End of Diplomatic Saga Sees U S Plane Released
Washingtons top officials orchestrated a series of informal and formal moves after a DC8 chartered by MAC was forced to land on Sturup Island by MIG fighters. The incident prompted rapid high level talks with the Soviet Union. The Soviet side confirmed the violation, then permitted release of the plane and 229 aboard for flight to Japan.
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Endre Marton
Ene Press
Dean Rusk
Defense
Clifford
Walt W. Rostow
President Johnson
Mili
Tary
Sturup Island
Pacific
Rusk
Anatole Dobrynin
Dobrynin
United States
U.S
Moscow
Ambassa
Spirit of America festival set for clear Fourth of July skies
Decatur will host its second Spirit of America festival with sunny mid 80s weather. Volunteers in Delano Park prepare stages and decorations for a 10 a.m. opening ceremony, anvil shot, children’s parade, and a 9 p.m. fireworks finale. Memorial observances for Gov. Lurleen B. Wallace noted.
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Decatur
Delano Park
Inseen
Gov
Lurleen B
Sniper Kills Woman Then Is Shot Dead Near Central Park
In New York a man killed a woman at a Central Park comfort station and wounded a man and two officers before being killed by police in bulletproof vests. Tear gas flushed him from trees near the Metropolitan Museum of Art as he fired from a station roof. The gunman, carrying a .45 Army revolver and a bank book under the name Angel Angeloff, fell after a volley from officers.
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New York
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stone
Arthur Deutch
McLoughlin
Deutch
Robert McLoughlin
85Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Angel Angeloff
Manhattan
Transferred Cell SHARP MOVERS Ad
Short blurb advertising Sharp Movers offering moving services with a free estimate and contact number 353 2828 for inquiries.
Markets At A Glance
NEW YORK AP stocks higher in active trading. CHICAGO wheat lower on liquidation and corn oats mixed. Soybeans mostly lower amid liquidation. Butcher hogs 25 to 50 cents higher with receipts around 4,000 and top 24.00. Slaughter steers up 50 to 75 cents with receipts near 4,000 and top 29.25.
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New York
Chicago
Qualification Ends For Council Positions in Decatur
A total of 28 candidates, 26 seeking council seats, will appear on the August 13 ballot in Decatur's first mayor council election since 1956. Seven filed on the last day including Reneau Carroll Russell Humphrey Norman Albright Hub Gardner for Place No 4 and T W Meadows for Place No 3. The mayoral race features Roy Odom and Charles Guntharp. Meadows, a candidate for Place 3, is married with six children and runs Westwind Mobile Homes and Westwind Motors.
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Decatur
Reneau
Carrell
Russell Umphrey
Norman Albright
Hub Gardner
T. W. Meadows
Greg Hughes
Roy Odom
Charles Guntharp
Charles Martin
Lonnie Boutwell
Wallace Meadows
H. D. Milton
Russell Humphrey
Reneau Carroll
Bill Dukes
Joe Terry
Bill Levin
Avery Thornhill
Edwin J.piery
T. W. Bridges
J. D. Collins
Virgil Blake
Ed Golson
Dewayne Cameron
John O'Donnell
Phylliss Sidebotham
Troy O. Williams
Joel Carter
Rutledge ‘Thomas
Bobby Ray
Jett
T. W “Skip” Meadows
6Th Ave
Westwind Mobile Homes
Westwind Motors
Meadows
Westwind
Council
Fighter-Bombers Pound At Vietnam Panhandle Region
U S fighter bombers struck North Vietnam s southern panhandle with the most raids in two months while B52s carried on heavy saturation pounding near the DMZ. Allied ground troops killed 155 enemy in clashes in South Vietnam s northern provinces.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Reds to Free 3 More U S Pilots
North Vietnam said it will release three more U S pilots captured over its territory, without naming them or giving timing or locations. The move follows a February 16 release during the Lunar New Year gesture, and may or may not relate to ongoing Paris talks.
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Associated Press
TOKYO
North Vietnam
U.S
North
United States
Hanoi Radio
Ment Today
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam People’s Army
Paris
Hanoi
New Store Hours Publicized for Week
Notice lists new hours from 8 to 6 with Wednesday closure. Reader advised to contact Robinson Faminees at 353 23702 for details or changes.
Did Not Violate Air Space Says Transport Pilot
TOKYO AP The US air liner carrying 214 Vietnam bound troops flew to Tokyo today and the pilot denied that he violated Soviet air space.
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Tokyo
Five Alabama servicemen aboard downed Iturup plane named
The Pentagon identified five Alabama soldiers on the plane forced down by MIG fighters on Iturup Island while ferrying troops to Vietnam. The group includes Sgt. Donald E. Boyle of Oxford, Pvt. Reuben T. Fields of Trussville, Sp4 James L. Jewell of Huntsville, Pvt. Charles W. Langley of Tallassee, and Pvt. Charles Nelson of Birmingham.
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Washington (Ap
Alabama
Iturup
Vietnam
Pentagon
Donald E. Boyle
Oxford
Reuben T. Fields
Trussville
James L. Jewell
Huntsville
Charles W. Langley
Tallassee
Charles Nelson
Birmingham
Pilot disputes with Russians over plane position claim
Capt. Joseph Tosolini of Bethany says he did not stray into Russian airspace while flying Tacoma to Japan. He alleges he was compelled to sign a letter confirming the jet's position for the plane's release, amid a dispute with Soviet authorities. Navigator Larry Guernon noted calculations tied to the chartered four-engine jet.
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Joseph Tosolini
Bethany
Conn
Tacoma
Wash
Japan
Tosolini
Larry Guernon
Problems Seen In Mississippi Demo Assembly
California Governor Ronald Reagan says he will be a Republican presidential contender at the GOP convention but not before and Mississippi delegates face another seating battle at the Democratic convention. Reagan expects California to place him in nomination if the convention chooses to consider him. Mississippi Democrats accuse the state convention of being railroaded by Williams supporters and vow to challenge the delegation alongside civil rights groups.
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Associated Press
California
Ronald Reagan
Mississippi
Reagan
John Bell Williams
British lawyer begins appeal on extradition ruling
WN vehicle London AP James Barl Ray's British lawyer starts preparing an appeal against Chief Magistrate Frank Milton's ruling ordering extradition to the United States for trial on a charge related to the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Washington AP President Johnson voices horror at the Central Park shooting and urges swift passage of gun control measures to curb gun violence.
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London
James Barl Ray
Frank Milton
United St
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Johnson
Central Park
New York City
Congress
America
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Thompson
Alexei Kosygin
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Vasiliy Kuznetsov
Federal Aviation Agency
Malcolm Toon
Soviet Union
Yuri N. Tcherniakov
Georgi Kornienko
Soviet Foreign Ministry
DIAL
Britain
James Earl Ray
Renebau Carrell
Ene
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Ray Martin
DAILY
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U. S. 31
Billy Smith
Vietnam Panhandle
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