Nassau travel lure and local life in the Bahamas
Guest editorial describes Nassau as a relaxing beach escape accessible without vaccination or passport, noting Bahamian hotel workers, relaxed pace, and limited technology. It contrasts Nassau with distant Out Islands, outlines tourism history, and mentions plans for a vocational trade school to expand industry while remaining under British Commonwealth ties.
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Nassau
The
Bahamas
Island
Bahama Islands
Out Islands
Decatur Man Dies in Lake Tragedy at Jones Lake
Veltie Shelton a 50 year old Decatur father of five disappeared while swimming at Jones Lake four hours after being seen coughing and returning to shore. Rescue squads with Water Patrolman Curtis Poe and Deputy Milton Thomas found the body at 7 50 p m after two boys alerted authorities. Shelton’s wife and family said he complained of heart trouble earlier and tried to swim to the far bank before vanishing.
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Flint
Decatur
Jones Lake
Curtis Poe
Dep
Milton Thomas
Veltie Shelton
Charles Childers
Childers
Shelton
Tommy Alexander
Baron Hill
Stewart
Morgan County Sheriff's Force
Poe
Decatur Fire Department
Tommy
Wreck at 6th Ave and Royal Dr Injures Man
Police report no injuries in the Friday wreck at 4 32 p m at the intersection of 6th Ave and Royal Dr. Vehicles driven by Paul Smith and Jimmy Walden Craig were involved. Elgie Mosley was found bleeding from the head and taken to Decatur General Hospital after claiming he was struck with an ax. He did not disclose how the injury occurred.
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6Th Ave
Royal Dr
Paul Smith
5Th Ave. NW
Jimmy Walden Craig
Decatur Trailer Park
Grove St NW
Elgie Mosley
Decatur General Hospital
Mosley
Hoffa Jury Deliberates In $20 Million Case
A Chicago jury of eight men and four women begins deliberations on a 21 count indictment charging James R. Hoffa and six others with mail fraud and conspiracy. The panel retired at 4 45 p m CDT after a last minute change in jurors. Hoffa and aides argued the case as the government pressed a nationwide pension fund conspiracy claim.
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Earl Ayeroid
Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Richard B. Austin
Raynord Lee
International Harvester Co
Lee
Lawrence Miller
Miller
The
American Can Co
United Steelworkers of America
Teamsters Union
Egypt ship Alexandria sinks after blast in Algiers harbor
The Egyptian ship Alexandria sank after Thursday night explosions and a large fire in Bone harbor near Algiers. Alger ce Soir reported about 40 killed and 165 wounded, with many victims local residents and a hospital heavily damaged. Government inspectors investigated potential sabotage as Soviet and Bulgarian medics aided relief.
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Algiers
Alexandria
Bone
Alger Ce Soir
Free Electrolux Vacuum Demonstration by Glenn Butler
Glenn Butler offers a free demonstration of Electrolux vacuums shampoos and polishes. Interested customers may contact 353-9579 for details and scheduling.
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Glenn Butler
Klansmen Charged After Fire Bomb At Monson Lodge
Florida special state police targets Ku Klux Klan leaders after a fire bomb at the Monson Motor Lodge. Warrants allege burning a cross on private property and hood wearing. Four men named face misdemeanors with fines up to 50 dollars and 90 days in jail.
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F. T. Macfeely
ST. Augustine
Fla
Monson Motor Lodge
James Kynes
Burning Cross
Charles Mathis Jr
City Baking Co
J. B. Stoner
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Connie Lynch
San Bernardino
Calif
Paul Cochran
KKK
Jacksonville
Bill Coleman
Cochran
Barton Griffin
Johnson says fall campaign will be wide open and unbarred
President Johnson stated the fall presidential race would be wide open with no subject barred and predicted a rough campaign. He affirmed plans to discuss civil rights if he is a candidate and noted gains in farm exports amid foreign policy progress while stressing unity and strength since four years ago. He will nominate a vice president after the Democratic convention in Atlantic City and refused to say if he will debate Barry Goldwater on TV.
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Johnson
White House
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
United States
Atlantic City
Johnson and Goldwater Meet on Racial Tensions
President Johnson and Republican nominee Barry Goldwater held a 16 minute talk in the White House agreeing that racial tensions should be avoided in the campaign. Johnson signaled civil rights will be on the campaign agenda, while Goldwater hopes to keep the civil rights issue quiet but acknowledged it will arise.
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Washington
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
White House
George Reedy
Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Reedy
Arizona
Johnson unveils RS71 world’s fastest reconnaissance jet
President Johnson disclosed a new RS71 aircraft claimed to exceed 2000 mph and operate above 80 000 feet for worldwide strategic reconnaissance. The jet, linked to the All and A-11 programs, is built by Lockheed and part of a billion dollar 1963 program with first flight tests slated for early 1965.
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Washington
Johnson
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
Air Force
Pentagon
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Don't Throw That Old Furniture Away Exchange Furn On Mouton St
A local ad urges residents to exchange used furniture rather than discard it. The notice invites inquiries about selling or trading items at a shop on Mouton Street run by a listed female proprietor.
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Mouton St. Lady
Wallace calls special session to redraw Alabama districts
Gov. Wallace ordered an extraordinary session starting Aug. 4 to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts after losing a House seat in 1960. Without redistricting eight incumbents face statewide reelection against eight Republicans even as opposition from dissident Democrats grows.
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George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
House
Barry Goldwater
Monument honors Confederate captain in lonely Sand Mountain grave
Daily John Knox reports two Lawrence county men salvaged memory of a famous Confederate captain by placing a fine monument on his grave in a secluded cemetery high on Sand Mountain, reflecting a landscape and history consciousness.
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John Knox
Lawrence County
Sand Mountain
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Department of Justice
Walsh
Wiliam O. Bittman
Teamsters Pension Funt
Florida
Ku Klux
Arthur Edson
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Goldie
Rex Thomas
Associated Press
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