Two Area Marines Graduate Recruit Training
Marine Privates Clifton A. Blakely and Clint Bell have completed eight weeks of intensive recruit training at Parris Island. They learned small arms marksmanship bayonet fighting self protection and basic drill and Marine Corps history. They are headed to Camp Lejeune for further combat and specialty training based on Navy tests and needs.
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Parris Island
S. C. Marine
Clifton A. Blakely
James C. Blakely
Athens
Clint Bell
Jane E. Bell
Athens 2
Marine
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Blakely
Bell
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Who Stole Nielsen List Mystery Baffles TV
AP reports a breach of Nielsen audience sample security with about 6 percent of 59 families queried on a show's commercials broadcast Feb 18. Nielsen excludes contacted homes from ratings. networks and sponsors fear distorted data. Danny Thomas pulls My 15 Blocks from NBC lineup. CBS delays Death of a Salesman to April 17.
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New York
A. C. Nielsen Co
Carol Channing
CBS
Sammy Davis Jr
NBC
ABC
Nielsen Company
Nielsen
Federal Trade Commission
Danny Thomas
Thomas
Arthur Miller
Anita Ekberg Returns to Hollywood as Brown-Haired Star
Hollywood AP reports Anita Ekberg, now brown-haired, back in town to shoot a Jerry Lewis film Way Way Out as a Soviet astrobeauty. The Swedish star recalls early fame from Miss Universe 1952 and roles with Jerry Lewis, Batjac, and La Dolce Vita, noting the public spotlight and career moves driven by typecasting and privacy concerns.
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Anita Ekberg
Dazzler
Jerry Lewis
Ekberg
Sweden
Mars
Miss Ekberg
John Wayne
Batjac Productions
Greta Garbo
Ingrid Berg
Anita
Rome
Texas
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Europe
Miss. Ekberg
Public Forum welcomes reader letters to view questions
The Decatur Daily invites letters from readers on current questions. Names may be withheld if requested, but senders must provide identity and address to the editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Local readers urge college for better teaching standards
In a letter from Lacey's Spring, readers urge higher teacher qualifications amid competition with Huntsville Arsenal and Morgan Madison County schools. They argue degreed teachers earn more, gain tenure, and justify college education, while non degree teachers deserve respect for keeping schools open.
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Lacey's Spring
Alabama
Peoples Forum
Decatur
Daily Decatur
Huntsville Arsenal
Morgan
Madison Counties
Arsenal
J. A. Greenshaw
KASKASKIA B Crewman Helps in Apollo AS-201 Mission
James D. Carpenter USN son of Mr and Mrs James A Carpenter of Athens serves aboard the fleet oiler USS Kaskaskia B as part of Task Force 140. The ship operated in the Atlantic Ocean and would have used its fuel line rigging boom to retrieve the unmanned spacecraft if it had landed nearby. The crew trained extensively for recovery operations after AS-201 mission completion.
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USS
Kaskaskia
James D. Carpenter
USN
James A. Carpenter
Athens
Atlantic Ocean
Airman Hill Assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base
Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Hill of Falkville, has been selected for training at Sheppard AFB in Texas as an Air Force aircraft maintenance specialist. The 1965 Eva High School graduate recently completed basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas.
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Korea
Ronald B. Wood
Richard L. Wood
Betty St. SE
Decatur
Wood
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Army
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S. C
Fort Hood
Texas
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Samuel L. Taylor
Walnut St. NW
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Dominican Republic
Strategic Army Command
82D
Taylor
Fort Polk
Fort Benning
Lakeside High School
San Diego
Calif
Steve R. Kelso
USN
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Danville 2
Naval Training Center
Navy
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Opal M. Kassaw
Cullman 5
Lowry Afb, Colo
Air Force
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Lackland Afb
Fort Gordon
Bobby R. Knox
Elizabeth M. Knox
Levert Ave
Athens
Army Training Center
Knox
Athens’ High School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Jesse H. McCune Jr
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Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
U. S
Vietnam
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Lucille Phelps
Cullman
87Th Engineer Battalion
Glover
S.C
Japan
West Point High School
San Antonio
Tex
Paul G. Hill
Gilbert W. Hill
Falkville—1
Sheppard Afb
Eva Highchool
Food Consumption Gaps Highlighted In Vietnamese and American Diets
A historical note contrasts daily intake, stating the average Vietnamese eats less than two thirds of the quantity consumed by the average American each day. This comparison spotlights dietary differences between national eating patterns.
Public hearing on highway advertising rules set for April
Alabama hearing at the State Highway Department on April 12 will discuss standards for roadside advertising within 660 feet of federal highways and junkyards within 1,000 feet. The hearing relates to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Highway Department
State tax revenue rises with February gains
The Revenue Department reports February saw state income tax bring in $11.4 million, up 26 percent from a year earlier. Sales tax for Alabama schools totaled just over $10.9 million, rising about 20.5 percent from February of the previous year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Revenue Department
Alabama
Jackson firm lands $2.9 million Okatibee Creek dam contract
A Jackson Mississippi firm, Hyde Construction Co., won a $2,920,967 contract from Army Engineers to build a dam on the Okatibee Creek near Meridian Mississippi. The award was announced from Mobile Alabama.
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Mobile
Ala
Jackson, Miss
Okatibee Creek
Meridian
Miss
Army Engineers
Hyde Construction Co
Federal funds to Alabama and Lauderdale County schools
Treasury to mail a 72898 check to Florence Board of Education and a 57984 check to Lauderdale County board within days under a program aiding schools impacted by federal installations. Sens and Rep Bob Jones announce funds authorized. House approves bill creating 45 new federal judgeships for district and civ- court in Alabama.
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Senate
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New_Orleans
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
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Treasury Department
Florence
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House
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