Song My killings report cites higher toll than government said
A South Vietnamese House fact finding committee concluded American troops killed a large number of civilians and others in Songmy on March 16, 1968. The panel plans to say the victims exceeded the government tally of 125 Viet Cong and 20 civilians, with publication due in a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kamm
New York Times
Saigon
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese
House of Representatives
Songmy
Tucung
Coluy
South China Sea
House
United States
Quangngai
High Government Corruption Eyed In Federal Investigations
Federal grand juries in New York Baltimore and Washington probe top officials after an indictment of former Senator Daniel Brewster for taking 24500 in bribes from Spiegel Inc. The inquiry expands from the Voloshen case to other legislators including Senator Russell Long and House members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barton
Associated Press
Washington
U. S
Justice Department
Asst
Will R. Wilson
New York City
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Daniel B. Brewster
Senate
Brewster
Spiegel Inc
Chicago
Department
Nathan P. Voloshen
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
James H. Morrison
D-La
State National Heads Set Meet to Expand Board
City editors report State National Bank of Alabama leaders will gather in Decatur Tuesday to increase the board from 13 to 25. The executive committee will submit 12 nominees with names not officially released. Expected new directors include Rex Rankin Jimmy Woodroof and Red Leech from multiple North Alabama cities.
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State National Bank of Alabama
Decatur
Decatur Daily
C. W. Nelson
Nelson
Central
Trust —Co
Birmingham
State National
Decatur Insurance
Rex Rankin
Athens
Jimmy Woodroof
Red Leech
Gadsden
Bank
North Alabama
Slay Suspect Sought in Alder Springs Killings
Sheriff L P Dixon issued a general arrest order for L D King in the slayings of Russell Ray Baugh aged 23 and Mrs Gladys Tucker at her Alder Springs home. Diana Tucker 18 was wounded after King allegedly confronted Baugh over a stolen shotgun leading to a Friday night shooting.
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Guntersville
Ala
Alder Springs
L. P. Dixon
Marshal County
L. D. King
Dixon
King
Russell Ray Baugh
Gladys Tucker
Gladys Tucker, About 40. Wounded In the Friday Night Shooting At Mrs. Tucker
Diana
Baugh
Diana Tucker
Tucker
Diane
Draft eligibility under new lottery rules ends after 26th birthday year
A reader asks when draft status ends. A state selective service spokesman says eligibility ends at the end of the calendar year following the 26th birthday. In a separate line, a reader seeks a mirror refinishing place and is given a Birmingham company contact.
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State Selective Service
J.M
Somerville
Birmingham
Bandit Fits Description in Two Robberies
Police said the lone bandit in Friday night’s 6th Ave service station robbery, about $200, fits the description of a man tied to Thursday’s Huntsville beverage store theft of $100. The Huntsville vehicle was stolen from a nearby lot, and a notes-based Freeway Service Station robbery demanded $125 with a threat to kill.
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6Th Ave. SE
Huntsville Beverage
Huntsville
Highway 20
Voters Decide On 34 Proposed Alabama Constitution Amendments
Alabama voters face a Tuesday off year ballot with 34 proposed constitutional changes. Most are local amendments affecting single cities or counties. Key items include No 1 state school board, No 2 mail registration for service members, No 3 a 4 million dock bond, No 4 a 10 million bridge and utility relocation bond tied to the Coosa Alabama waterway.
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Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Lawrence County
Morgan County
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan Counties
Decatur
Hartselle
Madison
Mobile
Coosa-Alabama
Gov Brewer to Dedicate Cafetorium at Calhoun Junior College
Gov Albert Brewer will dedicate the $300000 cafetorium at John C Calhoun Junior College Technical School with a 2 p m address. The facility is named for F O Smith in recognition of two decades of service to the schools. A new National Guard Armory and reserve training HQ is planned on Beltline Highway on land partly used from a former elementary site. Groundbreaking may be delayed due to grading. Decatur Magnavox dealer Robinson Furniture ad.
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Albert Brewer
John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
Carlton Kelley
F. O. Smith
Smith
Junior College and Trade School
Citizens’ Committee
Amet
National Guard
Beltline Highway
Alabama National Guard
Brewer
Ft. Stephen Decatur
Gordon Bible School
Tax measure seeks five mill library funding in Morgan and Limestone
Tuesday levy would fund library construction and require another local approval. Morgan County League of Women Voters backs the plan for Wheeler Basin Regional Library serving Morgan and Limestone Counties. A separate item notes turning over South Alabama state lands revenue in Mobile County and a special 1 percent tax on tire and casualty insurance premiums.
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Morgan County League of Women Voters
Wheeler Basin
Morgan
Limestone
University of South Alabama
Mobile County
Vuters
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Lena Jeanette Hembree
Danville
Kathy Prater
Jeanette
Ann Sawyer
Hillsboro
Rainslick
Lonnie McDaniel
Tran Ngoc Tan
Susette Dunlap
Santa
Pretty Calhoun
Scottsboro
Junior College
B. B. Dunlap
Elizabeth Ave
Ale
Gov. Brewer
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
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