Sub Hunt for Scorpion Yields Noted World War II Sub
Navy divers off Cape Henry inspect a sunken hulk at 180 feet and rule it not the Scorpion. Vice Admiral Schade says the chances of a match are almost nil as crews focus shifts toward the Azores and deeper Atlantic areas.
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Alabama governor warns over school choice plan amid court ruling
Gov. Albert Brewer warns of serious trouble if Alabama schools abandon the freedom of choice desegregation plan for mandatory attendance zones. He pledges cooperation with Mobile County on a federal order and seeks congressional action to counter court decisions while supporting Wallace for president.
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Albert Brewer
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George C. Wallace
United States
Mobile County School Board
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Wallace
U.S. Supreme Court
Snipers Take Positions In Tall Buildings In Saigon
Viet Cong infiltrators moved toward central Saigon with gun battles erupting at intersections. Reported Viet Cong reached near the Presidential Palace and National Police HQ, with snipers in tall buildings two miles from the center and fighting in Cholon. Government said 100 Viet Cong killed and six captured in Gia Dinh fights. Marines lightly touched.
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Anyang Pagoda
Cholon
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Decatur Votes Drive Gains Momentum for Local Primaries
Decatur civic groups and the Chamber of Commerce push a turnout campaign for the Democratic primary runoff. Posters appear in local businesses and churches plan appeals ahead of mayor council and November elections. Key organizers and volunteers coordinate posters, ads, and church outreach to urge citizens to vote.
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Decatur Chamber of Com
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Whit King
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6Th Ave
Diabetes Drive To Begin Soon
A fundraising campaign for a proposed 2.5 million diabetes hospital will be organized locally June 13. Morgan and Limestone counties join to raise an initial 25,000 for a facility at the University Medical Center in Birmingham. Gary Rodgers heads the drive. organizational meeting June 13 at 7 p.m. in First National Bank conference room.
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Cora Blair
Morgan
Limestone
United States
University Medical Center
Birmingham
Gary Rodgers
First National Bank
Name Brand Ladies’ Heels On Sale
Advertisement notes choice of ladies heels at $3 per pair from J. W. Lee's Shoes located on Highway 67. Readers are urged to act on the offer.
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J. W. Lee
Athens Man 53 Held In Shotgun Slaying
Athens 53 year old Eddie Commons was charged with first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Milton Fletcher 62 of Athens near Limestone County. Sheriff M W Evans said Commons was arrested after a three hour investigation and held without bond awaiting arraignment before Judge D L Rosenall.
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Milton Fletcher
Limestone County
M W
Buddy) Evans
Eddie Commons
Commons
Evans
D. L. Rosenall
Fletcher
Humans In West 40 000 Years Ago
Scientists report evidence of possible human presence in the New World more than 40,000 years ago. crude stone tools found near Barstow California could double the estimated time of human occupancy in the Western Hemisphere. Some specialists remain skeptical of the dating and interpretation.
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Harold M. Schmeck, JR
New York Times-News Service
Washington
New World
Mojave Desert
Americas
Barstow
Calif
California
Casey Asks FCC for Russellville Radio Station
Kenneth Casey of Decatur has filed an application to the Federal Communications Commission to build a 1,000 watt daytime radio station at Russellville under Franklin Broadcasting Co. Casey owns WKAC in Athens and is chief engineer at WMSL TV in Decatur.
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Federal Communications Commission
Russellville
FCC
Kenneth Casey
Woodmeade “St. SW
Franklin Broadcasting Co
Casey
WKAC
Athens
Wmsl-Tv
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