Miss Alabama 1968 Crowned In Birmingham Pageant
Dellyne Catching of Birmingham won Miss Alabama 1968 and a $1000 scholarship plus gifts and a car for her reign. Lynelle Weber of Decatur was fourth runner up, with Anne Fowler and Peggy Helton also from Birmingham among the top finalists. Debra Dene Barnes of Kansas crowned Catching, who will compete for Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Bob Dunnavant
DAILY
Birmingham
Dellyne Catching
Decatur
Lynelle Weber
Miss Catching
Debra Dene Barnes
Kansas
Atlantic City
Anne Fowler
Peggy Helton
Dede Thompson
W. W. Weber
University of Alabama
Weber
John F. Kennedy
America
Athens
Pattye Smith
Becky Alford
Alabama
Sirhan Polite Before Judge Delay Granted
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan appeared in custody at Los Angeles County Jail chapel and received a three week delay in entering a plea to the murder charge of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney Russell Parsons cited limited time to study grand jury testimony. Security was heavy as deputies frisked attendees and confiscated small items before the hearing.
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Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sheriff's Deputies
Russell E. Parsons
Parsons
Los Angeles County Central
Adel
Peter J. Pitchess
Police Arrest 30 Quakers on Capitol Demonstration
Police jailed 77 protesters on Capitol grounds during a Poor People’s Campaign action. About 30 Quakers joined a brief meeting on the plaza before mass arrest. Notables include Hosea Williams and Rev Norman Davis among those detained.
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William Moran
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Capitol Steps
Society of Friends
Capitol Plaza
Capitol Grounds
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hosea Williams
Norman Davis
Detroit
Demo Executive Committee Considers Bloodworth For State Supreme Court Nom
Circuit Judge James N Bloodworth is among four candidates for the Democratic nomination to the State Supreme Court. Ballots went to the 72 member Alabama Democratic Executive Committee with a July 8 deadline. Other nominees include Aubrey M Cates Jr James Shores and Hugh Maddox. Justice John Goodwyn's death created the vacancy.
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Winford Turner Daily City
James N. Bloodworth
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert Vance
Court of Appeals
Aubrey M. Cates, Jr
James Shores
Samford University
Birmingham
Hugh Maddox
Albert Brewer
John Goodwyn
John Kohn
Montgomery
Lis
Vance
Nomin Bloodworth
Mover Ad Promises Free Estimate in SHARP Campaign
Short classified ad urges readers to call SHARP MOVERS at 353 2828 for a free estimate on a possible transfer. The message operates as a service promotion with contact details.
Viet Cong Hit Coastal Village Killing 45 Civilians
Viet Cong guerrillas attacked Song Tra five miles southeast of Chu Lai at 11 10 p m killing 45 civilians and wounding 80 to 100 as American infantry arrived and found the guerrillas fled The raid caused heavy destruction with more than 85 percent of Song Tra destroyed and prompted civil defense preparations in Saigon plus tighter security and artillery strikes in the region.
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Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Song Tra
Sault On
Chu Lai
198Th Light Infantry
Dong Ha
Dmz
Man Dies In Fall From DC3 Charter Airliner
A man died Friday after falling from a DC3 charter plane over south central Missouri while en route from Illinois to Texas with 23 passengers and four crew aboard. The door allegedly opened due to a lavatory entry mix up. plane landed in Springfield where NTSB impounded it and pilot Raul Cabeza was named by the home office.
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Vichy
Federal Aviation Adminis
Purdue
Springfield
National Transportation Safety Board
Univeidsilly
Raul Cabeza
Rew
New Store Hours for Robinson Furniture
The Robinson Furniture ad announces new hours from 8 to 6 daily with a closing all day on Wednesday. Located at 353-2370, the store highlights altered schedule in this advertisement.
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Robinson’ ‘Furniture
Johnson signs tax bill amid fiscal restraint drive
President Johnson signed the revenue bill boosting taxes and cutting spending saying democracy faced a critical test. He framed the measure as a necessary move to curb inflation and reduce federal deficits, with passage seen as strengthening government finance.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
Living costs rise as tax hike looms in 1968
Prices climb at over four percent annual rate with clothing and food surge. The new 10 percent income tax surcharge retroactive to April 1 will run through three quarters of 1968, boosting the cost of living and widening the budget deficit shift toward restraint.
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Congress
Washington
Imieimnar Arwnald Mhaca
Tha
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson
Tennessee Williams Fearful of Murder Plot Says Note Warns of Violence
Tennessee Williams sends a handwritten note to brother W. Dakin Williams claiming he may be killed, writing that any death would appear as suicide and noting he fears con men. Detectives cannot locate his new address after his move from New York, with police continuing to investigate.
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Murray Schumach
New York Times News Service
New York
Tennessee Williams
W. Dakin Williams
Collinsville
Ill
Dakin Williams
New York City
Williams
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Billy Smith
DIAL
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Dellyne
Demo
Bloodworth
Goodwyn
Brewer
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DC3
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Gerald Potter
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