U.S. Readies Signoff on Cultural Pact with Soviet Union
Washington reports the United States informed the Soviet Union it is ready to sign the U S Soviet cultural exchange agreement. Officials cited last minute Johnson concerns over binding guarantees. State Department said the text was acceptable with no changes. See U S on Page 2.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
White House
Johnson
U.S
Robert J. McCloskey
U. S
Kennedy Tells UCFA Students Join Future Of U S
Senator Robert F. Kennedy addressed University of Mississippi students in Oxford praising a new dialogue between the North and South and urging unity beyond segregation. He recalled the 1962 desegregation riot and the federal court order to admit James Meredith, noting two deaths and numerous injuries.
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Robert F. Kennedy
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Ross Barnett
New York
Kennedy
James H. Meredith
John F. Kennedy
Bomb Find Lets World Learn Of Missing H Bomb
Officials said the missing H bomb from a January crash was found underwater off Palomares Spain near 2,500 feet by the Alvin sub. The weapon 20 megatons with safety devices had posed radiation risk to nearby residents. Recovery used Ft Snelling cranes under secrecy with Task Force 65 led by Rear Admiral Guest aiming to lift the weapon to the surface.
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Palomares Beach
Spain
London Daily Express
Ft. Snelling
Special Navy
William Guest
U.S
Peking Fears H Bomb Says China Expert
Washington AP report says an Asian affairs expert told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Red China fears a chain reaction of intervention could widen the Vietnamese conflict and bring U S nuclear weapons upon China. The Chinese hope to avoid nuclear war but refuse to see their country drawn into a wider war.
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Peking
China
Washington
Red
U.S
Morton H. Halperin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Shrine No 7 officers to hold practice meeting
New officers of North Alabama Shrine No 7 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will conduct a practice session Sunday at 2 p.m. See page 2 for details.
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North Alabama Shrine No. 7
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Death claims M. R. Rankin in Decatur
Marvin R. Rankin prominent Decatur businessman dies at home after a January heart attack and ongoing health issues. Rankin served as president of Rankin Insurance Co and held roles with the Kiwanis Club Westminster Church and First National Bank. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Gunthorp Funeral Home.
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Marvin R . Rankin
Decatur
Mr. Rankin
Rankin Insurance Co
14Th Ave
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Westminster Presbyterian Church
First National Bank
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Food Bills Expected To Rise Again
New York based report notes food costs likely climb this year as weather, labor, crop yield, dairy output, beef supplies, and Viet Nam troop levels influence prices. Agriculture Department analysis cited. details continued on page 2.
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New York
United States
Viet Nam
U.S. Agriculture
Citywide Pre Easter Sale Nears Grand Finish
Merchants in Decatur districts expect a large turnout for the final day of the citywide pre Easter sale. Shoppers from the area will find new fashions and special buys across downtown stores and shopping centers.
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Decatur
5 Divisions Said Peak For North Viet Nam
Washington reports the Joint Chiefs of Staff accept an intelligence estimate that China and North Viet Nam could send four to five divisions into South Viet Nam, totaling 80 000 to 100 000 men, with potential for about 20 more divisions totaling 400 000 on a broad Southeast Asia front.
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Washington
China
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Red China
U.S
Southeast Asia
Burma
Security Mutual Finance Corp Mortgage Loans Ad
An advertisement for Security Mutual Finance Corp at 714 Bank St lists mortgage and real estate loan services with contact number 353-0742-1-2. The ad markets loan options and financial offerings to readers seeking real estate financing through a local firm.
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Security Mutual Finance Corp
Bank St
Pope Paul VI eases mixed marriage restrictions
Pope Paul VI loosened Vatican limits on interfaith marriages. He removed the requirement that non Catholic spouses promise to raise children Catholic and ended excommunication for Catholics who marry outside the Church. The reform allows common prayer and non Catholic clergy at mixed ceremonies in Catholic churches.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Pope
Bekins Moving and Storage Contact Notice
Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage lists Daniel as contact, with phone number 353-4014. The ad includes a truncated street or location cue ady.
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Bekins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Daniel Not
Ady
Grand jury returns 99 indictments in two week session
The Morgan County grand jury returned 99 indictments after a lengthy two week session and studied more than 100 cases. Trials are expected in June. The panel urged funds for crime detection equipment for the sheriff's department and recommended modern methods be used when new gear is requested. The jury also requested new mattresses and linen for beds.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
A B Love Real Estate Investments Ad Include Phone
Classified ad lists A B Love Real Estate Investments with a new phone number 353 2978 available day or night.
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A. B. Love Real Estate
Masons in North Alabama 1827 Decatur roster uncovered
John Knox describes a newly revealed roster listing the first 100 years of Decatur Masons officers, tracing the state’s early lodge history from Huntsville to Decatur and noting the 1827 establishment in Decatur reported in Sundays paper.
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North
Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
John Knox
Gemini Pair Due At Cape For Probe
Apollo era astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott flew to Cape Kennedy after rest in Hawaii to aid scientists in analyzing why the Gemini 8 flight was terminated prematurely and assess the issue at Cape Canaveral.
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Gemini
Honolulu
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Hawaii
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gemini 8 crew rest and debriefing at Tripler Hospital
The Gemini 8 astronauts spent the day in isolation on the eighth floor of Tripler Army Hospital near Honolulu. They slept and underwent physical checkups and debriefing. An NASA official said the pair were not expected to appear before their departure GEMINI on Page 2.
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Trippler Army Hospital
Honolulu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cong May Have Left D Zone
A U S Australian sweep near Saigon reports 20 more dead Communists in the D Zone jungle. U S 1st Infantry patrols found a base camp abandoned in haste with scores of guns and field radio gear left behind including 36 crew-served weapons. Viet Cong attacks on farmers continue in the area.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
D Zone
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Small business loans ad for Security Mutual Finance Corp
Small business loans offered by Security Mutual Finance Corp at 714 Bank Street. Contact 353-0742 for adv. details.
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Curity Mutual Finance Corporeion
Bank Street
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