Decoration Day events and society news from Decatur
Decoration Day will be held June 6 at Grange Hall Cemetery on Trinity. Mr Robert E Wells and Mr Thomas J Overcamp have been initiated into Phi Eta Sigma at Michigan State University. Mrs Thurman Terry and children head to New York City then Germany to join Mr Terry. Two highway accidents reported near Athens and Keller Memorial Bridge. Glenda Jo Jackson reported missing. Geraldine Horton shot in leg and abdomen but wounds were superficial. she was treated and released. See Diary on Page 2.
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Grange Hall
Trinity
Robert E. Wells
R. E. Wells
13Th Ave
Thomas J. Overcamp
E. J. Overcamp
Everett Dr
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Wells
Overcamp
Thurman Terry
Harold
Bob
Rhonda
New York City
Terry
Belock Instrument Corp
Wourzburg
Germany
Glenda Jo Jackson
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Geraldine Horton
Viet Army Stung In New Cong Attacks
A Viet Cong offensive struck new blows around Saigon with mine explosions and scattered firefights. Vietnamese troops sustained casualties as the Viet Cong pressed a surge to mislead Vietnamese defense planners and keep the initiative.
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New Cong
Saigon
God cares for His own in broken courtships
A reader asks about heartbreak after dating an atheist. The adviser cites Mildred and Harry, noting his unbelief led to a failed marriage and vice, and urges patience, faith, and seeking God’s will, insisting the breakup may reflect a larger plan and growth in faith.
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M.S.S
Mildred
Harry
Hell On
Earth
Christ
What For The Future After D R Crisis
Dominican Republic dispatch analyzes post crisis U S Latin America ties and the potential shift to allied action through the OAS. It discusses whether future interventions will be solo or joint, and notes President Johnson urging a new inter American mechanism.
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John M. Hightower
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Latin America
United States
Hemisphere
OAS
Johnson
Waco
Tex
Criticism of OAS Grows in Dominican Crisis
Rival factions in Santo Domingo attack OAS Secretary General Jose A Mora accusing him of meddling in Dominican affairs as Col Francisco Caamano Deno's rebel regime seeks his removal. The junta cancels its decision allowing OAS control of Radio Santo Domingo though Mora leads peace talks with US backing. General Hugo Panasco Alvim arrived to observe developments.
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Francisco Caamano Deno
Jose A. Mora
OAS
Dominican Republic
Mora
Radio
Santo Domingo
United States
Hugo Panasco Alvim
US. Navy
San Juan
UA Reveals $75 Million 10-Year Plan
The University of Alabama announces a 75 million dollar ten year expansion to serve 21 000 students and boost main campus capacity to 15 000 Tuscaloosa Birmingham Huntsville and other extension divisions. Total building spend 38 160 700 with state share 10 838 000.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Frank A. Rose
Birmingham
Huntsville Center
Rose
U Ofa
Friendship Day in Selma Sees Slow Start and Tense Protests
Selma Friendship Day aimed at boosting business drew few outside shoppers by noon while police, led by Wilson Baker, detained about 30 Negro youths protesting a boycott. The event, proposed by Earl W. Hall of Birmingham, comes amid recent civil rights activity and prior voter registration marches in Selma.
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James Parks
Selma
Ala
Wilson Baker
Public Safety
Earl W. Hall
Birmingham
Hall
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Readies on Page Wheel Horse Lewn and Gorden Tree
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate plans or preparations involving individuals Lewn and Gorden at a location or project titled Readies on Page Wheel Horse. More readable names and places are not captured.
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Lewn & Gorden
Editors Plan Decatur Tour
About 50 to 70 newspaper editors from across the nation and Alabama officials will take a 40 minute bus tour of Decatur on Tuesday June 8 as part of Gov. Wallace Alabama image tour. The state will cover expenses. The group will depart Birmingham by bus, stop for lunch in Cullman, tour the Crescent Motel and Decatur Chamber of Commerce, and end near Huntsville after a coffee break.
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David Knight
Daily
Alabama
Decatur
Wallace
Birmingham
Cullman
Crescent Motel
Chamber of Commerce
6th.Ave
Chamber
Huntsville
Must Be Blood Says Klansman Charged Rhetoric Sparks Rally
In Flint City Ku Klux Klan leaders Robert Shelton and Bob Creel addressed about 300 people by a 30 foot cross. Shelton warned of bloodshed for Christian freedoms while Creel urged white people to keep schools free of integration and to recruit members. Creel urged donations and loyalty to the Klan and said white men and women should sign memberships.
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Flint
Ku Klux Klan
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Bob Creel
Alabama Klan
Shelton
Creel
KKK
Athens Jaycees install new officers at banquet
Jim Pike was named Jaycee of the Year and installed as president at the Athens Jaycees and Jayceettes banquet held at the H and H Barbecue Ranch. Mrs Richard Rodgers was named Outstanding Jayceette for leadership that helped the clubs rise in the state.
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Winford Turner
Athens
Jim Pike
Richard Rodgers
Athens Jaycees
H&h
Pike
Jaycees
Rodgers
Jayceettes
Boeing
Huntsville
Richard
Dick) Rodgers
Albert Heaslett
Jaycee
Frank Westmoreland
Pat Waldrop
Bill Wolfe
Frank Graham
Ken Alford
Cecil Gregg
Dick McGrew
John Pepper
Former Gov Gordon Persons Dies From Stroke
Former Alabama governor Gordon Persons, 63, died in a Montgomery hospital from a stroke suffered 12 days earlier. He led the state from 1951 to 1955 and is remembered for his role in Phenix City’s crackdown following the Albert Patterson murder. He had earlier recovered from a heart attack and later from a mild stroke that prevented a 1954 reelection bid. He had been serving as Lee County probate judge.
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Montgomery
Gordon Persons
Persons
Phenix City
Albert Patterson
Saint Margaret's Hospital
Fedders Air Conditioners Priced at 119.95
Aycock's Radio Shop on Highway 31 North advertises Fedders air conditioners at 119.95 dollars. The notice lists the item as available for sale with promotional price.
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Aycock
Hwy. 31
Four U.S. Planes Mistakenly Hit South Vietnamese Outpost
A U.S. military spokesman said Saturday an examination of debris showed four American planes mistakenly attacked a South Vietnamese outpost last Tuesday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U S Marines Possible in Vietnam Battle as Air Strikes Hit North
U S Marines from Da Nang may be used if fighting worsens in Vietnam. Air forces strike North Viet Nam with six F105 Thunderchiefs and jets dropping 12 tons of bombs on Hon Nieu Island. A spokesman says an antiaircraft battery, two buildings, and a radar tower were destroyed amid heavy fire. Eight Navy planes from the carrier Oriskany damaged. all returned. In Saigon, Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor delays trip to Washington amid cabinet shifts. Ground fighting focuses on Quang Tri Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.
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U.S
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Hon Nieu Island
Oriskany
Hanoi
Saigon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Taylor
Quang Tri Province
Viet Nam
Quang Nam
Quang Tri
Quang Ngai
Unity Group Nears Break Over Union Shop Issue
The GOP Policy Coordinating Committee debates stance on Johnson’s 14B repeal proposal. Percy signals a minority report backing repeal, triggering splits with Dirksen and Kuchel. Conservatives oppose repeal while Ayres favors it. Griffin proposes a conditional repeal protecting workers’ rights.
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Jack Bell Washington
Republican Policy’ Coordinating Committee
Percy
Johnson
Senate
Everet
M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
House
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
GOP
William M Ayres
Ohio
Education and Labor Committee
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Landrum-Griffin
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Climbs Amid Weekend Briefing
The toll of Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths rose to 134 by Saturday night, with 119 fatalities counted since Friday 6 p.m. by The Associated Press. Florida led early with eight deaths, while Missouri California and Michigan were high others Alabama reported two. A man in Troy and a child in Mobile were among noted fatalities.
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Associated
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Florida
Missouri
California
Michigan
Alabama
Escambia County
Mobile
L. J. McBride
Troy
Gemini Stage Actors Ready For Flight Of Gemini 4
The Gemini 4 cast and stand-ins rehearse for the upcoming open ing next Thursday. A faulty battery has been replaced and electrical systems checked. launch will not be delayed. Astronauts McDivitt and White plan a 62 orbit four day flight including a space rendezvous and White may float free in space at mission end.
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Charles Stafford Cape Kennedy
Fila
U.S
Space Agency
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Air Force
White
The
Smae
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