FCC Expected ToOK WMSL-TV Move Bid
The FCC is expected to approve WMSL-TV moving from Decatur Channel 23 to Huntsville Channel 48 within two weeks. The offer includes boosting power to two million watts, building new studios on Monte Sano Mountain, while keeping Decatur offices, with signals reaching 42 to 68 miles depending on class.
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Wmsl-Tv
Ray Martin
DAILY
Federal Communications Commission
Huntsville
Decatur Daily
Department
Washington
Commission
South
Monte Sano
WHNT
WAAY
Frank Whisenant
WMSL
Mutual Savings Life Insurance
Decatur
Whisenant
Federal Aviation Agency
NBC
Calm Returns To Memphis After Riots
National guardsmen patrolled Beale Street after Thursday clashes in Memphis where 6,000 protesters sparked violence and one life was lost. Police reported a sniper fire hit a vehicle as sporadic violence continued in Negro neighborhoods while civil rights leaders debated a second protest march.
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Memphis
Martin Luther-King
Beale Street
Decatur Aim to Become Major North Alabama Hosting Center
City officials discuss Decatur's potential to attract large events and bolster regional identity as a hosting hub in North Alabama, outlining infrastructure, partnerships, and economic goals.
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Decatur
Alabama
Sock It To Em Bobby Kennedy Campaign Slogan Rise
In Denver crowds of about 14 000 heard Senator Robert F Kennedy push a underdog campaign. The slogan sock it to em Bobby gained rapid traction with placards and shouted chants as Kennedy urged a people centered nomination process. He faced a bomb scare in Salt Lake City and spoke hoarsely after a throat spray, calling for a broad people led selection of the Democratic nominee.
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N.Y
Denver
Robert F. Kennedy
City Auditorium
Bobby
United States
Kennedy
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Hall
Sen. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Lyndon Johnson
Decatur eyed as Tennessee River boating hub by survey
Fry Consultants Inc surveyed hundreds of Alabama residents in 22 counties for plans at Point Mallard Park on the river edge. The report notes Decatur lacks riverfront conveniences a good restaurant docks and onshore stores. Boat owners say no dock on town side forces beaching and wading for supplies. See continuation on Page B-3.
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Fry Consultants Inc
Pointallard Park
Fur
T River
Alabama
Decatur
North Vietnam claims it downed U S F I H plane
North Vietnam said its armed forces shot down an F111A over Ha Tinh Province near the Laos border. The Hanoi broadcast did not specify the fate of the two crew members. A U S spokesman declined to comment or confirm.
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U.S
Tokyo
Ha Tinh
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Hanoi
Mystery of missing F111A rockets U.S. fighter disappeared in Southeast Asia
Washington reports the loss of an F111A, the United States most advanced fighter bomber, with two crew members overdue on a mission in Southeast Asia. Officials say the fate of the aircraft is uncertain and fear it may have been shot down, as four of six planes that arrived in Thailand earlier this month flew combat missions.
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U.S
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Ta Khli
Thailand
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Guaranteed Figidaire Service at Robinson Furniture Co
Guaranteed figure service advertised for Robinson Furniture Company on 2nd Ave with phone number 353-2370 as featured in the Madv display.
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Figidaire
Robinson Furniture Company
2Nd Ave
Normality Returns After Panamanian Capital Riots
The Panamanian capital settled after wild rioting Thursday night leaving two dead and at least 16 injured. In New York, Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines, and Airholdings agreed to buy 144 Lockheed trijets for 2.16 billion dollars.
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Panama
New York
Eastern Air Lines
Trans World Airlines and
Airholdings, Ltd
Britain
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Major fires hit three State Street stores in hours
Chicago authorities reported an extra alarm blaze struck three large State Street department stores within three hours. An arson investigation was launched immediately as investigators searched for a cause and potential links.
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Chicago
State Street
Homage Paid To Gagarin By Soviet Leaders
Soviet leaders Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny stood with sorrow in Moscow as mourners filed past the urns holding Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin ashes. Gagarin's widow Valentina wept as the nation paid tribute to its space age heroes after the trainer aircraft crash.
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Henry Bradsher
Associated Press
Moscow
Fop
Russia
Yuri A. Gagarin
Gagarin
Vladimir S. Seryogin
Communist Party Geneva
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Valentina
Israeli Aircraft Strike Jordanian Gun Crews Amid 65 Mile Front
Israeli jets attacked artillery nests along a 65 mile Jordan River front from Galilee to Jericho amid ongoing clashes. Jordan claimed four Israeli bombers were shot down and tanks and artillery were destroyed in four hours of fighting with no reported casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Galilee
Jericho
Dead Sea
Stanley
Four Arrested In Hart selle Narcotic Theft Probe
Four Birmingham residents two men a woman and a 15 year old were arrested in Hartselle in a case involving the theft of 400 to 500 narcotic pills from Strickland Drug Co on Main Street. Morgan County Investigator Clarence Harris said police detained the suspects after bakery store employees alerted them and planned to have the pills tested by a state toxicologist.
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Birmingham
Morgan County
Hartselle
Clarence Harris
Strickland Drug Co
Main St
Harris
Markets At A Glance In New York and Chicago
Markets at a glance show stocks higher and cotton up in New York trading. Wheat corn and oats fall in Chicago with light or late liquidation. soybeans mixed. Hog receipts 5,000 with top at 20.50 while slaughter steers steady with 4,000 receipts and top at 30.50.
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New York
Chicago
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