Carol Medders Dressed For Miss Alabama Contest
Carol Medders heads to the Miss Alabama pageant at Birmingham Southern College armed with a new wardrobe due to strict rules. She will perform in a jumpsuit while signing and singing I'll Never Fall in Love Again. She plans multiple outfits for the Saturday finals, considering weather and judging impressions.
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Phyllis Sidebotham
Carol Medders
Birmingham Southern College
Carol
Alabama
Birmingham
Callaway Gardens
Point Mallard
Richard Dillard
Owen Lay
W.L. Medders
Bans Extended On War Study Release
An appeals court extended a ban on The New York Times from publishing secret Pentagon Vietnam study materials over the weekend. Judge Murray Gurfein had allowed publication to resume, but the restraining order remained in effect pending a higher court decision. The case mirrors similar limits on The Washington Post as higher courts weigh national security against press freedom.
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Arthur Everett
Associated Press
NEW York
New York Times
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
Murray Gurfein
Times
Gurfein
The
Court
Irving R. Kaufman
Lower Manhattan
Washington Post
Washington
Post
Kaufman
the Times
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
On This Date 1963 US USSR Hot Line Established
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to establish direct hot line communications between Washington and Moscow in 1963. The note appears in the Daily Calendar’s On This Date section. The entry is part of a local newspaper feature highlighting historical events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Athens
Vietnam bound GI who changed Army rules for dependents
Capt. F. D. Beggs the Vietnam bound helicopter pilot whose case led to a change in army regulations allowing dependents for helicopter trainees. He reflects on duty, family, and the Spirit of America Festival while acknowledging risks and missing life with his two young sons.
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Vietnam
Buddy Beggs
Sam
Mark
Danny
F. D. Beggs
Army
Beggs
Southeast Asia
Stephen
Decatur
Point Mallard
Audie Murphy
Korea
Murphy Memorial To Highlight Festival
The Audie Murphy Patriotism Award will be presented annually at the Independence Day celebration to an American citizen who embodies true American spirit. Terry Murphy, son of Audie Murphy, will accept for the family, as Jim O Hara notes Decatur honors the war hero who loved Alabama.
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Audie Murphy
Spirit of America
Jim O'Hara
O’ Hara
Terry
Nixon Repaid Rich Backers With Ambassadorships
A Citizens' Research Foundation study shows President Nixon rewarded top 1968 campaign donors who became U S ambassadors. Arthur K. Watson led with 54875 dollars for France, followed by Guilford Dudley Jr in Denmark and Vincent DeRoulet in Jamaica, with other donors named as ambassadors.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Arthur K. Watson
France
Watson
White House
Senate
Citizens’ Research Foundation
IBM
New York
Guilford Dudley Jr
Insurance Company
Nashville
Tenn
Denmark
Vincent DeRoulet
New York City
Jamaica
John P. Humes
NEWON
Oldest Pharaonic mummy found in Sakkara tomb
Illiterate worker Amm Rifaie unearthed a 45 century old mummy in a tomb at Sakkara avoiding robbers by placing the body in a right side location banned by Ra. Nofre the musician and his wife Kinsu are cited in the tomb inscriptions as linked to the royal court. The mummy was found intact. See details on page A-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly Mahmoud
Associated Press
CAIRO
Amm Rifaie
Sakkara
Antiquities Department
Nofre
Kinsu
Moon
Nie Ossen-Ra
When You're Hot You're Hot air sweeper for sale
Auction note lists a Gibson air sweep can for sale at $225. Available at Park St. SE with contact number 353-3980. Listed as a room item with price and location.
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Decatur Daily Want
Mr. Watson Carlisle
Park St
Decatur Daily
Park St. SE
Gibson
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