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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1966

Page

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Johnson proposes US Soviet space pact to ban lunar sovereignty

President Johnson urged a treaty among the United States the Soviet Union and other space powers to outlaw military activity on the moon and deny any nation lunar sovereignty. The plan aims to ensure free scientific exploration with nonmilitary goals and cooperation among nations in outer space.

U.S Karl R. Bauman San Antonio, Tex Johnson United States Soviet Union United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg U.N. Committee On Outer Space

San Francisco Union Official Shot Dead in Suburban Office

Lloyd Green, 45, financial secretary of Painters Local 1178, was killed by a shotgun blast at a suburban union office in Alameda County. The attack followed a prior killing of Don Wilson, 40, secretary of Painters Local 4 in San Francisco, seen as part of a rank and file rebellion against international union policy. Police joined the investigation to determine if the cases are linked.

San Francisco Lloyd Green Morris Evenson Wilson Local 4 Evenson al Nelder Hayward Green

Jumpers Killed In Air Show Crack-Up

Five of six sky divers and their pilot perished when their single engine plane crashed near New Hanover Airport during a parachute accuracy contest. The first flight of the meet ended in disaster as four jumpers and the pilot remained trapped in the wreckage. A sixth diver survived by leaping free at 500 feet and landing unharmed but shaken.

Pottstown New Hanover

Mrs Emerson R Lake Returns Home After Fathers Death

Mrs Emerson R Lake of 605 Edgewood SW has returned home from an extended Detroit visit caused by her father Harold R Oates illness and death. See Diary on page 2. Begins Worldwide Moving and Storage ad with Daniel contact 353 4014.

Emerson R. Lake Edgewood Detroit Mich Harold R. Oates

Canvas Alters Demo Winners

Official results across seven North Alabama counties changed the picture from unofficial returns. Jimmy Alexander defeated James Record and Charles Grainger narrowly, with Grainger also ahead in unofficial counts but now the winner. The Loyalist Democrats hold six seats, one defeated, one in a runoff. Walter Eigenbrod loses Place 6 to Jim Thornton by over 11,000 votes.

North Alabama Athens Atty Jimmy Alexander Madison County Board of Revenue James Record Charles Grainger Brown Engineering Co. F Huntsville Alvin Blackwell Alexander Grainger Walter F. Eigenbrod Jim Thornton Colbert Alexander Thomas Thomas Yard and Grainger W. O Bill) Graham R.S Bob) Thomas Graham Edwin

Wallace Senators Win Renomination in Alabama Senate

An unofficial tally shows three Wallace supporters winning Democratic renomination without a runoff: Walter Givhan, Jimmy Clark, and Emmett Oden. Five others face runoffs, with Roland Cooper initially leading before runoff prospects.

Birmingham George Wallace Alabama Senate Walter Givhan Dallas Point F Jimmy Clark Barbour J Wallace Emmett Oden Franklin Roland Cooper Wilcox Negro Lonnie Brown

Becky Williams Tiny News Girl Crowned Paperboy of the Month

Becky Williams, six, a rare girl paperdeliverer, is named Paperboy of the Month in The Daily with her photo on the front page. Assistant Circulation Manager Steve Shirley recalls her persistence and eventual approval.

Decatur Daily Becky DAILY Steve Shirley Shirley

Schools Ignore Act Compliance

The Office of Education reports 255 school districts have ignored requests to pledge compliance with civil rights desegregation guidelines for federal aid. By Friday night 1,498 districts in 17 Southern and border states had pledged to desegregate, while about 140 had not.

W. Joynes Macfarlan

Morgan County Employment Up

Morgan County total employment in March rose by 500 from March 1965, to 29,790. Nonagricultural sectors led the gain while farm jobs fell 340. unemployment reached 3.0 percent, up from 2.8 percent three months earlier. Wage and salary manufacturing gained 360, with textiles and apparel the only segment showing a loss.

David Knight DAILY Morgan County Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Lee Morgan

Selma Negroes threaten big march over committee

Sheriff Jim Clark warned of the largest demonstration Selma has seen if changes to the county Democratic committee are denied. About 150 protesters delivered a petition to the all white panel, while Rev. F D Reese claimed the committee does not reflect Dallas County Democrats with more than 10 000 Black voters. Demonstrations could occur Wednesday if their petition is rejected.

Selma Ala Jim Clark Democratic Committee F.D. Reese Dallas County Voters League Dallas ‘County

Security Mutual Finance Corpora tion-714 Bank St

Mobile home financing offered by Security Mutual Finance at 714 Bank Street. Contact 353-0742 for Adv.5 details.

Martin signals Senate bid against Sparkman in Alabama

U S Representative James D. Martin reiterated he will run against the Wallace ticket while John Grenier nears an official candidacy to oppose Senator Sparkman. Martin says a Republican administration would unleash good government in Alabama as Grenier weighs a formal entry.

Huntsville Ala James D. Martin Wallace John Sparkman Grenier Martin Republic George Wallace John Grenier Alabama Nguyen Cao Ky Saigon

U S And Vietnamese Smash Cong Battalion In South Viet Nam

Survivors of a smashed Communist battalion fled into the countryside as U S air cavalry and South Vietnamese troops pursued. Authorities said 416 enemies were killed, with 400 to 500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fighters wiped out over two days on the central coast.

Robert B. Tuckman Saigon South Viet

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