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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1968

Page

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Johnson signals disarmament views in Nashville in ABM race must be controlled

President Johnson tells Nashville crowds that the United States supports limits on antimissile defenses to prevent an arms race. AP reports that as many as 40 nations may sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the White House on Monday, with new disarmament ideas expected to be voiced.

LBJ Nashville Lewis Gulick Associated Press Washington (Ap White House Johnson U.S Moscow United States London Dean Rusk Senate

Five Year Old Fatally Struck in Cullman County

In Cullman County a five year old boy from Vinemont 3 died on arrival at Hartselle Hospital after being run over by a pickup driven by Scotty Willingham 16 also of Vinemont 3. The accident occurred as the vehicle backed from a driveway in the Corinth Community. Funeral services to be announced by Peck Funeral Home.

Hartselle Vinemont 3 Hartselle Hospital Corinth Cullman County Morgan County John McBride Ricky Lee _ Melson Leona Melson McBride Scotty Willingham Young Willingham Ricky Willingham Peck Funeral Home

Johnson links ABM fears to conservation speech

President Johnson urged the United States and the Soviet Union to curb the costly anti ballistic missile race and the nuclear arms buildup in a Nashville conservation speech at the J Percy Priest dam dedication. He signaled a possible US Soviet meeting on ABM limits and praised the nonproliferation treaty. Johnson stressed finding security through rational methods while touring the 14 000 acre lake project named for the late J Percy Priest.

Fred P. Graham New York Times News Service Nashville Tenn Johnson United States Soviet Union U.S White House Senate Tennessee Washington J. Percy Priest House of Representatives Buford Ellington

Confederate Grand Prix races cancelled at Courtland Huntsville

A race spokesman says there will be no more Confederate races at Courtland or Huntsville due to lack of profit. The club recently held a non spectator event at Courtland and no future races are scheduled there or in Huntsville.

Courtland Huntsville

Playwright Is Believed Safe

New York Tennessee Williams surfaced in New York long enough Saturday to telephone his brother in Collinsville Illinois and assure him he was alive and well. Williams expressed fears for his life in a note dated June 22 and could not be located in his apartment or elsewhere on Friday. His mother, Edwina Williams, said she was not worried and noted her son has done such things before.

New York Tennessee Williams Collinsville W. Dakin Williams Williams Edwina Williams St. Louis Bill Glavin

Obinsen Furniture Ad Brief Item

Classified notice for Obinsen Furniture featuring contact number 353 2376. No additional details available from readable text.

Y. Obinsen Furniture Ady

Miss Dellyne Cole Catchings Miss Alabama 1968 to Crown Miss Spirit

Miss Alabama 1968 Dellyne Cole Catchings of Birmingham will crown the Miss Spirit of America winner in Decatur on July 4. The event includes swimsuit and finals, Miss Photogenic prize, and a full festival at Delano Park with parades, entertainment, and a ceremony by Capt. Gerald Young.

Dellyne Cole Catchings Birmingham Decatur Jo Ellén O’hara The Birmingham News Morgan Limestone Counties Crump Mildred Speakman Judy Coggins Phyllis Glenn Jackie Cannon Sheila Cheatham Kay Washburn Audrey Giarrantano Lisa Schoeberger Beth Love Sally Johnson Cathy Williams Susan Rayfield Cathy Ferguson Eleanor Blankenship Diana Riggins Mary Berryhill Bonita Terry Carolyn Long Charlene Brown Carol Smith Debbie McDonald Sharlotte Qualls Phyllis Taylor Sarah Wicker Sheila Kelley Iva Epperson Delano Park Gerald Young Young Sheppard Air Force Base Texas Decatur Inn American Legion Suzan Rayfield And Ralph Longmire

High Doctor Bills Blasted By Cohen

Welfare Secretary Wilbur J. Cohen warned that if rising doctors fees for millions of Medicare patients go out of line there will be public action. He spoke Saturday urging restraint and signaling possible oversight measures.

Cohen Frank Carey Sci Washington (Ap Wilbur J. Cohen

U S Faces Large 1968 Deficit as Tax Hikes Loom

The 1968 Federal budget ends with about a 25 billion deficit, the fourth largest in history. A new year outlook shows potential relief to as low as 2.5 billion if the 10 percent income tax increase and 6 billion in cuts hold. Medicare marks its second anniversary with premium changes for doctor fees and broad enrollment in the elderly program.

Joseph R. Coyne Associated Press Washington (Ap Johnson U.S

Viet Cong Massacre Kills 88 Civilians in Son Tra

In Son Tra a coastal village 345 miles northeast of Saigon, Viet Cong mortars and satchel charges killed 88 residents. U.S. officers say villagers were warned to supply recruits and many died in huts and bunkers as Marines helped defend the refugee settlement of about 4,000.

Edwin Q. White Associated Press Saigon U.S Son Tra Dow

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