Falkville Water System Expansion Planned
A $660,000 project aims to expand water service to 600 Falkville area homes with HUD backing. Construction could start late fall if a federal grant is approved, with completion in six to nine months. The system includes new mains, storage tanks, and some 21 miles of service lines serving about 350 current and 250 new customers.
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Falkville
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
William Taylor Hill
Huntsville
Hartselle
Negro Mountain
Cole Springs
Hill
Eerie Calm Hangs Over Saigon
Around Saigon a tense quiet settles as North Vietnamese forces gain freedom of movement in western Cambodia and northern jungles. Intelligence has waned since fewer American troops. advisors fear reserves may not be ready for a rapid Saigon response if an attack comes. An Loc holds, but observers worry these strains widen Saigon’s vulnerable spots.
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Saigon
NVA
An Loc
U.S
Ben Cat
Cambodia
Sir Alan Herbert
Pistol Fatal To Boy 13 in Florence Incident
John Benjamin Sherrod 13 died at a hospital after a pistol found in a purse discharged while he attempted to place it on a shelf in a closet. Coroner Royce A. Spry ruled the death accidental. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home.
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Florence
Decatur
John Benjamin Sherrod
John Sherrod
Colbert County
Royce A. Spry
Spry
Sherrod
Johnnie Marion Sherrod
Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home
Hijackings Prompt FAA Rewiring Plan for 727 Fleet
Frank Borman said plans to rewire Eastern Airlines 101 Boeing 727s will begin as the 21 hour hijack plot unfolds. Honduran troops search forested mountains for the Eastern hijacker who bailed out in Honduras. A Vietnam veteran seized a Western Airlines jet in Utah, diverted to Cuba, and warned of further incidents unless the war ends. Michael Lynn Hanson, 21, a former University of Utah student, was named as the Western hijacker.
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FAA
Frank Borman
Western Airlines
Utah
Cuba
Honduras
Havana
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Los Angeles
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Wallace Opens Maryland Campaign Amid Race Charges
Gov. George C. Wallace declares press distortions fuel his Maryland swing before the May 16 Democratic primary. He defends his 1963 segregation stance as state rights and accuses critics of mischaracterizing his record on race while touting projects he says benefited both black and white residents.
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James T. Wooten
Newses News Serv
Cumberland
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Maryland
Wallace
University of Alabama
Nixon weighs options to stem North Vietnamese offensive
President Nixon considers measures to curb the North Vietnamese drive and push peace talks. Reported options include a naval blockade of Haiphong Harbor renewed bombings of military targets around Hanoi and Haiphong and potentially dispatching Marines from Navy ships in the China Sea to safeguard U S installations and troops in Hue.
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Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Hanoi
Haiphong
China Sea
U.S
Hue
North Vietnam war actions and 1968 primaries note address
North Vietnam was bombarded by American bombers and coastal naval forces. The AP dispatch also reports delegate totals from North Carolina Ohio and Minnesota with candidates McGovern Humphrey Wallace Muskie and Nixon leading in various counts. The piece notes Wallace denouncing federal race policies and cites controversial remarks about African Americans.
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Washington
North Carolina
Ohio
Minnesota
Georg McGovern
Dakota
Hubert ’ Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Edmund &. Muskie
Maine
Terry Santora
North Cato
Walter Fauntroy
District of Columbia
Shirley Chisholm
New
Henry M. Jackson
Wasalgiee
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Nixon
Alabama Voter Registration Debate Highlights Residency Rules
Board figures including Pope and Atty. Gen. aide discuss residency tests for Morgan County voters. Officials call for abolishing registrars and replacing with county probate judge controls to streamline May 30 runoff registrations and set clear guidelines.
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Bob Harris
Fleming
Alabama
Morgan County
Wallace Seen In Michigan Primary Test
Detroit reports that George Wallace seeks a Michigan win to claim a plurality over Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern. Labor unions split over strategy with AFL CIO backing Humphrey and broad anti-Wallace leaflets planned despite a major focus on school busing as the key local issue.
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Jerry M. Flint
New York Times News Service
Detroit
George Wallace
Michigan
Alabama
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Wallace
McGovern
California
Gary Hart
Humphrey
Kenney McArthur
Ford
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Afl-Cio
National Federation
William C. Marshall
AFL- Clo
UAW
Word Origins and Usage Notes from Theodore Bernstein
Bernstein explains kudos as a singular noun from Greek meaning glory and not a plural. He distinguishes imply and infer with examples and discusses double entente versus double entendre, noting nuanced meanings.
Humphrey Trails Wallace in West Virginia Primary Push
In West Virginia's final primary push Humphrey campaigned in Huntington and Charleston drawing over 3,000 supporters and urging Nixon to quit. AFL-CIO backer Humphrey seeks labor and Appalachian votes with unemployment around 9 percent as he contests with Wallace and Rockefeller in a 35-delegate statewide contest.
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Huntington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Minnesota
Humphrey
Appalachian
Afl-Cio
Charleston
Clarksburg
Wallace
Virginia
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Dwight Cooley
Charles Lockner
Randall Thornton
Peter Arnett
Horst Faas
Angel Wallace
Lynn Smith
3Rd Ave
Pat Denise Steed
Susan Dianne Strickland
Mary Susan Thomas
Athens
Susan Lane White
Puckett Ave
Naomi Clara Wright
Somerville 3
Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club
Kingdom
Indiana
United States Senate
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Boston
United Auto Workers
Muskie
Edward Kennedy
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
West Virginia
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