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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1968

Page

6

Loney Seeks County Office Emphasizing School Sports Facilities

Mrs. Loney, a first time candidate and Cotaco PTA leader, runs on the Democratic ticket stressing improved physical education facilities in all county elementary schools. She serves as substitute teacher and PTA roles. GOP incumbents facewrite-in opposition planned by Democrats as qualifying closes with 31 county posts lacking Democratic candidates.

Loney Cotaco Parent Teachers Association P.T.A. Council Cotaco P.T.A McClendon G.O.P. Justice of the Peace Democrat Executive Committee

Commission Warns of Rapid Black Population Shift and Policy Gaps

The commission warns of rapid urban black population growth by 1984 and predicts major black majorities in public schools in several cities by 1985. It calls for national action to create a true union and address unemployment and crime, highlighting looming demographic and social challenges.

Lincoln Washington D.C New York Leities New Orleans Richmond Baltimore Jacksonville Gary Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Philadelphia Oakland Chicago Dallas Pittsburgh Buffalo Cincinnati Harrisburg Louisville Indianapolis Kansas City Hartford New Haven

Marines Kill More Communists Near DMZ Amid Global War News

Reports say 375 Communist troops were counted killed by Marines and South Vietnamese forces after fighting near the DMZ. Intruders from the Enterprise conducted three major strikes over North Vietnam while monsoon weather limited missions to 69. Radio Hanoi claimed 29 killed and 11 wounded in Ha Noi suburbs. A Hue convoy arrived with nearly a million pounds of relief, and Saigon press urged intensified bombing and invasion talks. The commission on race said policies fail to lift disadvantaged youths and warned of urban apartheid unless education, jobs, and housing improve.

DMZ U.S. Navy Enterprise North Vietnam Radio Hanoi Hue Highway 1 da Nang Saigon Tien Tuyen Voice North Vietnm

Johnson Opens Historic C5A Rollout At Lockheed Georgia Plant

President Johnson, the seventh U S leader to visit the island, hailed a leap in American military might at the Lockheed Georgia plant ceremony for the C5A cargo plane. About 40 000 spectators watched as Johnson praised the aircraft no uniformed crewman will travel without equipment again, marking a new era of rapid global airlift. His wife and family joined the weekend trip amid a holiday atmosphere with a band and lawmakers present.

America Lockheed-Georgia Washington Luci Pat Nugent Beaumont Tex Marietta as_ Johnson Wright Brothers Johnson Pentagon Air Force Harold Brown Senate House Armed Services Committees House Armed Services Rep. L. Mendel Rivers D-S.c Congress

Reuther Seeks Unified AFL CIO Meeting In New York

In telegraphic notes, Walter Reuther urged leaders of AFL CIO unions to join in New York next Friday to discuss uniting the auto workers with the federation. Max Greenberg William Pollock and Charles Cogen are among those asked to attend the session. A special AFL CIO convention would require Executive Council approval, where Reuther has clashed with Meany.

Auto Workers Aflcio Reuther New York Max—Greenberg William Pollock Telxile Workers Union Charles Cogen American Federation of Teachers Afl-Cio Federation Executive Council Meany

Lister Hill and Mary Lasker Honored by Cardiology College

In San Francisco Sen. Lister Hill and Mrs. Mary Lasker received the American College of Cardiology's top non physician honor at the 17th annual scientific session. Hill could not attend as he retires this year and chairs health legislation and funding panels.

San Francisco Lister Hill D-Ala Mary Lasker New York Health American College of Cardiology Scientific Society For Heart Specialists Lasker Hill Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee Senate Appropriations Committee

Couple abducted after service station sighting

Sgt Hancock said a man pulled a woman from a telephone booth and forced her into a car at a service station. The pair had just telephoned a friend in Huntsville and state troopers in Selma and Montgomery were alerted after the car drove away. the vehicle was stopped a few minutes later.

Hancock King Miss Ferguson Huntsville Selma Montgomery

Education leader Singletary earns district education post

Singletary, a University of Alabama alumnus with B S and M A degrees, teaches at Austin High School as senior level mentally retarded class instructor. He is president elect of Morgan Madison Limestone districts of the Council for Exceptional Children and serves in several professional groups. He previously worked as a teacher evaluator at the Decatur rehabilitation center in summer.

Singletary University of Alabama Austin High School Morgan, Madison Limestone Counlell American Association of Mental Deficiency Alabama Education Association National Education Association Phi Delta Kappa Kappa Delta Pi Decatur

Police Role Under Strain Highlighted by Panel

A panel notes the police occupy one of the most difficult roles in society. It stresses that officers face daily problems and people that test patience and courage. The report urges steps to address grievances from injustice and rising tension.

Park interpretive programs draw 579,850 visitors in Ontario 1967

Ontario park services report 1967 attendance of 579,850 for interpretive programs. The figure reflects crowds at museums guided hikes nature trails lectures and films across provincial parks.

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