Seven sentenced in Neshoba Klan conspiracy case
Seven men convicted in a Meridian trial for a Ku Klux Klan plot to kill three civil rights workers in Neshoba County were sentenced in federal court to terms from three to ten years. Among those sentenced were Sam H. Bowers Jr and Alton Wayne Roberts at ten years each, Cecil Price at six, and Billy Wayne Posey at four. The defendants appealed, with bonds adjusted, as Judge Cox called the terms indeterminate and eligible for parole review.
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Walter Rugaber
New York Times
Jackson
Miss
Neshoba County
Sam H. Bowers Jr
Laurel
Imperial Wizard
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Alton Wayne Roberts
Meridian
Cecil R. Price
Billy Wayne Posey
Neshoba
Jimmy Arledge
Jimmie Snowden
Horace Doyle Barnette
Plain Dealing
U.S. District Court
W. Harold Cox
Michael H. Schwerner
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
Andrew Goodman
James H. Chaney
Plasterer
Lawrence A. Rainey
Cox
Al YES vote record unclear dial numbers
Unclear OCR fragment shows a vote record with YES and NO options and two phone-like numbers 353-5112 and 353-5113, but details and context are missing.
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Isw
Speak Out voting directions with recorded voice prompt
Instructions urge readers to participate in SPEAK OUT by dialing numbers to register YES or NO. Call yields a recorded voice, hang up after answering, and the vote is automatically recorded.
Alabama Considers Raising Driver License Age to 18
The question asks if Alabama should require applicants to be 18 for a license. Proponents cite maturity and safety benefits while opponents warn of restricting teen mobility and access. Debate may hinge on traffic safety data and parental input.
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Alabama
Question: Should U S troops pursue Viet Cong into Cambodia
A historical reader poll asks whether U S forces should pursue Viet Cong fighters who retreat across the Vietnam border into Cambodia. The prompt reflects wartime debate on cross border pursuit and strategic sovereignty.
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U. S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Athens College Signs Civil Rights Compliance Agreement
Athens College becomes the last Methodist affiliated school to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act compliance pact. Trustees approved the move to admit qualified applicants of all races, enabling eligibility for federal funds and loans for Alabama students. Bishop Kenneth Goodson and college officials praised the decision as a step forward with grants aiding library and classroom expansion. See ATHENS On Page 2.
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United States
Ana
B. C
Martin
Athens College
Frank N. Philpot
Philcot
Philpot
Alabama
Were.j
James Harris
P. W. Hendrix
Elderly High Rise Apartment Bids Due Feb 1
Decatur Housing Authority announces bids open at 2 p.m. February 1 for an eight story elderly apartment building near Riverside Elementary bounded by Line Ferry Wilson and Market streets. The $1.5 million brick and stone project will include 77 one bedroom units 22 efficiencies and a three bedroom superintendent unit. Eligibility requires age 62 or disability under SSA rules.
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Decatur Housing Authority
Riverside Elementary
Line
Ferry
Wilson
Market Streets
Charles Parker
The
Housing Authority
Decatur
Parker
Social Security Administration
Marines Overrun Village After Barrage in Vietnam
North Vietnamese regulars killed 118 Marines and wounded 81 in a battle for a fortified village 410 miles north of Saigon. The clash in Quang Tri Province involved two Marine companies supported by artillery aircraft and ships, with 27 Communist dead reported.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
South China Sea
The Year That Was The Decatur Daily 1967 Review
A tabloid section by The Decatur Daily staff recaps major events of 1967 with numbers and figures to reference for months to come. The feature invites readers to save the issue for tomorrow and beyond.
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Decatur Daily
Mrs Bailey Improves After CO Poisoning at Home
Mrs Josephine Bailey who was overcome by carbon monoxide at her home on 1039 Sherman Street SE Friday remained in satisfactory condition Friday night. The incident claimed the life of her stepmother in law Mrs Falla Bailey who died Thursday afternoon. Morgan County Coroner John McBride ruled the death due to CO poisoning from an improperly operated coal furnace. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Central Methodist Church with burial in City Cemetery.
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Josephine Bailey
Decatur Generalospital
Sherman T. SE
Falla Bailey
Morgan County
John McBride
Wolverine Parent Universal Oil Plan Merger
Calumet and Hecla the parent of Wolverine Tube Decatur and Universal Oil Products Co announce an agreement in principle to merge. UOP would survive with Calumet and Hecla continuing as an autonomous unit in a stock exchange valued around 122 million. Each Calumet share would exchange for three fifths of UOP stock, with about 2.135 million Calumet shares converting to 1.28 million UOP shares. The merger awaits studies board and shareholder approvals and favorable tax rulings.
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Calumet and
Hecla
Decatur
Universal Oil Products Co
Calumet
UOP
Des Plaines
Ill
Evanston
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Fifth Circuit
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Roberts
Price
Posey
DIAL
Nessee Valley
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Athens
Kenneth Goodson
Methodist Church
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Methodist
H. P. Sullivan
California
Sacramento
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Wallace
R. C. Martin
Frank Philpot
William Young
Ralph Salvage
Daily Rhoto
Wolverine
Universal Oil Company Plan
Magnavox
Jason Furn
Second Ave
Lrom
Detroit
Mich
Decaturant
Bart
Ulckies
Ken Reynolds
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