Vandals target windshields and a night of crime in Decatur
Police investigated vandalism across De Batur with broken windshields reported by Mrs. Sarah Brown Esley Shelton Mrs. Grant Terry and Mrs. Fred E Newton. A 37 year old Decatur man Raymond Aday was found unconscious with head injuries after an attempted home doorway check. Separate burglaries on West Moulton St yielded a pistol two shotguns two antique clocks a zipper bag and a small box.
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de ‘Batur
Sarah Brown
10Th Ave
Esley Shelton
Ave
Grant Terry
5Th Ve. NW
Fred E. Newton
Decatur
Shirley White
17Th Ave
Raymond Aday
3Rd Ave
West Moulton St
Jimmy ‘Francis
W. Moulton
W. J. Barely
Courtland
Imogene Malone Gibson
U. S. 72
Mississippi
Gibson
Corinth
Miss
Spry Funeral Home
Sheffield
Two Automobiles Stolen in Decatur Wednesday
Police reported two cars stolen in Decatur on Wednesday. Hoyt Montgomery said his 1957 automobile was taken from the Decatur Shopping Center parking lot. Jimmy Adam of 643 Sherman St SE reported his 1966 car stolen from in front of his home.
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Decatur
Hoyt Montgomery
Decatur Shopping Center
Jimmy Adam
Sherman St. SE
Arson Probe After Firebomb Damages Athens Residence
Athens police investigate an apparent arson case after a Tuesday night firebomb at a local residence. Chief A B Lightfoot said investigators found pieces of two glass jugs and a wick, likely containing gas or kerosene, broken against a car in the yard. The vehicle, owned by George Berrett, was parked beside the home.
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Athens
A. B. Lightfoot
Malone St
George Berrett
Four Juveniles Arrested After Flint School Break-In
In Flint four youths aged 8 to 15 were arrested after breaking into the Flint School and charged with breaking and entering in Morgan County juvenile Court. Police Chief Quimbly Nelson and Principal Gill Aldridge spent the night guarding the building amid a string of vandalism incidents.
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Flint
Morgan County
Quimbly Nelson
Gill Aldridge
City Marine Wounded In Viet Action
Mrs. Forrest Doak of 1002 Canal St N E learned her son L Cpl David B Miller was seriously wounded in Vietnam. He sustained shrapnel wounds to his right leg foot and arm and was to have surgery. A Marine Corps telegram dated July 11 informed her, and she later received a note from him at the U S Navy Hospital in Guam. His new address is L Cpl David B Miller 2353726 USNH Guam A S N W Annex APO San Francisco Calif 96630.
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Forrest Doak
Canal St. N.E
DAILY
David B. Miller
Vietnam
Mobile School Desegregation Suit Enters Second Day
In Mobile Alabama the Mobile County school desegregation case continues in U S District Court. Judge Thomas hears defense favoring a freedom of choice plan over rigid geographic attendance zones argued to speed integration. Dr Crawford J Burns testifies that Mobile white community opposes zones but supports meaningful integration through voluntary mingling of ethnic groups.
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Bile County
U.S. District Court
Daniel H. Thomas
Justice Department
Crawford J. Burns
Mobile County
Mobile
Burns
Bobby Ray Clary
Clary
Shaw High School
Murphy High School
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Clinic Mental Health Director Named David A Loiry
David A Loiry a Gadsden based clinical psychologist begins work in Decatur Aug 19 as the first director of the North Central Alabama Mental Health Clinic. He has seven years of experience and is pursuing a Ph D at the University of Alabama. The clinic operates at 1121 Somerville Rd since Oct 1967 with expansion funded by an Appalachian grant of 134,900 matched by local 41,250. Plans call for a four county comprehensive center. The article also notes local education integration discussions and court actions related to school zoning.
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David A. Loiry
Gadsden
Decatur
North Central Alabama
Loiry
Lorry
University of Alabama
North Central Board
Somer
David Lorry
North Central
Alabama
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
William A. Roger
Spiry
Bob Bates
Wallace Seeks 100000 Signatures in Louisiana
Wallace campaign workers aim to collect over 100000 signatures on petitions in Louisiana to support third party candidate George Wallace. Louisiana requires 1000, but organizers push numbers to show broad backing amid state, Oregon, and Maine discussions. A separate federal suit in Birmingham challenges Jefferson County school desegregation plans as unsatisfactory.
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Associated Press
George Wallace
Louisiana
Wallace
Maryland
Massachusetts
Leander H. Perez Sr
American Independent Party
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Thomas Keeler
Beaverton
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curts
House of Representatives
House
Georgia
Democratic — Party
James H. Gray
Tanner Fire Department Organizing in Limestone County
Limestone Civil Defense plans a Tanner Volunteer Fire Department to boost south Limestone County fire protection. Lané Braley said the unit will start operations in a few months, aided by an Army surplus fire engine donated Friday and stored at William Cole’s home until a hall is built.
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Tanner
Limestone County
Limestone Civil Defense
Civil Defense
Lané Braley
Braley
William Cole
Athens
A. E. Bumpus
Athens Fire Department
Bumpus
Bill Cole
Turner On News Council Turner On News Council
Seven committee chairmen were named to the Alabama Associated Press News Council by Steve Traylor of The Huntsville Times. They will study AP news and wire photos for a year and advise AP bureaus in Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile and member papers.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama Associated Press Association
News Council
Steve Traylor
Huntsville Times
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Traylor
Bill Platt
Anniston Star
Winford Turner
Decatur Daily
al Stanton
The
Birmingham News
Bernie Kuhl
Alabama Journal
Lee Woodward
Pete Kelley
Florence Times
Bill Maxwell
Gadsden Times
Mike Freeman
Phyllis Glenn Wins Unusual Beauty Title
Phyllis Glenn, a former Miss Morgan County and Austin Beauty Walk participant, wins July Miss First Marine Post Office of Da Nang in a Marine Corps related contest. Her picture was submitted by Cpl Mike Pepper, a Decatur Marine, and she learned of the award by letter. Glenn expresses surprise and sentiment for the Marines overseas.
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Phyllis Glenn
Miss First Marine Post
da Nang
Decatur Marine
Sarah Pepper
Carridale Ave
Cpl
Mike Pepper
Decatur Daily
Glenn
Mike
Phyllis
Austin High
Alabama
Post Office Marines
Morgan County
Austin
Decatur
Redstone Arsene Des Ae
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