Johnson Proposes National Teachers Corps to Aid Poor Areas
President Johnson told 11 000 National Education Association delegates at Madison Square Garden that a national teachers corps will work with local teachers in cities slums and rural poverty areas. Corps members will be young recruits and experienced teachers ready to commit a year to the hardest schools. An armed threat to Johnson prompted a police alert later canceled with no explanation.
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New York
Johnson
National Education Association
Madison Square Garden
Washington
Veterans and Turners family notices headlined local events
Veterans of World War I Morgan County Barracks 2405 and auxiliary meet Monday at 6 30 p m at the American Legion Home in Hartselle. The family of the late John Andrew and Mary Beasley Turner hold a family reunion Monday at 11 a m at the Tennessee Valley Experiment Station Belle Mina with picnic lunch and table settings. For information call Mary Turner Nora Turner or Dean Sims. William Earl Smith 15 of 2010 8th St SE injured in a wreck Friday morning on Prospect Drive SE when his motorcycle hit a panel truck. He is in good condition at Decatur General Hospital. Police report two other accidents Friday
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Morgan County
American Légion
Hartselle
John Andrew
Mary Beasley Turner
Tennessee Valley Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Mary Turner
Nora Turner
Dean Sims
William Earl Smith
8Th St. SE
Prospect Drive SE
Smith
Decatur General Hospital
Bobby Gerald Aycock
Stafford Road
Decatur High School
Holiday highway tolls loom as deadly weekends repeat
Six people die in a truck car crash and a motorcycle accident leaves a 17 year old paralyzed. A 10 year old boy on a bicycle is killed in a residential area. The highway patrol warns of heavy traffic and predicts 470 to 570 fatalities during the 78 hour Fourth of July period.
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Cora Blai
Highway Patrol
Firecrackers Provoke Law Confusion Ahead of Fourth
Fireworks appear despite city ordinances prohibiting use or possession. Police plan continued enforcement while state health officials warn against unsafe cracker balls. The health chief urges caution to prevent harm as Independence Day approaches.
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Cora Blair
Ira L. Myers
Pope Paul VI May Visit United Nations in New York
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI may travel to the United States after the new year to visit the United Nations in New York. A Vatican press release confirmed the pope appreciated the invitation from U Thant but noted timing and trip feasibility are not yet decided.
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U Thant
New York
Sunny And Hot Weekend Forecast For July Fourth
A sunny weekend with hot weather is forecast for the July 4th holidays. Temperatures reach 93 today and may drop to 70 tonight with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers possible Sunday. picnics are not expected to be washed out.
One in 160 Million Woman Featured in Decatur Daily
Sunday feature by writer John Knox profiles a Limestone County woman described as one in 160 million. The piece appears with discussion of highway death tolls this July 4 weekend and a progress report on the Huntsville Madison County Airport and North Alabama transportation complex by David Knight.
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Limestone County
John Knox
Decatur Daily
Gallup
Huntsville
Madison County
David Knight
North Alabama
Moulton Water Loan Approved for Dam and Lake
The Moulton Water Works Board won a $743000 loan from the Community Facilities Administration to build a Turkey Creek dam and a filtering system six miles north. The 80 acre lake will end the town’s water shortage and may boost customers by about 100 once completed. Construction is expected to start in four months with immediate rights of way and property assessments.
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Moulton
Moulton Water Works Board
Community Facilities Administration
Washington
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
U. S
Bob Jones
Turkey Creek
Here
H. A. Alexander
The
Water Board
Alexander
Boll Weevil Infestation Running High in Alabama
Auburn Extension Service warns cotton farmers of high boll weevil infestation across much of the state with northern counties reporting 25 percent in some fields. Entomologist Frank McQueen expects at least 10 percent in northern counties by mid July.
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Auburn
Auburn Extension Service
Alabama
Madison County
Limestone
Jackson
Cherokee
Cullman
Fayette
Morgan
Auburn University
Frank McQueen
McQueen
Warplanes Hit Dien Bien Phu North of Hanoi
Thirty U S Air Force planes struck Dien Bien Phu in two 30 minute raids destroying six barracks and 12 buildings. The airfield runway was cratered after unleashing 59 tons of bombs plus rockets and missiles with no reported opposition.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
France
Hanoi Line
Hanoi
Morale High Among U S Viet Troops Ezell Says
Col William O Ezell, returning to the U S from Da Nang Air Base, said American forces in Vietnam will be there a while and morale there is higher after intensified air raids on North Vietnam though he did not speak for all troops.
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Montgomery
Ala
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Vietnam
William O. Exell
United States
Viet Nam
Divers Recover Sunken Loot Off Florida Coast
Divers from Real Eight Corporation announce recovery of a Spanish treasure galley sunk in 1715 near Sebastian Inlet. More than 3,000 pounds of silver, including large discs and ingots, were displayed at the Real Eight Treasure Museum in Melbourne, with an early estimate of 60 000 dollars for the ingots recovered so far. The find may surpass last year’s 1.6 million haul from another galleon.
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Melbourne
Fla
Real 8 Corporation
Harry Cannon
Corporation
Fort Pierce Inlet
Sebastian Inlet
Cape Kennedy
Real 8
Madrid
Home Grown Peaches For Sale At Reeves Fruit Stand
Jack Reeves Fruit Stand in Hertselle Alabama advertises home grown peaches for sale. Contact phone 773 2691 for orders and pickup.
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Jack Reeves Fruit Stand
Hertselle
Ala
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