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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1968
Page
2
Moulton area brief notes a county wide effort to set a bloodmobile record. High school students have organized stations in Moulton and the county, with a drive today from 2 to 5 p.m. at Lawrence County High. Each student who secures five donors earns a Red Cross certificate.
The fifth annual Morgan County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Horse Show is set for Sherrill Stadium in Hartselle on Saturday April 20 with two shows at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Thirty horse classes will be featured with fourteen in the afternoon session and the rest in the evening. The 1 p.m. for school-age children is free.
Athens brothers Dillard and Obbie McLemore of Lester unveil a four-can garbage container rack seeking patent and manufacturing rights. They have contracted Butler Manufacturing Co of Decatur to produce 200 racks with plans to expand later in Lester. National Wildlife Week in Alabama opens with a Hickory House Banquet at 7 led by Dick McGrew and featuring Charles Kelley.
Dr. Ernest Stone state superintendent of education will chair the 1968 National Library Week Committee for Alabama. He will lead civic leaders and librarians in a statewide program April 21 to 27 under the national theme Be all you can be READ.
The Limestone County 4H Club FFA and FHA Fat Calf Show will be March 26 at 8 a.m. at the Limestone County Feeder Pig Association sale barn. Extension Farm Agent Watt Carter notes 18 animals will be shown. The Decatur Jaycees plan elections Tuesday night with Mickey Morrison and C Bennett McRae for president and Wayne Mitchell and James Benfield unopposed for VP posts. Fourteen candidates seek board seats and a 7 p.m. election banquet is planned.
Freddie Gene Nash, 20, of 23 Wilson St NE, is charged with second degree burglary for two Gobble Fite Lumber Co. locations at 300 Market NW and Market St NE both burglarized twice since late February. A third break in at Southern Sash on Finley Dr NW was also reported. Nash faces transfer to county jail today.
Two Cullman teenagers are being held in the theft of a car stolen from the Smith and Waldrop Pontiac lot Saturday night and recovered Sunday after a chase during which a police car was damaged. Other weekend arrests included reckless driving running a red light driving without a license driving while intoxicated violation of the prohibition law and disorderly conduct.
Sgt. L K Tapscott receives promotion to lieutenant effective Thursday per Decatur Police Chief Pack Self. Since 1960 he has served the department and will fill the vacancy created by retiring Lt. C J Martin. He will command the third shift. Promtion based on several factors including competitive exams.
The North Alabama section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers meets at the Mutual Savings Training Center in Decatur on Tuesday. Whit King Jr of Monsanto will discuss the 1968 presidential race and third party impact, with social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30. Reservations contact John Giblin at Monsanto.
The Wheeler Basin Regional Library Bookmobile No. 2 parks at Westgate Shopping Center daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours extend to 7 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday. Community events include a Decatur Optimist Club talk by George T. Doss at Crescent Motel. Sas Eastwood PTA meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Room visitation starts at 7 p.m. Folk dance will be performed by children. Decatur Art Guild gathers tonight at 7 30 in St John s Parish Hall parlor.
As Saigon offensive expands, U.S. and allied forces report heavy fighting across five provinces northwest and south of Saigon. In the Khe Sanh area enemy gunners fire hundreds of shells while B52s strike positions. U.S. losses mount with 30 killed and 249 wounded, and 84 guerrillas killed in one sector.
Seven major governments pledged not to sell gold to private buyers and to restrict official sales. The pool of gold reserves remained about $26 billion with total government holdings near $40 billion. SDRs were explained as IMF bookkeeping entries to supplement gold and expand world money resources.
A look at Alabama election rules shows how a candidate can appear on the ballot for two offices under a single emblem. The 1946 Sparkman case illustrates duplicative listings when Senate and House nominations overlapped, with swaps and resignations shaping the final offices held by Sparkman and Jones.
Blackburn outlines an ambitious Point Mallard plan featuring a marina, water front hotel and restaurant, two pools including a wave pool, an 18 hole golf course, swimming beach, horse riding, baseball play areas, and more. He calls the project a major city investment intended to attract conventions and tourists within a 100 mile radius, leveraging Interstate 65 access and proximity to Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Facilities mostly funded by bonds and federal grants, with the recreation center built from Southeast center funds and to be revenue producing without raising local taxes.
A long list of names and locations appears, detailing hospital or patient records with numerous individuals from Sommerville to Decatur, Athens, Hartselle, Moulton, Cullman, Danville, and other towns. Entries include Mrs and Ms titles, multiple streets and counties, and a scattered array of given names and surnames with occasional middle initials.
Mr and Mrs Charles Taylor of Moulston welcomed a daughter Sunday at Lawrence County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Lee Ashby of Elkmonth welcomed a daughter today at Athens Limestone Hospital.
Two separate crashes south of Moulton injure six people, including Paul Schofield 22 and Arthur Vickery 65. Charlie Mae Vickery 55 and others from Cullman Danville and Cherokee receive non fatal injuries. Traffic delays last about 45 minutes as troopers report additional weekend crashes with six more hurt nearby.
The article reports that Kennedy objected to a White House plan to appoint him to a Vietnam commission. Johnson rejected the idea as a political deal that could undermine his authority. Sorensen discussed the concept with Kennedy and a proposal to name members, prompting Kennedy to announce his decision to run for president.
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