Pueblo Beatings Rise After Gesture Supposedly Seen
Two Pueblo crew members, Charles Law and Lee Hayes, testified at a San Diego news conference that beatings intensified after captors learned a widely circulated photo showed prisoners seeming content. They described brutal sessions, with Law saying he endured 250 to 300 blows and Hayes noting multiple jaw fractures before the 22 December release.
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San Diego
Calif
Pueblo
Charles Benton Law Jr
Lee Roy Hayes
Law and
Hayes
Navy
Law
United States
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Dallas Building Tied to Ruby Offered for Sale
A Dallas contractor said he was offered 50,000 dollars for a 10,000 dollar building that allegedly contained an appointment book of the late Jack Ruby. The vest pocket booklet, found in a false ceiling, held names and numbers of people nationwide. Ruby had shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas.
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Dallas, Tex
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Dallas Times Herald
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Times Herald
Little Opposition At Hartselle Renewal Meeting
Public hearing on urban renewal faced limited opposition as officials push the program toward an early April start. Arctic cold front arrives from the northwest bringing teenagers like 11 degree lows and potential cold wave warnings across Alabama.
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Hartselle
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Decatur
Huntsville-Decatur
Butler County
Georgia
Security Council condemns Israel over Beirut airport strike
UN Security Council members agreed on a resolution condemning Israel for a commando attack on Beirut International Airport and affirming that Lebanon deserves redress for damages. The measure was reported by diplomatic sources.
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New York
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Kennedy Feels Out Possible Senate Leadership Bid
Kennedy tests support for the No 2 Senate Democratic post amid White House run talk. He aims to lead liberal lawmakers, pledging backing from Humphrey and Muskie while facing Long’s solid regional support at a Friday closed meeting.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
White House
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Head Start Funding Sought for Four Counties
The Morgan Marshall Community Action Committee seeks over 290000 in federal funds to run Head Start for 1240 preschoolers in three counties this summer. The 373096 program covers Decatur Morgan Marshall and Lawrence counties with local in kind support.
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Morgan-Marshall Community Action Committee
Office of Economic Opportunity
Decatur City
Morgan County
Marshall County
Lawrence County
Decatur
Morgan
Marshall
Couple Charged With Burglary Linked to Multi-State Theft
A married pair was charged in Talladega County with burglary and concealing stolen property after a Sunday raid on their Morgan County rented home uncovered merchandise valued at about 20 000. Sheriff Luke Brewer said the case ties to an Avondale Mills outlet burglary and a broader fabric theft across four states.
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Morgan County
Talladega County
Luke Brewer
David Sandlin
Ershell Dutton
Margaret Casey
Ryan Community
Morgan
Cullman Counties
Brewer
Dutton
New Castle
Jefferson County
Avondale Mills
Sylacauga
Sandlin
Franklin, N. C
Blood Drive Urges Decatur Residents to Donate
Red Cross officials ask Decatur area residents to donate a pint during a week long drive in the Gateway Shopping Center. The drive began slowly with seven pints collected Monday. Donors may give at the mobile home near the arcade from 10 a.m. to noon or 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. donation takes about 30 minutes and secures blood in case of need.
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Red Cross
Decatur Area
Gateway Shopping Center
Bubbly by the Gallon at Astrohall Tonight
Houston hosts a New Year celebration with 4000 gallons of champagne and 25 tons of ice for 30 000 guests. Roy Hofheinz plans a $12.50 to $15.00 ticket event after the Bluebonnet Bowl with music by Duke Ellington and more until 3 a.m.
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Houston
Tex
Roy Hofheinz
Astrodome
Duke Ellington
Les Brown
The
Firehouse Five
Joe Tex
Hofheinz
Joe Lee
Markets and Commodity Summary from New York and Chicago
In New York stocks show irregular activity in moderate trading while cotton trends higher in slow trading. Chicago wheat rises in a late rally, corn falls on liquidation, oats rise on light trade, soybeans mixed with light activity. Hog prices steady to 25 lower with 3,000 receipts at 21.50. slaughter steers weak to 50 lower with 1,200 receipts at 31.50.
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New York
Chicago
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Chehalis
Wash
Columbus
Ohio
Newsweek Magazine
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Edward R. Murphy
Murphy
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Quincy
Mass
Boston
Atlanta Office of Housing and Urban Development
D. W. Puckett
Charles Parker
Hartselle Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Decatur Daily
Larry Barnes
Wheeling
W. Va
U. S
Saagon
Russell’s Shell Station
6Th Ave
Lee Sentell
Astrohall
Frigidsire Sales and Service
Robinson Furniture
Avenue
Diel
Ady
Rover
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