Decatur Teen Reflects On High School Years And Dreams
In June 1967 in Decatur, David Neely Rannefeld recalls being named an outstanding senior, leading the Interact Club and local charity efforts. He plans to study physics at Georgia Tech, hopes to join a fraternity, considers the draft, and asserts a philosophy of personal authenticity over conformity.
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Interact Club
Rotary Club
Salvation Army
David
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
David Neely Rannefeld
Decatur
Peace Vigil Call Follows Roxbury Welfare Sit In
Tensions rose after Roxbury mothers staged a sit in at the Grove Hall welfare office demanding welfare reforms. A crowd gathered as police forced demonstrators from the building and rioting spread into the night with looting and shattered storefronts along Blue Hill Avenue.
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Wood
Vernon E. Carter
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Grove Hill
Funeral services for John A. Muzzey in Hartselle
Obituary notices list John A. Muzzey of Hartselle died last night in a Falkville nursing home. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Monday at New Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Edward Lee and others officiating. Burial at adjoining Peck Funeral Home cemetery. Survivors include eight daughters, two sons, 35 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren. The body will be returned to the residence. A grandson will be pallbearer.
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Hartselle
John A. Muzzey
Falkville
New Friendship Baptist Church
Edward Lee
Ronald Manley
Culen Davis
Eesmondd Peck Funeral Home
Ting
Edith Hill
Turner, Ark
Loriie Taylor
Myrtle Fields
Edna __Spee
Brookville
Marines claim 20 US warplanes shot down by interceptors
The Marines report 20 American warplanes shot down with Maj. Ralph L. Kuster of St. Louis and Capt. Larry D. Wiggins of Houston credited for the latest kills. It notes both first MI6 kills. U S. raids targeted North Vietnam rail yards, sidings and bridges with damage reported on the Bac Giang railroad yards 27 miles northeast of Hanoi.
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Ralph L. Kuster
St. Louis
Larry D. Wiggins
Houston
Tex
MI6
U.S
North Vietnam
Bac Giang
Hanoi
Johnson’s Vietnam protests noted with focus on domestic policy
The report recalls protests against the Vietnam War but highlights Johnson’s remarks on the Middle East and emphasizes his domestic agenda, noting Republicans’ pledges to oppose funding for schools, cities, health, and the aged.
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Vietnam
Johnson
Middle East
Spirit of America observance planned for July Fourth
City leaders and a group of public-spirited citizens discussed plans for a July Fourth celebration to honor veterans and those who died in Vietnam. Proposals include a parade barbecue military units entertainment and a large fireworks display with community cooperation to support the Spirit of America observance.
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Vietnam
Barrett C. Shelton, Jr
the Daily
Decatur
Spirit of America
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John Muzzey
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mMen
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Belk
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