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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1967
Page
2
Morning readings show Tennessee River at 21.37 feet, sea level 555.69 feet. TVA lakes Guntersville 595.0 Whitesburg 556.4 Pickwick 414.2 Wheeler 85.7. Temperature at 8:15 a.m. 73. No rain in the prior 24 hours. Forecast calls for fair conditions today.
Fragmentary battlefield notes describe a night assault near Banda, with a commander killed in the first volley and an artillery and air support mix. US and allied units reportedly deployed in shifts to contain snipers hidden by thick canopies as Vietnamese forces pressed through dense terrain.
515 workers at the plant completed stage 1 concrete work for Barth excavation, placing 39 percent of cu yd totals. The summary notes the week’s progress and ongoing excavation activity.
The designer described the plan as one of the largest for his firm with the initial four floors to be topped by a six story bower.
Cullman County voters go to the polls to decide on a proposed added five mill school tax. The issue arose after petitions from the city and county boards of education asked for the election to fund capital outlay and classroom facilities. County Supt Earl York said the outlook looks fairly good though voter sentiment on taxes remains uncertain.
Fragment reads as a pricing note listing yoga sessions with the week focus and a price around 23.00 to 23.75. Mentions centers and light heavy types but lacks clear events or names.
The New York Stock Exchange edged lower in moderate late trading with special situations brightening the screen. Chicago & North Western rose about 10 points on news of a deal to acquire Essex Wire while Essex Wire dropped on the pace. Worthington gained over 3 points on merger talk with Studebaker which dipped over a point. Lionel rose after early strength on the news of its acquisition.
The article outlines U S travel advisories for Americans in the region and the split among nations over potential actions. It notes U Thant returning to New York with a report to the Security Council and reports that Britain and other powers may deploy naval forces to keep the Gulf of Aqaba open.
Decatur The Flint Elementary PTA elected officers for the coming year. The Decatur Jayceettes sponsor a rummage sale Saturday from 8 30 a.m. in front of Nainie's Grocery at 408 Vine St NW. National Bank hours run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tarecates, a University of Alabama graduate, will be commissioned in the U S Army Sunday by Ma Gen James B Knapp. Theron Edward Anders of Danville and Clarence Richard Parr Jr. are named in artillery.
The D.A.V. home on Church St hosts an evening program by the Signal Corps veterans Saturday at 8 p.m. Cal George Wallace Hall hosts a Sunday 3 p.m. event. The Decatur Curb Market at 1st Ave SE and Grant St runs 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with beans and other vegetables for sale.
A boy who had been missing for three days in January turned himself in at a Mobile police station. The Roosevelt Wheeler residence had a screen torn from its front window, suggesting a possible break in or intrusion.
President Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Pearson weighed UN involvement after meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Nasser. They floated four power top talks if UN efforts fail and considered a UN settlement on a border patrol along the Egyptian-Israeli frontier. They offered no concrete solutions during the news conference.
The record notes U S ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg backing a French peace proposal at the United Nations Security Council and Soviet diplomat Nikolai Fedorenko urging withdrawal of Navy ships from the Mediterranean. Moscow sources suggest the Kremlin seeks to avert a Middle East war while pressing Arabs, with Western powers urged to act separately to prevent conflict.
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