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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
10
Rep Stuckey denounces a Defense Department order restricting Confederate flag display by service members. A Marine, nine years in uniform, says some view the flag as racist and sought its removal for others. Gibson notes a confrontation with a major and cites a black Alabama Marine who questions prejudice.
Former Gov. George Wallace refused clemency for Boulden at a hearing, nearly two years after the slaying. A 15-year-old mother testified that Boulden raped her twice in a wooded area and shot and stabbed Hays as officers approached.
Administration sources say field command notes peak infiltration from North Vietnam in the last two months, with April figures possibly reaching 20 000 though others lower. Despite intensified U S attacks since March 31, officials contend Hanoi moves men and supplies to exploit air campaign limits.
A compiled hospital dismissals list includes Mitchell Smith and Mary Frances Espy among several residents in Athens Decatur Moulton and nearby towns. Entries name patients discharged with accompanying streets and quarters such as Decatur 2 Athens 4 and Moulton 1 plus newborns and mothers with baby genders noted.
Mrs King and Abernathy addressed about 8000 at a kickoff rally urging a large turnout for the dedication and the trip to Marks, billed as the nation’s worst rural poverty area. A clash occurred as Mississippi patrolmen used rifle butts to disperse a demonstration by Black high school pupils outside Quitman County jail.
U S and South Vietnamese forces report fierce bunker to bunker fighting around Dong Ha and Hue since Monday. Casualties tallied at 98 allied dead and 449 wounded with claims of 12 enemy KIA per American/S Viet casualty as air strikes escalate.
The article notes the establishment of the first United States bank on March 1 1780. It highlights the significance of the financial institution in early U.S. history and its role in shaping national finance and commerce.
Columbia canceled classes in most branches after fresh Wednesday clashes between police and protesting students. Tensions mounted as demonstrations continued across campuses.
James E. Hassell appointed operations supervisor at Ac rilan Manufacturing Decatur Plant by Plant Manager C. E. Hieserman. Hassell, from Wadley Alabama, joined as a process engineer in 1965 after graduating from Auburn University in 1964 with a B S degree.
Thousands celebrate a united Jerusalem with a five mile parade route and 250000 spectators. 450 vehicles and 4500 troops march while a captured Soviet MiG-21 flies overhead. Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and Defense Minister Dayan salute as crowds pray at the Western Wall.
Hassell, a chemical engineer, previously worked with NAGA in Huntsville and with Perry and Company in Wadley. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and resides in Decatur with his wife Ann and their son at 2205 12th Street S E.
The year 1884 marks the adoption of Standard Time across the United States. Railroads and telecommunications pushed for uniform time to coordinate schedules and improve efficiency nationwide.
On January 6 the second geons performed the first permanent human heart transplant in the nation entrusting the new donor to Mike Kasperak a 54 year old retired steelworker He died 15 days after surgery from internal hemorrhage and complications Shumway will try another transplant when the right patient and donor align Cape Town dentist Phillip Blaiberg is noted as the first long term survivor of such a transplant.
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