New Troops in Viet Nam Send 3,500 Marines to Da Nang
The Defense Department announced Saturday night two battalions of U S Marines totaling about 3,500 men will be sent to South Vietnam. They will relieve South Vietnamese forces in Da Nang to bolster air base security and support pacification and offensive actions against Communist guerrillas. The move follows consultations between the United States and South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
South Viet Nam
da Nang
da Nang Air Base
Mally
Pacific
Department
United States
Young Falkville Boy Faces Leukemia Battle
Anthony Yates, a 3-year-old Falkville resident, is fighting leukemia diagnosed in late 1964. Doctors report remission periods may occur but transfusions and hospital costs could total $2000 to $3000 before end. His family seeks community contributions to help with medical expenses.
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Falkville
Anthony Yates
Anthony
T. N. Yates
Falkville 3
Birmingham
Mr. Yates
Community notes and local incidents wrap Decatur diary
Wayne Lamon attended a Florence State College wedding in Birmingham. North Alabama Hairdressers Association meets Monday at 7 30 p m in the Pet Dairy hospitality room with a film on new hair styles. Anna Jane Brooks at Jacksonville State College has a 2.0 to 2.4 GPA first semester and aims for music major and foreign language minor. The Decatur Police Department reports seven Friday night accidents on U S 31 S and local streets with minor injuries in one case. Morgan County sheriff's deputies jail three for DUI, two for public drunkenness, and one each for breach of promise and second degree court. District 14 Nurses Association will meet Monday at Decatur General Hospital back classroom. See diary on page 2.
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North Alabama Hairdressers Association
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
Anna Jane Brooks
Jacksonville State College
T. R. Brooks
11Th Ave
Decatur Police Department
U.S. 31
Jerry McCullum
Florence
Richard Robenson
U.S 31
10Th Ave
James Odum
Priceville
Martha Odum
Odum
Decatur General Hospital
Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies
The
Nurses Association
What did Jesus door
In ancient times the door was a symbol of entry with one entrance for a house. Christ stated I am the Door, signaling exclusiveness of his claim as the only legitimate entrance. Those seeking other ways are seen as intruders. He also stood at the door and knocked, seeking admission by the rightful path.
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A.H
Christ
Jesus
Red Relations Take A Dive
Moscow and Peking clashed as China accused the Soviet Union of violence against Asian student demonstrators at the U S Embassy. China also led a peaceful protest outside the Soviet embassy in Beijing demanding an apology for the crackdown. About 2,000 students, mostly not European, attacked the embassy over bombing in Vietnam before clashing with Soviet police. Chinese officials said 30 were injured, nine seriously, after being cleared from hospitals.
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Moscow
Peking
China
Soviet Union
U. S
Moscow-Peking
Origi
Communist Movement
Viet Nam
Poard
New China News Agency
No Longer Used Items Ads Offer Daily Want Ads
Unidentified objects in closets are likely moths from overload. Create a list of no longer used items and advertise them in The Daily Want Ads. Free space and dollars are possible. Call Classified Dept. 353 4612 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Nights and Sunday 355 1116.
The Sir Shop Opens at Decatur Shopping Center
The Sir Shop at 801 Benk Street opens soon in the Decatur Shopping Center. Local shoppers anticipate new retail option with grand plans and promotional events beginning this month.
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Sir
Benk St
Decatur
Delay in I 65 held costly for Alabama tourism
Bancroft Timmons of the Alabama Motorist Association warned the state could lose up to 50 million dollars yearly in tourist revenue if Interstate 65 is not completed promptly. He said Alabama already loses traffic to Georgia and stressed the statewide impact beyond Birmingham, Decatur, or Dothan. The article notes the state currently earns about 350 million dollars in tourism and references continued coverage on page 2.
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Alabama Motorist Association
Alabama
Bancroft Timmons
AMA
Georgia
Timmons
Birmingham
Decatur
Dothan
Limestone Water System Nearer Greenbrier Belle Mina Mooresville
Limestone County bids for a $197000 water system to serve Greenbrier Belle Mina and Mooresville are expected within a month. Sen Ed Horton says a bill replacing Act 461 to allow county sponsorship passes Senate and heads to the House. The measure would let the county sponsor dissolve and reincorporate under Limestone County Board of Revenue with Health Department approval for water sources. See Limestone on Page 2.
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Greenbrier
Limestone County
Belle Mina
Mooresville
Limestone-Lauderdale
Ed Horton
BGM Water Authority
House of Representatives
Montgomery
Horton
Senate
House
FHA
BGM Board
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Athens
Board of Revenue
Sen
State Health Department
Health Department
Students protest Soviet actions in Moscow and Pekin
Three hundred students in Peking demonstrated against Soviet intervention as part of cross border protests amid anti U S and anti Soviet sentiment. Chinese and foreign students urged support for North Vietnam and handed letters to the Soviet Embassy while rioters attacked the U S Embassy in Manila?
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Iap
Peking
Soviet Union
Vna
Santo Americanas
Moscow
Tanjug
U.S
Viet Nam
Tokyo
North Viet Nam
Poor Guns Is Claimed By U S Servicemen In Saigon
In South Viet Nam U S servicemen accuse shoddy weapons shortages and missing equipment while some items appear on Saigon’s black market. A Soviet made ammo clip claim is cited as causing jams on U S weapons. Da Nang air base remains active as rumors of a coup buzz Saigon with possible anti American demonstrations as troops bolster the city.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Army
United States
da Nang
Viet Nam
Laos
Decatur and Austin High Bands Advance to State Competition
Decatur and Austin high school bands led by their performances at the District I Contest earning state berths. Nineteen other North Alabama schools joined in the two day event at Decatur High School auditorium with fifteen bands advancing to the April 7 10 state contest at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Decatur
Decatur and
Austin ‘High
North Alabama
Decatur High School
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Mystery Nazi-Exile Found Killed in Montevideo Trunk
A Bonn tip led Montevideo police to a mystery body in a trunk in a fashionable district. Police found the corpse, three spent cartridges, an airline ticket, and a gold plaque inscribed with a German air force insignia. The tip named Herbert Cukurs, a Latvian exile alleged to be a former Nazi involved in wartime slaughter. Police could not positively identify the body or determine cause of death.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Associated Press
Bonn
Germany
Ventura Rodriguez
Herbert Cukurs
Casa Bucertini
Calle Colombia
Balneario
Parque Carasco
Cuhors
Appointment request for Glenn Butler for Electrolux Cleaner
An advertisement requests making an appointment with Glenn Butler to discuss an Electrolux cleaner. Contact number 353 9579 provided for scheduling.
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Glenn Butler
Electrolux Cleaner
Wallace Bans Capitol March
In Selma Alabama Governor Wallace ordered troopers to halt a planned Negro march to Montgomery citing traffic and safety concerns. A white crowd jeered at demonstrators while a 60 person group from Selma staged a mile and a quarter protest to the Dallas County Courthouse. The ban comes as Dr Martin Luther King Jr plans a 50 mile march to spotlight Alabama’s Negro voter issue.
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Kelso Sturgeon
Selma
Ala
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
State Department of Public Safety
Dallas
al- Lee Wallace
Suspect Dies By Own Gun Near Corning Farm
A 38 year old mill worker, Paul Lucero, killed himself with a shotgun Saturday near an olive orchard after being sought in the killings of Dolores Gifford and two boys and the brutal beating of two women and two young girls at a Corning area farm. Sheriff deputies and highway patrol closed in on tall grass around the olive trees, as Lucero’s abandoned car was found about a mile from the home where his estranged wife Alberta said he attacked her with a rifle stock and struck her, leaving her in a bloody blow.
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Corning
Calif
Robert
Shirley
Paul Lucero
Lucero
Alberta
Dolores F. Gifford
Everett’ Ray
Terry Lee
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Davase Diars
Gobimale
Wayne Lamon
Eugene Lamon
8Th Ave
Florence State College
Bobby Snead
Carridale St
Wayne Maynard
3Rd Ave
Edward Crook
Roger Smith
Hillsboro
Robert Mills
4Th Ave
Bulldogs
J. J. Ransom
Leah
Lineville
Red Relations
Enry S. Bradsher
Nally
George Biggers
L'stone
Bill
Winford
Turner County
Peter Arnett
Austin
Decatur High
Membre D'Honneur
Ligue International Des Aviateurs
Albert Cukurs
Cukurs
Herbert
Air France
Wallace
Capitol
Bekins
Call Daniel
Betty Jean
iSutter Memorial Hospital
Sacramento
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