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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1967

Page

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Pearson Johnson agree on free Aqaba passage

Prime Minister Lester B Pearson and President Lyndon B Johnson said they are in complete agreement that the right of peaceful passage through the Gulf of Aqaba must be maintained. They urged solutions through the United Nations and did not signal plans for an immediate meeting.

Ottawa Lester B. Pearson Johnson Gulf of Aqaba United Arab Republic Heras House of Israel Middle East United Nations Wie Eee Jolenabes

Egypt says it will not fear Israeli actions in Middle East

Egyptian editor Heikal declares Egypt will accept a first hit from Israel if needed to stop its advances and warns of a follow up death blow. Reports say Egyptian antiaircraft guns fire on Israeli jets across the Gulf of Aqaba. two explosions shake Elath area as tensions rise. British Foreign Secretary Brown meets Soviet leaders in Moscow amid calls to restrain Israel.

Beirut Lebanon Egypt Israel Soviet Union Cairo al Ahram Mohammed Hassanien Heikal Gamal Abden Nasser Heikal Gulf of Aqaba Associated Press Hanns Neuerbourg Aqaba Gulf Elath Eaath George Brown Britain Moscow Lee

State liquor board forecasts profits for next year

The Montgomery liquor control board estimates gross profits will top 44 million dollars, with 36 million to aid state and local services, about 4 million more than this year. In Washington, the Defense Department says a Navy plane may have crossed the Chinese border during a mission against North Vietnamese targets but returned safely to its carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Montgomery State Liquor Control Board Washington Defense Department North Vietnam Gulf of Tonkin

Juda Graduates Remember Slain Classmates in Juda Wis

Survivors of Juda High School attend the baccalaureate as the town of Juda mourns nine girls lost in a jetliner crash near New Orleans during their senior trip. Principal Jerome Kalk and local residents describe lingering grief and small in daily life.

Juda Wis Juda High School New Orleans

U S Company Faces Heavy Casualties in Vietnam Ambush

A U S Army unit of about 150 soldiers was hit by North Vietnamese forces wearing red berets in a central highlands ambush. Five Americans were killed and 46 wounded according to U S Command, with battlefield reports suggesting heavier losses. Marines fought a hill near the DMZ as action spread to the Mekong Delta and Saigon region with three helicopters involved.

Saigon U.S Demilitarized Zone Mekong

Markets At A Glance New York open lower and grains rise

The market bulletin notes New York stocks lower with cotton quiet. Chicago wheat and corn higher amid a weather market. Oats and soybeans rise with strong demand. Butcher hogs steady to 50 higher at 25.00 top. Slaughter steers up 25 to 75 with 3,500 receipts at 27.50.

New York Chicago

Farm Meeting Opens Today in Decatur Alabama

A farm meeting opens in Decatur at Congress Inn starting 9 30 a m as part of two Alabama sessions to gauge farm leaders and farmers on policy. John Vance of the Southeast ASCS directs the session with reports to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and notes Freeman held a midwest meeting recently.

Alabama Decatur Orville Freeman Congress Inn John Vance ASCS Freeman Farmer Midwest Red

Morgan County opens central Highway Department office

Morgan County Highway Department completes a central office on the outskirts of Hartselle after a decade of planning. The new complex consolidates four district operations to cut maintenance costs, with an 10000 by 60 foot repair shop handling eight large or twelve small vehicles at once and future annex facilities including a sign shop soil lab and voting machine storage.

Judy Jones Morgan County Highway Department Hartselle T the Highway Department Guy Roberts Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control Eng

Moonshine Raids Net 36 Arrests Across Three Counties

U S Treasury agents led dawn raids in Morgan Limestone and Marshall counties netting 36 arrests for prohibition violations. Marshall accounts for 23 arrests, Limestone 8, Morgan 5, with many suspects facing multiple violations. Names include Rachel Reeves Clyde Brown Clarence McVay Delois Pride and R D Jackson. Jackson surrendered and Pride was charged hours after noon.

Winford Turner Morgan Limestone Marshall Marshall County U.S. Treasury Department Morgan County Rachel Reeves Clyde Brown Hart- Seller Clarence McVay 14Th Ave Delois Pride R.D. Jackson Waldermose Springs Miss Pride Jackson

Decatur Firm Wins Auburn University Contract

Pearce DeMoss and Inc of Decatur won Auburn University's bid for a 10 story education complex named for Dr Pa S Haley of Jasper. The $5 975 000 contract will take two years to complete with work starting immediately after award. The building will house classrooms and offices for the School of Education and the School of Science and Literature.

Decatur Pearce, DeMoss and Inc Auburn Uversity H. W. Pearce Burn Pa S. Haley Jasper Pearce Madison County House

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