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Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

05 Dec 1968

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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1968

Page

5

Confederate Army Surrounds Decatur Near Victory Bid

Confederate forces under Hood massed near Decatur on October 26 1864 driving toward the Union held river town as Doolittle's 10th Indiana cavalry and allied units delayed and harrassed the assault. Hood halted the attack and Union reinforcements arrived, turning the day into a stalemate with the Confederates entrenched nearby.

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Bob Dunnavant Somerville Flint Creek Decatur Tennessee River Tennessee Middle Tennessee Walthal William O. Sowell Athens 35Th Alabama Infantry Flint River Charles Doolittle 10Th Indiana Cavalry Reveille Doolittle Courtland Indiana Prosser First Tennessee Light Artillery John Bell Hood Stewart Danville Road Union Street Old Decatur
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Kissinger Named Nixon National Security Aide

President elect Nixon selects Henry A. Kissinger of Harvard as White House assistant for national security affairs. The choice signals a serious approach to security priorities and a shift toward a balanced deterrent strategy with careful use of military power.

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New York Times News Service New York Nixon Henry A. Kissinger Harvard White House Kissinger McGeorge Burndy Cambridge Council On Foreign Relations Kennedy Johnson Berlin Nelson Rockefeller Czechoslovakia Jerome Wiesner Thomas C. Schelling Wiesner United States Winston Churchill Abram Chaves Carl Keysen Arthur Schlesinger Jr Dean Acheson Helmstadt Acheson Rockefeller Vietnam National Security — Council Eisenhower
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Prayer for Guidance and Fellowship in Faith

A religious reflection asking for insight to do right and strength to forgive failures. It seeks blessible fellowship, cleansing, and closeness with Christ through prayer. Names include Ames, John M. Drescher, Scottsdale Pa., Billi, Gospel Herald, Mennonite Church.

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God Ames John M. Drescher Scottsdale Pa Billi Gospel Herald Mennonite Church
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Lowell Thomas G Williamson 35Th Alabama Col. Gibbs Gibbs Sgt. Sowell Tennessee (Union) Cavalry W. F. Prosser North Bank The Michigan S. D. Lee Morgan County Hood Sycamore St Decath Head Anand Danville Redoubt Decatur and Fortifications Z. B. Tower U.S. Army Washington James Reston Secretary of State State Department Bundy Schlesinger
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