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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1968

Page

2

Huntsville real estate course and veterans meeting events

Huntsville boards offer a six week real estate fundamentals course starting May 23 at Joe Bradley School with 25 registration. The Decatur Fleet Reserve Association meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Pet Milk Hospitality room with a pot luck dinner for naval and Marine personnel and spouses.

Huntsville Vocational Education Department Huntsvile Board of Education Joe Bradley School Decatur Fleet Reserve Association Pet Milk Naval Marine Corps Association Ladies Auxiliary L. A. Taylor Magnolia St Decatur

Emergency Planning In Business And Industry Conference

A special training conference on Emergency Planning In Business and Industry will be presented at the North Alabama Civil Defense Directors meeting in Huntsville on May 22 and 23.

Huntsville North Alabama Civil Defense Directors

Prowlers Reported in Decatur Neighborhoods Near Midnight

Police reports say a man was seen running from yards in two Decatur locations, the 1400 block of 15th Ave. SE and the 1000 block of 17th Ave. SE, after noises were heard by women in the homes.

15Th Ave. SE 17Th Ave. SE

St. Ann's School PTA Meeting and Art Display

The St. Ann's School PTA will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria with students art on display and a guest speaker. Le Club Entre Mères will meet at 12:30 p.m. Saturday for luncheon at the Donald Branum cabin.

St. Ann’s School PTA le Club Entre Meres Donald Branum

Tuskegee Trustees Extend Suspensions Amid Campus Unrest

A seven member Tuskegee Institute committee hearing 54 student accusations has suspended two more and placed two on probation, bringing total suspensions to four and probation to six. The actions follow unrest sparked by board disputes and a lock-in of board members on April 6.

Tuskegee, Alga Tuskegee Institute Montgomery Institute L. H. Foster

Mann Recalled as Alabama Public Safety Director

Gov. Albert Brewer recalls Floyd H. Mann to head Alabama public safety, adding to the new cabinet after taking office last week. Mann has past service as safety director under Gov. Patterson and earlier as Opelika police chief, with a background at West Point Pepperell Mills.

Mann Floyd H. Mann Albert Brewer Highway Patrol John Patterson Brewer Alabama Montgomery Ala C. W. Russell Russell Lurleen Wallace George Wallace. Mann West Point - Pepperell Mills West Point Opelika Wallace Bob Ingram State Robert Cleckler Montgomery Television Bob Inman Tom Brussell

Lawrence grand jury opens with no murder cases

Lawrence County grand jury begins a three day session and will not handle murder charges this term. It will probe break ins including 20 Southern Railway cars at Hillsboro and a derailed freight train incident that spilled 63 cars. About 16 students were arrested. 20 beer cases missing. Two murder indictments wait for trial. Civil court term starts this week as county seeks budget relief. Medicare progress noted by Social Security District Manager Joseph.

Moulton A _ Lawrence County Billy Burney Southern Railway Co Hillsboro Burney Reneau P. Almon

Judge Rules Against Troy Student in University Suspension Case

U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr dismissed Gregory Gordon Moore s challenge to his second campus suspension at Tracy State University, finding the Student Affairs Committee hearing fair and the dormitory room search permissible without a warrant. The ruling supports campus discretion over privacy and public access in disciplinary actions.

Montgomery Ala Tracy State University US. Dist Frank M. Johnson Jr Gregory Gordon Moore Lawton Okla Moore Johnson Lee

Wallace gains pledged delegates in Alabama primary

In Alabama May 7, 12 more Democratic delegates were elected with 10 pledged to George Wallace. Two uncommitted, four seats in runoff June 4. Several Negro candidates noted. total Wallace support now ranges to 26 of 50 delegates. Other names include Coburn, Parish, Samples, Lolley, Goodwin, Phillips, Wilder, Beasley, Frazier, Drennen, Gafford, Kilgore, Stallworth, Nixon, Ka Halley, Ollinger, Alexander, Alonzo, OConnor.

Montgomery Ala Alabama George Wallace Wallace F.N. Nixon York J.R. Stallworth Tuscaloosa Stalworth Chicago Robert E. Coburn Jr Hilton Parish Frank Samples Ray Lolley Earl Goodwin Joe Phillips Robert Wilder Murray Beasley B.M. Frazier Alan T. Drennen Jr Bob Gafford Hubert Kilgore

Decatur Native Vietnam Victim Jimmy Ray Clark

Cpl. Jimmy Ray Clark 21 then of Estill Springs died in Vietnam May 4 from battle wounds after about five months in service. Funeral services planned in Sheffield with arrival of his body expected Wednesday. Survived by two sisters and three brothers, with several uncles in Decatur.

Joe Clark Decatur Estill Springs Tenn Vietnam Cpl Jimmy Ray Clark Sheffield Cpl. Clark Jo Ann Whipple Estelle Springs Katherine Gullick Muscle Shoals Mike Clark Billy Joe Clark Gary Wayne Clark Clarence Clark Lewis

Saturn official retirement reshapes MSFC Saturn V program

Dr Arthur Rudolph, 61, longtime Saturn V program chief at Marshall Space Flight Center, retires after 38 years in rocketry. He will be succeeded by Lee B. James, deputy director of NASA’s Apollo lunar landing program. Von Braun announced the move, with Rudolph staying until late 1968 or early 1969 to ensure a smooth transition.

Huntsville Ala Arthur Rudolph Lee B. James National Aeronautics and Space Administrations Office of Manned Space Flight Washington Wernher von Braun Marshall Space Flight Center Rudolph von Braun Nazi Germany NASA James Maxton N.C

Dr Arthur Artist to Speak at Calhoun College Friday

Dr Russell Artist a biologist at David Lipscomb College Nashville Tennessee will open Calhoun College Youth Forum with a 7 30 p m talk on Creation a Scientific Alternative to Evolution He earned a Ph D from Minnesota did post doctoral work in Zurich and has published three biology books He is a Church of Christ preacher and former missionary to Switzerland.

Russell Artist David Lipscomb College Nashville Tenn Calhoun College Artist Church of Christ

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Fleet Reserve Group Marion Institute U.S L .M. Stewart Ellis B. Chenault E. J. Chenault Woodland St. SE John T. Whitman, Jr J. T. Whitman 8Th Ave Lindsay C. Callahan, Jr Clay Callahan Cypress St UAH University of Alabama In Nan Hall Athens Moulton — Lawrence County Maserene Conner Colbert County Conner Gov. Wallace Birmingham Robert F. Henry Birmingham Southern College Today Lurleen B. Wallace Elton B. Stephens North Alabama Historical Association Athens College Founders Hall Warner Floyd Alabama Historical Commission Cullman Sacred Heart College Joyce Jeana Rebecca Floyd Vinemont Vivian_Glover Nancy Taylor Nell Styles Gov. Brewer Hermann L. Nelson Lwrence Hospitals Aid Medicare Nation Ming Social Security Joseph Troy Mississipp Biloxi Miss Alabama Bankers Association State National Bank J. Frank Scroggins C. Wilson Taylor Jr John A. Frey C. D. Cottingham M. H. Lanier Sarah Landers C. W. Nelson Nelson Mims Rogers Hugh Agricola Florence Gadsden Billy Smith Fulk Phillips and Drennen Stallworth Nixon J.A. Kahalley Ellis V. Ollinger Jr Dan Alexander Frank Alonzo E.M. Frazier Jim O’connor Jimmy Clark Saturn MSFC
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