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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
1
The National Communicable Disease Center provides guidance on recognizing influenza symptoms and differences between A and B types, including Hong Kong flu. Advice covers prevention, vaccination for high risk groups, treatment basics, possible complications, and expected illness rates.
A U S source said North Korea will release the 82 Pueblo crew members soon and possibly by Christmas. Relatives were advised to standby for word on their return as Panmunjom talks continued, the longest session since capture on January 23 off North Korea.
The Apollo 8 countdown at Cape Kennedy paused after a faulty valve in the liquid hydrogen fueling system delayed fueling by about four hours. NASA stressed the hold and other countdown elements remained on schedule with time to recover before the Saturday launch onto a 20 hour lunar orbit.
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board is expected to approve in January an application by First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur to build a branch at U S 31 and Beltline Rd. Objections must be filed by Jan 3. Architect Walter Hall’s firm Hall and Colvard Architects and Engineers will design it. It would be the first Decatur branch. the firm already has a branch in Athens.
Police report a man 40 year old Charles Bray fatally shot six children and set their Napa home ablaze before killing himself. The wife Sylvia 37 filed for divorce and survived with one son absent from the scene. Names of victims Allen 16 Debbie 15 Shirley 14 Randy 12 Stanley 8 Charlene 6 and George 18 who left to deliver papers earlier were identified.
Milwaukee police report a gunman robbed Kenneth and Carolyn Northrop of $51 on a South Side street while their blind son James cried. The assailant threatened to kill the boy if the family did not stay quiet.
THE DAILY launches a week long contest inviting readers to pick the 10 top stories of 1968 with editors across the country. Readers can win a free one year subscription and must check A 3 for details and rules.
Alabama Deputy Attorney General John Bookout told the Decatur Civilian Club that law enforcement must be backed by the president judges and citizens to control riots. He warned summers will grow longer hotter and more violent and urged a firm federal response. He praised Nixon and noted his prior work for George Wallace while voicing hope Wallace runs again in 1972.
Police interrupted a ransom plot when they spotted two men leaving Biscayne Bay with a suitcase believed to hold about 500000 dollars. The men fled after dropping the money as officers gave chase, not realizing the cash was placed by the kidnapped student’s father.
Norman Thomas, six time Socialist presidential candidate and lifelong conscience advocate, died at age 84 in Huntington. In Birmingham, J T Harris 46, vice president and manager of the Birmingham Federal Reserve branch bank, was found dead in his apartment with bank officials citing apparent natural causes.
Ruby Ralph Weinman reports a break in at Diamond Jewelry Co on Johnston Street with several rings and watches possibly taken. Decatur police found a small hole in a front window 7 a.m. today. alarm tape remained unbroken and no alert sounded.
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