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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1964
Page
1
Guest editorial argues the draft has failed to fully deliver manpower for modern defense. A million dollar DoD study will assess future needs and whether the draft is still required. Low pay and perceived lack of prestige push recruits away, while the services must expand dignified, corrective measures to use currently ineligible youth.
At 4 53 p m Friday a collision occurred at 8th Ave SE and Prospect Dr SE involving James C Baker 62 and Grady B Hanks 33 of 1104 10th Ave SE Hanks was arrested on driving while intoxicated. Decatur Fire Dept answered a false alarm at 3 11 p m to 1628 7th Ave SE.
Denmark and Sweden warned they may pull their U.N. peace units from Cyprus if the crisis worsens. U.N. soldiers moved to avert a clash as Greek and Turkish Cypriots faced rising tensions in Kyrenia and Temblos. Canadian troops were dispatched to Temblos amid artillery moves by Greek Cypriots. Turkey warned it could redeploy troops while Greece threatened retaliation.
A Soviet naval vessel fired three shots across the bow of the grain ship SS Sister Katinga as it left Novorossisk, halting the vessel and boarding it. Soviet authorities fined the captain 50 rubles before allowing continuation to Istanbul. The United States protested Soviet authorities over what it called excessive handling of the case.
Viet Cong gunfire Friday killed US Army enlisted man Pfc. Paul R. Heltsley III of Akron Ohio near Can Tho in the Mekong delta while government forces pressed a drive against guerrillas. The death brings US service member fatalities in Vietnam to 159 since December 1961. Five U S Seabees were wounded Thursday in an ambush near Ca Mau, about 150 miles southwest of Saigon.
Federal attorneys wrapped 19 witnesses including FBI agents and food suppliers to show the Pickrick restaurant by segregationist Lester Maddox falls under the civil rights statute in an injunction suit. Maddox's lawyer urged dismissal claiming constitutional issues.
Gov. George C. Wallace envisions a presidential bid with potential electoral votes traded for a states rights pledge to the South. If he fails to win, he may urge pro Wallace electors to back Barry Goldwater or another Republican, despite pledges from some Alabama electors.
Police reported two subway assaults in New York on Friday as gangs attacked and robbed riders. In Washington Heights a 51 year old Yonkers pharmacist William Greene was punched knocked down and had $100 and an $85 wrist watch stolen by six youths from a gang of 25. Fifteen bystanders witnessed the incident. Further details appear on page 2.
Local ad on Moulton Street urges residents to exchange unwanted furniture for cash. Seller identifies a female contact and promotes quick purchase for a wide range of items. Cash paid on the spot with pickup arranged by Exchange Furniture.
In Sunday's Decatur Daily a New Orleans TV reporter recalls the reactivation of the Ku Klux Klan, was captured and beaten, and warned to stay silent. His full story appears in the issue along with more WWI history and the fall of the Habsburgs.
In St Augustine Florida a white mob attacked four teenage Black teenagers attempting to enter a restaurant. The incident follows a temporary truce and drew attention from Dr Martin Luther King Jr who warned of a new round of demonstrations. One boy was flogged and hospitalized.
Senator Barry Goldwater asserted control over Republican party operations after Dean Burch was named chairman. Governor Nelson Rockefeller condemned extremism while Goldwater challenged Rockefeller to define the term in writing. Goldwater pressed the issue as the campaign focus shifted to internal party disputes.
British Conservatives and Labour argue over election impact as Barry Goldwater’s U S nomination looms. Viscount Lambton warns of weakened defenses under a Goldwater Wilson government, while Harold Wilson urges Britain to stay out of U S politics.
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