Army to release 20,000 guardsmen and reservists early
The Army will demobilize about 20,000 National Guardsmen and reservists within five months and replace them with increased draft calls. About half will return to civilian life by Oct. 31 next year and the rest by Dec. 15, 1969. Draft calls will rise roughly 3,000 per month to maintain active force readiness.
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Army
Vietnam
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
N.J
United States
Air Force
Navy
Korea
U.S
Pueblo
South Vietnam
South Korea
Thousands Expected For Parade In Decatur Tonight
Decatur residents will fill downtown streets for the annual Christmas parade at 6 PM with about 60 units including bands floats and civic groups. Santa will appear and a tree lighting ceremony follows at 7 30 PM near the Girl Scout House.
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Decatur
Bank St
Second Ave
Santa Claus
U. S. 31 South
Decatur High School
Austin High School
R. A. Reinhardt
Major reshuffling announced by NASA
Dr. Wernher Von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, announced several major organizational changes to employees. Dr. W R Lucas, director of the Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory, will become director for a newly outlined role.
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Huntsville
Wernher von Braun
Nasa-Marshall Space Flight Center
W.R. Lucas
Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Laboratory
Marshall Center
Ernst Stuhlinger
Space Sciences Laboratory
Stuhlinger
Demolished Belk Hudson Ends Downtown Era in Decatur
Belk Hudson department store on 2nd Ave between Johnston and Grant in Decatur is to be demolished later this month after a damaging fire earlier this year. The lot will sit vacant while owners decide the property’s fate.
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Belk-Hudson
Decatur
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
Grant St
Billy Smith
Nighttime Pacific splashdown ends historic Apollo flight
Apollo 8 expected to land in darkness southwest of Hawaii after completing lunar orbits. Mission director says darkness landing poses no extra risk and may aid recovery with flashing lights. Launch from Cape Kennedy scheduled for December 21 with return target near 10:54 a.m. EST December 27.
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Pacific
Harold M. Schmeck Jr
N. Y
U. S
William Schneider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defense Department
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Moon
State Supreme Court Asked to Block Mobile Showings
The Alabama Supreme Court was urged to halt a lower court injunction that barred Mobile officials from interfering with a public screening of the movie The Fox. The dispute centers on local authority over content and public viewing.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Supreme Court
Mobile City
The
Fox
Markets at a Glance Steady to Higher Across Commodities
Markets in New York show stocks higher in moderate trading. Chicago dairy and grain futures rise with wheat and corn up, soybeans strong on late buying. Hog prices steady to 25 higher with 4,000 receipts. slaughter steers up 25 to 50 with 3,000 receipts and top at 31.00.
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New York
Table Shape Delaying Expanded Peace Talks
Paris report says the United States and North Vietnam reached agreement on at least six procedural points but a table shape dispute delays expanded peace talks. North Vietnam wants a square table to emphasize the Viet Cong’s independence, while the allies push for a rectangular setup.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U S
Xuan
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shell 37 bases and towns
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners fired 300 to 400 mortar and rocket rounds at 37 allied bases and South Vietnamese towns. Twenty seven South Vietnamese were killed and 104 wounded in the shellings and three terrorist attacks. A hamlet near An Loc saw 11 dead and 22 wounded as troops moved in to aid the defenders.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
An Loc
U.S
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