Ho Trail Not Easy Says Red Soldier Describes Ho Chi Minh trek
A 21 year old North Vietnamese soldier recounts the 115 man unit that marched the Ho Chi Minh trail for about 90 days toward South Vietnam. He details malaria, scarce weapons, and a shared AK 47 as they faced peril, desertion pressures, and morale issues.
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Gloria Emerson
New York Times
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Vu Duc Tien
North Vietnam
Tien
Laos
Gunthorp resigns as Decatur mayor prompting Rutledge Thomas rise
Charles Gunthorth stunned Decatur officials by resigning as mayor effective Jan. 5. Council President Rutledge Thomas will assume the office. Gunthorth cited personal reasons and left town after a ribbon cutting and funeral. The council reacts with shock and support for his tenure.
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Charles Gunthorp
Decatur
Rutledge Thomas
South
Alabama
Town Creek Skeleton Identified
Town Creek, AL The skeletal remains of Willie Nat King a 45 year old man missing since early June were found by a hunter in Town Creek's drainage creek. Coroner Harvey Elliott noted no visible foul play but occurrences surrounding the disappearance suggest possible foul play. Identification was made by relatives via a watch and shoes.
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Town Creek
Here
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Willie
Nat) King
Elliott
King
Grant Okayed To Hire DA Assistant In Alabama
The Morgan Limestone district attorney’s office gains a second fulltime assistant attorney after ALEPA funded a 9400 grant. Dist Atty Dan Nelson says the first year salary totals 9000 with 400 for equipment. He hopes for renewal or another funding source. The new attorney will likely be a new law graduate.
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Bob Lowry
Morgan-Limestone
Nelson
Army denies Snoop charges against Stevenson Mikva and Kerner
The Army said a preliminary probe found no truth to claims that military intelligence spied on Illinois figures Senator Adlai Stevenson III former Governor Otto Kerner and Representative Abner Mikva. Secretary Resor called the allegations unfounded and said further inquiry continues.
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Washington
U.S
Sen. Stevenson
Rep
Mikva
Kerner
Stanley R. Resor
Resor
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Army
Adlai Stevenson III
Otto Kerner
Abner Mikva
Reser
Ervin
Illinois
Markets edge higher amid moderate New York trading
AP reports slight advances in stocks in moderate New York volume. Commodity quotes show cotton and wheat higher, corn higher on late demand, oats mixed, soybeans up with strong demand. Slaughter steers down 25 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Dallas Cowboy Lance Rentzel Indicted for Indecent Exposure
A Dallas County grand jury indicted NFL player Lance Rentzel of the Dallas Cowboys on a charge of indecent exposure to a juvenile. In Saigon, Viet Cong gunners fired two 122mm rockets into central Saigon as weekend Communist anniversary events began.
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Dallas (Ap
Dallas County Grand Jury
Lance Rentzel
Dallas Cowboys Today
Saigon
Albert P Brewer High School Named for Governor Brewer
The Morgan County Board of Education will name the new 2 million dollar vocational high school at Florette Albert P Brewer High School in honor of Gov. Albert P Brewer for his contributions to the county school system. The campus will serve top grades from Eva Cotaco Priceville Union Hill and Ryan high schools through grade nine with bids for the facility set January 12. The board also approved a four room addition design for Falkville High School and allowed Morgan County Falkville and West Morgan bands to march in the inaugural parade.
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Florette
Albert P. Brewer
Morgan County
George Nancarrow
Nancarrow
Morgan County Board of Education
Gov. Brewer
Eva
Cotaco
Priceville
Union Hill
Ryan
Falkville High School
Aycock and Neville
Decatur
Falkville
West Morgan High Schools
Albert
Pearce DeMoss King low bid on North Alabama tallest high rise
Pearce DeMoss and King of Decatur submitted the apparent low bid of 1 771 000 to erect North Alabama's 12 story Riverside Apartments on Wilson Street NE. The Decatur Housing Authority opened bids with DHA Executive Director Charles Parker absent and the project will offer 101 apartments and offices on the 12th floor next to Riverside School.
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Pearce
DeMoss
King of
Decatur
North Alabama
Wilson St
Bryson Construction Co
Bob Neill
Decatur Housing Authority
Summer Manor
King
DHA
Charles Parker
Riverside Apartments
Riverside School
The
Housing Authority
Daniel Construction
Birmingham
Dunn Construction
Gresham Williams and Johnson
Roberts Brothers-Anderson Construction
Gadsden
Gadsden Firm
Ellis Architects
Polish Tanks Deployed Amidwaning Riots in Poland
Riots in Szczecin continued with arson as mobs burned the Communist party headquarters. Tanks were deployed in Gdansk with tanks spaced along the main street, while Warsaw radio reported life in Gdansk was fully normal.
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Warsaw
Szczecin
Gdansk
Poland
Communist Party
Coroner and Sheriff Transport Remains Found in Creek
Lawrence County coroner Harvey Elliott and sheriff Harlan Rutherford carry skeletal remains of Willie King from Town Creek to a car after discovery in a creek on Thursday afternoon. The case involves Town Creek residents and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
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Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Harlan
Pete
Rutherford Road
Willie King
Town Creek
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