Don Mayhall To Face Bob Jones In 8th District Race
Decatur attorney Don ald G Mayhall won the Republican nomination from the 8th Congressional District at the State GOP Convention. He will run against Democratic incumbent Bob Jones of Scottsboro. Reneau W Carrell and J D Douthit Jr won GOP nominations for state representative seats, with others to Lawrence and Limestone counties. Former Alabama football star Jimmy Wilson was chosen for the state senate district. Mayhall pledged to visit all communities in the district and criticized Jones for backing LBJ's Great Society programs.
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Montgomery
LBJ
Decatur
Donald G. Mayhall
Lawrence
Limestone
Mayhall
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Reneau W. Carrell
Leslie Doss
J. D. Douthit Jr
Eva
Ralph Slate
Morgan and
Limestone Counties
GOP
Limestone-Lawrence
Curtis B. Campbell
Norman Pool
Campbell
Pool
Marion
Franklin and Winston County
University of Alabama
Jimmy Wilson
Decatur Daily
8Th District
Wallace
Lurleen
Martin
United States Senate
John Grenier
Birmingham
Senate
John Sparkman
Alabama
Armed Services
U.S. Court Sets Boulden Hearing
Twenty year old Billy Don Franklin Boulden of Falkville faces a habeas corpus hearing in Montgomery before U.S. District Judge M. Johnson Jr on Wednesday regarding the May 1 1964 killing of Loyd Hayes. If denied, he faces re trial in Morgan County. if granted, further appeals may follow to the Fifth Circuit.
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Billy’ Don
Franklin Boulden
Falkville
U.S
M. Johnson, Jr
Montgomery
Loyd Hayes
Flint City
Johnson
Boulden
Morgan County
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Alabama Supreme Court
George Wallace
Flint Creek
Hays
SEC Grid Look Previewing Eastern Division Contenders
The DAILY Sports Editor previews this season’s SEC race with Vanderbilt, Auburn, and Alabama as potential champions. Competition for second place looks open among Ole Miss and Georgia as the conference envisions a tight, competitive run on the gridiron.
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Vanderbilt
Auburn
Alabama
Ole Miss
Georgia
SEC
Mechanics Win 72-Cent Wage Hike for Airline Mechanics
AP report details a three year wage package raising pay 6 to 7 percent annually plus fringe benefits for about 35 000 striking airline mechanics from Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United. A nationwide vote Sunday will decide whether to accept the contract and end the grounding of flights.
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White House
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Johnson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Wallace vows 100000 jobs in four years in energy education push
The GOP candidate stressed industry growth and higher education spending, promising 100000 new jobs if elected. He challenged voters on deteriorating schools while pivoting to education and economic development. See MARTIN on Pg. 8.
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Wallace
GOP
Martin
Postal Office In Southwest Open Monday
A new Decatur Post Office contract station will open Monday at 9 a.m. in Westmeade Shopping Center at Austin Drug Co. corner of 8th St. and Danville Rd SW. Assistant Postmaster R. M. Campbell says all mail services including money orders stamps and envelopes will be sold and all classes of mail handled at the substation.
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Decatur Post Office
Westmeade
Austin Drug Co
8Th St
Danville Rd
R. M. Campbell
Campbell
U S Military Build Up Surpasses Set Objective Early
AP dispatch notes the U S armed strength exceeded the 3 093 000 goal ahead of schedule with 1 199 764 Army personnel and a Vietnam force exceeding 280 000 projected to rise further. Officials caution on final size, citing Vietnam as key factor shaping future levels.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Viet Nam
Vet Nam
United States
Poer's Clothing Store to Close After 25 Years in Decatur
Poer's Clothing Store at 901 6th Ave SE will close after more than a quarter century serving Decatur families. The retailer opened in February 1941 as a babies shop by Mrs J W Peer and daughter Francis, later moving to Johnston Street and then to its present site in 1961. Sisters Margaret Francis and Mable run the shop, with Elizabeth teaching elsewhere. the late Dutch Poer managed early years.
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Bob Bates
Poer
6Th Ave. SE
J. W. Peer
Francis
Maulsby's
Maulsby’s
Johnston St
6Th Ave
Poor Sisters
Margaret
Mable
Elizabeth
Gordon’ Bible School
Decatur High School
Dutch Poer
B52 Bombers Hit Demilitarized Zone For Second Day
U S B52 Stratofortress bombers pounded the demilitarized zone for the second straight day against North Vietnamese troops. Raids targeted the southern half of the six mile zone near Hastings operations, with reports of ammunition dumps and weapon storage areas. Ground fighting with the 324th Division continues nearby as US Marines and South Vietnamese forces press operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Viet Nam
Tthe
U.S
South
Jan
Weap
Ons
U2 Wreckage Identified in Bolivia Crash
Wreckage of a U2 reconnaissance plane found by farmers in western Bolivia was positively identified as the aircraft missing since a flight from Louisiana. Capt. Robert D. Hickman of Alexandria Louisiana is the pilot. The crash occurred after the plane ran out of fuel and the pilot likely blacked out from oxygen loss.
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Panama
C.Z
Westcentral
Bolivia
USS
Air Force U2
Louisiana
U.S. Southern Command
Panama Canal Zone
Robert D. Hickman
Alexandria
Oruro
United States
la Paz
U.S
Hickman
Llanquera
Louis J. Churchville
Edward J. Fox
Fox
Churchville
Lima
Peru
Chicago Racial U Ll on Again
Civil rights demonstrators, about 250 strong, marched into a white Chicago neighborhood demanding equality in renting and buying property. Jeers, rocks, and bottles greeted them while police, in a central buffer zone, faced a hostile crowd. A blond youth bled after a club blow and a girl was struck by a rock.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
F.H. Halvorsen Realty Co
Broad Street
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage Ad
Calling Daniel at 353 4014 for Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage services. Local ad notes contact number and business offering moving solutions.
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Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Daniel
Ady
Talking In Then Out Leads to City Jail Lockup
Charlie Edwards of Decatur was outside talking with friends through a window Saturday morning when he moved inside and found himself jailed. Police charged him with intoxication on a street after he was found standing outside talking to his buddies at 7 30.
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Charlie Edwards
Decatur
Edwards
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Rubber Stamp Ap
Sandy
Gippy
Lester Pratt
Middletown
R. I
Winford Turner
Daily State
U.S. 31
Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Poer’s Clothing Store
Mable Poer
Wilburn Tucker
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