Besieged Firebase Fuller Hit by Heavy Viet Cong Mortar
North Vietnamese forces pounded Firebase Fuller near the DMZ with more than 300 mortar rounds. Casualties among defenders were light with no American deaths reported. Other frontline areas saw naval losses and Cambodian theater updates.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Fuller
Dmz
Laos
Bradley
Oriskany
Navy
Cambodia
Viheat Suor
Phnom Penh
Am Rong
Prohibition on Interviews Shapes Defense Research Memo
Gelb and researchers faced limits on interviewing officials while accessing Defense Department files and some CIA State Department materials, with no access to White House documents. The memorandum warned memories could mislead and distortions would arise in the studies.
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Gelb
Defense Department
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
White House
Pentagon study insights on Vietnam era troop debates and Tet impact
The Pentagon study portrays 1961 to 1968 debates over troop levels in Vietnam. It notes Gen Taylor urged 8,000 ground troops without delay, Kennedy expanded covert actions to 16,000 advisors, and Johnson privately pursued Vietnamization while denying Westmoreland 206,000 extra troops. It highlights Tet as a turning point shaking Washington’s confidence and prompting broad reassessment.
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Taylor
Vietnam
Globe
Kennedy
North Vietnam
United States
Pentagon
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
The
White House
William Westmoreland
U.S
Saigon
Washington
Earle G. Wheeler
Hospital Starts Photography Class
A photography class began Monday night at the District One Tuberculosis Hospital with six students. Bruce Johnson, a Hartselle photographer and city councilman, hopes the course offers patients a hobby or training for studio work after treatment, noting a well equipped darkroom and donated gear. He previously led Arab Hospital and served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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District One
Hartselle
Bruce Johnson
Johnson
Cullman Man Drowns At Smith Lake
Albert Schmuck, 23, of Cullman drowned Sunday while swimming at Smith Lake in Cullman County. He was underwater about 12 to 14 minutes before sheriff officials could not revive him. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church with burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, five sisters, and three brothers.
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Cullman
Smith Lake
Cullman County
Albert Schmuck
Griffin Springs Rd
Orrin Buzbee
Major Miller
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Mass Service Funeral Home
Court schedule for Hundley to preside over arraignments
Three cases discussed in the week leading to a grand jury indictment are slated for arraignment on October 22 before Judge R L Hundley. Trials are expected during the two week session starting November 8, with Hundley presiding over the court.
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R.L
Dick) Hundley
Hundley
House Close To Vote On Welfare Plan
The House moves toward a decisive vote on a 2400 a year family income floor backed by Nixon and Democratic leaders. A 200172 procedural victory blocks substitutes and amendments, signaling a tight, but expected, passage chance amid mixed opposition.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Rules Committee
Calendar of Events Highlight Local Meetings and Activities
Vacation Bible School runs 8 30 to 11 00 at Mt Tabor Methodist Church east of Hartselle for all children. Community Services Planning Council meets 1 30 pm at North Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission. Morgan County Red Cross annual meeting 3 15 pm at city hall auditorium. Decatur Model Airplane Club meets 7 30 pm at the Aquadome to discuss Aug 21 22 contest at Courtland Air Base led by Bob Wathen. For information call 355 0083. Athens Morgan Lawrence Limestone Unit of the Association for Retarded Children meets 7 30 pm at Hayes Mill School Pettus speaks on special education. Ralph Smith reports on a summer camp for mentally retarded children. Granville Tyler to speak at Senior Citizens Worship Service 11 am at Summer Manor.
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Decatur Model Airplane Club
Aquadome
Courtland Air Base
Bob Wathen
Athens
Morgan Lawrence Limestone Unit
The
Association For Retarded Children
Hayes Mill School
Pettus
Limestone County
Ralph Smith
Tunnel labor dispute halts Mobile River project
About 100 iron workers walked off the job at Mobile River tunnel construction amid a jurisdictional dispute. A dredging subcontractor working without a contract drew union protest and prompted a work stoppage by Mobile Tunnel Contractors Inc. extending a virtual standstill on the 48 million dollar twin-tube tunnel.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile River
Iron Workers
Mobile Building and Construction Trades Council
S. A. Alsup
Mobile Tunnel Contractors Inc
Orr Chicago Decatur Resident Dies
Survivors include widow Mrs Eloise Orr and son Jonathan B Orr both of Decatur. Two brothers R W Orr of Decatur and RE Orr of Jacksonville Florida. Mr Orr belonged to First Baptist Church in Hartselle but attended First United Methodist Church in Decatur in recent years. Memorials may be made to favorite charities.
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Chicago
Decatur
Eloise
Riddle Orr
Jonathan B. Orr
R.W. Orr
RE. Orr
Jacksonville
Fla
Orr
First Baptist Church
Hartselle
First United Methodist Church
Proved Big Bargain on Campaign Spending in 1968
The Citizens Research Foundation report highlights a 50 percent rise in total political spending from 1964 to 1968, with presidential and vice presidential costs up 67 percent. It notes record cash for Nixon and Humphrey campaigns, questions about funding transfers, and calls for stronger disclosure and tax incentives to spread political giving.
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Washington
Citizens Research Foundation
Dwight Eisenhower
Congo
Nixon
Humphrey
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Glen Beall
Beall
Sen
Muskie
C.R. F
George Wallace
Athens Man Released On Bond After Weapon Charge
A 43 year old Athens man Chester Baugher was released from Limestone County Jail on a 300 bond after being charged with drawing a deadly weapon authorities said Officer Arthur Stewart said Baugher was arrested on a warrant sworn by Dorothy Mae Wyrick.
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Athens
Chester Baugher
Limestone County
Arthur Stewart
Baugher
Dorothy Mae Wyrick
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U.S. Coast Guard
Turner
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Morgan’ County
Red Cross
City Hay Auditorium
Granville Tyler
Somerville Road Church
U.S. Supreme Court
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Wallace
Alabama Peace Officers Association
FBI
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Robert Franck
John C. Henderson
Andalusia
Terry Nelson
Prichard
University of Alabama
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