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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
1
The advance unit of 60 paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Saigon marking the first U.S. combat ground unit in Vietnam. The rest of the three battalions was expected soon and will base at Bien Hoa and Vung Tau to bolster security and press the war.
Dea naked WORVE Mizpah Chapter No. 19 OES will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Friendship night will be observed and past matrons and past patrons will be honored. Also notice of insurance claim representative Billy W Patrick returning from Bloomington Illinois. Woman's Society of Christian Service Austinville Methodist Church meets tonight at 7 for a business meeting topic portrait of Christ speaker Mrs Guy Laman. Diary on Page 2.
This piece argues belief in life after death rests on faith in Jesus. It cites John 14:2 and 11:25 26 and Luke 23:43 to claim believers gain eternal life while sinners may face separation from God unless they seek forgiveness. It concludes trust in Christ dissolves doubts.
President Johnson urged Latin American backing for preventing communist influence in the Dominican Republic as 4,500 U.S. troops reinforce the island. He spoke of guiding the region away from another communist state without bloodshed, while envoys met in capitals and with the OAS to end bloodshed and foster a Cuba-free Dominican future.
Federal aviation officials told a House Appropriations subcommittee that autopsy results from about 50 crash victims reveal a surprising and more serious pattern of alcohol impairment among private pilots. Authorities warn the issue may be broader than previously believed.
An early morning earthquake near San Salvador killed 43 people and injured about 300, damaging thousands of adobe homes and 4,000 structures. U.S. Ambassador Raul Castro reported no staff injuries, two nationals hurt, and estimated $35,000 damage to his residence.
A 21 year old Ku Klux Klansman Le roy Wilkins goes on trial in Lowndes County Alabama on a first degree murder indictment for the March 25 highway slaying of Viola Gregg Liuzzo a Detroit house wife. Co defendants Eugene Thomas and William Eaton will be tried separately.
The Secret Service reports counterfeit tens found by Decatur banks after the April 11 arrest of Hanceville resident Clyde Leroy Yates on charges of possession of 23 counterfeit $10 bills. Authorities hold Yates on a 2,500 bond and no proof links Decatur transactions to the case.
A bipartisan group of Senate liberals moved to ban state poll taxes in the Negro voting rights bill despite administration doubts about constitutionality.
The White House rejects Robert M Shelton’s assertion that President Johnson would stop a congressional investigation into the Ku Klux Klan. The Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America claimed the halt, but officials said no such action was taken.
London AP Harold Wilson urged an honorably negotiated settlement to the Vietnam War during a Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ministerial meeting. He also called for an end to the Indonesian Malaysian dispute, arguing that both crises threaten peace and should be resolved so Southeast Asian nations may pursue independence without outside interference.
Cambodia formally notified Washington that diplomatic relations are broken though consular ties remain. The move, not yet explained, could affect Sihanouk’s push for a nine power conference to guarantee neutrality. Consular relations may continue via a Phnom Penh consulate if the U.S. wishes.
President Johnson宣布追加 4500 名美军进入多米尼加共和国以遏制反叛势力指称被共产主义阴谋者控制。读者将看到美军增派的背景与美方声明的对外军事行动含义，及国际反应。
U S forces opened a supply corridor early in Santo Domingo forming a link up with rebel forces in the besieged capital. One Marine was killed and two wounded by sniper fire not part of the link up, raising U S casualties to five dead and 38 wounded in the fighting nearby.
The President warns of a military buildup for Caribbean security as rebels resume fighting with U S positions after a cease-fire. Grenades and automatic fire erupt for about an hour with no reported American casualties. Defense Department notes remain unclear on outcomes.
Washington announces Prestolite of Decatur wins a $1 047 487 contract to manufacture 335 544 generator regulators. The award was disclosed today by Senator John Sparkman Senator Lister Hill and Representative Bob Jones.
Markets show irregular trading with moderate activity in New York. In Chicago soybeans and grains fall, hogs gain up to 50 cents, and slaughter steers rise about a quarter, amid overall liquidation and mixed bond activity.
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