One Word Can Mean 1 000 For Campaigner Like Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson fights back amid a week of bad headlines about McCarthy RFK and a dollar crisis. He attacks in a strong platform speech defending Vietnam policy and signals plans for troop reinforcements as Westmoreland requests rise.
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LBJ
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
New Hampshire
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Kennedy Johnson showdown fuels national headlines
Anonymous sources claimed Kennedy pressed Johnson to adopt a proposed presidential commission on Vietnam. Kennedy denied press distortions and accused the White House of misrepresenting the plan. The episode sparked widespread newspaper coverage as Johnson then spoke at the National Farmers Union convention in Minneapolis.
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National Farmers Union
Point Mallard Park Can Stagger The Imagination
Decatur plans a four million recreation project featuring a wave making pool an Olympic size swim area and a full service marina with berthing for 320 boats plus a riverfront motel potential later. The plan includes a bathhouse ticketed lockers fountains bleachers and a boat launch.
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United States
J.austin- Smith
Flint Creek
City approves lighting and press box upgrades for Decatur Stadium
Decatur City Commission approves a 50000 loan from First National Bank to fund improvements at Decatur High Stadium. Projects include a new lighting system on steel poles, expanded press box, and east side restrooms to match west side. Plans to be reviewed by the Decatur Board of Education with work slated for April 24 and completion by August.
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City Commission Today
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Decatur
Austin
Decatur Board of Education
Rockefeller Run for GOP Nomination Viable in 1960s Scene
The query weighs Governor Rockefeller’s potential to secure the Republican presidential nomination if he enters the race, considering historical party dynamics, field strength, and public support.
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Grant Boosts Head Start Reach in Two Counties
The Marshall Morgan Community Action Agency received a $192 259 federal grant the largest since its founding to expand Head Start. Director G W James says the funding will provide preschool training to 840 children in Marshall and Morgan counties, up from 390 last year.
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Morgan Counties
TRVA Meet Here Today
More than 130 North Alabama bankers mayors and county chairmen gathered in Decatur for a TRVA SBA sponsored meeting. The theme focused on More jobs for the 1970s with Logan Hendricks SBA associate administrator delivering a noon speech.
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Decatur
Tennessee River Valley Association and
Small Business Administration
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Daily
TRVA
Logan B. Hendricks
SBA
Hendricks
Rockefeller to announce presidential run despite Vietnam war split
Gov Nelson Rockefeller will announce Thursday afternoon his candidacy for President and enter the Oregon Republican primary. Advisers debate whether to take a hard line on Vietnam while Javits and others urged Rockefeller to project a strong national stance. The draft statement is being prepared by Hugh Morrow as Rockefeller weighs a distinct position from Nixon.
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Nelson JA. Rockefeller
Oregon Republlican
Hugh Morrow
Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
James Gavin
Vietnam
Rockefeller weighs Vietnam stance amid internal adviser split
Rockefeller, described as a moderate dove by insiders, faces pressure from aides including George Hinman to avoid outlining specific Vietnam views now. Some close to the governor push for portraying the war as a grave crisis needing new leadership, while others urge delaying a firm commitment.
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Robert F. Kennedy
George A. Hin
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Lee Rockefeller
Bobby Helps Wallace as Griffin Sees Kennedy Move
Griffin says Kennedy entering the race could aid George Wallace by sowing Democratic disunity. He doubts Kennedy can unseat Johnson at the convention and notes Kennedy is running on his brother’s name. Griffin, a Georgia veteran, says his own candidacy is temporary and would step aside for Wallace’s better national appeal.
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Eorge Wallace
Robin F. Kennedy
Wallace
George Wallace
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
Kennedy
Johnson
New York
Bobby
Marines Overrun North Vietnamese Below DMZ
U S Marines over ran rocket firing North Vietnamese regulars four miles north of Dong Ha base. Thirty rounds of 140 mm rocket fire wounded twelve Marines and killed twenty four as allied forces bombed and then attacked, killing about sixty seven enemy. Casualties for the month brought total to over nine hundred.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Governor Lurleen Wallace Improves. Update from Montgomery Hospital
Gov Lurleen Wallace shows slow improvement after surgery with doctors stating she will sit up again and is taking more oral nourishment though some feeding continues by IV. Britain imposes immediate income ceiling, tax increases, and consumption cuts to ease financial difficulties.
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Montgomery
Ala
lGev
Lurleen Wallace
London
Britain
Markets At A Glance
Markets at a glance from New York and Chicago show mixed to lower prices across grains with light liquidation. Livestock indicators point to steady to higher hogs and slaughter steers on moderate receipts, top values noted.
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