Wallace Plans write-in California bid for Democratic nomination
Wallace to run a write-in campaign in California for six delegates in the June 6 primary. San Francisco Los Angeles offices open this week and a state chairman will be named by Alabama governor's national headquarters.
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James T. Wooten
New York Times News Service
Detroit
George C. Wallace
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Montgomery
Charles S. Snider
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Michigan
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Florida
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Seven MIGs downed as U S leads deep North Vietnam strikes
U S warplanes reported a record seven MIGs shot down in a single day as air and naval strikes hit Hanoi Haiphong and widespread North Vietnam targets within 60 miles of the Chinese border. The U S command disclosed losses including a helicopter crash near Saigon with 32 Americans killed.
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North Vietnam
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Haiphong
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Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
Nixon
Ex-Morgan Deputy Slain In Nashville
A 59-year-old former Morgan County deputy sheriff, John Noah Lee, was killed in Nashville while aiding a woman reported raped near a warehouse. Lee survived prior injuries, leaves a diabetic widow Effie Lee and two teenage sons Mikey and Rickey, who live in Nashville.
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Morgan County
Pisgah
Nashville
John Noah Lee
Decatur
Lee
Effie Lee
Mikey
Rickey
Somerville
Harold Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Blood drive disappointing as two visits miss goals
Morgan County Red Cross reports the Bloodmobile fell 266 pints short of a 450 unit goal after two visits. Only 66 pints were collected from riverfront industries at the Old Army Reserve Building, with Fruehauf supplying 118 of 150. Seven and 25 pints were rejected across visits, and officials pledge to continue efforts for the county wide drive.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Ware Foster
Morgan County Red Cross
Old Army Reserve Building
Fruehauf Employes
J. W. Sailors
Decatur- Hartselle
Transcontinental railroad completed with golden spike in Ogden
On this date in 1869 the golden spike was driven at Ogden Utah signaling completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Local notes mention weather and a classified section with contact numbers for ads and pages.
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Ogden
Utah
Decatur Magnetovox Dealership Highlighted in Ad
Decatur area ad promotes Robinson Furniture on Downtown Second Avenue as the Magnavox dealer for 15 years. Includes contact number 3532370 and a promotional tagline Adv.
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Decatur
Magnavox
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Mother's Day Greeting in Classifieds
Let The Decatur Daily print your personal message Sunday May 14 in Classifieds Message To Mom. Cost is $2 for 3 lines and is phone assisted by a Want Ad Visor. Call 353-4739 in Athens or 232-1535 for Sundays holidays and nights.
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The
Decatur Daily
Mom
Dial
Residency guidelines eyed by Alabama Supreme Court
Chief Justice Howell Heflin said the Alabama Supreme Court may issue residency guidelines next week for boards of registrars. Morgan and Madison counties requested rules after Judge Allgood struck down residency requirements, delaying May 30 runoff registrations. Baxley criticized boards for denying voters who have lived in Alabama at least 30 days the right to register.
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Winford Turner
Alabama’ State Supreme Court
Boards of Registrars
Howell Heflin
Heflin
Morgan
Madison
Ann Bell
Morgan County Board of Registrars
U.S
Clarence W. Allgood
Morgan Board
Madison Board
North Alabama
Athens
Athens-Limestone
State Supreme Court
Bill Baxley
Alabama
Morgan and Madison
Baxley
U.S. Supreme Court
Thien Proclaims Martial Law in South Vietnam
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thien declares martial law effective at midnight per government radio. In Washington Defense Secretary Laird notes signs Soviet ships bound for North Vietnam may alter course after Nixon mines North Vietnamese harbors.
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Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Defense
Melvin
Laird
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