Moonshine Raids Sweep Four Counties In Alabama
Undercover agent led raids across Limestone Lauderdale Morgan and Marshall counties as sheriffs and federal agents targeted bootleggers. An agent reported buying 5 to 10 gallons of moonshine amid warnings of violence while warrants were served on suspects with threats previously made. Federal authorities will identify "Mr. X" after arrests in Madison and Lauderdale counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Woodard
Ille
Morgan
ATU
Mor- Limestone
Lauderdale
Ison
Marshall
Morgan Cobnty
David Sandlin
Madisé
ABC
Limenstone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Limestone
Woodard
North
Alabama
Madison
Morgan County
Mr. X
Albertville
Marshall County
Record of War Casualties and Undercover Bootlegger Case
The week’s battle toll rose with U S and allied forces expanding operations in Vietnam near the DMZ and Pleiku as air raids intensify. An undercover agent nicknamed Mr X infiltrated Morgan and surrounding counties to round up suspected bootleggers, purchasing whisky under risky cover and eliciting cautious responses from suspects.
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U.S
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Thanh Hoa
North
House Edges Toward Education Bill Amid Desegregation Fight
The House moved a $3.5 billion elementary and secondary education bill toward the Senate amid a dispute over desegregation enforcement and a proposed lump-sum grant plan. Quie's amendment failed as leaders battled to keep the bill alive, while Vietnam reports noted armed incidents and naval actions in the Mekong Delta and north of Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Gibbons
Dfla
Johnson
House
Office of Education
Senate
Albert H. Quie R-Minn
Democratic House
Quie
Head Start Teachers Named for F E Burleson and West Morgan
The Head Start program lists the Burleson Elementary and West Morgan School centers with named head teachers and staff. Teachers will attend a four day Fayetteville orientation on June 5, and centers include aides cafeteria workers and secretaries. The staff is integrated and volunteers from parents are sought to assist or transport children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Burleson Elementary
John Elienburg
Ann B .Sims
Bevla Hough
Gene G. Horton
Ora Russell
Lucille Chapman
Alice Lee Draper
West Morgan School Center
Harvey Welborn
Linnell Orr
Gail Sharp
Elizabeth Dodson
Minnie L. Nickerson
Ovella Moore
Fayetteville
Tenn
Dollar
Decatur
CAP
Operation Dry Up targets moonshine in North Alabama policy
Johnson described Operation Dry Up begun in 1962 in South Carolina and moving to Georgia in 1965. He said Alabama ranks second in non tax whisky violations and North Alabama would be phase one of a nationwide effort with three Treasury officials on the tour.
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Gan
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Johnson
North Alabama
Treasury Department
Thomas Casey
Donald Bacon
Harold Serr
Moscow dissolves Third International in 1943
In 1943 Moscow announced the dissolution of the Third International marking a major shift in communist party alignment and international revolutionary activity during World War II.
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Moscow
Third International
Two Rival Fathers in Fatal Hills Stabbing Case
A woman testified that she and Price had separated two weeks earlier and moved furniture from the Hills home. After unloading, she and her children went to her parents while Price and Katie Sue Price exited in a car. The suspect confronted Reagan with a knife, sparking a struggle during which Reagan was stabbed and Katie Sue Price was wounded by a shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
the Hills
Reagan
Missing 15 Year Old Boy Daril Earls Sought Again
Daril Earls son of Mr and Mrs D B Earls of 808 9th Street has been missing since Wednesday morning after failing to attend school. Police found his bicycle near the railroad tracks by the Summer Avenue city lot. Mrs Earls learned yesterday afternoon he had not gone to school and notified authorities. Daril previously disappeared New Year’s Day and later reappeared in Mobile after three days. He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 130 pounds, with a speech impediment and dyed red hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aril Earls
D. B. Earls
9Th St
Summer Ave
Mobile
Daril
Tennessee Valley Authority awards contracts to seven firms
The Tennessee Valley Authority named seven firms including General American Transportation Corp. of Birmingham as contract recipients. The firm will build two 240000 gallon stainless steel nitric acid storage tanks for a fertilizer development center at a total value of 99915 dollars.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Birmingham
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
General American Transportation Corp
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Will Hoard
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