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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
10
A discussion notes a 1958 election shift may affect a city contract award. If the March 26 vote had carried, timing could have altered bids and approvals, potentially delaying construction and requiring a new bid opening. The matter centers on city government action and contractor timelines.
President Vernon St Opp will preside over sessions with Gov. George Wallace and H L Willett, Va education supervisor, highlighting meetings of principals and administrators in Birmingham. Dr Norman Peale will address the convention March 15.
Fragmentary copy notes calls for action against exhaust from motors and mines and broader litter control to protect cities and beaches. Mentions “ants” and cluttered coastlines as targets for cleanup campaigns.
Chanthrey Chantrey a Decatur plant chemist is among five Monsanto technical staff granted paid leave for graduate study in 1968 1969. Recipients include Alexander A Bibeau Robert A Brandon Theodore Diskind and William E Souder all from St Louis. Monte C Throdahl Monsanto vice president says selections reward technical excellence and potential. Chantrey holds a Leeds University degree and plans to pursue graduate work back home in England. He and his wife and son reside at 1214 Thomas Drive SW.
The report lists proposed wilderness designations from California to Arizona including El Dorado Ventana San Rafael and San Gabriel. Johnson noted other areas in Arkansas Oklahoma Georgia and Florida. A Treasury ruling may end tax exemptions for industrial development bonds affecting local industry and prompting opposition from Mrs. Wallace and Governor Wallace.
U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces sweep north and south of the Cua Viet River as heavy fighting continues. In the Khe Sanh area, Ranger units kill 27 North Vietnamese soldiers from a tunnel near the base while government troops strike 21 enemy soldiers four miles east of Hue and recover 25 bodies. General Westmoreland announces a new northern command with Lt Gen Cushman in overall control of five northern provinces.
Area University of Alabama students from Decatur Hartselle Athens Moulton Town Creek and other locales earned fall dean's list honors for predominantly A and B grades. Honors Day will be held April 24 at the campus.
Austin led the blood drive with strong community support, praised by Student Council advisor Coach Whitsett and Principal Quitman Henderson. The final count credited 840 donors, 104 rejected for various reasons, and the event set a new Morgan County milestone ahead of a visit to Morgan County High School on April 16.
Rescue team earlier entered half a mile into the tunnels seeking miners after a late Tuesday shaft fire found no clues to their fate. Initial optimism faded as tragic news emerged around 11 a.m. with no bodies located near the fire base.
Army Lt General William B. Rosison, a Des Moines Iowa native, commands operations from Hue north coordinating Allied forces in the northern theater amid ongoing Vietnam action.
Joseph A. Slavinsky is promoted to supervisor of Acrilan Textile Research at Monsanto Technical Center. He joined Monsanto in 1953, worked as senior textile engineer, and was transferred from the Pensacola nylon plant to Decatur in 1955. A Scranton native and Philadelphia College of Textiles graduate, he served in the U S Navy in World War II and lives with his wife and six children at 608 Eighth St SW.
Senator Ervin challenges Tydings on an amendment expanding FBI reach to any physical altercation during travel to work. He argues the plan only covers violence tied to employment pursuit and would not create a full national police force.
A roadway accident in Lawrence County and a fatal house fire in Hartselle claimed two lives. Angelia Wear, seven, died after being struck on Alabama 24 near a school bus stop. William Alexander Glass, 85, perished in a blaze at 1013 McDaniel Street.
Blackburn frames election as a public opinion barometer and cautions against changing government form. He discusses ward elections, salary scales, and annexation of Cedar Lake citing health issues and legal limits. He defends keeping Second Street crossing open for the Gordon Drive overpass and outlines costs to fix drainage and flooding with an estimated eight million dollars.
Officials discuss funding for drainage projects and early spring water management. They argue the city lacks money for major street resurfacing beyond maintenance, and call for a fair share of state read tax revenue to cover improvements.
The count of U S military deaths in the first nine weeks of 1968 stands at 358, about twice the 1967 weekly average of 160. The 1967 rate was roughly double the 1966 average of 96 per week, and earlier years pile up differently as the United States had not yet entered the conflict.
Partial text describes a bus crash with casualties and a separate note on Vietnam War involvement. Mentions California highway patrol officers and passengers from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Mentions Johnson ordering a major ground war start in mid 1965.
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