Alabama Sees Quiet Civil Rights Reassessment Across State
The piece reports Alabama residents reexamining race attitudes after civil rights actions, noting changes such as integrated dining and lodging in Birmingham, Black doctors at University medical staff, and biracial committees forming in Anniston and Decatur. It cites leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and local business figures reflecting on progress and persistent tensions.
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Birmingham
Selme
Martin Luther King Jr
University Medical Center
University of Alabama Medical School
Sidney Smyer
Anniston
Racial Moderation Aimed at Alabama Rights Act
Reverend Edwin F. Daistron of Decatur leads twenty two north Alabama Presbyterian churches in pledging to end discrimination in churches public facilities voting employment and schools in a statement praised by Dr King. Tuskegee and Selma leaders back reforms while warning demonstrations must be matched by action to reduce race tension. Page 2 RACIAL.
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Edwin F. Daistron
Decatur
North Alabama
Tuskegee
Macon County
Alabama
Country School Board
State Chamber of Commerce
King
Selma Chamber of Commerce
Break in at B and W Washette targets soda and cookie machines
Police were alerted at 6 28 a m Saturday to a burglary at the B W Washette corner 5th Ave and 2nd St SW. Intruders entered through a rear door overnight and damaged the money boxes, taking nearly all the change. The Decatur Jaycees say their softball game is set for Monday at 7 p m at Delano Park.
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Wilma Meyers
Wiley’s
B&w
Washette
5Th Ave
2Nd St
Decatur Jaycees
Delano Park
Soldiers assault rebel pocket in Santo Domingo
About 1,500 junta soldiers backed by artillery and tanks attacked a rebel pocket in northwest Santo Domingo. They reported taking many prisoners as the offensive began on Saturday.
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Louis Uchitelle
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Junta
Explosions Hit Bien Hoa Base Wreck 11 US Planes
A sequence of blasts at Bien Hoa air base near Saigon destroyed 11 B57 jet bombers and injured at least seven. The incident disrupted communications. troops sealed the base as Mosul air troopers aided evacuations. Separate battles left two U.S. soldiers dead northeast of Saigon and a Marine killed at Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
da Nang
Senator Doubts Vote Revisions in Negro Voter Bill
Senator Allen J. Ellender says Southern efforts to revise the administration Negro voting rights bill lack votes. He notes many senators may vote administration lines despite arguments or conscience. The measure would suspend literacy tests in five Southern states and parts of two others and let the federal government appoint examiners to register voters. An amendment by Senator Herman Talmadge would strip out a provision requiring federal or court approval before a new voter qualification law takes effect in a covered state. See SENATOR on Page 2.
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John Chadwick Washington
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Urday
Ellender
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
U.S Attorney General
U.S. District Court
Farm work summer plan boosts growth and purpose
The writer approves a high school student’s idea to work on a western farm this summer. They emphasize gaining independence, physical strength, new friends, and a closer connection to nature, while noting long hours and hard duties but rewarding food and spiritual reflection.
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R.N
Mother Nature
Christ
Skiers Killed In Avalanche At Zugspitze Mountain
An avalanche on Mt Zugspitze in Germany buried crowds of skiers and tourists. By nightfall 11 bodies were recovered and 25 to 30 others were missing, with 40 feared dead and 40 hurt. Rescue teams from Germany Austria and the U.S. joined the search aided by dogs.
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Mt. Zugspitze
Junta broadcasts warn Dominicans to stay indoors after 4 pm
Thunder and explosions shake the capital as two junta radio stations urge citizens to avoid streets after 4 pm and not shelter refugees in the rebel controlled zone. The broadcasts come from San Isidro air base and the government reconstruction radio in the city. Brig Gen Francisco J Rivera Caminero states the armed forces have navy and air force to mop up insurgents when the time comes.
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Junta
Armed Forces
San Isidro
Government of National Reconstruction
Junta Armed Forces
Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Navy
Air
Weatherman Predicts Scattered Showers In North Alabama
A hot dry day is forecast for North Alabama with Huntsville Weather Bureau calling for a chance of scattered isolated showers by late afternoon. Little change is expected Monday as Decatur reports .15 inch of rain in May and Huntsville Airport records none. highs near 88, lows around 65.
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North Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Decatur Hosts State Newsmen Association Meeting
Alabama newsmen gathered in Decatur for the Alabama Associated Press Association spring awards meeting. More than 100 journalists and wives from at least 16 daily papers attended the two day program opening with a 3 pm offset panel led by Barrett Shelton Jr. of The Decatur Daily.
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Alabama
Decatur
Alabama Associated Press Association
Congress Inn
Barrett Shelton Jr
Decatur Daily
Syd Gould
Southern Newspapers Inc
Cliff Wear
Opelika Daily News
News Council
Associated Press
Americans Bring Anything From Diaper Pins To Milk
Dominican Republic conflict draws 22 000 US Marines and 82nd Airborne troops to protect lives and prevent a Communist takeover. Indefinite stay noted by Lt General Palmer as Air Force ferries 4200 tons daily. Americans deliver from pins to powdered milk and even a marching band.
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U.S
82Nd Airborn Divi
Sion
Bruce Palmer
Air Force
Berlin
Limestone pay hikes eyed by Limestone officials
Limestone County legislators plan to introduce a bill in the current session to raise salaries for courthouse employees including elected officials. Sen. Ed Horton and Rep. Granville Turner will decide soon how many, and by how much, with recommendations from the Board of Revenue. If approved, an advertisement will run four weeks before the bill is filed. funding would come from the county general fund.
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Winford Turner
Athens
Limestone County
Ed Horton
Rep
Granville Turner
Board of Revenue
Horton
End Turner
Turner
Editors To Visit Decatur On Governor Wallace Tour
Gov. George Wallace plans a brief stop in Decatur on June 8 during a Alabama tour for visiting editors. About 50 editors from across the nation will ride by bus from Birmingham, through Cullman, to Huntsville, with a 10 to 15 minute stop in Decatur. Chamber officials await details and a Thursday Birmingham meeting will map tour plans.
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Montgomery
George Wallace
Decatur
Alabama
Huntsville
House
Albert Brewer
Wallace
Birmingham
Cullman Land
Wray
Rocket City
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Ordway
Chamber
China Not Seeking Wider War Says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk testifies that Red China does not want a larger war but seeks Southeast Asia instead. He cautions the decisive outcome is uncertain as the Soviet Chinese split is examined by a subcommittee led by Rep. Clement Za bloc ki.
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China
Rusk
Geoffrey Gould Washington
Dean Rusk
Red China
Southeast Asia
House
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
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Alabama AP Association
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