Tug The Robin Sinks After Hitting Keller Bridge
The 100 foot Tug The Robin owned by Arrow Transportation Co of Sheffield sank seven miles west of Decatur after reportedly striking a bridge pillar for the second time in 48 hours. All 16 crew members were rescued by the Letta Jane with no injuries. Coast Guard and local salvage teams responded.
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Arrow Transportation Co
Sheffield
Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Clifford Waptam
Coast Guard
Paris, Tenn
W.O. Waptam
Curtis Poe
Harald Mathews
Finley
Bird Islands
Poe
Decature Sand and Gravel Co
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Waptam
Osage
Wheeler Dam
Millions Head Home For Christmas And New Year
The nation shifted into holiday move mode as millions travel by air train bus and car for Christmas. Airlines report record loads with United Air Lines noting a major rush mainly families heading home. Service members on leave from Vietnam and Europe swell the crowds while resort destinations fuel a separate surge to Florida Hawaii Mexico and the Caribbean. Miami Beach hotels are booked solid and Portland Pan American reports a 20 percent rise to Puerto Rico Bermuda Jamaica and the Virgin Islands. In San Francisco the Hawaii flight rise is the standout while New York roads brace for 1.5 million cars over the four day period beginning Friday.
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Associated Press
United Air Lines
Sacramento
Calif
Vietnam
Europe
Florida
Hawaii
Mexico
Caribbean
Miami Beach
Pan American Airways
Detroit
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
Jamaica
Virgin Islands
San Francisco
New York City
National Safety Council
Alabama troopers pledge strict patrol during Christmas period
State troopers from the Decatur post announce extended patrol hours to ensure a safe Christmas. Sgt. R P Sorrell urges motorists to cooperate and warns that officers will arrest violators of traffic laws, focusing on hazardous driving.
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Alabama
R. P. Sorrell
Decatur Post
The
Highway Patrol
Sorrells
Wom A Frigidaire Appl Ded Z-Boy Reeling Rocker Die
An advertisement announces discounted furniture items including Frigidaire appliances and a reclining rocking chair by Z-Boy as a sale offering. The fragment hints at a store or catalog listing with limited readable details.
New Theater Opens in Decatur with Packed First Night
Decatur debuts the Gateway Rocking Chair Theatre to a near capacity crowd despite ongoing finishing work. Manager Jim Duncan and Dan Cox greet a full house while 200 patrons are turned away by 8 p m as others queue for refunds amid lobby confusion and continued arrivals.
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Decatur
Gateway
Jim Duncan
Dan Cox
Cox
Gateway Theatre
Wallace May Reach California Ballot in 1968 Election
California election official says former Alabama Governor George Wallace may qualify for the 1968 ballot through the American Independent Party. As of Friday 41,878 California voters are registered, with 26,522 in Los Angeles County. Wallace claims over 66,059 registrations needed, and has until January 2 to meet the requirement.
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Sacramento
Calif
Alabama
George Wallace
California
Dallot
H. P. Sullivan
Wallace
American Bonement Party
Pomona
Sullivan
Los Angeles County
Johnson visits Vietnam troops during secret Christmas trip
President Johnson flew from Thailand after Australia to Cam Ranh Bay and Khorat visiting U S troops and handing out Purple Hearts. He told soldiers the enemy knows he has met his master and promised the United States will not yield. The trip included a hospital walk through and a greeting to wounded men before an undisclosed destination.
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Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
Johnson
Thailand
Australia
Rome
Pope Paul VI
U. S
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Khorat
U.S
South Vietnam
Harold E. Holt
Cam Ranh
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Famed Airborne Unit In Combat In Vietnam Action
U S troops from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne fought in the Iron Triangle 35 miles northeast of Saigon. A reconnaissance patrol killed 14 Viet Cong with no American casualties reported. The 3rd Brigade trained under the 1st Infantry Division after arrival this month. Four Marines were killed and nine wounded in DMZ coast engagements as part of a larger operation.
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Lewis M. Simons
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Iron Triangle
U.S
Screaming Eagles
Vietnam
Army
1St Infantry
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Ft. Campbell
Demilitarized
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Dmz
Fulbright Eyes Tonkin Incident
Sen. J. W. Fulbright reviews the Gulf of Tonkin attack logs to assess evidence on the Maddox and Turner Joy incidents in August 1964. The Pentagon provided four new photos while defending that North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked U.S. destroyers without provocation. Fulbright notes ongoing questions and cooperative material from Navy and Defense Departments as he considers possible hearings.
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Gardner L Bridge
Associated Press
Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
North Vietnam
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Maddox
Defense Department
Pentagon
Tonkin Gulf
Arkansas
Vietnam
Navy Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Gulf of To
Turner Joy
Johnson
United States
WHOS Signs Network Pact with ABC Offshoot
WHOS signs a contract to affiliate with the American Entertainment Network starting Jan 1. The sister station WDRM-FM will join the same network on the same date. ABC Radio Network ceases operations January 1. Decatur area listeners will hear Don McNeil and Paul Harvey on ABC personalities.
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Ray Martin
WHOS
American Entertainment Network
Wdrm-Fm
American~fm
American Broadcasting Company Radio Network
Decatur
ABC
Don McNeil
Breakfast Club
Paul Harvey
Vatican Set For Johnson Christmas Visit
Rome reports elaborate preparations including cancellations of some embassy leaves as officials await a possible Christmas Eve visit by President Johnson. No official confirmation was given, but Vatican and Italian authorities acted as if the trip were certain, with mild impatience over scheduling.
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Rome
United States
Johnson
Vatican
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