Two Killed 26 Injured In Watts Uprising
Los Angeles AP reports a fresh Watts disturbance as police rapidly moved into the South Side Negro area after rioting by about 600 people. A white truck driver was beaten and shot, and a Negro man killed by sniper fire during a three hour flare of violence. Officers dispersed crowds, with looting, arson and missiles noted. 103rd street sealed off, buses allowed passenger pickups, deliveries to stores continued.
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Los Angeles
South Side
Watts
103Rd Street
Amoco approves TA DMT plant expansion near Decatur
Amoco Chemicals Corp gains approval to double capacity at its Decatur area facility, adding about 140 jobs and boosting total staff to around 340 with a $2.5 million payroll. Expansion targets over 400 million pounds yearly TA and DMT output, under same contractors, with completion expected in spring 1967. Original plant production slated for July.
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Amoco Chemicals Corp
Decatur
Amoco
Herschel H. Cudd
Paul A. Lamont
Lamont
Cudd
Amoco Chemicals
United States
Joliet, Ill
Joliet
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Standard Oil
P B X Club to Meet at Irene Powell’s Home
The P B X Club switchboard operators will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at 824 6th Ave SE the home of Mrs Irene Powell Plans for the April convention will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
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P.B.X. Club
Irene Powell
6Th Ave
Robbery Report At Billups Service Station
At 11:15 p.m. last night J. C. Gladdy of Hillsboro told two Decatur police officers that a robber took $100 from the Billup's Service Station register. A Negro man allegedly came in to buy a tube and while the men were in the back room the register was opened. See Diary on Page 2.
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J. C. Gladdy
Hillsboro
Decatur
Billup
For Your Heating Service On Gas Oil or Coal
Davidson Heating Service advertises heating options for gas oil or coal with a contact number 353-4623.
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Davidson Heating Service
Sukarno Still President Says He Remains In Office
President Sukarno declared he remains Indonesia's president and has merely delegated powers to Lt Gen Suharto, the army chief of staff. Suharto said he was ordered to normalize the situation after the Oct 1 failed coup. Singapore observers note Suharto appears to follow Indonesian political norms as the crisis continues.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Indonesia
Suharto
Strongman Army
Jakarta
Communist Party
Chaerul Saleh
Subandrio
See Still
Gemini 8 links Agena in first moon effort
Cape Kennedy AP reports a spectacular Gemini 8 launch and predicted U.S. victory in the moon race. Astronauts Armstrong and Scott aim to dock with the Agena satellite after a 105,000 mile chase. Johnson proclaims the United States will land a man on the moon in the 1960s. A Soviet dog mission also reports success.
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Agena
Moon
Johnson
Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Russia
Rand
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
South America
Soviet Union
Look Inside Look Inside Politics and Business Trends
A New York Times News Service analysis on page A-5 says President John son remains weaker than a year ago but not seriously deteriorated. The service previews the first of a two part series on U S art business growth, previews 1967 cars, and profiles Lt Gen Suharto who controls Indonesia.
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Johnson
New York Times News Service
U. S
Suharto
Indonesia
Stores Go All Out On Pre Easter Sales
Decatur merchants stage a citywide pre Easter sale this week from Thursday through Saturday. The event features spring merchandise including clothing toys bunnies and Easter baskets with merchants joining forces for one large promotion and more than clothing on offer.
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Decatur
Small Business Loans Ad for Security Mutual Finance
Security Mutual Finance Corp operates at 714 Bank Street offering small business loans. Phone contact 353-0742. Ad appears in section marked Adg.6.
Battle 600 Viet Cong in Silver City drive near Saigon
American paratroopers with Australian support fought 600 Viet Cong for four hours on day nine of Operation Silver City. US and allied forces reported 142 Viet Cong killed and 3 captured, including an officer, with light American losses. In the central highlands the 25th Infantry killed 33 communists around Darlac. An Air Force F4C jet and two crew were missing near Dien Bien Phu.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Darlac
17Th Parallel
Dien Bien Phu
France
Indochina
U.S. Air Force
Navy
China glow fades as aging leaders face failed ambitions
Washington dispatch notes a China expert saying Red China has lost optimism and its aging leaders may have been stunned by the failures of their excessive ambitions. In New York newsprint, producers revise price hikes downward cutting $10 to $5 per ton effective May 16. Moscow reports space dogs Blackie and Breezy returned after a record three weeks in space and an orbit through high radiation belts. Washington committees approve $13.1 billion in war funding and a two step minimum wage rise to $1.60 by February 1, 1968.
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Washington (Ap
China
Red China
New York
Bowater Paper Co
Abitibi Paper Co
Domtar Newsprint
Moscow
Blackie and
Breezy
Tass
Washington
Houge
Youth Fined In Gibson's Assault Case
A 17-year-old Decatur High School senior was found guilty of assault and battery in Recorder's Court and fined $75 plus $3 court cost by Judge Robert Straub Jr. Thomas W. Owens was convicted of assaulting Mustafa Elayan the Gibson’s pharmacist on March 7 after witnesses testified Owens punched Elayan in the nose and face several times while at the store checking prices for Super X Drug. Owens' attorney Julian Harris posted an appeal bond and plans to appeal to county court.
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Decatur High School
Recorder’s Court
Robert Straub Jr
Straub
Thomas W. Owens
Mustafa Elayan
Gibson’s
Owens
Elagan
Julian Harris
Boulder Kills Cullman Boy on Stouts Mountain
An accident on Stouts Mountain killed 18 year old Joe Daniel Guthrie of Crane Hill 2 when a large boulder struck him after he fell as a tree he was climbing toppled. Coroner Grady Moss said the incident occurred about 4 p.m. west of Hanceville in Cullman County.
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Cullman
Stouts Mountain
Joe Daniel Guthrie
Crane Hill
Grady Moss
Cullman County
Guthrie
Hanceville
Water Tapping Fee Approved Rates Adjusted
Decatur Water Department to issue 1.5 million in bonds and raise water rates for commercial and industrial customers while introducing a tapping fee. City commissioners approved the plan with an April 1 effective date and bond sale set for March 29 at 2 p.m. in City Hall. Bonds mature over 30 years at 3.5 percent. loan from State National Bank. Industrial revenue up 40 percent, commercial up 17.7 percent. residential impact minimal. See WATER on Page 2.
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Ter
Decatur Water Department
Sea
City Hall
Water Department
State National Bank
George Godwin
Godwin
Markets At A Glance
New York AP market brief notes stocks higher with active trading, bonds mixed, cotton easy as traders digest early data and headlines. Market snapshot flags ongoing demand shifts and sector rotations amid cautious investor mood.
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New York
Security Mutual Finance Corp Ad
Local loan and financial services firm listed at 714 Bank St offering loans financing and insurance products with contact number 353-0742 in Advance advertisement.
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New Watts
Jim Garner
Decator
John Cantwell
Julia Parker
Carol Blankenship
John Byars
George Vans
By Thomas A. Reedy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Gibson
Boulder
Cullman Boy
Cora Blair
Alabama
George Evans
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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