Battle over Ap Bia peak and Vietnam drive tensions rise
North Vietnamese forces and U.S. troops clash in the A Shau Valley near Ap Bia Mountain with more than 50 American deaths last month. Maj. Gen. Wright vows to commit the entire 101st Division if needed as Congress debates the peak’s capture and a new operation Montgomery Rendezvous continues in the valley. In Da Nang area, North Vietnamese attacks on a Marine base are repelled with heavy U.S. and allied support leaving casualties on both sides. A separate report notes a proposed $2 tag fee for vehicle licenses to fund Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman mental health programs, facing legislative opposition.
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Saigon
Ap Bia
U.S
Congress
John M. Wright Jr
101St Airborne Division
A Shau
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Wright
101St
Melvin L. Zais
A ’Shau
Joseph B. Conmy Jr
Washington, D.C
Montgomery
Creighton W. Abrams
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
North Central Alabama Mental Health Board
House
Senate
Iraqi shells kill American tourist on border clash
An American woman, Shirley Anderson 25 of New York City, was killed and another American injured as Iraqi artillery shells hit near the Israeli Jordanian border.
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Tel Avin
Shirley Anderson
New York City
Decatur Daily Ad Dept Wins Six GA Alabama Awards
The Decatur Daily display and classified departments won six awards in a Pine Mountain Georgia contest by the Georgia Alabama Newspapers Advertising Executives Association. They took four first place honors including best general and best promotion of retail and classified advertising. They also earned a second and third place. Display manager Herman Schnur cited the staff’s long record of regional awards since 1965.
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Decatur Daily
Georgia-Alabama Newspapers Advertising Executives Association
Pine Mountain
THE
DAILY
Herman Schnur
Georgia
Alabama
Solons Propose Local Bills In Alabama Legislature
Montgomer y Morgan County representatives arrive with local bills for the Househopper mostly on salaries for county employees. One measure would require the county license commissioner to mail expiration notices for auto tags with a form to mail a $1 fee for a new tag, optional and sent to the county general fund. A separate bill would adjust or remove the salary ceiling for courthouse offices.
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Montgomery
Morgan County
Househopper
Ralph Slate
Leslie Doss
Markets and Commodities Roundup from New York and Chicago
Stocks moved lower in moderately active trade in New York. Cotton prices were mostly down while Chicago markets showed mixed wheat and higher corn on strong late demand. Oats declined as soybeans saw light trade. Hog prices held steady to 25 cents higher with 3,000 receipts, and slaughter steers showed insufficient supply to test the market.
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Chicago
Federal grants aid $4.2 million Lurleen Wallace Hospital
Two federal grants totaling $443,600 have been approved to assist the construction of the $4.2 million Lurleen B. Wallace Mental Retardation Hospital. Announced by Senators Sparkman Allen and Rep. Jones, the awards come from the Social Rehabilitation Service Division of Mental Retardation.
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Lurleen B. Wallace
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Bob Jones
Social Rehabilitation Service
Division of Mental Retardation
See
Murder Ruling In Death Of Minnie Malone In Decatur
An autopsy found 42 year old Minnie Pearl Smith Malone died from a stomach knife wound. Coroner McBride declared it murder and said the body was found in her Decatur apartment after neighbors reported a foul odor. Husband Raymond Malone, a cook, is being sought for questioning as police investigate.
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Decatur
Morgan County
John McBride
McBride
Minnie Pearl Smith Malone
13Th Ave
Raymond Malone
Armory eyed for library site in Decatur plan
Decatur officials consider buying the armory site to free a building for Wheeler Basin Regional Library as a new armory is planned on Beltline Highway at Danville Road. Ft. Stephen Decatur, headquarters for National Guard units and the state signal corps, would be emptied possibly late next year.
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Decatur
Wheeler Basin
Ft. Stephen Decatur
National Guard
Signal Corps
Beltline
Danville Rd
Ford Confident Top Lawmakers Will Push Tax
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford said Nixon has firm assurances from House and Senate leaders to push an income surtax extension. Ford backed by Dirksen warned it would be catastrophic if not approved and outlined a three-prong plan: extend the 10 percent surtax six months, 5 percent next six months, and phase out a 7 percent investment credit while removing many from tax rosters. Some Democrats reportedly balk at a six month extension. See FORD On Page 5.
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Washington
Armstrong To Be Star Of Late Late Show
NASA outlined Apollo 11 moon landing TV plans with live black-and-white coverage of Neil Armstrong at 1 17 a m CDT on July 21. The commander will descend the ladder pause on the second rung, deploy the camera, and transmit the initial steps from the lunar surface.
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John Noble Wilford
New York Times News
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neil A. Armstrong
Moon
Armstrong
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Associated Press
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Cullman County
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Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Muscle Shoals
State National Bank
Highway Patrol
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Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. House of Representatives
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Solons
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
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New York
Hermans Schauer
Joe Speegie
David Smith
Chester Hogan
Doyle Ward
Armory
Ford
Ways and Means
Nixon
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