Stennis Shot Near Home in Washington
Senator John C. Stennis was shot twice during a holdup in front of his Washington home. Doctors at Walter Reed reported he remained conscious and resting, with guarded prospects after 6 a.m. briefing. The 71-year-old Mississippi Democrat and longtime chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee underwent surgery for wounds to the rib cage and left thigh.
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Robert L. Campbell Washington
John C. Stennis
Senate
U.S
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Mississippi
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maj
Frank Garland
Maj. Garland
Garland
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Armed Services Committee
Walter Reed
Updated Dress Code Okayed In Limestone
Limestone County officials announced an updated dress code for Elkmont School after parent protests led by Mrs. Wendell Naves. The board said the two year code would be revised with parental input and urged broader school system consensus while denying discrimination claims.
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Sonny Turner
Elkmont
Limestone County
Limestone County Board of Education
Wendell Naves
Frank Dawson
Nixon Threatens More Impounds as Congress Falls Short
President Nixon says Congress has not been responsible on fiscal matters and will impound funds if needed to avoid tax increases. He announces Kissinger will visit Hanoi for direct talks on postwar reconstruction viewed as an investment in peace. Stennis is shot in a robbery outside his home. the incident prompts FBI involvement and swift reactions from White House officials.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
George Keane
Stennis
National Guard
Capitol
Austin Seniors Cited In Westinghouse Science Honors
Two Austin High School seniors earned Honor Awards in the 32nd Westinghouse Science Talent Search, securing four year tuition scholarships to the University of Alabama or Auburn University. Lynn Olivia Oliver and Jay Michael Davis were among five Texans and 300 nationally recognized from 1,106 entrants. Forty winners will receive expense paid trips to Washington for final judging and $67,500 in scholarships. Oliver studied corrosion and electrochemistry, while Davis investigated the meniscus effect in fuel storage tanks in microgravity.
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Austin
University of Alabama
Auburn University
Westinghouse
Lynn Olivia Oliver
Johnny Oliver
Nell St
Jay Michael Davis
James Davis
Decatur 5
Washington
Miss Oliver
Oliver
Davis
State Leaders Express Shock See STENNIS
State leaders react with shock after Mississippi Senator John Stennis is shot. Governor George Wallace Senator John Sparkman and Senator Jim Allen urge Alabamians to pray for an early and full recovery. Wallace, hospitalized after May 15 gunshot wounds in Laurel Maryland, releases statement through press secretary Billy Joe Camp.
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Mississippi
John Stennis
George Wallace
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Alabama
Stennis
Wallace
Birmingham
Laurel
Billy Joe Camp
81 ON THIS DATE 1958 Explorer satellites launched
On this date in 1958 the Explorer first United States earth satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida. Weather outlook shows high in the upper 50s and low 60s with a 40 percent chance of rain Thursday.
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Explorer
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Tennessee Valley
Psychiatric Services Eyed For 4 Counties
North Central Alabama Mental Health Center plans to provide local psychiatric hospitalization for residents across four counties. The Pineview Hospital ward plan in Hartselle may be jeopardized by new federal mental health budget cuts. A $536,408 staffing grant from the National Institute of Mental Health is expected to be rejected, while a $213,000 phase one request for emergency aftercare and prevention is sought from Appalachian funds. A $2 million Beltline Rd psychiatric facility is also noted.
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North Central Alabama
Pineview Hospital
Hartselle
National Institute of Mental Health
Appalachian
Beltline Rd
Decatur Box and Basket Co to Close in Two Months
Decatur Box and Basket Co. will halt operations in about two months as its 13 acre site near Decatur is sold to Alabama Farmers Cooperative. President W F Boswell Jr cites fierce packaging competition, air pollution rules and timber shortages. About 75 jobs will be lost, roughly half of peak 1960 employment.
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Decatur Box and Basket Co
W. F. Boswell Jr
Alabama Farmers Cooperative
Boswell
Wood Reels Inc
Hartselle
Decatur Box
The
Agricultural Cooperative
Ford Tractor Seeks Buyer After Mt Hope Sale
Mt Hope resident Taldon Garrison sold a Ford Tractor in good condition and received 47 replies, signaling strong demand. The Decatur Daily Wants ad promotes low cost, fast-acting classified listings with a 10 day run for $4. Contact numbers Athens 353 4739 or 232 1535 for placing ads.
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Taldon Garrison
Mt. Hope
Decatur Daily
Decatur Daily Want
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Standing
Lynn Oliver
Dean McMinn
Decature
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Billy Smith
David
William I. Smith
Vieux Carre Apts
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Downtown
Second
Decatur
Winford Turner
Landers
Athens
Psychiatric
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Ford Tractor
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