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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1968
Page
1
President Lyndon B. Johnson expresses deeper responsibility to all children and families in a birthday letter to his grandson Patrick Lyndon Nungent. The White House released the message noting Johnson vows to promote peace and end poverty, disease, and suffering for all people.
Floyd Warren of Moulton asks why 1 000 onion plants ordered from Warren Seed and Plant Co in Carrizo Springs Texas for 2 50 a plant were never received after payment was cashed. The owner is hospitalized and the Progressive Farmer will refund if he writes explaining the problem. E C Decatur asks about a sewing kit ordered from a Michigan firm on March 29 and asks for help as the payment cleared but the kit did not arrive.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey calls for an immediate Vietnam ceasefire to improve negotiations in Paris. In a two hour Times interview he says talks may be entering a more responsible phase and asserts the need for accommodation in negotiations while supporting President Johnson and outlining his own program for 1969.
Phillip L. Murrell, 19, of Lewisburg, drowned while swimming with Berma Roman, 17, at Decatur Boat Harbor around 3:15 p.m. The current pulled Murrell under as bystanders and rescuers tried to assist. coroner rules drowning.
A Senate subcommittee report faults U S and Saigon authorities for widespread refugee corruption and failure to deliver aid. It cites siphoning of commodities, shortages in camps, and lack of work for three to four million South Vietnamese uprooted by the war.
U S B52 bombers pounded enemy positions around Saigon while thousands of American troops were moved from the countryside to defend the capital. The shift aimed to disrupt Viet Cong supply routes and deter shelling as Saigon faced renewed threats and sporadic attacks across the country.
The Kennedy saga spans hunger in Ireland to the American Dream, then to a public nightmare marked by violence and a chilling exploration of human minds. The Associated Press previews a new book that continues its historic coverage of the Kennedy family tragedies.
Davidson Heating Service offers cleaning and servicing for window air conditioners. Call 353-4623 for contact and details.
North Korea announced a spy ship sank with all hands in the Yellow Sea after a clash with Korean patrol boats. The story followed the Pueblo seizure, with 82 U S crewmen still held. independent confirmation was not available.
A reader asks whether former Governor George Wallace has been accurately labeled racist on multiple occasions. Opinions vary, with supporters citing segregation-era actions and critics noting policies seen as discriminatory.
The Forestry Service plans an investigation this week into farmers' charges that herbicide drift in Bankhead National Forest damaged over 2500 acres of cotton in Lawrence County. Officials said some dead plants were sent to Auburn University for tests, which Extension refused to conduct. Farmers urge state aid and await fall harvest results before filing forms, with a meeting to appoint agricultural experts planned for Tuesday.
Presidential hopeful George Wallace told 750 supporters at a $25 plate fund raising event that Rockefeller and his family benefited from American oil prices while denying charges of racism. He warned that wealthy figures believe they can buy the country, and referenced the Rockefeller fortune as oil based.
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