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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1968
Page
3
Funeral home to announce services for Spet 4 Jerry Thomas Evans who died in Vietnam on May 4. Arrival of the body in Decatur expected. Evans is the son of Mrs. Roberta Evans of Birmingham.
Funeral services for Miss Modena West, 86, who died Friday at a local rest home, will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. T. E. Hogue officiating. Burial follows at Hopewell Cemetery in Cullman County. Survivors include nieces and nephews. great nephews will be pallbearers. The body remains at Peck Funeral Home until services.
Decatur voters return to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to retain the city’s commission government or switch to a mayor council setup. Key officials, including Melvin Ozier and Charles Gunthorp, would leave office if the change passes. Voter turnout expectations hinge on the outcome of the 1958 referendum and ongoing debates.
U S District Court in Birmingham will hear a motion by Attorney General MacDonald Gallion to quash a suit filed by Orzelle Billingsley on behalf of seven Decatur Negroes. The suit alleges Morgan County officials exclude Negroes and women from the jury list and seeks to replace the list of about 6000 names with a 4000 name list free of race or sex bias and to halt further jury venires until integrated. The motion lists ten grounds for dismissal and names plaintiffs and defendants including Powell Bloodworth McRae Sandlin Handley West Teague Almon and two county jury commission members.
A Mobile man fired two shots into darkness after hearing tampering at his bedroom window before dawn. Police identified the deceased as Stevie L. Robinson, 31, of Mobile. No charges were filed.
A compiled roster lists numerous patients and their residences across Decatur and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Billy Bonners, Fred Doss, Mrs. James Elbert Russell Jr., Miss Patricia Ann Massey, and many others with street addresses and towns such as Decatur, Hartselle, Trinity, Athens, Danville, Moulton, and Tanner.
Admission list includes Iva Marie Arnold Kathryn N ofer Addie Pelms Marie Huffstutler Alice Linton Ray Sty Louise Voigt Nellie Welch Nettie Waters Donna Lesler Carolyn Cox Bertha Driver Jo Ann Dunn and others from Cullman Hanceville Garden City Ceville Blountsville Hillsboro Alpine and Decatur. Births report Floyd Holden a son at Callan Hospital Luther King Jr. a daughter and Enis T Brown a daughter at Decatur General.
U S and allied forces report casualties and gains around Saigon as Viet Cong claims victories in the capital area. Paratroopers near Phu Tho track kill 11 guerrillas and detain 26 suspects, while enemy casualties total 2 149 killed and 172 detained after adjustments. Hanoi praises veins of victory and vows further blows as clashes continue near the DMZ and Cua Viet supply routes.
A lightning bolt shattered a living room ceiling five feet from Roberts' daughter Sandra during a 5 pm storm. The event followed a day of widespread thunderstorm activity with tornado alerts in northwest Alabama and golf ball sized hail reported statewide.
The couple married in a 7 o'clock ceremony officiated by Dr. W. J. Johnson and Rev. Tilford Jenkins. About 200 guests attended the gala reception afterward. the bride and groom planned a two week honeymoon before his military duty. The article notes the bride's and groom's education and work backgrounds and mentions the groom’s daughter’s blood-stained clothing in a brief, poignant detail.
The National Geographic Society states that Georgia, not California, ignited the United States’s first gold rush in 1828, marking an early mining frenzy and regional economic impact.
The Pentagon plans for riot control include 8000 troops with Army to lead and some Marines. Paratroopers from Ft. Bragg may be deployed if needed as older and disabled citizens head to Washington for a major welfare march near the Lincoln Memorial. Senator Thurmond condemns the campsite permit. Albert Turner, 32, becomes southern campaign leader and shifts to fewer marches toward Washington.
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