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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1968

Page

5

British Empire Decline Reflected in Film Nostalgia

Russell Baker laments Britain's faded empire as cinema memory fades with James Bond style heroes and Johns Lennon era humor. The piece muses on actors and characters from Captain Bligh to Gunga Din and Nelson, noting the shift from imperial cinema to modern pop culture.

Terrorist Decline in Saigon Amid Police and U S Pressure

New York Times military editor HANSON W. BALDWIN reports a heavy U S and South Vietnamese push has reduced Vietcong terrorism in Saigon. Police reforms and intelligence efforts, plus Operation Cedar Falls and mass sweeps around Military Region 4, disrupted Vietcong cells and 69th Special Action Unit, with hundreds arrested or killed and underground networks unraveling.

Hanson W. Baldwin New York Times New York Times News Service New York Saigon United States Vietnam U.S Vietcong Military Region 4 Giadinh Special Branch Nguyen van Luan Nguyen Ngoc Loan Citizens 69Th Special Action Unit Saigon Military Region 4

Rockefeller Registers Dramatic Gains in GOP Polls

Princeton January 20. Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York has gained with Republican voters, nearly doubling support since November. Richard Nixon leads the field in 22 open primary tests since 1964, with Romney and Reagan also in the top four.

Princeton N. J Nelson Rockefeller New York Richard Nixon Rockefeller George Romney Michigan Ronald Reagan California Johnson Nixon Lyndon Johnson Charles Percy

Local radio news in Decatur spurs editor letter on WHOS

Decatur residents urge fair coverage of WHOS Radio local news and editorials once aired and followed by listeners. The letter defends station for providing community reporting and faults recent cuts seen as harming North Alabama’s information access.

Martin Radio News WHOS Whos Radio Decatur Daily Decatur North Alabama

Death by own action is widely misunderstood

A medical view explains suicide as a health issue with warning signs and preventable patterns. It cites studies from Harvard and UC San Francisco, notes high physician involvement in final crises, and describes the growth of 40 prevention centers in 17 states plus DC and volunteer roles aiding centers nationwide.

Howard A. Rusk M. D New York Times News Service New York United States U.S University Medical Center Cleveland Child Psychiatry Division Mathew Ross Harvard Medical School Ross Jerome A. Motto University of California San Francisco Robert E. Litman Los Angeles Daniel Desole Veterans Administration Hospital Albany States District of Columbia Richard K. McGeeney University of Florida National Institute of Mental H Bulletin of Suici

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