National Guard Bureau Says Selected Force Ready by June
Washington AP Maj Gen Winston P Wilson said the 150000-man selected force of Army National Guardsmen and Reservists will be ready for crisis duty by June 30 to back up regular Army. The force includes three Guard divisions and six independent brigades with 97 percent combat strength. See SELECTED on Page 2.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
National Guard Bureau
Army National
Winston P. Wilson
1343Rd Engineering
Athens
Hartselle
Scottsboro
Edward Swanner
National Guard
Wilson
The
Associated Press
Napalm Seeks to Block Guerrilla Escape Routes
U S Marines pressed Harvest Moon near Da Nang with air strikes and napalm to thwart Communist escape. B52s pounded river valley positions while Marines and Vietnamese troops moved by air and ground to trap Viet Cong along the Chang River. Casualties mounted with 27 Marine deaths listed. enemy toll claimed near 1,200 in the weeklong operation.
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U.S
Tai Ky
da Nang
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Sai
River Valley
Marine
Jonas Platt
Viet An
Chang River
Laos
Washington
Pentagon
Itching Astronauts On A Collision Course Sky Show
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell in Gemini 7 and the Echo 2 satellite appeared to converge over Carnarvon Australia. Residents watched in fear as observers feared a collision, prompting tracking by North American Air Defense Command.
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Ronald Thompson
AP Aerospace
Winter Space Canter
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Carnarvon
Australia
North American Air Defense Command
Decatur Diary and Local Fire Calls Report
Decatur Diary notes a PTA meeting at Somerville Road School on Wednesday at 3 15 p m for the annual Christmas program. The Decatur Fire Department logged calls including a false alarm on Lafayette Street and a residential water heater incident on Jackson Street SE with no loss and an unneeded gun report on Fourth Avenue SE. Bettie J Bovard of Decatur plans to graduate from Florida State University with a BA in arts and science on a Saturday. See Diary on page 2.
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Somerville Road School Pta
Decatur Fire Department
Lafayette St
Jackson St
Robert Tweedy
4Th Ave
Bettie J. Bovard
Decatur
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Fla
UN peace service urged by Goldberg
United Nations Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg proposed a comprehensive UN peace service designed to provide an adequate substitute for armed conflict worldwide. In Washington Pakistani President Ayub Khan pressed for U S support to settle Kashmir with India. In Chicago Eddie Stanky was named manager of the White Sox, replacing Al Lopez who resigned last November.
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United Nations
N.Y
U S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Washington
Mohammed Ayub Khan
U.S
Kashmir
India
Chicago
Eddie Stanky
Chicago White Sox
al Lopez
Search Started For NASA Man
About 30 New Mexico aircraft were in the air today while cloud cover grounded airplanes in Colorado in the search for a missing plane carrying the U S director of space medicine Dr W Randolph Lovelace II 57 his wife Mary 53 and pilot Milton Brown 27 of the Cutter Flying Service Albuquerque The twin engine plane was not missed until Monday largely because Lovelace s many interests frequently kept him out of town.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Colorado
U.S
Aspen
Colo
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Mary
Milton Brown
Cutter Flying Service
Lovelace
Rain Expected to Spread Across State by Wednesday
A Weather Bureau spokesman in Huntsville said rain would move into Decature late this afternoon or tonight and spread over most of the state by Wednesday. Colder air would follow late Wednesday night or early Thursday, dampening hopes for heavy rain.
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Decature
U.S Weather Bureau
Huntsville
Weather Bureau
Jaycees Christmas Tree Sale Aims Baskets For Needy
Jaycees annual Christmas tree sale on 6th Ave runs through December 21 or until stock runs out. Sale hours are 5 to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 9 pm Saturdays, and 1 pm to 7 pm Sundays. Trees include Northern Kentucky spruces and Scotch pines, and Decatur area cedars. Proceeds fund 65 to 70 baskets with staple goods and some toys for families chosen by the Salvation Army. Baskets last year totaled 68 for nearly $700 spent. Deliveries to occur December 21.
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Jaycees
6Th Ave
Mickey Morrison
Pet
Kentucky
Decatur
Morrison
Salvation Army
Teague predicts early approval of Viet Nam GI bill
Rep. Olin Teague, father of the Korean War GI Bill, forecast quick congressional action on a new bill extending education and home buying benefits to veterans with more than 180 days of active duty since 1955. The Senate has approved a similar measure, and Teague hopes Johnson administration support will grow as hearings resume.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Olin E. Teague
Viet Nam
Teague
Texas
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Waxahachie
Tex
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Money for home repairs adv by Security Mutual Finance
A compact notice promotes Security Mutual Finance Corporation offering quick funds for home repairs. It highlights accessible loans and asks readers to consider the firm for financing needs. The ad presents a straightforward sales pitch without extra details.
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Security Mutual Finance Corporation
State to rest case in Fennell murder trial today
The state is expected to finish presenting its evidence late today in the first degree murder trial of John Melvin Fennell accused of beating and killing a 60 year old night watchman. The defense has raised questions about the handling of the case as proceedings continue.
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John Melvin Fennell
Gateway Through Morgan County Forge of Early Settlement
In Wednesday's Decatur Daily John Knox details a pivotal gateway along the long channel linking the Moulton and Cotaco valleys. The route helped numerous pioneer families enter Morgan County and disseminate into thriving towns as the area boomed.
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Long Channel
Moulton
Cotaco
Decatur Daily
John Knox
Morgan County
County Ponders Highway Shop Plan Near I 65 Route
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control discussed the proposed County Highway Department center layout but took no definite action. The engineering department will survey land east of Hartselle near Interstate 65 to define the plot area of about 2 1 2 acres. A resolution honored former commissioner Melvin A. Hardin, who served 1948 to 1957 and died Monday. The board also advertised bids for a new two way mobile and base radio system. See COUNTY on Page 2.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
County Engineering Department
Hartselle
Melvin A. Hardin
District 3
Hardin
Christmas Scheduling Note for Electromake and Vacuum
A brief filing lists XMAS appointment for Electr Make. Butler-353-9579 is provided. Plux Vacuum is to be engaged with Glenn adv.
Markets At A Glance Slants Mixed Across Commodities And Livestock
Chicago markets show wheat and corn weak with general selling. Soybeans and oats mixed. Cotton irregular. January soybeans easier. Hog prices mostly up about 25 cents to 29 dollars. Slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower, top at 28.25.
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Chicago
Mutual Finance Corpora tion Mobile Home Financing Ad
A compact classified notice for Mutual Finance Corpora tion offering mobile home financing services at 714 Bank Street with contact phone 353 0742. Includes advertisement style ad text typical of a local newspaper listing.
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Mutual Finance Corporation
Rusk Advocates NATO Unity Over Vietnam War
Paris report says Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged greater Allied understanding and support for the American war effort in Vietnam. He warned that the fate of the North Atlantic Alliance could hinge on the distant battlefields in Vietnam.
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Dean Rusk
Icdey
Viet Nam
U. S
Maurice Couve de Murville
Quai d’ Orsay
Paris
U.S
Charles Bohlen
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Philadelphia
Karen
U.S.S. Independence
Norfolk
Defense Department
By Robert Moorefield
NASA
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Jeffrey
Dn Garner
Fennell
David Knight
DAILY
Ponders Highway Shop
Plux Vacuum
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Lan
Rusk
NATO
USS
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