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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1967

Page

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Space Became Arena For Warfare, Says Analysts

Space warfare debate grows after Defense Department hints of Soviet FOBS and a U S space bus. Dr John S Foster Jr calls space weapons possible widening public view on offensive space arms. McNamara disclosed Russian FOBS last year as officials debate strategic threats and restraint.

New York Times News Washington Defense Department Soviet Union United States John S. Foster Jr Defense ‘Research and Engineering Dallas Foster Secretary of Defense Robert S. “McNamara Dr. Foster

Morgan County officials debate salary vs fee system

The inquiry asks whether Morgan County’s sheriff and county clerk should switch from a fee-based pay to a salary arrangement. The phrasing implies a local government reform question under consideration or discussion.

Morgan County

Proxmire Sees Probe Saving Millions in Bid Abuse

Wisconsin senator and joint committee chair predicts a public list next month showing government losses from abuses by defense contractors. He cites Pentagon actions to curb misuse of government assets and GAO findings guiding inventory accuracy and better government management.

Wisconsin Democrat Joint Congressional Committee Proxmire Pentagon Washington Inves Senate House GAO William Proxmire Defense Department

Chlorine Evacuees Return To Homes After Gas Alert

Four hundred residents were evacuated from a Jacksonville block after a chlorine cloud from a chemical plant. By Monday afternoon the all clear was given for 300 families as the Red Cross set up an emergency shelter in a gym.

Jacksonville Fla Florian The Red Cross

Markets At A Glance New York Chicago Market Roundup

New York stocks higher while cotton remains quiet in a quiet trading day. Chicago as Wheat and Corn fall on light liquidation and weak demand. Oats also lower but futures show minor activity. Soybeans slip amid thin demand. Hog market up 25 to 50 cents with 6,500 receipts and top 20.60. Slaughter steers steady to strong with 10,000 receipts and top 28.00.

New.york Chicago

Frigidaire Sales And Service For 19 Years

Robinson Furniture on Second Ave advertises Frigidaire sales and service, listing contact number 353-2370 and noting 19 years of operation.

Frigidaire Sales and Service Robinson Furniture Second Ave

Tug Robin Raised After River Sinking

Salvage crews prepare to raise the Arrow- Transportation Co tugboat Robin from the Tennessee River after it sank Friday near Safety Harbor 298 west of Decatur. All crew were rescued and officials report only minor damage and frequent river mishaps. The tug struck an underwater obstruction and is to be raised Wednesday.

Arrow—Transportation Co Robin Tennessee River Ac Company Decatur Safety Harbor

Moscow blasts kill multiple in apartment collapse

An explosion rocked a six story Moscow apartment building injuring several and killing nine to twenty people per witness. A second bomb damaged the empty car of American correspondent Henry S. Bradsher with no injuries. Police cited a faulty gas main for the building blast.

Associated Press Moscow Henry S. Bradsher Oppsite

President Johnson Heads to Texas Ranch for Yearend Visit

Washington reports President Johnson flies to his Texas ranch for a yearend visit as memories of family Christmas remain. From Cambridge, Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a skiing injury that damaged a ligament.

Washington Presiddant Johnson Texas Cambridge Mass Jim Lonborg Boston Red Sox

Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Near Record Set in 1965

Traffic fatalities over the Christmas period rose to 680, beginning 6 p.m. Friday and ending midnight Monday. The toll exceeded the previous year but did not reach the 1965 record.

Neighbors Trick Milwaukee Family With Cornish Game Hen

Mrs. Eugene Lee panicked after opening the oven expecting a Christmas turkey. Neighbors confessed they swapped a 16 ounce Cornish game hen for the 12 pound gobbler while the Lees were at church, causing about an hour of frenzy.

Milwaukee Wis Eugene Lee

Area Holiday Fatalities and Injuries Across Alabama

Two deaths and twelve injuries during the Christmas weekend across Alabama, with 15 total deaths and 143 injuries in about 260 weekend accidents statewide reported from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight. First fatality occurred near Courtland on Alabama 20. Conyel Y Young, 45, of Birmingham, died in a Saturday collision.

Alabama Morgan Lawrence Limestone Cullman Russell D. Meredith University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa Meredith Courtland Conyel Y. Young Birmingham Bobby Joe McGraw Elkmont Clem Highway Patrol Garland Lee Allen Tuscumbia Margarie Fleming Russellville Athens U.S 72 Harold D. Rogers Thomas Dollar Shaw Road

Quiet Weekend In Decatur Police report routine arrests during holidays

Police Chief Pack Self said Decatur had a quiet Christmas holiday with only routine arrests. Sunday night officers responded around 7 55 to a disturbance at Bank St Pawn Shop and then quiet conditions continued through the weekend.

Decatur Pack Self Pollice Bank St. Pawn

Raids By Jets Apparently Not Anticipated

American warplanes struck North Vietnam soon after the cease fire ended destroying or damaging about 100 trucks in heavy raids. Navy Air Force and Marine jets reported over 300 trucks in the convoy movements, with carrier planes from Tonkin Gulf reporting 150 trucks in one convoy and nearly 100 in another. A ferry carrying eight trucks was sunk. Ground fighting resumed after the truce ended and Viet Cong observers awaited a return to hostilities.

U.S Air Force Navy Marine Tonkin Gulf

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