Our Cause In Viet Nam Is Just
Army Captain Gerald Oliver returns to Decatur after a 12 month Vietnam tour. He says no life or penny was wasted, despite losing his best friend John Childers in a mid air helicopter crash. He urges Americans to see conditions in Saigon to gain support and notes misery, lack of water electricity and rats. He describes the typical South Vietnam farmer and living conditions. See Our on Page 2.
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Army
Gerald Oliver
Decatur
South
Viet Nam
Oliver
Alabama
John Childers
Morgan County
America
Saigon
Florence State College
Betty
Pryor Field
Phil
South Viet Nam
Bob Bates
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary sponsors evening at DAV Home
The Wheeler Brown Hendrix chapter 11 of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary hosts an 8 p.m. entertainment at the DAV Home on Church Street. North Alabama Shrine No. 7 will hold a 2 p.m. practice at the Masonic Building. See page 2 diary for details.
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Wheeler-Brown-Hendrix
The
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
D.A.V
Church St
North Alabama Shrine No. 7
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Building
Army general cites North Vietnamese buildup in Cambodia
Maj. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen says ample evidence suggests up to six regiments of North Vietnamese regulars massed in Cambodia for a possible drive into South Vietnam. Defense Department counters with no verifiable proof for MACV to validate the claim.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Viet Nam
Cambodia
South Viet
United States Military Assistance Command
Quiet Burial Sought by Viet Vet's Mother in Alabama
The mother of 19 year old Jimmy L. Williams, a Green Beret killed in Vietnam, seeks a quiet funeral. An Army spokesman said Williams will be buried at Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia after rejecting a local municipal cemetery plot due to a white-only restriction.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Viet Nam
Johnny L. Williams
Associated Press
Army
Jimmy L. Williams
National Cemetery
Andersonville
Williams
Burned Boy In Collision While En Route To City Hospital
A young Black youth suffered serious injuries from a gasoline line fire on a grass fire near Hillsboro. He later escaped greater harm when the ambulance speeding him to Decatur General Hospital collided with another vehicle in northeast Decatur. Presley Scruggs, 11, remained listed in fair condition.
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City Hospital
Hillsboro
Here
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Presley Scruggs
Ky Extends Peace Feelers to Buddhists in Saigon
Premier Ky extends a peace feeler under U S auspices to Buddhist leaders and meets with his rival Lt Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi in a hush hush conference at Chu Lai. Monks reject the gesture as riots flare in Saigon and Hue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
U. S
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Mekong River
U.S. Marine
Chu Lai
da Nang
U.S
Thi
Hue
Viet Nam
Wallace Urges Grads to Aim High and Stay Local
Gov George Wallace addressed graduates at John C Calhoun Technical School and Athens High School urging high goals and broad minds. He announced a planned $350000 cafeteria project to seat 1500 after the upcoming special state session and urged youth to pick satisfying careers and remain in their region rather than seek jobs elsewhere.
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George Wallace
John C. Calhoun Technical School
Athens High School
Wallace
Brewer
George
Athens
Right
Rep
Albert Brewer
George Evans
Nine Face Tombstone Trials Today
Nine former Athens College students go on trial before Special Judge Bruce Sherrill in Athens for allegedly defacing 20 to 30 tomb stones on May 6 at Athens Cemetery. Defendants include Francis Ty Theisen 20 Elkhurst LI Arthur Burke Westwood NJ and George J Tocci 18 New Jersey.
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Athens
Athens College
Bruce Sherrill
Athens Cemetery
Francis Ty Theisen
Elkherst, L.I
Arthur Burke
Westwood, N.J
George J. Tocci
New Jer
Four Sought In Jail Break Bulletin
Morgan County deputies captured two more escapees tentatively identified as Charles Hefner and William Jack Dempsey after two were nabbed in Nashville. Two suspects remain at large as local lawmen extend an intensive search statewide.
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Morgan County
Clarence Harris
James Baker Jr
James Nichols
Decatur
Highway Patrol
Ballot secrecy upheld as federal observers allowed
A federal judge ordered three rural Alabama counties to permit federal observers to watch illiterate voters receive assistance in casting ballots. The ruling by Judge Daniel H. Thomas follows a Justice Department suit against Democratic officials and inspectors in Marengo Greene and Sumter counties. The order specifies observers may attend if the illiterate voter requests it.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Dist
Daniel H. Thomas
Justice Dept
Mocratic
Marengo
Greene
Sumter
Thomas
Komas
Justice Department
Doar
Josephus Shackleford’s Varied Life Highlighted
In the Decatur Daily John Knox profiles Josephus Shackleford a soldier preacher teacher editor and historian born in North Alabama. The feature outlines his diverse career and lasting influence among religious leaders in the region.
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North
Alabama
Josephus Shackleford
Decatur Daily
John Knox
Will Retain Large Force In Germany
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will keep its large military presence in Germany and hopes for progress in revamping NATO after France's withdrawal. He stated allies will see forces remain as long as needed and wanted and downplayed South Vietnam turmoil on the campaign against the Red guerrillas.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Germany
NATO
France
America
Rusk
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Kins Worldwide Moving and Storage
Moving company notice listing contact for Daniel at 353 14 and noting storage services offered. Incomplete address and formatting reflect OCR fragment.
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Kins Worldwide
Daniel
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Hung Thu
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Winford Turner
U.S. Atty
John Doar
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