Turn Lane Opposition Falls Near 6th Ave Plan
Residents along Decatur’s 6th Ave see the council approved move to curb parking and create a central turn lane near 11th St SE to Church St NE advance. Mayor Gunthorp steps back as state highway office clearance remains awaited, with residents noting no Montgomery appeals.
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Lee Sentell
6Th Ave
Decatur
Montgomery
Charles
Charles Martin
Rod Cameron
11Th St. SE
Church St. NE
Herman Nelson
Accused Jetliner Pirate Bond Totals $200,000
A 23 year old railroad clerk Gregory White of Harvey Illinois held on 200000 bail after hijacking a Trans World Airlines jet at Chicago O Hare. He killed passenger Howard Franks and fought with crew and a U S deputy marshal during a flight to New York where he was wounded by an FBI agent at Kennedy Airport. He faces air piracy and homicide charges.
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Chicago
U. S
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gregory White
Harvey, Ill
Federal District Court
Brooklyn
Aaron R. Schacher
North Vietnam
Darien
Trans World Airlines
White
O’hare
Howard L. Franks
Franks
Robert E. Elder
Elder
Catharine Culver
Fond du Lac
Wis
Bond
Daily Calendar and Classifieds Overview
The page lists sections including obituaries and editorials with a Daily Calendar and quick weather. It notes a forecast of clear to partly cloudy skies through Monday with highs near 94 and a low around 66.
Major furniture maker expands in Merklewntown market
Local firm Meblaon All. MAKES MAJOR introduces new production line at Second Merklewntown facility with AgV integration. The move aims to boost output and create regional jobs amid rising demand for home furnishings.
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Ces
Meblaon
Merklewntown
Sell It in the Want Ads Marketplace
When you have something you no longer need, the Want Ads offer a simple, fast way to sell. The newspaper’s classifieds invite buyers and sellers to connect for quick, low effort transactions.
Bridey Murphy tale haunts housewife no more
Ginni Morrow the former Bridey Murphy figure, once central to hypnotic past life claims, says she is not haunted. Now 46, she has divorced and remarries, and she remains undecided about reincarnation while acknowledging the possibility.
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Ginni Morrow
Terri
Bridey Murphy
Denver
Colo
Morey Bernstein
Pueblo, Colp
Ruth Simmons
Ginni Tighe
Morrow
Spirit of America Festival to feature Audie Murphy’s advocate
Retired Brig. Gen. Hallett D. Edson will speak at Point Mallard for the fifth Spirit of America Festival July 3 in Murphy’s place after the Army officer who recommended him for the Medal of Honor died in an airplane crash last month. Edson praised Murphy as a top notch American and praised the festival as a significant patriotic observance attracting about 25 000 with an anvil shoot watermelon contest barbershop quartet music and fireworks. Edson’s decorated WWII and Korean War record includes guiding the 8th Cavalry and serving in Europe and Trieste while signing Murphy’s Medal of Honor recommendation.
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Army
Audie Murphy
Hallett D. Edson
Murphy
Audie
Edson
America
Point Mallard
Providence
R.J
U.S. Military Academy
Hime
329Th Infantry
83Rd
U.S
Europe
15Th Infantry Regiment
Third Infantry Division
Anzio
8Th Cavalry Regiment
Pusan
North Korea
First.Marine
Chosen Reservoir
Tricia Nixon Marries First And Last Love
Tricia Nixon wed Edward Cox in a private White House Rose Garden ceremony with 400 guests. The ecumenical service was led by House chaplain Rev Edward G Latch in a garden pavilion outside the West Wing. The couple’s seven year courtship culminated in a high profile union linking prominent political families.
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Washington
Tricia Nixon
White House
Edward Finch Cox
Nixon
House of Representatives
Edward G. Latch
Congress
Tricia Nixon Cox
New York
Julie
Dwight David Eisenhower II
Eisenhower
America
Norman Vincent Peale
Tricia
Nine Babies Born in Sydney Hospital Births
Mrs. Geraldine Brodrick delivered nine babies four girls and five boys at Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women on Sunday two boys died at birth leaving seven survivors. Mrs. Brodrick age 29 and Len have two other children doctors say seven live babies have typical survival chances.
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Sydney
Australia
Geraldine Brodrick
Royal Hospital For Women
Unconventional water travel by Jimmy Bagden on river edge
Jimmy Bagden rides a unicycle along the Tennessee River edge, demonstrating an unusual water crossing method. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Basden of 1202 Cloverdale Ave SW, photographed for the Daily by Bobby Herbert.
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Jimmy Bagden
Tennessee River
Jimmy
P. E. Basden
Cloverdale Ave
Bobby Herbert
Report Probes Indochina War
In 1967 Robert S. McNamara commissioned a major study on U S involvement in Vietnam. A large team produced a self critical report using government files and input from many officials. The piece notes timing with Tet 1968 and Paris peace talks as context.
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times News Service
New York
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Vietnam
McNamara
Clark M. Clifford
Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Southeast Asia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Joseph P. Fried
New York Times
Mrs. Nixon
Edward Cox
Landers
Ad Sports
Christopher Columbus
West Indian Island
Martinque
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Carl Allgood
Pennylane, SE
Decatur Daily Want
Nimrod
THE
Decatur Daily
Bridey
Ireland
Jane Leavitt
Associated Press
351St
Free Territory of
Trieste
Gen. Hallett Edson
Nan Robertson
Rollin’ On the River
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