarket. Police refuse to reveal loss amounts, citing requests from involved firms and personal nature of the information. The McCrorys safe weighed about 2000 pounds and was dragged out through a front window area after entry via a trap door and hydraulic rollers. The Kwik Check entry was also through a roof trap door. further details on Page A-10.
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Gateway Shopping Center
Pack — Self
McCrory’s Service Center
Kwik Chek Supermarket
Self
Det
Davenport
Red Guards Demonstrate Before Soviet Embassy in Peking
Thousands of Red Guards marched in front of the Soviet Embassy in Beijing amid official calls for restraint. Demonstrators, numbering in the tens of thousands, chanted anti revisionist slogans while portraits of Marx Lenin Stalin and Mao looked on. The crowd planned two days of action as Beijing renamed a street near the embassy Prevent Revisionism Street.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Peking
Peking People’s Daily
Red Guards
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Mao Tze-tung
Red
Moscow
Tanjug
Red Guard
Marlar Fund Surpasses 2600 For Leukemia Infant
Donations to Harold Jay Marlar, infant son of a Union Hill couple, exceed 2600 as nearly 2000 goes to the Harold Marlar Fund started Aug 21 by The Decatur Daily. An additional 600 plus comes directly to the J C Marlar family from individuals, churches, and businesses.
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Union Hill
Harold Jay Marlar
Harold Marlar
Decatur Daily
J. C. Marlar
Anti Communist Radio Station Broadcasts From Behind Bamboo Curtain
A private American funded station now broadcasts into areas behind the Bamboo Curtain. The New York Times reports today on page A-5. Kai-Uwe Von Hassel, West German defense minister, faces internal and press opposition. No uptick in Viet Cong terror is reported as South Vietnam prepares elections on September 11. The Times analysis is on page A-5.
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New York Times
A-5
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
South
Viet Nam
Coleman Elected President of Southern Assembly Men's Council
A. J. Coleman, elder of First Presbyterian Church of Decatur and attorney, was elected president of the U S Presbyterian Southern Assembly Men's Council at the organization's convention in Montreat North Carolina He pledged to organize conferences and serve the southern states.
Limestone Viet Nam Victim Buried Sunday
Pfc. Herman L. Troupe, 20, a Trinity High School football star, was laid to rest in Oakland Cemetery after a three hour military funeral. The Limestone County native died in Viet Nam from friendly mortar fire. A 21 gun salute and taps followed the pallbearers' movements as the flag was presented to his mother Mrs Ben Troupe of Tanner. The funeral service began at New Hope well Missionary Baptist Church and concluded at the cemetery south of Pryor Field. Army information showed the death occurred shortly after his deployment. See LIMESTONE On Page A-10.
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Winford Turner
Tanner
Here
Pfc
Herman L. Troupe
Viet Nam
Trinity High
New Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Dogwood Flat
Oakland Cemetery
Pryor Field
Troupe
Limestone County
291St Military Police Co
Redstone Arsenal
Ben Troupe
Tanner 1
Young Troupe
Ben ‘Troupe
Decatur Man Rescued After 70-Foot Fall From Hillside
Earl Belton Isabell, 31, of Decatur, survived a 70 foot fall down a rocky Civil War era Fort Bluff hillside near Florette in Morgan County. He lay conscious for about four hours before rescue by stretcher, then transported to Decatur General Hospital in fairly good condition with treatment and observation continuing.
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Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County
Earl Belton Isabell
5Th Ave
Flint Rescue Squad
Charles Knowlton
Isabell
Fort Bluff
Florette
Pat Patterson
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Dep. Patterson
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