Tuskegee High School Desegregation Closed by State Order
Atty. Gen. Flowers advised Macon County to close desegregated Tuskegee High School after the state board ordered its closure. Only 12 Negro students remained since September amid white boycotts, with 13 teachers. Flowers said the school is economically unsound to operate with so few students.
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Rex Thomas
Tuskegee
Ala
Richmond Flowers
Macon County School Board
Tuskegee High School
Flowers
Macon County
C. A. Pruitt
Pruitt
Harry Rayman
Macon
MECATURS Dane Glimpses Community Spirit
Dane MECATURS highlights community efforts with brief notes on local engagement and shared projects. Residents participate in events promoting collaboration and neighborhood improvement.
Heart Fund Benefit Dance and community notices
The Heart Fund Benefit Dance runs Saturday from 8 to 12 p.m. at the National Guard Armory with tickets $2.25 at door. Skylarks provide music while Miss Betty Stuckey and Miss Sandra Griffin have returned to study at the University of Alabama after visits with Decatur peers. The Teen Time Club meets Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Home. dues reminders are issued. Ralph Jones earns membership in Equitable Life’s Leaders and Million Corps. Winford Clark completes a month long management program at Pure Oil training center in Birmingham. See DIARY on Page 2.
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Heart Fund
National Guard
Skylarks
Betty Stuckey
Harmon Afb
Newfoundland
Sandra Griffin
Elgin Afb
Fla
University of Alabama
Patricia Rombokas
Sandra Johnson
Decatur
Rombokas
Miss Johnson
University
American Legion
Ralph Jones
Eighth Ave
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Leaders Corps
Million Corps
J. B. Conway
Birmingham
Equitable
Winford Clark
6Th Ave
The Eternal Decision: Choosing Christ Over a Lower Life
A minister explains that the daily and the eternal decision governs destiny. The speaker contrasts choosing Christ with a lower life, citing scripture about serving two masters and the necessity of personal, decisive commitment to follow God.
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J.M
Christ
Jesus
Ranger 6 on target for lunar hit after midcourse correction
Space scientists guided Ranger 6 toward the moon after a midcourse correction. Dr. William Pickering said signals indicate a likely impact as the booster ignited and increased speed, with the spacecraft aimed dead center for close moon photographs.
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Ralph Dighton
Pasadena
Calif
Moon
William Pickering
Pickering
Space
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Disorder at Cleveland Brings Police Crackdown
A crowd of over 400 white demonstrators in Cleveland clashed with police using billy clubs and mounted officers. Ten priests and civic leaders faced jeers in Little Italy as two Black men and four photographers were beaten. No serious injuries or arrests reported. eggs, fruit, and bottles were thrown and three cars driven by Black occupants had windows smashed.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Little Italy
Markets At A Glance From New York Trading
AP market snapshot shows mixed stocks with slow trading and mixed bonds. Commodities list uneven outcomes including weak Chicago wheat and steady corn while soybeans rise on solid demand and hogs hold near $16. Slaughter steers gain 25 cents to top $23.
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New York
Chicago
Johnson asks Congress to help cotton compete with foreign fibers
President Johnson urged enactment of a program to make U S cotton competitive with foreign cotton and man made fibers. He cited the two price system as ineffective and called for broader federal payments to farmers and measures to reduce rural poverty while avoiding added U S stocks. The Cooley Bill and a Senate measure by Herman Talmadge aim to restore competitiveness and maintain farmer income.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
House
Senate
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
New Touch Tone Telephone Debuts Ahead of March Rollout
Decatur Kiwanis Club heard Sen. John Sparkman’s secretary connect by telephone for a noon talk on International Affairs. Sparkman, busy with a tax bill, spoke from Washington via a loudspeaker setup as the new punch key system, touch tone, allows dialing without returning to rest. Southern Bell plans a March local rollout with central office updates underway. Sparkman cited Panama tensions and the Viet Nam coup as current international issues.
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Decatur
Gilmer
Blackburn
Avery Taylor
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Southern Bell
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
Alabama
John Sparkman
Washington
Sparkman
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Washington, D. C
Club
Senate
Area Telephone
Oshkosh police uncover woman's body in basement slaying probe
Oshkosh police chief says a woman's body was unearthed in a basement as part of a bizarre slaying case tying Reno Nevada and San Francisco. The report also notes Alabama merchants push to repeal the federal retail excise tax and Governor Rockefeller plans to enter the West Virginia presidential primary on May 12 challenging fellow Republicans.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Harry A. Guenther
Reno
Nev
San Francisco
Montgomery
Alabama Council of Retail Merchants Today
Congress
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
West Virginia
Billy Graham may run for president, Scripps-Howard says
AP reports Scripps-Howard Newspapers indicate evangelist Billy Graham may pursue the presidency. Also AP notes Greek and Turkish Cypriots reject plans for an international peace force including U S troops to police the island.
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New York
Scripps-Howard
Billy Graham
London
U.S
Rights Bill On House Floor Faces Long Debate
The civil rights omnibus bill moves to the House floor with an expected week of debate. It would ban racial discrimination in public spaces, create an equal employment opportunity commission, and empower federal funds removal for discriminatory state programs while aiming to secure voting rights and desegregation. The measure faces strong Southern opposition and a tougher fight in the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Tury
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Opinion: Local School Systems May Operate Independently
A Alabama official argues city and county school systems can stay open despite state orders if they secure local funds. He says school systems are corporations separate from state jurisdiction and assumptions of state control depend on funding sources being available.
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Alabama
Desegregation Pause as Alabama High School is Closed
Federal agents monitored a Mississippi like scene as students entered a desegregation dispute at a high school. The state board ordered closure citing white student boycotts leaving 12 pupils and claiming economic loss. A new rule could widen racial barriers in other schools statewide.
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George Wallace
FBI
Building the Somerville Courthouse Link to a Famous Revolutionary?
In a Sunday daily column John Knox cites facts and asks readers to weigh whether a celebrated Revolutionary War figure may have influenced the Somerville courthouse’s construction. The piece invites speculation while leaving verdicts open.
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Somerville
John Knox
Alabama Guard members sentenced in dynamite case
Two of five Alabama National Guard members charged in November dynamite explosions near a college were sentenced to two years. First Sgt. William E. Roughton of Langdale and Cpl. James T. Maxwell of Tuscaloosa pleaded guilty to amended charges for setting off dynamite dangerously near a college.
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Alabama National Guard
William E. Roughton
Langdae
James T. Maxwell
Tuscaloosa
U S Offers Troops for Cyprus Peace Mission
The United States told Britain Greece and Turkey it is ready to contribute troops to a Cyprus peace-keeping force if the three nations accept terms aimed at settling the basic political crisis.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
De Gaulle Calls Southeast Asia Neutralization Plan
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle advocates neutralization of Southeast Asia and states relations with Red China are necessary to achieve this policy.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Red China
Beckwith Trial Opens As Beckwith Faces Death Penalty
Medgar Evers widow denies accusing anyone at the scene while Byron De La Beckwith goes on trial in Jackson Mississippi with the state pledging to seek the death penalty.
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Jackson
Medgar Evers
Byron de la Beckwith
Bodies of three USAF officers returned from Germany
In Wiesbaden Germany three U S Air Force officers killed when their trainer aircraft was shot down over East Germany were brought back to their home base today.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
East Germany
Advertiser Says He Placed 1957 Cookware Ads on Austin TV
Albert G. Young testified he ran cookware advertisements in 1957 on an Austin Texas television station owned by Johnsons after speaking with a man he believed was Walter Jenkins, longtime Johnson aide.
Best deals at Robinson's furniture and appliances sale
Readable ad note announces no money down offers on furniture and appliances at Robinson's, highlighting convenient financing options and broad selection.
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Robinson’s
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