Grenier resigns RNC post to lead Alabama GOP
John Grenier, who rose to executive director of the Republican National Committee, resigns to return to a Birmingham law office. He cites need to reinforce Alabama GOP gains and bolster candidates in 1966, while praising Dean Burch and warning of Goldwater fallout shaping state politics.
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John Grenier
Republican National Committee
Birmingham
Grenier
Goldwater
Alabama
John Sparkman
GOP
Dean Burch
Burch
Versas
Wallace
Senator Hill
Law Violations Fear Claimed In Testimony
Selma a state investigator testified that racial tension last July brought fear of law and order breakdown. The defense witness in a civil rights suit said he saw a free reporter and a white photographer at a church grounds where a meeting led to violence.
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Selma
Rufus Head
State Public Safety Department
Justice Department
Dallas
James A. Hare
Cir Lcuit
Blanchard McLeod
Jim Clark
Bernard Reyn
Head
Jerry Demuth
Atlanta
David Prince
Atta
Oibers
Dallas Ty
George Stoves
Protion National States Rights Party
L. C
Lion Oil chain theft reported by George Wright
George Wright told police he reported a Wednesday night chain theft valued at 47 dollars from his Lion Oil outlet. The note appears in a diary on page 2.
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George Wright
New Soviet Leaders Hit Economic Dissent in Kremlin
A deputy told the Supreme Soviet that the new Kremlin regime repeats Khrushchev era economic mistakes. Premier Kosgin claimed progress and that problems are being overcome despite deputies noting shortcomings in the system.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosgin
Army Reserve Protests Rise
Washington AP reports Defense Department advances Saturday announcement on drastic streaming of Army Reserve and National Guard. Secretary McNamara set a morning news conference amid ROA calls for full investigation and public hearings before any plan is acted on.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army Reserve and
National Guard
Robert S. McNamara
Reserve Officers Association
Johnson
ROA
Legaway Electrolux Now Gift of a Lifetime Ad
An advertisement promoting a sales offer titled Legaway Electrolux Now. The notice references Leve and Glenn Butler with a contact number 353-9579 and Box 15. The ad emphasizes securing a lifetime gift opportunity.
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Glenn Butler
Spring Hill Chapel and its forgotten burial ground
In a Sunday Daily feature John Knox visits Spring Hill near Decatur in North Alabama. The piece uncovers early church links south of Tennessee, notes the prewar record loss, and highlights the county’s pioneer burials preserved in the old cemetery.
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Spring Hill
Decatur
Tennessee
Alabama
John Knox
U N Headquarters Hit by Bazooka Rocket in Queens
A bazooka fired from Queens exploded harmlessly in the East River near United Nations headquarters during chaotic Cuban refugee protests. Police overpowered a would-be female assassin while others removed a Soviet flag desecration outside the building as Ernesto Guevara spoke inside.
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Arthur Everett
NEW York
United Nations
East River
Queens
Tass
Wild Man Wipes Out His Family in Auburn
Police report a 40 year old man named John Offenburg killed his four children and wife and wounded himself critically in a berserk attack at his Auburn home. The attacker reportedly asked for an autopsy on his own body as officers arrived and then shot himself. The crime occurred Friday evening and officials note a prior mental condition.
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Auburn
N.Y
John Offenburg
Offenburg
Excise Tax Cut Eyed for 1965 in Senate Talks
Senator Henor Jones and Senator Sparkman foresee a $2 billion excise tax cut next fiscal year as labor legislation sits in a new 89th Congress. They doubt swift action on consumer credit control or broad labor measures, noting past farm bill efforts and ongoing work on an adequate bill. The Decatur Chamber panel discussed operating budget goals through 1966 and beyond.
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Henor Jones
Congress
Jones Sparkman
Sen
Sparkman
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Montgomery Advertiser
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Army Reserve
Jackie
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jim Taylor
Fang
U.N
Carl Daniel
Tshombe
Laura Gonzalez de Castillo
Rome
Moise Tshombe
Winford
Turner County
Decatur Chamber of Com
Legislative Action Committee
Sitienne Furniture Co
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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