Plane crash shocks Georgia basketball team in Oxford
A chartered Southern Airways Martin 404 crashed on approach to Oxford Mississippi while the Georgia Bulldogs waited to board. All three crew members escaped unharmed and the Georgia party, 18 players and staff, remained in Oxford overnight after the 70 64 victory over Mississippi.
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Oxford
Miss
University of Georgia
Southern Airways
Georgia
Ken Rosemond
Rosemond
Georgia Party
Mississippi
Graydon Hall
Them Airways
Atlanta
Keith Heefner
Montgomery
Carol Laird
Hall
Traffic Toll Drops Sharply
The National Safety Council predicted 460 to 540 deaths in a 78 hour period but actual fatalities totaled 363 with six in Alabama. Cold, snow, and freezing rain kept many indoors while some drivers faced slick streets on Keller Memorial Bridge and Gordon Dr Overpass in Decatur.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Decatur
North Alabama
Keller Memorial Bridge
Gordon Dr
Icy New Year’s Day Clamps Decatur With Freezing Rain
Freezing rain and sleet created hazardous driving in the Tennessee Valley on New Year’s Day. Sleet began in Decatur around 8 30 a m and roads across North Alabama iced over by late morning. Overpasses were gravelled and temperatures stayed in the 20s with a high of 31 in Decatur. Cloudy skies persisted as temps rose only slightly the next morning.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
North
Alabama
14Th St
Gordon Dr
Coroner's Jury To Hear Hunter Case
The coroner's jury will review the Hunter case in Morgan County the first in years. Miss Hunter disappeared May 6 and her skeletal remains were found Oct. 14 on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge edge. Investigators have no solid leads, and a killer is implied though not confirmed. A major breakthrough is not expected soon. See CORONER'S On Page 2
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McBride
Morgan County
Redsone Arsenal
Houser
E. B. Watts
Bloodiest New Year cease-fire in Vietnam described by US officials
In Saigon the US judged the allied New Year cease-fire the bloodiest truce attempt of the Vietnam War. A Viet Cong force of 2500 attacked an American outpost near Black Virgin Mountain, killing 23 and wounding 153. The 9th VC Division and North Vietnamese supporters suffered 348 dead in the clash eight miles from the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
USS
Black Virgin Mountain
U.S
14-Year-Old Donor Dies Of Brain Damage
Cape Town surgeon Dr Christian Barnard and team perform another heart transplant replacing a 58-year-old dentist's damaged heart with that of a man who died from a brain hemorrhage. The operation lasts five hours. the heart began beating on its own. The dentist, Dr Philip Blaiberg, was conscious and described as in very good condition.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian N. Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Waghkansky
Philip Blaiberg
Blaiberg
Markets At A Glance Wheat and soy fall as hogs rise
CHICAGO AP reports a broad market roundup with wheat and soybeans down on liquidation, corn down on hedging, oats irregular in light trade, and hogs up 25 to 50 cents with receipts near 4,000 at a top of 19.75. Slaughter steers stay steady to 25 higher with 9,000 receipts and a top of 28.50.
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Chicago
Johnson Evaluates Talks With Bombing Report
President Johnson says the administration is evaluating reports that North Vietnam may enter peace talks if bombing ends. He spoke at the LBJ Ranch noting Hanoi Radio’s statement and urged support for curtailing dollar drains while focusing on HEW and budget work.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
Lbji Ranch
Ister Nguyen Duy Trinh
Hanoi
U.S
Morgan County Welcomes First Babies of 1968
Morgan County reports its first baby of 1968 born at Decatur General Hospital as 10 pounds 10 ounces to Mr and Mrs William Lancaster of Trinity. A second birth at Hartselle Hospital produced a six pound three ounce son for Mr and Mrs A V Couey of Somerville. Keith Wayne Burleson, born at Cullman Hospital, wins the 31st Cullman County Baby Derby.
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William Lee Lancaster
Trinity
Morgan County
Lancaster
Decatur General Hospital
Hartselle Hospital
A. V. Couey
Somerville
Harold Burleson
Cullman 2
Cullman Hospital
Burleson
Keith Wayne
Cullman County
Stevenson Bomb Attempts Probed in Alabama
Stevenson, Alabama officials hunted for a motive after two homes were damaged by a single dynamite blast in what authorities called a possible New Year prank. No injuries occurred as per reports, with Sheriff Collins noting the attackers likely used a vehicle to toss one stick at each residence.
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Stevenson
Ala
Alabama
Henry Bynum
Cecil Adams
Jackson County
Robert Collins
Adams
Lee Stevenson
Johnson names Okun as youngest ever CEA chairman
President Johnson designates Arthur M. Okun a 39 year old economist to succeed Gardner Ackley as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Okun becomes the youngest male to hold the post. Governor Lurleen Wallace, after July cancer surgery, returns to Texas hospitals for a routine checkup.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Arthur M. Okun
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Okun
Houston
Tex
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Texas Medical Center Hospital
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute
Rioters Battle Police at Norco Drug Center
In Norco California Rehabilitation Center inmates rioted for six hours setting four buildings ablaze and clashing with about 300 officers. Officials said roughly 1800 of 2000 inmates participated in the unrest.
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Norco
Calif
California Rehabilitation Center
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Memphis
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Nelson St. SE
Billy Sigith
Hunter
George McArthur
Olive Haupt
South
Africa
Dorothy
Washington-Lbj Ranch
HEW
John Gardner
Charles Schultzer
Douglass Cater
Congress
Texas
Lee Johnson
Morgan
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