Spirit of America festival to feature Decatur radio TV hosts
Decatur's Spirit of America celebration will feature emcees Benny Carle Roy Smith and Doug Falk of local radio and WMSL TV along with WAJF's Tommy Allen. More than 20 acts including Sing Out Spirit of America with 100 voices, plus bands and solo performers from Alabama and Tennessee, occupy Delano Park with food games and fireworks.
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Athens
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Tennessee
Mayors Endorse Solidarity Day March in Washington
Twenty two American mayors including John Lindsay and the nation’s Negro mayors backed the Solidarity Day march of the Poor People’s Campaign. Organizers expect up to 60,000 participants in the capital as the vanguard arrived late last night.
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New York Times
Washington
John V. Lindsay
New York
Livingston Band Represents State in Battle of the Bands
The Merciful Souls from Livingston Alabama will compete in Atlantic City New Jersey as part of the national Battle of the Bands contest. The event features bands from 34 states and runs for three days, ending Friday, with sponsorship by the Jaycees. Alabama's entry was selected after a December Decatur state competition.
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Livingston
Alabama
Atlantic City
Egyptian Pilots Undergo Soviet Training For Air Force
More than 300 Egyptian pilots from the Air Academy are in a one year program in the Soviet Union to fly Mig 21 jets and other Soviet aircraft. The UAR aims to have three pilots per warplane as it expands its air force. Estimates place Soviet built fighters at 200 to 250 and bombers at 60 to 100.
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New York Times
Beirut
Lebanon
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
Israel
McCarthy withholds HHH endorsement on Vietnam stance
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy refused to say he would back Vice President Humphrey as Democratic nominee if Humphrey shifts Vietnam policy. He tied endorsement to Humphrey’s position and appeared to retreat after addressing the American Newspaper Guild anniversary.
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New York Times News Service
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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Vietnam
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Johnson
American Newspaper Guild
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