Marines Seize Radio Station As Da Nang Battles Begin
Vietnamese marines airlifted from Saigon moved into Da Nang on Sunday to seize the local radio station as heavy firing erupted around the city. The assault followed a dawn strike on the Vietnames 1st Corps headquarters, with mortars and machineguns firing as U S and Vietnamese forces clashed amid Buddhist protests against Ky. By late morning shops were closed and civilians clustered at intersections while roadblocks were swept away.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Saigon
1St Corps
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
William J. Porter
le Loi
Senate Critics of LBJ Urge Solon Action
Senate critics of President Johnson urged Congress to push for a peace oriented policy toward the Communists. Sen Clark Sen Morse and Sen Case called for recalibrated relations with the Soviet Union and China and ongoing review of world affairs to test U S objectives, noting shifts in public opinion and the need for a peace initiative.
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Senate
LBJ
Solon
Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
United States
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
China
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Muhlenberg College
Allentown
Clark
Germantown
Soviet Union
Car Fire Damages Vehicle Belonging to El dred Sims Jr
Decatur fire crews responded to a heavy fire damaging an automobile owned by El dred Sims Jr at 1213 Newman Ave SW around 5 30 p m Saturday. Fire department notes another call for a burning car in the 700 block of 3rd St NW at 6 55 p m, was out on arrival. The diary note directs readers to page 2 and an advertisement for Worldwide Moving and Storage with Daniel's contact.
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Eldred Sims Jr
Newman Ave
Decatur
3Rd St. NW
Peking Albania Call For Nuclear Talk Summit
Peking and Albania called for a world summit to outlaw nuclear weapons. They urged revolutionaries to continue fighting the United States and the Soviet Union, calling Russians agents of imperialism. The joint communique was issued from Peking by Premier Chou En Lai and Albanian Premier Mehmet Shehu.
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Bobuchima
Tokyo
China
Albania
United States
Soviet Union
New China News Agency
Peking
Chou Enlai
Mehhmet Shehu
Shehu
Decatur Area Forecast Roughly Fair Skies Predicted
Fair to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are expected in the Decatur area today. Showers may drift back into the area late Monday, according to the Huntsville Weather Bureau. A chilly low was noted earlier today.
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Decatur
Huntsville Weather Bureau
Carver Elementary to Close as Decatur Advances
Decatur will close Carver Elementary School in June. The Old Negro school house, Alabama’s first named for Dr George Washington Carver, will become storage after a long history of voices and laughter. The building started as Decatur’s smallest school and remains so with 71 students. History note referenced on Page 2.
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Decatur
Carver Elementry School
Alabama
George Washington Carver
Carver
Hewett Withdraws From Secretary of State Runoff
Glenn Hewett announced he is withdrawing from the May 31 runoff for Secretary of State and sent a telegram to his opponent Mabel Amos offering congratulations on her victory in the Democratic primary. The telegram noted the outstanding support she received from voters.
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Birmingham
Glenn Hewett
Hewett
Mabel Amos
Our State
Hewitt
Two Used Air Conditioners for Sale Ad by Davidson Heating
Classified notice offers two used air conditioners for sale for 70 dollars. Davidson Heating Service lists contact number 353-4623 and the ad bearer Ady.
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Davidson Heating Service
Ady
Hanoi Air Toll and Coastal Attacks Rise
North Viet Nam antiaircraft gunners are improving and raids have cost the United States more than one plane per day. Navy fliers report destroy or damage of 15 junks, 30 barges, and 32 railroad cars, with a highway bridge and radar site hit. Ground skirmishing continues as U.S. air cavalry and South Korean troops claim 23 Viet Cong killed along the coast. Page 2.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Navy
U.S
U.S. 101St Air
McNamara Faces Senate Rejection Over Reserve Cuts
The Senate defense subcommittee rejected Robert McNamara's plan to revise and cut Army Reserve forces, accusing the Pentagon of resisting congressional intent. The setback comes as McNamara intensifies efforts to reform reserve manpower amid ongoing defense budget debates.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Defense Subcommittee
Pentagon
Psychiatrist Opens Specialized Practice in Morgan County
Dr. Roland D Hawkins of Murfreesboro will open psychiatry offices at Black Chandler Hospital and the adjacent Physicians & Surgeons Clinic on June 1. He will join four physicians but will not practice general medicine. Morgan County currently has no practicing psychiatrist, and few exist north of Birmingham.
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Hartselle
Morgan County
Black Chandler Hospital
Physicians & Surgeons Clinic
Roland D. Hawkins
Murfreesboro
Dr. Hawkins
David Chandler
Marshall Carrier
W. H. Block
H. E. Hames
Birmingham
A B Love Real Estate Investments Promotes New Phone
Real estate firm A B Love Investments advertises a new contact number 353 2978 available day or night in an all purpose ad.
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A. B. Love Real Estate
Medics Okay Gemini 9 Astronauts
The Gemini 9 crew won medical and mission review approval for a Tuesday rendezvous mission. Command pilot Thomas Stafford called it the most complex space journey yet as Eugene Cernan eyed a 2 hour 25 minute space walk and all systems were vetted for new techniques.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Medics
Thomas P. Stafford
Gemini
Eugene A. Cernan
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Carrie Binkley
Marine Pfc
James K. Binkley
Young Binkley
Dinh
Hod
All Daniel
A. C. Banks
Amos
Hanoi
Mac
Space Agency
Thomas Stafford
Eugene
Cerman
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