Martial Law Extended as Buddhists Threaten Huong Regime
In Saigon, Buddhist leaders vow to resume efforts to topple Premier Tran Van Huong while the government extends martial law for another month. The Buddhists accuse the regime of repression and say they will use all means, including hunger strikes, if needed. Thich Nhat Thien cites arrest of students and police actions as evidence of oppression. The move follows the Christmas Eve bombing of a hotel housing U.S. officers and aims to ward off further protests as political tensions rise.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Thich Nhat Thien
Huong
Mniove
U.S
Thien
Decatur Items Include Theft Report and Missing Man
A 12 volt battery and regulator were stolen from a car at a resident’s home. A Decatur man, Robert Hargrove, 60, is reported missing since Friday night. A back window was shot out of a 1961 Oldsmobile on the street in front of Earl Wann’s home. A 1954 Chevrolet with license 52 669 was stolen from J H Ryan’s home. Irene Shaffer reported damage to her mailbox from a firecracker. Robert Earl Dieter has been promoted to sergeant at Castle Heights Academy. Lt. Com. Paul R Bennett will speak at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting.
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Ledger Sharpley
Decatur 1
Decatur
Robert Hargrove
Earl Wann
Wadsworth St
J. H. Ryan
7Th Ave
Ryan
Robert Earl Dieter
Helmut Dieter
Harrison St
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon, Tenn
Paul R. Bennett
Naval Training Station
Huntsville
Decatur Rotary Club
Lyons Hotel
Twisters Hit Three State Communities
Tornadoes and high winds struck at least three Alabama communities causing property damage but no serious injuries. A twister east of Union Springs damaged two chicken houses and a mobile home. Auburn west of the city reported several homes damaged. Phenix City Crawford and nearby areas also reported tornadic damage in a four county belt.
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Associated Press
Alabama
The
Highway Patrol
U.S. Weather Bureau
Birmingham
Auburn
Phenix City
Russell County Civil Defense Office
Crawsford
U.S. 80
Praying for World Peace Through Faith
The author argues prayer for world peace aligns with scripture, claiming peace follows when Jesus is honored. Historically, they note limited wars during Christ’s earthly presence and suggest universal acceptance would bring heaven on earth, while prophecy foresees wars and evil until righteousness returns.
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C.C.V
Christ
Earth
Jesus
Portland Flood Threat Eases as Crest Rolls Toward Sea
The Christmas flood crest moved down the Columbia toward the open sea easing Portland’s danger. The Willamette and Columbia rivers fell by over one inch an hour as dikes held and debris cleared from the sandbagged seawall. Rescue crews repaired road washouts in Idaho to reach 300 stranded people and Washington’s traffic began returning to normal. Northern California faced widespread flood damage in a 3,000 mile affected area.
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Ore
Columbia River
California
Idaho
Washington
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Willamette River
Columbia
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Abandoned 'Dead' Baby Found Alive
A 14 month old girl believed dead by her mother was found alive after 60 hours in an open cotton field near Mesa Arizona. Tammy Lee Jones was in good condition and kept for observation. Police say the mother Wayne Gregory later changed her story about kidnapping and leaving the child in a car.
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Robert K. Walker
Phoenix
Ariz
Tammy Lee Jones
Wayne Gregory
Tammy
Mesa
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage Ad
Local moving service Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage advertises contact Daniel at VR 4014. Includes a brief note referencing a woman as a potential client.
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Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Call Daniel
Lady
Choppers Ferry Food To Stranded Californians
Helicopters from the Bennington and civilian planes aided thousands hit by major floods in Humboldt Mendocino and Del Norte counties. Airlifts delivered medicine doctors and food to isolated areas as pilots landed on highways.
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San Francisco
Rites For Former Lawrence Sheriff Held
Funeral services for James Franklin Smith 53 of Moulton were held at 2 30 p m Saturday at the Moulton Baptist Church with Rev Martin Banks and Ermon Bain officiating Burial followed in Moulton City Cemetery Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home directed He was a former Lawrence County port and state live stock investigator who died recently in Lawrence County Hospital of pneumonia complications from leukemia He was elected sheriff in 1950 serving until 1958 and later became a state livestock theft investigator in North See RITES on Page 2
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Moulton
James Franklin Smith
Martin Banks
Ermon Bain
Moulton City
Elliott- Brown Service
Smith
Lawrence County
North See
Officials Probe Courtland Death In Wheeler 27-Year-Old Found Dead
Law rence County Coroner Fred Gillespie identified Levelia Birt as the deceased. The 27-year-old was found under a wrecked car at a used car yard in Courtland around 1 p.m. after entering the yard at about 9 a.m. His head appeared crushed when the car he had jacked up fell. State Toxicologist Van Pruitt Huntsville was called to perform an autopsy to determine the cause and time of death.
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J. P. Dyar
Fred Birt
Courtland
Levolia
Birt
Winford Turner
Lawrence County
Fred Gillespie
Levelia Birt
van Pruitt
Limestone murder hearings set for January dates
Preliminary hearings for Melvin Eugene Wallace 32 and Leroy Clinard 34 on second degree murder charges in the Christmas Day slaying of Judge Aaron Morgan 65 were set for January 45 as Limestone authorities pursue the weapon. A gradual clearing of clouds was expected today with temperatures in the 40s and brief flurries reported in Decatur, though officials remained doubtful.
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Decatur
Acid Damages New Residence at Chenault Drive
Police investigated heavy vandalism at a house under construction on 1611 Chenault Dr SE after Friday spray of muriatic acid and fireworks inside the unfinished structure. A one gallon acid can was stolen from the carport and poured through the home including the bathroom. No suspects found. Owner listed as W. S. Brittenham of Hartselle.
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Chenault Dr. SE
Strucker
W. S. Brittenham
Hartselle
Tragic Death at Pryor Field Farm Prompt Investigation
Evans and Coroner Charlie Sammett reported Morgan was found dead near Pryor Field on the H. H. Hunter farm around 8 30 or 9 a m Friday by Stanley Baker. Sammett said SEE LSTONE on Page 2.
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Charlie Sammett
Morgan
H. H. Hunter
Pryor Field
Stanley Baker
Sammett
L’stone
Johnson forms new VA and Housing leadership lineup
President Johnson resumed work on the budget and State of the Union messages after inviting three Washington officials. John S. Gleason Jr. resigns as veterans administrator to become First National Bank of Chicago executive. William J. Driver would be promoted to veterans administrator. John E. Horne to chair the Home Loan Bank Board replacing Joseph Mc Murray who will lead Queens College.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Washington
John S. Gleason Jr
First National Bank of Chicago
William J. Driver
Veterans Affairs
John E. Horne
Home Loan Bank Board
Theagency
Joseph McMurray
Queens College
City University of New York
Gleason
Driver
Horne
Wash- Lee Lbj
Instant Family For Queen By Robert Stansell
Christmas at the Osbie Light Jr. home in Danville Road produced a dog themed holiday surprise. Queen the Light’s beagle had already birthed four puppies when the family left home, but mother nature had more plans.
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Robert Stansell
Osbie Light Jr
Danville Rd
Queen
Light
Mother
Osbie Light, Jr
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