De Gaulle Holds Private Viet Nam War Talk in Phnom Penh
President Charles de Gaulle met with Nguyen Thuong, North Vietnam's top representative in Cambodia, for 35 minutes to discuss the war and Hanoi's attitude. Thuong said little to reporters while a French spokesman noted the dialogue came from both sides. No peace talks were indicated.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Charles de Gaulle
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thuong
de Gaulle
Thuong
Guinea
North Vietnamese
Foreign Office
No Significant Action Reported In South Viet
US Navy planes hit two North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin, destroying one and damaging the other. Carrier bombers total three torpedo boats destroyed or damaged since Monday. US pilots also hit SAM sites near Vinh and Hai Phong. A week long lull continues in South Viet Nam amid election disruption fears and an apparent murder of a man removing posters. One US plane was lost.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vinh
Haiphong
North
Guidelines Bill Okay Expected
MONTGOMERY AP The Alabama Senate moves toward passage of Gov George Wallace anti guidelines bill amid warnings it will harm the school system Senator Neil Metcalf of Geneva County calls it Heartbreak Hill and urges an amendment to strike provisions nullifying prior agreements to follow federal school integration guidelines.
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Montgomery
Alabama Senate
George Wallace
Neil Metcalf
Geneva County
Alabama
Heartbreak Hill
U.S. Health, Education
Five Negro youths enter formerly all white Plaquemines school
In Plaquemines Parish five Negro boys enrolled in an otherwise white school but a white pupil boycott halted immediate integration. In other news, a House subcommittee approved a $66.6 million TVA appropriation, $3 million above the budget. The 5th Circuit ruled Wilcox County Alabama schools must desegregate when classes begin September 12.
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New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Joe L. Evins
D-Tenn
5Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Wilcox County
Ala
Funds Grow For Young Marlar Boy
Donations to the Harold Jay Marlar Fund reach 2297.38 as support pours in for the leukemia stricken boy. Contributions come from individuals and entities including Forrest Chapel Church and numerous local residents and families in Union Hill.
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Harold Jay Marlar
Decatur Daily
DAILY
Marlar
Union Hill
Harold Marlar
L. Austen
Althea B. Wagner
Joe
Faye Shelton
Hubert L. Segars
Lenwood A. Williams
Claud H. Patton
Larry, Suzette
Marilyn Dunlap
Ladies Prayer Group
Forrest Chapel Church
Decatur Opens 1966-1967 School Term With 8356 Students
Decatur’s 14 schools welcomed 8,356 pupils on the first day of the 1966-1967 term. Six year olds faced new classrooms with nerves fading by midmorning as both veteran and new teachers began their year.
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Brenda Clayton
Decatur
Enrollment Surges as Schools Start Full Day Schedule
First day enrollment reaches 8 356 up 350 from last year with Supt Leeman predicting 8 500 to 8 600 in the first week. Austin High rose to 1 261 from 1 097 while Woodmeade eased past 354 from 240. Carver remains closed.
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Supt
H. R. Leeman
Austin High School
Woodmeade School
Woodmeade
Austin High
Decatur
Carver School
Two Resign From Athens Police Force
Athens police department sees two officers resign on Tuesday afternoon. Patrolmen Ed Scrimsher and Alton Brock signed resignation papers after disputes cited by Chief A B Lightfoot Jr. Scrimsher served eight and a half years, Brock about two years, with Scrimsher noting previous jailer work under Sheriff Buddy Evans.
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Athens
Athens Police Department
A. B. Lightfoot Jr
Ed Scrimsher
Alton Brock
Schrimsher
Force
Brock
M Lightfoot
Buddy
Evans
No War News Lies Sylvester Says Officials Must Tell Truth
Arthur Sylvester, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee no government official should lie when sharing country information. He said withholding details is acceptable to safeguard the nation, and no program should rest on lies. He stressed officials must not be forced to disclose information merely because asked by the press.
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Washington
Arthur Sylvester
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sylvester
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
New York
Sigma Delta Chi
Fulbright
See
Champion Plywood merger decision due Thursday
Champion Papers Inc. and U S Plywood Corp plan a merger by stock swap under which U S Plywood would control Champion while Champion Papers keeps its identity and management. No impact expected on Champion’s plan to build a mill in Courtland. land options secured.
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U.S
Champion Papers Inc
U.S. Plywood Corp
US. Plywood
Champion
Champion Papers
Karl
Courtland
U.S. Plywood
Gene C. Brewer
U.S. to double Vietnam force to six hundred thousand
New York Times analysis and page A-5 report say 600,000 fighting men may be needed in Vietnam within 18 months as the war intensifies. High interest rates and scarce credit push corporations to seek cash while U.S. and allied strategies evolve. Verwoerd faces a continuing South Africa UN challenge with possible short-term gains.
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Viet Nam
New York Times
South Africa
U.N
Verwoerd
U.S
Africa
Maximum Sentence for Drug Dealer Crawford Denied Probation
A Shelby County truck driver James L Blondie Crawford was sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison by Circuit Judge James N. Bloodworth after being convicted February 17 of possession of narcotics and less powerful drugs. Crawford’s attorney Ralph Slate plans to appeal. Bond set at $8,000. prosecutors urged $10,000. The judge criticized illicit drugs as a grave threat to society and noted the impact on morals and crime rates. See Crawford on Page A-2.
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Shelby County
James N. Bloodworth
James L Blondie Crawford
Crawford
Ralph Slate
Bloodworth
Slate
Dick Hundley
Leslie Doss
Benton Harbor asks guardsmen after racially charged violence
Benton Harbor Mayor Wilbert Smith declared a state of emergency and requested National Guardsmen after a night of racial violence ended with Cecil Hunt an 18 year old Negro wounded by shots fired by two white youths. Police reported about 300 people, mostly Negroes, marched downtown throwing rocks and bottles. 14 arrests were made for disorderly loitering.
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Associated Press
Michigan
William Milliken
Benton Harbor
Wilbert Smith
Cecil Hunt
Lee Michigan
Markets At A Glance
Markets at a glance show gains in stocks with heavy trading. Cotton rises while Chicago wheat is mostly firm and September futures ease. Corn and soybeans rise with late buying. grains mixed as oats weaken. Hog futures fall 25 to 30 cents, top $25.10. Slaughter cattle steady to 25 cents lower, top $27.50.
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Chicago
Thant Plans U N Secretary General Future Clampdown
UN signals indicate U Thant returns from Latin America to decide if he will extend as UN secretary general beyond his current term ending November 3. Diplomats expect a no or door left open, amid pressure from 117 member delegations including Johnson and de Gaulle, with Congress and papers urging him to stay.
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U Thant
Latin America
U.N
Johnson
Harold Wil
Charles de Gaulle
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Congress
Thant
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