Racial demonstrations continue in Tuskegee after student slaying
About 150 demonstrators marched in Tuskegee today with no incidents. City officials at a meeting with Negro students and Tuskegee Institute leaders sought a path to satisfy Negro demands while avoiding white unrest. A councilman warned of a possible confrontation if protests recur tomorrow.
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Tuskegee
Tuskegee City
Samuel Younge Jr
Younge
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Negro
Stanley Hugh Smith
Smith
the Institute
Man Killed In Lawrence County After Rabbit Hunt
An autopsy is set for Fred L. Brackin a 30 year old Lawrence County man found shot in woods near his home He apparently died from accidental or self inflicted wounds while returning from a rabbit hunting trip His wife reported he left home Thursday and did not return until Friday morning at a chicken farm she learned he had left head ed home around 430 p m.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Harvey Elliott
Fred L. Brackin
Elliott
Brackin
Tom Pettus
Dewey ‘Haney
Eugene Sizemore
Louis’ Terry
AC Cook
Billy Canfield
van Pruitt
Huntsville
Reynolds Funeral Home
Spreading War Held Possible By Mansfield Panel
A five senator fact finding panel led by Senator Mansfield warned that Viet Nam could slide toward general war on the Asian mainland if peace efforts fail. They found a negotiated settlement unlikely and noted the South Viet Nam situation remained largely as a year earlier with Viet Cong control.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Montana
Senate
U.S
South Viet Nam
Wrecks Reported in Five Friday Incidents
Police logged five vehicle collisions Friday afternoon. At 12 30 p m a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Ruby H Mitchell collided with a 1954 Dodge driven by Walter B Smith in Gordon Drive near Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. At 1 38 p m a 1951 Chevrolet truck driven by Barbara J Brown hit a 1966 Imperial driven by Edwin M Frazier on Moulton Street near Sandlin Hardware. At 3 28 p m a panel truck driven by Estell Lee Hatfield struck a 1961 Rambler driven by Mattie T Bailey at Railroad Street and Vine Street. At 3 57 p m a 1963 Comet driven by Nellie K Hartselle collided with a 1963 Cadillac driven by Katie D Yarborough in the Decatur Shopping Center lot. See Diary On Page 2.
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Gordon Drive
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Ruby H. Mitchell
Carridale Street
Walter Buford Smith
Ardmore
Moulton St
Sandlin Harware
Barbara J. Brown
Locust St
Imperial
Edwin M
Buena Vista
Three Auto Men Killed in West Side Showroom
An enraged customer fatally shot three automobile salesmen in a Chicago West Side showroom Friday before a policeman killed him with five shots to the head. Victims were Sidney Fohrman, 52. Edward Fohrman, 43. Albert Sizer, 65. Donald Jackson, 24, also died after an apparent berserk act during an argument with Sizer. Police say Jackson had recent ties to Fohrman’s agency and had visited the showroom multiple times. Roland Charles, a robbery detail officer, killed Jackson just after he shot Edward Fohrman.
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Chicago
Sidney Fohrman
Fohrman Motors, Ltd
Edward Fohrman
Albert Sizer
Donald Jackson
Sizer
Early history of Jeffers Cross Roads mirrored in valley
The valley town of Jeffers Cross Roads, once a famed stagecoach route crossing, is explored in Sundays Daily by John Knox. State Editor Winford Turner and photographer Bob Bates accompany Congressman Bob Jones in Scottsboro for a look at a representative’s work beyond Washington.
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Jeffers Cross Roads
Tennessee River
John Knox
Winford Turner
Bob Bates
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Washington
the Decatur Daily
Fairy Tale Fashion Lights Spring Runway Showings
New York designers push baby doll looks as fairy tale motifs dominate previews. Betty Carol for Mom selle presents Red Riding Hood inspired coats with bold pockets. Bert and Beth Levine evoke Cinderella with jeweled slippers. Ceil Chapman debuts after a hiatus with halter necks and chiffon gowns aimed at both working wives and socialites.
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New York
Betty Carol
Mom’'selle
Hood
Bert
Beth Levine
Ceil
Chapman
Miss Chapman
Trial hearing awaited in Alabama child beating case
Hearing to determine Betty Payton's competency to stand trial is set for January 18 before Circuit Court Judge David R Archer in Huntsville. Payton, 42, faces charges for beating her two children Jimmy 12 and Dorothy 15 to death last November at their grandparents Brownsboro home. A third child Ronda 17 remains hospitalized with injuries.
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Huntsville
Betty Payton
David R. Archer
Dorothy
Ronda
Canada Expects to Pass 20 Million Population
Ottawa experts estimate Canada will reach a population around 90 million by August 1 with a declining birth rate and variable immigration shaping the timing. They caution the exact day cannot be known.
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Canada
Ottawa
Bombing of North Vietnam Denied by U S Officials
Washington denies resumed U S bombing of North Vietnam despite reports from Peking via Tokyo that three American warplanes hit targets in Thanh Hoa province. President Johnson and Senate leaders signaled no early end to the bombing lull, with debate over when it should resume depending on North Vietnamese actions. Senate Republican George Aiken urged continuation only if significantly more ground fighting occurs.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
President Johnson
New York
Washington
Red China
United States
Viet Nam
Peking
Tokyo
Thanh Hoa
Defense Department
White House
Johnson
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
North
Senate
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
George D. Aiken
Putney
Aiken
Senate Foreign Relations
Dominican Provisional Government Weatheres Strength Test
The provisional government of the Dominican Republic appears to have weathered a critical test of strength with the armed forces amid signs of resistance to a presidential order transferring central figures abroad. The OAS backed President Garcia Godoy and said his actions conform to the constitutional instrument.
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Robert Berrellez
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Hector Garcia-Godo
Garcia-Godoy
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Lawrence
By Arthur Everett
Transit Authority
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Lee
Bank
State Supreme Court
Abraham N. Geller
Quill
Douglas L. MacMahon
TWA
MacMahon
Cucine
Rome
Italy
Carroll Baker
Paris
Bob Hope
Carroll
U. S. Marine Corps
William Westmoreland
America
North Viet Nam
Dec.an
Tee
U. S
Dominican
OAS
Armed Forces
Francisco Rivera Caminero
Tak
I Bekins
Daniel
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Joe
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