Paratroopers fight to break NVA in Kontum four day clash
U S paratroopers battled a dug in North Vietnamese force for a fourth day in Kontum province while Ky sends 400 riot police to Hue. About 239 NVA were killed in the dawn Tuesday attack on a U S camp, with reports the toll will rise as heavy fighting continued and U S planes flew 167 sorties. The clash involved about 900 NVA near the Laotian border as the 101st Airborne Division pressed the battle in dense jungle terrain.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Paraone
Thhighlands
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Kontum Province
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Four Girls Escape Detention Home in Morgan County
Four teenage girls scaled an eight foot chain link fence to flee the Morgan County Juvenile Detention Home Thursday afternoon. State troopers and Decatur police quickly pursued and captured them about 20 minutes later after the escape near the north side playground fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
A. J. Hallman
Decatur City
Hallmon
City Native Receives Key Postal Leadership Role
Milton L. Stover, a native of Hue, is named director of mail distribution for the Memphis regional postal office. A Decatur High School graduate, he began as a clerk in 1937 and later served as postal inspector and district operations manager for Alabama. See 4 GIRLS on Page 2.
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Milton L. Stover
Supervis
Flint City
Big City
Decatur High School
Stover
The
Postal Service
Alabama
Markets At A Glance
Markets brief reports activity with stocks higher and active trade. Decatur mentions postmaster I. E. Self and notes son of L. P. Stover of Decatur. Wheat mostly easier, corn narrowly mixed, oats slightly easier finishing with scattered selling. city reference on page 2.
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L. P. Stover
Decatur
New York
Stover
Chicago
Dukes Stays Out as Decatur City Race Loses All Candidates
Incumbent Commissioner Wilson Morgan quits reelection bid leaving Decatur without a single candidate for the August 16 election. Bill Dukes also declines to run while Harry Tooker briefly seeks and then withdraws, aiming to publicize the June 21 qualifying deadline. Tooker cites personal reasons for not continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Morgan
Bill Dukes
Harry Tooker
Decatur
Commission
Took
Tooker
Methodist Changes Stir Decatur District
The North Alabama Methodist Conference announced two major ministerial moves in Decatur with several more in the Decatur District. John Rutlandۆ promoted to superintendent of the Tuscaloosa District and Mitchell Owens named new pastor at Haleyville Methodist Church. W T Cunningham and Sam Berry to replace them at Central and Austinville churches respectively. Additional appointments include H G McDowell as associate pastor at Central and Wallace Lovett reassigned to Roanoke District. Rev Clifford Wineforder remains district superintendent. Forrest Chapel gains W W Crews succeeding Rev R T Aaron who moves to Gordo circuit.
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North Alabama Methodist Conference
Decatur
John Rutland
Central Methodist Church
Tuscaloosa
Mitchell Owens
Austinville
Haleyville Methodist Church
Winston County
Rutland
Central
W. T. Cunningham
Callaway Methodist Church
Jackson, Miss
Owens
Sam Berry
Jones Memorial Church
H. G. McDowell
Central Methodist
Eddie George
Wallace Lovett
Woodlawn
Birmingham
Roanoke
Clifford Wineforder
Forrest Chapel
Crews
Union
Boldo
Red Cross Bloodmobile at First Christian Church Today
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the First Christian Church at E Moulton Street and 4th Avenue SE from noon to 6 p.m. today. The Decatur Shrine Club plans a breakfast meeting Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Downtown. SeemDIARY on Page 2.
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Red Cross
First Christian Church
E. Moulton St
4Th Ave
Decatur Shrine Club
Holiday Inn
Huntsville Editor Dies at 38 in Heart Attack
M. Alex Tomas, rising from reporter to executive editor of The Huntsville Times, died early today of a heart attack in Huntsville Hospital after being admitted Thursday morning. He left the office about 10 a.m. Thursday. Services expected Sunday. Laughlin Service Funeral Home to announce arrangements.
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Huntsville
Alex Tomas
Huntsville Times
Thomas
Huntsville Hospital
Laughlin Service Funeral Home
Thousands Homeless In Topeka Area Tornado Toll Sets Earlier Count
The Topeka area faced devastation from a tornado that killed 15 and left several thousand homeless. Red Cross shelters opened in schools and the municipal auditorium while about 70 people were hospitalized with storm injuries and 61 lingered admitted. Rescue crews and emergency agencies operated field kitchens and temporary housing offers poured in as Gov. Avery and federal officials coordinated aid.
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Joe McKnight
Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Johnson
William Avery
Federal Office of Emergency Planning
Alma In Atlantic Storm To Intensify
The remnants of Hurricane Alma moved into the Atlantic and gathered strength as it headed northeast. Gale warnings covered from Savannah to Cape Hatteras with small craft urged to stay in port along the Georgia and Carolina coasts. Forecasters said winds would rise toward 60 mph, threatening shipping on an east northeast track.
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Savannah
Alma
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Georgia
Carolina
Virginia Capes
Weather—Bureau_in
Miami
Weather Bureau
Sheppard to be retired on murder charge in 1954 slaying
Cleveland AP reports Samuel H. Sheppard will be retired on a second degree murder charge in the 1954 killing of his wife Marilyn. Prosecutor John T. Corrigan announced today. Birmingham AP notes Dr. John Webster Kirklin, Mayo Clinic chair, accepts chair and professor role at University of Alabama Hospital and Clinics.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Birmingham
John Webster Kirklin
Mayo Clinic
Department of Surgery
University of Alabama Hospital and Clinics
Methodist Appointments Listed for North Alabama Conference
The North Alabama Conference publishes the following ministerial appointments for the coming year with changes listed by location. Notable entries include Albertville Corbinville Marvin Gilbert Bishop Hewiee Memorial Robert Murphree Saratoga Fairview E L Brasher and numerous circuit associates across towns such as Arab Oneonta Anniston Piedmont Talladega and surrounding districts.
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Birmingham
Ala
North Alabama Methodist Conference
Albertville
Corbinville
Marvin
Gilbert Bishop
Hewiee
Robert Murphree
Saratoga
Fairview
E. L. Brasher
B. R. Cash
Altoona
Pine Grove
Odie Gregg Arab
J. W. Clark Jr
Jerry E. Sisson
New Brashiers
W. L. Gunn Belcher
Cox’s Chapel
Ebb Cryar
Bradford
New Castle
Gene Dean
Clay
Jdones- Crossville—Cooper French Forst Home
Kelton Williams
Ignitersville
Southside
T. E. Bartlett
Hayden
Bangor
W. L
Morgan Realtors Oppose Rights Bill
Morgan County board and Allen Hamilton of Decatur urge homeowners to study Title IV provisions and oppose federal civil rights expansion seen as erasing basic property rights. They warn the measure could wipe out the right to sell or rent private property and to refuse transactions.
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Morgan County Board of
Ing
Allen Hamilton
Decatur
Hamilton Salad Te Poara
Washington
Hamilton
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Morgan
Baltimore, Md
Ricky Hutchins
Ricky
Dukes
City Editor
City Commission
Florence ‘Adams
Decatur Daily
Winford Turner
Lee
Seemdiary
Kansas State Capital
Anniston
E. L.mcfee
David Sayers
Golden Springs
Doyce
Robert F. Smith
Spring Garden
D. L. Pruitt
Talladega
Bethel—Purcell
Stanley Benson
Bethel
Purcell
Charles Wood Lee
Methodist
Morgan Realtors
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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