Guy Snavely Named Interim Proxy At AC
Athens appoints Guy Snavely as interim president of Athens College until a permanent choice is made. R. Carl Martin, board chairman, said the former Birmingham Southern College president was named temporary president at a Birmingham board meeting on Monday.
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Guy Snavely
Winford Turner
Athens
Birmingham Southern College
Athens College
R. Carl Martin
Board of Directors
Birmingham
Guy
Indecent exposure reported at Decatur General Hospital
A teenage boy exposed himself to a woman at Decatur General Hospital Monday afternoon before departing the grounds by car police said. Also a Christmas party is planned Wednesday at Storrs Day Care Center per director Mrs. C M Matthews, an annual event for children and parents. See DIARY On Page 2.
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Decatur General Hospital
Storrs Day Care Center
C. M. Matthews
Psychological Peace Feelers at U.S. Peace Campaign
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that recent Vietnamese Communist propaganda frames peace feelers as a psychological campaign to erode U.S. and world support for policy, aiming to boost political warfare in South Vietnam. Liberation Radio portrays protests worldwide, especially in the United States, as unprecedented and violent, leaving the Johnson administration humiliated and fearful.
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William L. Ryan
U.S
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
United States
America
Johnson
Air war nears Haiphong as planes hit power station
US planes pressed air offensive toward Haiphong with bombs and rockets 12 miles from the port and hitting the Uong Bi power station. Communists fired missiles at US air power but missed. 52 sorties dropped 115 tons of bombs. three fighters were shot down, one rescued. In the South a C130 crashed near Tuy Hoa. Viet Cong fire hindered rescue helicopters. two American construction workers and a Vietnamese driver were rescued from kidnapers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Uong Bi
Hanoi
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
Winter Arrives In Central Time Zone With Mild Cold
Ole Man Winter will reach Decatur and North Alabama with mild terms this year. The coldest season enters the Central Time Zone at 7 41 p m today but Decatur will not face bone chilling temperatures. Expect 30 degrees by early Wednesday morning and highs near 55 today with mid 60s possible Thursday.
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Ole Man
Decatur
North Alabama
U.S. Weather Bureau
Huntsville Weather Bureau
Viet Cong Aims at Cities to Pressure U S Peace Talks
Hints from North Viet Nam suggest little real intent to negotiate terms acceptable to the United States. Communists may mount strong political attacks to undermine U S presence and sway public opinion that the anti-Communist effort lacks South Vietnamese support. In Saigon, officials warn a political loss could accompany a difficult military balance. Liberation Radio signals intensified propaganda and coordination with military actions.
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North
Viet Nam
United States
Johnson
South
U.S
America
Saigon
Liberation Radio
Propa
Decatur High School Choir Tops Season With Christmas Song
John Knox profiles a standout high school choir in Decatur Daily. The piece highlights the school behind the ensemble and provides a concise history of how the modern school evolved from its historical roots.
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Decatur Daily
John Knox
Military Purge Dims In D R
AP dispatch from Santo Domingo reports the threat of a general strike to oust Dominican military leaders easing as workers return to jobs. Labor leaders urged restraint while President Hector Garcia Godoy probes Sunday's battle of Santiago between army and rebels and a special commission investigates. Banks and many private firms reopened after closures.
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Robert Berrellez
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Santiago
Garcia-Godoy
Markets At A Glance
New York AP market brief notes stocks higher on active trading while bonds dip and commodities show mixed moves. Chicago wheat weak on new crop months, corn and oats firm, soybeans mostly strong. Hog prices down, slaughter steers steady to higher with top at 27.75.
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Chicago
Alabama teen arrested in Tex. bank break-in case
Sheila Jean Farmer, 18, of Scottsboro Alabama, was arrested on federal charges over a bank break-in in Ore City Texas last month. The report notes unrelated items from AP about Viet Nam cross border authority, a Monroe County liquor referendum petition, and a $4.9 million order for 300 freight cars for Seaboard Air Lines.
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Birmingham
Sheila Jean Farmer
Scottsboro
Ala
Tex
Washington
State Department
U.S
Viet Nam
Monroeville
Monroe County
Bessemer, Ala
Bessemer Division
Pullman-Standard Inc
Seaboard Air Lines Railroad
Army Construction Bears Slash Burden
The Army takes the largest cut in a $620 million freeze on some 500 military construction projects. Pentagon figures show Army construction reductions totaling 206.323 million, followed by the Air Force with 132.101 million. Navy's share cited.
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Fred C. Hoffman
Washington
Army
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
Fifth Lane On 6th Ave Enforced For Left Turns
A new center lane on 6th Ave SE from the Ce-Mar Restaurant median to 11th St enforces a left turn only rule. Police Chief Pack Self said enforcement is active in the added lane serving north and southbound traffic. Drivers from both directions should enter the lane as they prepare to turn left. Traffic in outside lanes for left turns is prohibited.
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6Th Ave
Pack Self
Ce-Mar
11Th St
Self
Mak
Christmas Ad Offers Electrolux Vacuum Deal
An advertisement invites customers to receive an Electrolux vacuum as a holiday gift and offers a scheduling option with Glenn Butler at 353-9579 for appointments.
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Glenn Butler
Titan 3 Launch Carries Four Satellites For High Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a Titan 3 rocket carried four satellites into space for a 21 000 mile high orbit. Two satellites carry experimental communications gear one measures deadly solar radiation and another will be used by amateur radio operators worldwide. The 12 story tall Titan 3 the United States most powerful rocket blasted off at 9 am EST on its third test flight with two solid fuel motors adding to a 500 foot flame tail as it began a complex unmanned space mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Security Mutual Finance Corp Listing Ad
Local financing firm at 714 Bank St offers loans financing and insurance services under Security Mutual Finance Corp. Reach at 353-0742 for details on loan options and policy coverage.
Morgan County Prep Team Highlight Named
The Decatur Daily announces its first annual All Morgan County Prep Team in the sports section. Page A-10 lists the best 11 high school football players from the Decatur Morgan County area.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Decatur Daily
No A Arms: West Germany seeks say in use, not weapons
West Germany announced it seeks no nuclear weapons and wants a greater say in potential European use. After talks with President Johnson, Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and the West German spokesman Karl Guenther von Hase said Germany would not pursue arms but aims for influence in decisions affecting Europe.
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Washington
West Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Karl- Guenther von Hase
Germany
Automobile Financing Ad Copy Quickies
An advertising notice titled QUICKIES by Ken Reynolds lists a contact for automobile financing at non-714 Bank Street with phone number 353-0742. The item presents a brief classified style promo likely from a local newspaper page segment.
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