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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1965

Page

15

Peace In Viet Nam Needed By Johnson

James Marlow assesses President Johnsons push for peace talks with North Viet Nam noting the political stakes in a 1966 election year. He cites attempts at direct contact with Ho Chi Minh and recent reports of a peace feeler, suggesting Washington may move toward negotiations before Christmas if possible.

Viet Nam Johnson James Marlow Associated Press Washington (Ap North Viet Nam Congress Ho Chi Minh North

Wilkins Sentenced In Firearms Violation

Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr a young Ku Klux Klansman was ordered to begin a one year prison term on a firearms violation after being found guilty of probation violations tied to his earlier conviction. He faced conspiracy charges in the Viola Liuzzo case and additional trips cited in Montgomery North Carolina and Atlanta. Wilkins and two other Klansmen were previously convicted of conspiring to violate civil rights in the Selma area and received ten year sentences.

Birmingham Ala Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr Viola Liuzzo Wilkins U.S. District Court U.S. Dist Clarence W. Allgood Allgood Montgomery Atlanta North Carolina Eugene Thomas William O. Eaton Selma

Henry Miller Books Ban Ends in Alabama Court Ruling

A Montgomery circuit judge permanently bans five Henry Miller titles from sale in Alabama. Judge Eugene Carter called the books nasty and vulgar while issuing a permanent injunction after previously barring them temporarily. Titles banned include Plexus Nexus Sexus The World of Sex and Quiet Days in Cinct.

Montgomery Ala A Henry Miller Alabama Eugene Carter Carter

Trials and appeals in Liuzzo murder case noted

Earlier Wilkins was tried and acquitted of murder in Mrs Liuzzo's death. The white Detroit housewife was fatally shot last March while driving civil rights workers from Montgomery to Selma after the historic 50 mile freedom march.

Wilkins Liuzzo Detroit Montgomery Selma

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