Bong Son area fierce clashes as Viet Cong resist U S sweep
American troops of the 1st Air Cavalry contact heavy resistance near Bong Son as South Vietnamese forces push north along the coast. About 60 graves are found after the battle while monsoon rains limit air action. Senator Percy visits Dak Son near the Cambodian border amid the fighting and recounts a close helicopter raid with Montagnard villagers.
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U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Divison
Saigon
40Th Regiment
Truong Lam
Bong Song
Othane
Cambodia
Laos
I Cucsanere
Orth
Dak Son
Percy
Song Be
Cotton and commodity prices listed for Decatur markets
Markets report shows cotton Decatur loan middling inch 21.26 dollars per unit. Cottonseed 40 dollars per ton. Milk Grade A six dollars fifty five cents per hundred. Wood prices 65 45 and 35. Pulpwood thirteen dollars fifty cents per cord. No 2 yellow and white shelled corn at 1.20 each.
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Decatur
Poultry Slaughterheads Fall Slightly as Demand Slows
P bott Birmingham AP reports broilers and fryers demand leveling off as inquiries fill. West Coast orders remain unfilled due to trucking facility shortages. Plants indicate live supplies down to desired levels in quantity and size with a generally steady undertone and light pre Christmas activity. estimated slaughter today 1,175,000 head vs 1,212,000 last Tuesday.
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Pault Birmingham
Prices From Birmingham Farmers Market Tuesday Morning
Prices on the Farmers Market in Birmingham show fieldrun sweet potatoes mostly 3.25 to 3.50 per bushel with culls graded out. Jumbos sold around 1.25 per bushel. Collards ranged 1.25 to 1.50 per dozen bunches. Turnip greens sold 1.50 per dot bunches.
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Birmingham
New York Stocks Move With Mixed Gains and Losses
Broad list of corporate tickers shows varied movement in morning trading led by gains in American Paper Bethlehem Steel and Coca Cola while Delta Air and Eastman Kodak post declines. Investors monitor energy and tech names as market breadth remains uneven across sectors.
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NEW York
Allis Chai
Int
Paper Am Air L
Rectif Am Baker
Kaiser Am
Can
Ligg & My Am Met Cl
Lockh Air Am Met
Lorillard Am Sugar
Martin Co Am
T&t
Masonite
Béeat Fois
Mobil Oil
Bell & How
CBS
Con
Rexall Com
Reyn Met
Rey Tob
Delta Air LL
R.C Cola
Cow Chem
St. Regis Pap
Jau Pont
Scott Paper Co
Ind
Seab AL RR
East Air L
East
Sears Roeb
Eltra Co
Sinclair
Sou Co
Lima Po & L
Sperry Rd
Frueh_ Co
Fugu Ind
Swift
Gen Mills
Texaco
Gen Tel & el
UN Carbide
Genesco
Ga Pacific
Unit
Aire
Goodrich
Fruit
Unit Gas Co
Gt A&p
US Plywood
Grace Co
US Steel
Greyhound
West UN Tel
Westy Elec
Here Inc
Winn Dixie
Woolworth
Honeywell Indian Head
Xerox
Market drifts lower as pound devaluation weighs on stocks
New York stocks slipped in active trading after a mixed early pattern. The Dow Jones 30 dropped to 879.05 as declines in steels aircrafts and drugs outweighed gains in rubbers and airlines. Major issues moved fractions with some up about two points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow. Jones
AJ Industries
Occidental Petroleum
McDonnell-Douglas
Rohr
American Stock Exchange
Pioneer 8 to study solar wind and flares for manned flight
The craft will orbit between Earth and Mars to radio data on solar wind cosmic rays and magnetic fields. Pioneer 6 and 7 provide positions while Pioneer 8 helps develop a solar flare warning system to plan safer manned space missions.
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Earth
Mars
Pioneer 6
Pioneer 7
Pioneer 8
Carmichael's Trip Sparks Calls for Punishment Across Parties
Lawmakers from both parties condemn Robert Carmichael for unauthorized travel to nations with travel restrictions. They urge penalties under passport laws and other statutes while noting a 1960s Supreme Court ruling limits State Department powers. Carmichael’s overseas tour included Vietnam Cuba and points in Europe and Africa drawing international criticism.
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Lstte
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Carto
Carmichael
Vietnam
Cuba
United States
CeHer
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
Supreme Court
State Department
Katzenbach
Hanoi
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Congress
Kennedy Airport
Charles Kenyatta
Harlem
Mau Mau
YMCA
H. Rap Brown
England
Fidel Castro
Home Office
North Vietnam
Algeria
Guinea
France
Sweden
Education drive urges tax support for better schools
A speaker argues that sacrifice and consolidation of school districts could fund better instruction. He criticizes counties for inaction and notes the area has about ten years to reach top education levels to become a technological center. The remarks were introduced by a local figure.
Funeral services for Mor gan County traffic victim planned
Three ee ee will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Rev C P Davis and Rev Wil burn Smallwood officiating. Burial follows at the adjoining cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Robert Engle three brothers Michael Marty and Scotty Engle all of EMRneENO grandparents Mrs Grace Atkins and Miss Mannie King both of Decatur Raymond Gerstman Oscar Gerstman Horace Narmore James Engle Bob Brunton and Winford Kent will be pallbearers. The traffic fatality was Mor gan County s 15th this year with 17 at the same time last year and 50th for the four county area. There were three other wrecks in the area Monday with one person injured in a Limestone County Rd 24 crash near Athens. Involved were a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Robert W Long Tanner and a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Leslie Beddingfield Beddingfield was injured.
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Ee Ee
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
C. P. Davis
Wilburn Smallwood
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Robert Engle
Michael Engle
Marty Engle
Scotty Engle
Emrneeno
Grace Atkins
Mannie King
Decatur Raymond —Gerstman
Oscar Gerstman
Horace Narmore
James Engle
Bob Brunton
Winford Kent
Morgan County
Morgan, Lawrence, Cullman
L Limestone
Athens
Limestone County
Robert W. Long. Tanner
Leslie Beddingfield
Beddingfield
Ft Rucker Man Dies In Wreck
Patrick M Ward age 21 of Ft Rucker died from injuries Sunday after his car struck a fixed object off Alabama 134 in Dale County. The accident occurred near Montgomery filed in AP dateline with details about the incident and location.
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Montgomery, Ala
Patrick—M—Ward
Ft Rucker
Dale County
Yale Program Planned At Planetarium
The Night Skies of the First Christmas will be shown Saturday at Huntsville planetarium. The free program, hosted by Rocket City Astronomical Association, runs at 2 3 4 7 8 and 9 p.m. Ronald D Ferdie and Sira John D Eggert lead, with a view of Bethlehem Star and winter skies. The Conrad D Swanson Observatory nearby will also be open in Monte Sano State Park.
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Huntsville
Starium
Rocket City Astronomical Association
Ronald D. Ferdie
Sira John D. Eggert
University of Alabama
Christ
Bethlehem
Conrad D. Swanson
Monte ‘Sano State Park
Household Appliance Ownership Totals Reach New Highs
The nation reported 58.6 million refrigerators 51.9 million washing machines 26.2 million electric ranges and 17.6 million room air conditioners in use last year reflecting strong appliance demand and steady household growth.
Delinquency Defined In Draft Registry Debate
Justice Department and officials debate the meaning of delinquency in the Selective Service act. A joint statement seeks to balance individual duty with broader protections while preserving system integrity.
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Justice Department
Hershey
Senate Bill Extends Title I Aid and Civil Rights Safeguards
The Senate plans a three year extension of Title I authorizations and the impacted areas grants for districts with enrollment growth due to federal families. Gardner pledges advance notices on compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and a March 1 warning if districts are not in compliance, with hearings possible by Sept. 1. Some lawmakers seek to block aid cutoffs during a year, while others press for House language. National college enrollment exceeds 20 million with over tenfold growth since 1900.
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Gardner
Morse
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Browns Ferry power plant workers aid needy families
The 1,000 workers at the Browns Ferry project donate toys and money to help Limestone County families have a happier Christmas. John Oliver, an electrician's steward, seeks at least 100 named needy families and says about 99 percent of workers will contribute. Donations began Monday with over $100 already given. F. L. Weiss, project foreman, is credited for suggesting the drive.
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Browns Ferry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Limestone County
John Oliver
Limestone County Department of Pensions and Security
Oliver
F. L. Weiss
Trials resume in shooting case as jury seated
Testimony began in the first degree murder case of Charles Goodwin after a jury of 11 men and one woman was selected. Goodwin faces charges for the September shooting of Jimmy Dayton Montgomery on the courthouse square with Barnes awaiting trial. bonds set at 10 000 and 20 000 respectively.
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Reneau Almon
Decatur
Charles Goodwin
Jimmy Dayton Montgomery
Barnes
Almon
Goodwin
Clark
Lawrence County
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Bong Son
Wall Street
G. E. Washer
Ospeed
G. E. Dryer
Wykers
Stokely
HEA
Michael A. Petit, M.D
Madison Countty
Ae Cantain
Rotary Club
Holmes Turner
McLain
Alabama
McLaine
Ner
Rucker
East Africa
Lake
Victoria
Little Jay
6Th Ave. S
A.K.C
Spionship
Yale
Senate
Howard Johnson Decatur Nursery & Florist
OM Moulton Rd
LTD
Ford
Torino
Mustang
Sixth Avenue
S.E. Decatur
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