U S Forces Expand Defenses Ahead of Lunar New Year
More than seven thousand American troops arrive in South Viet Nam to bolster Saigon defenses and shore up the Marine beachhead as Viet Cong harassment continues. Premier Ky faces renewed military infighting and coup rumors during Secretary Rusk’s Saigon visit.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dean Rusk
U.S. 25Th Division
Hawaii
Peace Offensive Ends Soon After Lunar New Year
Washington sources report the Johnson administration plans to wrap up its Viet Nam peace offensive shortly after the Lunar New Year ceasefire ends, likely by Jan. 25, if North Vietnam shows no favorable response. Officials say the U.S. cannot wait much longer for signs of movement toward peace.
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Richard Eder
New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
Peace bid and Vietnam ceasefire timing loom over U S talks
U S officials assess a Christmas Eve peace bid as bombing pauses continue in North Vietnam. Analysts doubt Viet Cong and Hanoi signals will shift, while infiltration remains steady. The three day Lunar New Year ceasefire ends around January 23 or 24, shaping administration plans.
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U.S
Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
1000 Expected At Cotton Meet
More than a thousand farmers and cotton leaders are expected to attend the North Alabama Cotton Short Course in Decatur on January 25 and 26 at Decatur High School auditorium. They will represent 48 percent of Alabama's $136 million cotton crop. The event focuses on modern technology and its impact on cotton.
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Decatur
North Alabama
Decatur High School
Mutual Savings proposes 20 percent stock dividend
Directors of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co propose a 20 percent stock dividend. The resolution will be presented to stockholders at the annual meeting on April 7. If approved, the dividend would be effective for stockholders of record April 30, 1966. See STOCK On Page 2
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Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Quality Control Society Meeting on Rel iability Programs
The American Society for Quality Control meets Wednesday at 6 30 p m at the Downtowner Motor Inn The speaker is Marvin H Walker Jr of Space Co Huntsville on Reporting the Status of Reliability Programs. DIARY appears on Page 2.
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American Society For Quality Control
Downtowner Motor. Inn
Marvin —Hwalker
Jdr
Space_Co
Huntsville
Sandlin Seeks Sheriff's Post
Danville resident David M. Sandlin announces his candidacy for Morgan County sheriff in the May Democratic primary. The 39 year old farmer and Wolverine employee since 1951 is son of the late J Street Sandlin, ex sheriff. He plans to qualify after the Democratic Executive Committee meets and seeks county support. Sandlin and his wife Edith Aldridge have two daughters and attend Danville Baptist Church. He is a Danville High School graduate and WWII Navy veteran.
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Danville
Morgan County
David M. Sandlin
Wolverine
Sandlin
J. Street Sandlin
Democratic Executive Committee
Edith Aldridge
Pat
Jody
Danville Baptist Church
Danville High School
Lafayette St
Decatur
Pioneers of Burney Mountain remembered in Decatur Daily
John Knox recounts early settlers near Burney Mountain in a Wednesday Decatur Daily piece. The article recalls mules in wells and postwar skirmishes, detailing pioneers who built homes churches tanneries and roads and noting old clan members still living in the area.
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Burney Mt
John Knox
Decatur
Scott Appointed To High C strand Post
Louis D. Scott, former Decatur resident, is named director of manufacturing for Acrilan and Chemstrand Polyester at Chemstrand Headquarters in New York. He will coordinate all Acrilan acrylic fiber and Chemstrand Polyester manufacturing and oversee Chemback carpet tufting medium production. Scott joined Chemstrand in December 1952 as process de-...
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Louis D. Scott
Decatur
Chemstrand
New York
Scott
Light Snow Expected in North Alabama Tonight
North Alabama faces its first light snow since last March as weather forecasters call for cloudy and cold conditions tonight and Wednesday morning with occasional light snow and up to one inch accumulation on higher terrain.
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North
Alabama
Nigeria Officer Vows Elections After Coup
Maj Gen Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria's new military ruler, pledges to end disorders, imposes martial law if needed, and plans a constitutional committee and national elections once the charter is ready. He said he acted to crush revolt and that Nigerians want military governance to prevent further bloodshed. The coup followed three months of western region rioting that left over 100 dead, amid allegations of rigged elections involving Samuel Akintola and Sir Ahmadu Bello.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Lagos
Nigeria
Aguiyi Ironsi
Ironsi
Western
Samuel I. Akintola
Akintola
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Northern
Coun
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks rise on heavy trading while bonds hold steady. In Chicago, wheat advances with firm corn and oats, soybeans climb sharply in old crop months. Hog prices move 25 cents up to 25 cents down, top at 29.75. Slaughter steers stay steady with a top of 28.25.
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New York
Chicago
Weaver Becomes First Negro Cabinet Member
Robert C Weaver is sworn in as the nation's first Black cabinet member and first secretary of housing and urban development. President Johnson witnesses the oath as Weaver, age 38, takes office. The Senate quickly confirms, contrasting with 1961 opposition to his prior administration role.
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Robert C. Weaver
Johnson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate Banking Committee
Jacob Javits
D-N.y
Washington
Weaver
Senate
John F. Kennedy
House and Home Finance Agency
A. Willis
Robertson
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Man Appeals New Resisting Arrest Charge
Henry Perkins who filed a $50 000 claim against the City of Decatur on December 28 was arrested again Sunday night by city police and has appealed two guilty verdicts rendered Monday morning in city court. See MAN On Page 2
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Henry Perkins
Decatur
State of the Union criticized by GOP leaders
Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen and House GOP Leader Gerald R Ford condemned President Johnson's programs in a taped national broadcast. They warned that U S prestige has declined despite foreign aid and urged continued Vietnam engagement and firm victory without negotiation.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R.ford
Johnson
Dirksen
Civil rights attorneys ask court to dismiss school crowd protests
Civil rights lawyers petitioned a federal court in Birmingham to dismiss temporary restraining orders that barred demonstrations involving city and county public school children.
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Birmingham
Explosion at Caltex refinery near Frankfurt kills man
An explosion at the U.S.-owned Caltex refinery on Frankfurt's outskirts killed one man, left another missing, and injured 68 people police said.
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Frankfurt
Germany
APJ
Caltex
Katzenbach Defends Voting Law Before Court
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach argues before the Supreme Court to uphold the 1965 Voting Rights Act amid Southern challenges. He cites the act’s impact ending literacy tests and notes about 250000 Black voters registered in seven Southern states since its enactment.
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Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Supreme Court
Katzenbach
Lydia
Marie Katzenbach
Trenton
N.J
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Lee Katzenbach
Secutiry Mutual Finance Corporaion-714 Gank Street Ad
Readable fragment shows a local finance firm offering business loans at 714 Gank Street with a contact phone 353 0742. The short item functions as a classifieds notice for financing services.
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Unity Mutuel Finance Corp
Bank St
Curity Mutual Finance Corporeion
Gank Street
Smett
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