Meredith vows to complete march amid assault charges in Hernando
Mississippi authorities charge Aubrey James Norvell of Memphis with assault and intent to kill James Meredith after a gunman wounded the 33 year old civil rights figure in Hernando. Meredith, hospitalized in Memphis, says he will return to press his march through Mississippi despite the attack.
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Meredith
Memphis
Hernando
Miss
Mississippi
Aubrey James Norvell
James Meredith
Ross Franks
de Soto
Norvell
Jackson
University of Mississippi
Aubrey Norville
Decatur Curb Market Listings Include Fresh Produce
The Decatur curb market at Grant Street and 1st Avenue opens Wednesday from 6 to 11 a.m. Buyers will find cucumbers green beans squash turnips greens mustard greens potatoes onions cabbage beets tomatoes milk and butter. Green beans and squash may be frozen at home and cabbage sold in quantities for kraut.
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Decatur
Grant St
1St Ave
Decatur and Morgan Boards Tied to Desegregation Rules
The Decatur and Morgan County boards say they will comply with federal desegregation guidelines only if lawful. Decatur superintendent H R Leeman says the board will abide by the law but not beyond it, opposing illegal regulations. County official J C Pettey notes the county board signed the compliance form with reservations.
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Decatur Board of Education
Morgan County Board
Decatur Supt. of Education
H. R. Leeman
City Board of Education
Leeman
J. C. Pettey
Decatur Launches Eight Weeks of Summer School Programs
In Decatur nearly 2,000 students return to classes for eight weeks of summer study. About 1,200 enroll in a reading improvement program funded by the federal government at Walter Jackson Westlawn Decatur Junior High Lakeside High and Austin High. Head Start opens next week at Gordon Bibb and Cherry Street with about 200 pre schoolers enrolled. Some courses at Decatur and Lakeside high schools include credit classes, and Walter Jackson Elementary hosts 140 fee based pupils.
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Decatur
Decatur Board of Education
Gordon Bibb
Cherry Street
Matthew Hall
Walter Jackson
Westlawn
Decatur Junior High
Lakeside High
Austin High School
Lakeside
Walter Jackson Elements School
Crash Fatal To Sville Mother
A two car crash near Priceville Mountain on Alabama 67 late Monday afternoon fatally injured Joy Irene Sharp 31 of Somerville. Her mother Eva McMinemon 51 was injured along with Michael J. Flynn 54 and daughter Jo Ann 18. Mrs Sharp died at Decatur General Hospital. Flynn and Jo Ann were listed fair to good, McMinemon satisfactory. Ambulances rushed the injured to hospital.
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Priceville
Somerville
Here
Decatur General Hospital
Joy Irene Sharp
Somerville 2
Sharp
Eva McMinemon
Michael J. Flynn
Jo Ann
Decatur
McMinemon
Flynn
South End
Studebaker
Priceville Mountain
Alabama 67
Gemini 9 Astronauts Recall Historic Spaceflight
Cape Kennedy Florida AP report recalls the Gemini 9 mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cerna n planning 11 days to cover its details The pair discuss the voyage’s disappointments and successes while noting the valuable data gained and Cerna n’s spacewalking record The stock market brief follows with lower trading and brief commodity notes including a steers price at Slaughter with gains or losses listed
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Ronald Thompson Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
NEW York
Cernan
Navy
Stafford
Chicago Market Wrap: Grains Ease as Liquidation Presses
Wheat and corn trade softer with liquidation pressure across grains. oats follow corn, soybeans mix with weak old-crop months. Hog futures steady with top at 26.75. Market mood cautious amid selling.
City Hall and Library Placed Top Priority for Federal Funds
City Commission designates the new City Hall and Civic Center Library as top priority for architectural planning loans. Separate applications totaling 108,562 are filed with HUD to cover designs and engineering. City Hall estimated at 2.5 million including land. construction start date depends on funds. Mayor Blackburn stresses rapid action due to cramped facilities.
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George Biggers
Tit
The
City Commission Today
Cava Center
City Hall
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Civic Center
Blackburn
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senate Leader Calls Risky Vote in South Vietnam
Washington sources say Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged taking a chance on a questionable South Vietnamese election rather than risking no vote at all. A separate report cites a human error during a Gemini mission related to a shroud malfunction.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
South
Viet Nam
May 31 Democratic primary turnout falls short of prior record
The official canvass reports 513,413 votes cast in Montgomery area Democratic primary, well below the 888,000 cast in the first primary four weeks earlier, per AP.
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Montgomery
Mary
Storms Cause Power Outages in Decatur and Hartselle
A line of electrical thunderstorms struck the Decatur area causing trees to fall and knocking out power. Two distribution circuits at Decatur substations failed, cutting power in parts of Decatur briefly around 10:30 p.m. In Hartselle, two areas lost electricity for about an hour as crews repaired blown fuses and a transformer.
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David Knight
Daily
Decatur
Hartselle
Dick Watkins
Electric Department
Alma Hurricanes Puerto Rico Cuba Florida Reach
Hurricane Alma, with 73 dead, lashed Havana with gale winds and extended 400 miles to strike the Florida Keys with squalls. Evacuations were ordered in two Cuban cities, one on the coast and another on the Isle of Pines, as the storm moved outward toward the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Havana
Florida Keys
Cuban Isle of Pines
Limestone Youth State FFA Proxy Elected Alabama FFA President
Jerry Batts a 16 year old Clements High School senior was elected president of the Alabama FFA at a meeting at Auburn University. Batts will travel nationwide representing Alabama including a National Beautification Conference in Washington from June 26 to 29 and the National FFA convention in Kansas City in the fall. He also plans to lead a discussion on building a better chapter in Cherry Grove North Carolina. Batts won county district and area speaking contests and placed third at the state convention.
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Athens
North Alabama
Alabama Ffa
Jerry Batts
Clements High School
Auburn University
Batts
Norman Batts
Clements
U. S
Alabama
Washington
Kansas City
Cherry Grove
N.C
Jerry
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