Suspensions Hit Four Mobile Officers in Conduct Probe
Four Mobile patrolmen Clifton Dees Paul Harden Andrew Johnson and Bobby King are suspended with pay as police Chief James J. Robinson and Commissioner Arthur R. Outlaw say the inquiry may involve criminal charges. The suspensions are effective immediately and details remain undisclosed.
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James J. Robinson
Arthur R. Outlaw
Clifton Dees
Paul Harden
Andrew Johnson
Bobby King
Dees
Johnson
King
Harden
Prisoners Donate 254 Pints Blood At Atmore Prison
Prisoners at Atmore State Prison Farm donated 254 pints of blood during the holidays. The Mobile Red Cross said Thursday officials were told by Warden N. L. Hale they wanted to give something to the outside world at Christmas.
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Mobile
Atmore State
State Red Cross
N. L. Hale
Prescott Eye Courier starts N.S.O.W club printing members
Prescott Eye Courier reports charter member names to be printed as part of its No Smoking On Wednesday initiative. A blank was supplied in Wednesday’s edition for the list. In Washington the Atomic Energy Commission discusses selling or leasing uranium plants at Oak Ridge Portsmouth and Paducah. The plants cost 2.3 billion dollars and civilian reactors are expected to be the main market. Red River residents greet Luci Johnson and Patrick J Nur gent visiting as a vacationing couple from Amarillo Texas amid hush about their presence.
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Prescott, Ariz
Prescott Eye- Courier
N.S.O.W. Club
N.S.O.W
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
AEC
Red River
N.M
President Johnson
Luci
Patrick J. Nurgent
New Mexico
Amarillo
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Glen Calhoun
Johnson seeks to extend Head Start beyond preschool days
President Johnson discussed expanding the Head Start antipoverty program beyond preschool with Sargent Shriver at the LBJ Ranch. The move follows criticisms that the program ends aid too soon and aims to widen summer training for disadvantaged children.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Texas White House
Sargent Shriver
Lbj Ranch
Laos court sentences Phoumi Nosavan in absentia
A Laotian military court sentenced former right wing strong man Gen Phoumi Nosavan to 20 years in prison for desertion in absentia. The five general panel announced the ruling amid government reports from Vientiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
Ky Threatens To Call Off Tet Truce In Vietnam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky warned he may cancel the four day Tet cease-fire. Speaking at Dalat he said it was too late to alter the 48 hour Western new year truce but if Viet Cong violations continue the government will have to revise the lunar new year cease-fire it proposed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Central Highlands
Dalai
Weather summary and river readings for Decatur area
Decatur Tennessee river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 16.76 feet. sea level 551.16. TVA lake stages Chickamauga 675.5 Pickwick 408.3 Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 554.2 Wheeler 551.0 Wilson 505.7. Yesterday high 39, low 25. Today variable clouds and warmer. tonight and Saturday mostly cloudy with possible rain. Saturday high 50, low 35. winds easterly Saturday.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Ell ie Freeman 78 Elkmon t obit graveside today
Graveside services for Mrs Ellie Freeman 78 of Elkmont will be at An tioch Cemetery with Rev Pat Abernathy officiating McConnell Funeral Home directing Survivors include three sons and many grandchildren great grandchildren two half sisters and two half brothers The body will lie in state at the funeral home until 1 p m Turner Funeral Home directing Survivors include husband Jeff Robinson a daughter Winnie Brooks and three more sons The service details reflect a multi locality family obituary notice
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Ellie W. Freeman
Elkont 2
Antioch Cemetery
Pat Abernathy
McConnell Funeral Home
Ohn Freeman
Arthur E. Freean
Elkmont 2
Lifford Freeman
Athens
Helen Pitts
Tampa
Fila
Dolly Wray
Henry Wray
Elkmont
Will Wray
Turner Funeral Home
Jeff Robinson
Winnie Brooks
Chicago, Ill
Johnnie Robinson
Barton
Simon Robinson
Gary Ind
Lester Robinson
Decatur
Heflin Ozro Jackson Rites Held at Hesters Chapel
Funeral services for Heflin Ozro Jackson 65 of Lester were conducted at Hesters Chapel Church of Christ with Burl Grubb and Everett Bullington officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include widow Vivian Jackson three sons Waddell John Thomas and Mickey Jackson eight grandchildren three brothers and five sisters. A second brief notice lists Ernie Dauggett Thomason as a survivor with a daughter and sister among others.
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Heflin Ozro Jackson
Lester
Hester’s Chapel
Church of Christ
Burl Grubb
Everett Bullington
McConnell Funeral Home
Vivian Jackson
Waddell Jackson
John Thomas Jackson
Mickey Jackson
Dave Jackson
Collin Jackson
Bob Jackson
H. L. Smith
Elkmont
H. F. Smith
O. J. Harrison
Coleman Christopher
Covington
Major Vincent Thomason
Ruby Shelton
Athens
Guntersville
Pital
Lurday
Mt. View Baptist Church
Union Grove
Moulton’ City
Gober
Arab Directing
Ernie Dauggett Thomason
Wallace Sneed
Oulton
Ladie Garrison
Florida
Preston Savage Sr. dies at 61 in local hospital
Preston R. Savage Sr., 61, of 503 1th St SE, died this morning at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home. Survived by wife Estelle, two sons Preston R. Savage Jr. of Delaware and John W. Savage of Birmingham, and daughter Mrs. Barbara Condyles.
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Preston R. Savage Sr
St. SE
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Estelle Savage
Preston R. Savage Jr
Delaware
John W. Savage
Birmingham
Barbara Condyles
Hartselle man Jack Kelley 76 dies in wreck
Graveside services for Jack Kelley 76 of Falkville will be Sunday at 10 a.m. from Higdon Cemetery. The Rev. Charlie Through officiating. Peck Funeral Home directs services. He died Monday night after being struck by an automobile at a local hospital.
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Hartselle
Jack Kelley
Falkville 3
Hidgon Coetery
Charlie Althrough
Peck Funeral Home
Mrs Laura Thomas 87 of McCalla Dies at Nursing Home
Mrs Laura Thomas 87 of McCalla died last night at 9 30 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be announced later by Peck Funeral Home. Mrs Thomas formerly resided in Valhermoso Springs.
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Hartselle
Laura Thomas
McCalla
Peck Funeral Home
Thomas
Valhermoso Springs
Funeral services set for Mrs Mary Robinson
Mrs Mary Robinson dies at home Tuesday. Funeral services will be at noon Sunday at Nazarene Primitive Baptist Church conducted by Rev George Gibson.
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Mary Robinson
Nazarene Primitive Baptist Church
George Gibson
Burn
Light raids widen push near Bong Son in Vietnam
A midday B52 strike eight miles west of Bong Son targeted a battalion size North Vietnamese force of about 500 men. U.S. 1st Cavalry units clashed all week with regulars, with 74 North Vietnamese engagements reported through Thursday. Air missions over North Vietnam damaged or destroyed barges trucks bridges and storage areas while carriers hit lines of communication along the coast and southern panhandle. U.S. officials noted strain from a 5,000 striking dockworkers in Saigon.
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Bong Son
Saigon
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Mary Warner Dies in Birmingham at 54
Mrs. Mary Warner 54 died in Birmingham Tuesday at 1 p.m. Funeral services Sunday at 1 p.m. at Flint Creek Missionary Baptist Church Priceville with Rev. Harper Franklin officiating. Burial in Sand Hill Cemetery Priceville. Survived by widow er James Warner of Decatur four sisters Alice Edmonson Alberta Gibson Estella Strain Bester Aldridge Gracie Swoopes all of Decatur one brother James Aldridge Somerville.
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Mary Warner
Birmingham
Flint Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Priceville
Harper Franklin
Sand Hill
James Warner
Decatur
Alice Edmonson
Alberta Gibson
Estella Strain
Bester Aldridge
Gracie Swoopes
Bloodmobile visits Red Cross at Cain Street
Notes of interest announce the bloodmobile will be at the Red Cross Chapter House located at 305 Cain St NE on Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m.
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Red Cross Chapter
Cain St. NE
Hartsel teenager injured in gravel road crash on Highway 31
Highway patrol reports James Stephens Nappier 18 of Hartselle was injured when his Honda 160 allegedly skidded on loose gravel on Highway 31 two miles south of Hartselle. He is in satisfactory condition at a Hartselle hospital.
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Highway Patrol
James Stephens Nappier
Hartselle
Highway 31
Nappier
New Year's Dinner Dance Prices Across Major Cities
Prices for New Year celebrations vary from $1 per person in Preservation Hall New Orleans to $100 per couple in Chicago and New York where dinners and dancing are common. Hotels in Las Vegas report sold out rooms with $10 to $15 head fees including favors. Los Angeles venues list $29.50 dinners plus gratuities.
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Hotel Fairmount
Chicago
Maxim’s de Paris
Astor ‘Tower Hotel
New Orleans
Blue Room
Roosevelt Hotel
Nancy Ames
Preservation Hall
French Quarter
Juliet Prowse
Xavier Cugat
Mort Sahl
Jimmy Durrante
Debbie Reynolds
Steve Lawrence
Eydie Orme
Gamling
Las Vegas
Vegas
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Ella Fitzgerald
R.E. Bredeson
Dalas
Tex
Philadelphia
New York
American Federation of Musicians
Atlanta
Salisbury Mayor Describes Town as Textile Center
The Salisbury mayor characterized the town as essentially a cotton-and-silk textile center with no military significance. This remark frames the community as a civilian hub, distinct from battlefield or defense roles.
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Salisbury
Dock Dispute Over Staffing At Newport Port Deferred
Stevedores planned return to work tonight with a signed agreement expected Saturday. They protested Monday against replacing Vietnamese workers with American servicemen at the Newport dock. Sources say the U S military port command agreed to hire 288 replaced dockworkers for Saigon's commercial docks.
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Newport Dock
U.S
Saigon
Decatur Fire Department Records Quiet Day
The Decatur Fire Department reported no fire calls on Thursday. Birth notices include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey at Cullman Hospital and several other births at Cullman and Decatur General Hospital. Families listed include Federer, Sykes, Lawson, Traymon, Wallace, Huffman, Flannigan, Stephenson and Ewell Hore, with births on Thursday or Friday at local hospitals.
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Fire Department
Decatur Fire Department
James Bailey
Cullman Hospital
Jerry Lee Federer
Freddie Sykes
Madison St
Decatur General Hospital
William H. Lawson
19Th Ave
John Traymon
Decatur 1
Larry M. Wallace
Hartselle
Decatur
Oscar W. Huffman
Decatur General Hos
Dock Flannigan
Moulton
Lawrence County Ae
Ewell Stephenson
Hore
Lawrence County Hospital
Johnson hawks and doves clash over Vietnam policy
Excerpts describe President Johnson, McNamara, and aides arguing hawkish pressure versus dove concessions. Johnson claims not hawk or dove while admitting defense chief McNamara leans dove and Dean Rusk is hawkish. The White House sees Asia as a Hitleresque threat and worries about Hawaii if South Vietnam falls. A dove on Capitol Hill predicts hawks will win.
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Vietnam
Coonskin
Iowa
Johnson
Hawk
Dove
McNamara
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Rostow
White House
Asia
Hitler
Germany
South Vietnam
United States
Hawaii
North Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Venezuela Coastal Length Report
Venezuela features a coastline stretching about 2,190 miles along the Caribbean and Atlantic, forming a long maritime boundary with multiple bays and peninsulas. The figure reflects published geographic measurements used in regional mapping and trade planning.
JP Clark resigns over criminal reports after notary appointment
Union Grocery reports that Probate Judge T C Almon told him reports were required even when criminal cases were not tried leading Clark to resign. Almon then appointed him a notary public enabling signature of deeds. Clark notes most duties were notary-like and says he never issued arrests.
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T. C. Almon
Clark
Almon
Henry Clark
Janary
Morgan County
Desegregation Pace Debated by Court in Deep South
McKeithen says full desegregation by next fall is impossible due to school location facilities and teacher shortages. The 2-1 ruling stems from seven cases in Alabama and Louisiana involving three and four districts. HEW guidelines deny federal aid to segregated systems not under court order or agreement to comply. Southern critics attack HEW for pushing desegregation beyond court orders.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Youth Convention and Adult Training Union Play
A joint session features a play directed by Cecil McGee of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville. It is presented by a group of young people from the First Baptist Church of Blountsville.
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Adult Training Union Conference
Cecil McGee
Southern Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville
First Baptist Church of
Blountsville
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