Arson Attacks Hit New York Department Stores
Three major New York department stores Bloomingdale's S Klein Macy's and Gimbel's suffered minor fires started by arsonists on Easter shopping day. A fourth store fire was prevented. No injuries or panic were reported and a city alert followed.
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Murray Schumach
New York Times News Service
New York
Pers
Bloomingdale’s
S. Klein’s
Gimbel’s
Macy’s
Chicago
Sanford D. Garelik
Johnson to discuss Vietnam policy and fiscal plan
President Johnson will speak at 8 p.m. to outline Vietnam troop build ups and reserve needs, cover the government's entire fiscal policy, and address costs and tax plans. He aims to clarify defense spending, budget projections, and support for expanding the South Vietnamese Army.
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Max Frankel
New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
United States
Subcommittee Probes Substandard and Rejected Consumer Goods
A House Government Operations panel will hold public hearings Tuesday and Wednesday to examine whether Federal agencies protect consumers from substandard products. Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal says the probe covers eight batches of drugs rejected since Oct. 10, 1966 by the Defense Supply Agency and notes resale of coffee, canned hams, and precooked dinners deemed unfit for service personnel.
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House
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
Subcommittee
Defense Supply Agency
Central Purchasing Agency For the
Armed Services
Rosenthal
Food and Drug
Gov Jurleen Wallace Weight Update
Doctors report Gov. Wallace now weighs between 87 and 95 pounds, down from a normal weight of 100 to 105 pounds before treatment.
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Gov. Jurleen Wallace
J. M
Athens
Gov. Wallace
Rat Patrol cancellation and local reader questions
Readers ask about Rat Patrol ending after summer repeats and about consumer issues. Answers note the show is canceled, Medicare adjustments pending for a widow’s insurance claim, and local museum displays Clapton paintings in Huntsville with public hours. Also guidance on high school careers and a Miami Beach Animal Farm loss claim.
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J. Blunt Clapton
Huntsville
Kate W. Mikell
Somerville
Burritt Museum
Clapton
Second F111A Is Downed In Southeast Asia
The Air Force reports a second F111A jet downed en route to a combat strike in Southeast Asia. Two crewmen were rescued and officials say the crash resulted from an operational failure, not enemy fire.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
Air Force
Thailand
Washington
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S
Spirit To Have Own Platoon Induction For July 4
Decatur will honor its Fourth of July celebration with a Spirit of America Platoon of 40 youths to enlist in the U S Army. Sgt James Silver notes the group will be inducted during the evening program and depart for Ft Benning after induction for eight weeks of basic training. Five area youths have already enlisted under the program.
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Decatur
U.S. Army
Spirit of America
James Silver
Silver
Ft. Benning
Grand Jury Will Report On Monday
A Morgan County grand jury is expected to report to presiding Judge James N Bloodworth Monday afternoon after two weeks of intensive docket review. County District Attorney Dick Hundley said testimony has wrapped up and the jurors will report sometime after lunch. The panel began March 18 and continued through Friday, with kidnapping and illegal possession of amphetamine among the leading cases listed for presentation.
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Dave Whittaker
Morgan County
Grand Jury
James N. Bloodworth
Dick Hundley
Grand
Hunts
Negro Group Declares Its Independence
Delegates at a Black nationalist convention draft a declaration of independence from the United States and a constitution for a separate Negro nation to be set up in five Southern states. About 50 delegates claim delegate status and aim to renounce U.S. citizenship to join the new country.
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Detroit
United States
South
U.S
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Gas Outdoor Grills Shipment for Davidson Service
Davidson Service announces receipt of a shipment of gas outdoor grills. Call 353-4623 for details and availability.
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Davidson + Service
Food and Drug Resale Eyed By Investigators
Federal investigators said food and possibly some drugs deemed unfit for government use had reached consumers through normal commercial channels. The disclosure points to lapses in quality control and strengthens pressure for tighter oversight and enforcement actions.
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News Service
Washington
Shelton Murder Trial Set This Week
Dwight H. Shelton 30 faces first degree murder charges for the ambush slaying of his aunt Mrs. Annie Dee Dearman 39. The case is set for trial in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week following a grand jury indictment about 10 weeks after Dearman was found shot in her yard in LeeShelton.
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Moulton
Dwight H. Shelton
Annie Dee Dearman
Lawrence County
Shelton
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