Klansmen Convicted Face 10 Year Terms in Alabama
Three Alabama Ku Klux Klan members were found guilty on conspiracy charges related to the death of Viola Liuzzo, facing ten year prison terms. The federal verdict followed an 11 hour deliberation by a white jury in Montgomery. The trio Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr, Eugene Thomas, and William Orville Eaton were jailed at 10 000 dollars bond each. The case hinges on the Selma to Montgomery march and testimony from Gary Rowe Jr., an FBI infiltrator, who linked the defendants to the shooting that killed Liuzzo. The judge urged continued deliberation until a fair verdict was reached. See KLANSMEN on Page 2.
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Willie Brewster
Arthur Hanes
U. S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Ala
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Justice Department
Johnson
Wilkins
Eaton
Liuzzo
Detroit
Alabama
South
Saigon Attack Kills Two Americans Eight Viets Die
Viet Cong bombers attacked a U S enlisted mens billet and a market truck in downtown Saigon before dawn. US reports say two Americans killed and 67 wounded, eight Viet dead with over 100 hurt. a New Zealand artilleryman died and four others wounded.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
U. S
U.S
New Zealand
Metropole
Pope Sentenced to Death in Nebraska Bank Slayings
Duane E. Pope, 22, of Roxbury Kansas, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for a June bank robbery in Big Springs Nebraska. A federal jury found him guilty on six counts with the death penalty on three counts after 14 hours of deliberations. Pope had admitted the killings and faces state murder charges as well.
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Lincoln, Neb
Duane E. Pope
Kansas
Excollege
Nebraska
Roxbury
Kan
Big Springs
Neb
Pope
Farmers State Bank of
Nebraska Wheat Country
McPherson
Kan.) College
Decatur Police Probe Missing Watch at Hospital
Decatur Police were called to Decatur General Hospital about 11 45 a m Friday where Mrs Rachel Pride reported her son s watch missing. She said she had put the watch on the table beside her son s bed but later could not locate it. The Decatur Fire Department answered calls Friday including a heavily damaged house at 903 Vine St NW and an electrical transformer fault at Allstate Tourist Court 1708 6th Ave SE with no loss. Veterans of World War 1 Morgan County Barracks 2403 and the auxiliary will meet Monday at 6 30 p m at the American Legion Home in Hartselle for installation of officers and a covered dish supper. See Diary on Page 2.
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Decatur General Hospital
Rachel Pride
Decatur Fire Department
Vine St
M. B. Evans
Allstate Tourist Court
6Th Ave
Morgan County Barracks
Auxiliary
American Legion
Hartselle
Parade Ushers In Yale Season In Decatur Christmas Parade
CORA BLAIR reports the Decatur Christmas parade drew an estimated 5 000 to 10 000 spectators. Floats bands and attractive girls delighted the crowd along Bank Street and 2nd Avenue while judges prepared to announce top three amateur float prizes by Monday.
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Cora Blair
Decatur
Bank St
2Nd Ave
Joe Perrin
Local parade features bands cars and beauty queens
Local and area bands provided lively music as they marched between the floats. Numerous old cars sponsored by local car dealers entertained the crowd. Beauty queens from the Decatur area rode in convertibles including Miss Limestone County and Miss Law, per the page 2 parade coverage.
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Decatur
Limestone County
Checkup Shows LBJ Tip Top Checkup
President Johnson underwent a complete physical Friday with Dr. George G. Barkley reporting he was quite satisfied with the results. Navy Adm. Barkley and acting secretary Joseph Laitin described normal findings across throat, chest, lungs, heart, abdomen, and blood pressure.
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Johnson City. Tex
Johnson
George G. Barkley
Navy
Joseph Laitin
Burkley
Laitin
Birkley
Savings and Loan Officials Gather for North Alabama Seminar
North Alabama savings and loan leaders meet in Decatur for the first annual northern state seminar at First Federal Building. Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell chairs director discussions, while Miss Leodonia Kullman and Walter Brittenham lead sessions on loan closing and collection. Dr Ian Stuart serves as guest speaker at the Crescent Motel dinner.
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Sittet
North Alabama Savings and Loan Associations
Decatur
First
Federal Savings and Loan Association
North Alabama
Newton B. Powell
Savings and Loan
Leodonia Kullman
Crescent
Ian Stuart
Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association of Birmingham
Denture Identified Man Cashes Check in Store
In Kingsport Tennessee an AP report says a man walked into a supermarket on Friday and asked to cash a check. Cashier Margie Castle asked for ID and the man produced a denture branded with his name, after which she cashed the check.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Margie Castle
Morgan County amendment vote yields low turnout
An official tally shows only 1 651 of Morgan County's 20 000 registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday's amendment election. Probate judge's office completed the count on Thursday. Most amendments won strong approval among those who voted, with ratios favoring yes by about 10 to 1. Amendment seven faced the most opposition with 264 no votes and 1 130 yes votes.
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Morgan County
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage Ad
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage promotes services with a contact line for Daoniel at 353 4014. The brief notice invites inquiries for moving and storage solutions.
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Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Daoniel
Gemini 7 Astronauts Pause Before 14 Day Flight
Frank Borman and James Lovell relax on eve of the two week endurance flight as Gemini 7 readies for a mid December rendezvous with Gemini 6. The launch is scheduled for 2 30 p m EST with a hopeful weather outlook at Cape Kennedy.
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Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Three Area Wrecks Injure Twelve in Decatur Region
Friday’s three wrecks in the Decatur area left 12 injured. A two car collision 2.4 miles west of Decatur on county road 41 at 1 p.m. involved Selvin V. Ferguson 56 of Decatur driving a 1959 Ford and Jerrill L. Etheridge 20 of Trinity driving a 1951 Chevrolet. In Etheridge’s car were three injured passengers Ruth Ellen Terry 18 Martha Sheats 17 both of Trinity. See page 2.
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Decatur
Highway Patrol
Selvin V. Ferguson
Jerrill L. Etheridge
Trinity 1
Etheridge
Ruth Ellen Terry
Martha Sheats
Lost Centerville Mapped Footprints in Early Records
Decatur Daily outlines how Centerville, among Morgan County’s oldest towns, vanished from early maps but appears on a Tennessee map and in Cotaco court records. John Knox explains steps to locate the site with reasonable certainty, tying it to land grants and a pioneer family’s traditions.
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Centerville
Morgan County
Tennessee
Cotaco
Decatur
John Knox
Kaunda may seek Soviet help over Rhodesia stance
Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda said he could ask the United States or the Soviet Union for military aid if Britain refuses to send ground troops to Rhodesia. He spoke as UK planes arrived for Kariba Dam protection, while 36 African states urged Britian to act by December 15. Negotiations linger over shared command for any operation.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Britain
Rhodesia
Kaunda
United Kingdom
United States
Royal Air Force
Kariba
Zambezi River
Addis’ Ababa
Ethiopia
Harold Wilson
Kariba Dam
London
Viet War Expected To Grow Larger and More Dangerous
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports that with peace efforts failing the Viet Nam war is likely to expand. U.S. plans include large scale air strikes on the Ho Chi Minh trail in South Vietnam and a heavy troop buildup to blunt Viet Cong forces. Officials anticipate North Viet Nam boosting infiltration from 1,500 to 4,500 per month ahead of talks between President Kennedy and Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary Rusk.
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Washington
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Kaa
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
McNamara
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South
Officials warn Laos jungle routes risk broader conflict
Officials say most travelers must pass through jungle covered roads in southern Laos, a network called the Ho Chi Minh trail. Bombing this route could draw Laos into the reconflict, a stance the United States has long treated as a battle involving North Vietnam. Also referenced are Security Mutual Finance Corp and quick business loan ads noting addresses and contact numbers.
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Laos
Ho Chi Minhtra
United States
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Birmingham
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Edwin Q White
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Santa
Jim Garner
Yale
Lee
Wes
Nctiipax
Walter Brittenham
Decatur Association
E. W. Dickey Jr
Alabama Savings and Loan League
Morgan
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Red Force
John Mhightower
North
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