Wallace Endorsed by North Carolina Independents
In Raleigh 300 delegates to the American Independent Party convention named former Alabama governor George Wallace their presidential nominee. Wallace promised victory in North Carolina and nationwide in November. Delegates praised him as a modern George Washington and urged turnout for upcoming Wallace appearances in Wilson, Burlington, and Winston-Salem.
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Raleigh
N.C
American Independent Party
North Carolina
George Wallace
Alabama
Reid Stubbs
Charlotte
William Delleatch
Burlington
George Washington
Washington
Potomac River
Wallac
Wallace
Supreme Court
Congress
Stubbs
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Southern cotton growers unite for recovery and funding
Decatur report outlines doubled federal loan funds for hard-hit producers through the Farmers Home Administration and SBA disaster loans. It calls for universal producer participation in Southern Cotton Growers Inc., urging ginners to sign up and finance a regional comeback with better yields and quality. The piece stresses sustained unity as Congress drafts new farm legislation and the South confronts past disasters.
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Farmers Home Administration
Small Business Administration
Congress
Washington
South
Southern, Cotton Growers, Inc
Riots Study Blames Riffraff Theory and Recommends Reforms
An extensive investigation on the 1967 riots presents sweeping federal and local recommendations across law enforcement welfare employment education and media. The commission disbanded after publishing and its authors criticize time constraints while highlighting data as highly authoritative.
Photographs judged on quality and appeal in weekly contest
The contest requires name address and category on the back of each photo. Pictures will be judged for photographic quality appeal and general interest. Winners in the first weekly contest will be announced Sunday August 18. Complete contest rules are on Page D-1.
Largest Protestant denomination in the country noted
The article reports the nation’s largest Protestant denomination with about 1.11 million members. It references church membership figures and the denomination’s national prominence within the religious landscape.
Scattered Rock Throwing Returns In Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan scattered rock throwing resumed in a predominantly Negro area after eight white motorists were dragged from cars and beaten the night before. Fires were set and fire hoses cut as state troopers aided local officers in maintaining order amid reports of injuries to Army Lt. Col. Carl Johnson and his wife Natalie.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Mich
Army
Carl Johnson
Vietnam
Natalie
Edsel Johnson
Esther
Wallace defends state rights amid 1964 race talk
Wallace says Kennedy declined VP offer and would not hurt the party. He argues for stronger state rights and opposes an unconstitutional drift away from those rights. He claims strong support among women voters.
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Wallace
Edward Kennedy
Obituary for Charles Ode Roberts of Decatur
Charles Ode Roberts died Saturday night at his Decatur home 903 3rd Ave SE. Funeral arrangements by Gunthorp Funeral Home to be announced. Survived by widow Ida Brandon Roberts two daughters Mrs Clifford Parker and Mrs Leon Bentley, and three sisters Mrs Annie Howell and Mrs Velma McMillan, all of Decatur.
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Charles Ode Roberts
3Rd Ave
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Ida Brandon Roberts
Decatur
Clifford _ Parker
Leon Bentley
Trinity
Annie Howell
Velma McMillan
Weather Summary for Decatur Area with Sky Watch Notes
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunder showers possible today and tonight. Highs near 91 to 95, lows 68 to 72. Winds west 5 to 15 mph, gusty near thunderstorms. Rain chance about 40 percent. Outlook Monday cooler with highs around 95 and lows around 68 to 72. Moonset tonight at 10 01 p.m. Mercury passes 108 degrees east of Mars.
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Mercury
Mars
Decatur
Unrelenting Heat Grips Alabama as Weekend Nears
Unusually hot conditions persist across Alabama with Mobile and Tuscaloosa near 100 degrees and other cities from Pensacola to Dothan in the mid to high 90s. Forecasters expect a cooling trend in northern Alabama by Monday night as a cool front approaches, bringing more thunderstorm activity to the north while southern and central sections remain hot.
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Alabama
Mobile
Tussaloosa
Pinson
Dothan
Blount
Etowah
Gadsden-Attalla
Decatur-Huntsville
Invasion of Privacy Haunts Witness During Trial Visit
The text describes a witness fearing for safety as cameras glare and sleep is disrupted. Memphis police accompanied the lawyer from Friday through Saturday, noting rising tempo and rough game conditions in the courtroom. The witness cites threats to his life and family, suggesting hidden forces may try to prevent appearances.
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Memphis
Redding Pitt to Attend Democratic National Convention
Redding Pitt of Decatur will be among 32 delegates at the Democratic national convention in Chicago. AIDP chairman David Vann announced the delegation, formed to oppose a third party slate backing George Wallace. Pitt, 24, worked for Robert F. Kennedy in California and recently received a commission as a second lieutenant.
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Birmingham
Redding Pitt
Decatur
Chicago
Alabama Independent Democratic Party
AIDP
David Vann
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Alabama
National Party
Pitt
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Kermit Pitt
Dorothy Pitt
U.S. Army
Robert Vance Heads Demo Delegation
Alabama delegates elected Robert Vance as state chairman to lead a 50 member delegation to the Democratic National Convention. The delegation leans pro Wallace, with key defections and loyalty oath debates lingering as splinter groups challenge the mainline party. Mrs. E M Frazier of Decatur was named to the platform committee.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Robert Vance
George Wallac
Wallace Backer
Chicago
Earl’ Goodwin O
Selma
Pierr Pelham
Mobile
Nationa
Wallace
Vance
E. M. Frazier
Decatur
U S Warplanes Sink Red Boats In North Vietnam Raid
U S Navy planes from three carriers off North Vietnam sank 132 boats and damaged 100 others in a large scale strike over rivers canals and coastal waterways. The attack targeted the southern panhandle below the 19th parallel in response to enemy supply moves by boat.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Panhandle
Decatur infant injured when uncle’s car runs over him
An 10 month old Decatur child was critically injured when his uncle, Roy Champion, 18, drove over him in a yard on Johnson Hill Road. The child, Robert Jasper Champion, was admitted with chest and lung injuries at Baugh Wili Smith Hospital after the incident about 8 30 p m. Mrs Champion said she left the child for a moment and then heard it cry out. The uncle claimed he did not see the boy until the child cried out.
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Decature
Robert Jasper Champion
Marshall E. Champion
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Roy Champion
Decatur 3
Hand Lacerations More Hazardous Without Fatty Tissue
Medical note explains that injuries to the hand are more dangerous than those on other body parts due to the absence of fatty tissue protecting tendons and nerves, increasing risk of serious damage.
Kentucky Faces Debt Trouble, State Debt Surpasses Billion
The Kentucky Government Council warns the state is headed for debt trouble unless central controls are put in place. They report total state debt exceeding $1 billion and call for tighter oversight.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Government Council
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Decatur Inn
Bob Bates
Tarheel State
David Ginsburg
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Ford Foundation
Robert M. Fogelson
Massachusetts Institute For Technology
Robert B. Hall
Bureau of “Applied Social” Research
Columbia University
Johnsons
Charles Roberts
Ccruel
Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
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Cape Mui Ron
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Agnes A. McElroy
Barbara Ann Rivers
Ida Ruth Stevens
Hanceville
Linda Williams
Vinemont
Willie F. Wright
Lorrie Alvis
Ricky Bailey
Holly Pond
Erma Gallaway
Willard Casey
Falkville
Mitchell Duke
Ernest
Hankey
Betty Johnson
Addison
Ruby Overton
Pauline E. Scott
Jane N. Speegle
Charles Teague
Dorothy Whatley
Durward Wright
Blake
Tommy Taylor
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