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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
1
Two young Minnesotans stranded 700 feet above Crater Lake were hoisted to safety by helicopter after rangers could not reach them on foot. Neither Larry Gates nor Gary Dreier was hurt after the overnight ordeal. AP Wire photos capture the lift and arrival at the copter.
On the eve of a March march, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy’s Poor People’s Campaign shows little progress toward its poverty goal. Despite sympathetic federal responses, detailed agency answers yield few concessions and internal setbacks complicate the push.
Local ad notes Sharp Movers offering golf related transfer services with a free estimate and contact number 353-2628 for questions.
In Gia Dinh suburb near Saigon 121 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regulars surrendered to South Vietnamese Marines after emerging from bunkers. They handed over 50 rifles and six larger weapons as loudspeaker broadcasts urged surrender.
Arthur J. Hanes, who tentatively agreed to defend James Earl Ray, travels to England to confer while Ray faces King assassination charges. Hanes, a former Birmingham mayor and controversial figure, has defended Ku Klux Klan defendants and once accused King of instigating Birmingham’s troubles.
British magistrate scheduled a June 27 hearing on the U S government's request to extradite James Earl Ray to Tennessee for the MLK assassination trial. Ray's lawyer indicated he would contest extradition and seek ample time to prepare. Proceedings were in Bow Street Court with Chief Magistrate Frank Milton presiding.
After six years, Moulton starts a $1.343 million water system project six miles north of town near Turkey Creek. Ground breaking drew about 75 dignitaries as construction begins with a spring completion targeted to enable 300000 gallons of storage and fire protection.
Gov. Warren Hearnes urged Southern states to grant urban areas more autonomy under “creative localism” with home rule charters or empowered counties to solve local problems. David Rockefeller warned tighter foreign quotas could trigger a global trade war and urged inflation control and foreign market expansion. He cited interest in House action to raise taxes and cut federal spending to restore confidence in the dollar.
Frigidaire sales and service advertised by Robinson Furniture on Second Avenue. Contact 353-2370 for appliance repairs and maintenance.
The British patient died Monday night from an overwhelming infection, 45 days after receiving an Irish laborer's heart, reducing surviving transplant recipients to five. In Washington, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee backed Johnson's bill to ban mail order sales of shotguns and rifles.
The Agriculture Department announced a full agreement on an $850,000 loan to the Southwest Alabama Co operative Association. In Birmingham, a team of doctors announced three kidney transplants, the first performed in Alabama.
Aycock and Neville Architects of Decatur were awarded the Point Mallard recreation center contract at the City Commission meeting. Mayor Gilmer Blackburn said studies have begun while TVA approval and land acquisition are still pending. The project marks Decatur’s third major recreation center.
Markets at a glance report from New York shows stocks higher in active trading. Chicago notes wheat higher on strong demand, corn mixed due to weather, oats higher with solid demand, soybeans lower from liquidation. Hog and cattle prices steady to lower with limited receipts. slaughter steers steady to strong with a top around 29.00.
Variable cloudiness spans the state with afternoon and evening thundershowers in South Alabama. Some North Alabama areas had clear skies this morning while central and southeast regions saw heavy cloud cover and a moving shower region.
In Charleston Wallace dominates talk among 16 Southern governors at a rally and dinner. Governors poll Wallace's presidential chances, predicting he wins some Southern states but not the overall race.
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