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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1968
Page
8
A letter states wigs cost 17 dollars each instead of 5 dollars previously paid. It asks whether to refund the difference or keep the wig, with an option to ship COD if the buyer confirms continued interest.
Mrs. Fred Robinson indicated the hospital did not add parking before the new wing opened last January and there are no current plans for further spaces. She noted ongoing patient demand and difficulty finding spots.
Authorities seized amphetamine pills and beer after a two week series of all night parties at a trailer. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor charges were filed against several arrestees with bond set at 300 dollars each. Detectives expect pill analysis today while jail records show all held without bond.
John Cook of the 135 employee firm in 33 North Alabama and Tennessee cities outlines a 42 by 142 foot brick veneer warehouse addition with 60 feet for truck servicing, a chemical issue room and a culture lab for insect research and chemical experiments. The firm also operates pest control and fumigation.
The Secret Service increases manpower from 350 to 575 to guard the president and fight threats. Daily item data rose from 100 to about 7000 notices monthly as a computerized trip file grows beyond 400 names. Critics say actions target political dissent while pursuing a Wichita student leader linked to antiwar protests.
A long list of individuals including Mrs. Joe Horton and Mrs. James Hicks in Decatur, Miss Carol Meadows in Hartselle, and others from Moulton, Athens, Sheffield, Trinity, and Spivey. The record presents patient or associated names without clear context or actions.
Ten bullets struck a North Side apartment window as Sisters Mary Leonard and Ricardo walked in a courtyard between a school and St Francis Convent. Sister Mary 33 from New Haven was in poor but improving condition with two neck wounds. Sister Ricardo 24 had a shoulder wound and was listed in good condition. Police said a sniper targeted anyone moving between the two buildings. Officers forced entry after spotting a rifle, finding Miss LaZarrus inside offering no resistance.
Secret Service rounded up and interrogated local D.S. chapter members as material witnesses amid demonstrations. Blackmon faces arraignment in Wichita Federal Court Monday. Washington juries have shown little sympathy for new left activists accused of threats to President Johnson, as a Harlem youth was found guilty for threatening Johnson during an antiwar rally in 1966.
The Tan Uyen attack left 114 South Vietnamese and allied forces dead or wounded as Viet Cong fighters seized the village, burned homes, and fired mortars around Bien Hoa and Da Nang region posts. North Vietnamese infiltration suggested by intelligence reports accompanied the operation.
Alabama Republican Chairman Alfred Goldthwaite says party leaders will meet in Montgomery on January 27 to discuss several matters including a possible party realignment. He expects most of the party's 122 executive committee members to attend the session.
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