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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
1
Three more Buddhists reportedly took their lives in the struggle to force the Ky government from power. A 17 year old monk died at the Buddhist Institute, another burned himself at Da Lat, and a Buddhist girl reportedly cut her wrists at that resort. A later report said the girl survived but no confirmation followed.
Three Decatur students and one Cullman student graduated from Alabama College in Montevallo on Sunday. Elizabeth Karen Bryant Bruce Douglas Higdon Martha Ann Holland of Decatur and Buell E. Cobb Jr. of Cullman are among the grads. Kay Pierce of Somerville won a Hart Competitive Scholarship to Judson College. Charles R. Duke and Harvey Jerome Montgomery of Decatur earned electrical engineering degrees from Arkansas and Alabama respectively.
A U S Army brigade of the 25th Division stalks a 1000 strong North Vietnamese regiment west of Pleiku near the Cambodian frontier. Since Saturday they have fought half a dozen bloody clashes with light to moderate American casualties. The North Vietnamese unit, an old outfit identified by 15 prisoners, is being pressed in rugged terrain along the Ho Chi Minh Trail spur.
Three Florida escapees sparked a large pursuit in Hapeville with gunfire exchanged with police. In Nigeria, the Daily Times reports 32 killed in weekend protests against the military regime in Kano.
A Cuban military communique reports a U S launch landed two infiltrators near Havana, was fired on by Cuban troops, and destroyed about 10 miles offshore by navy units. Two infiltrators were killed, two wounded and captured, and two others believed drowned.
In Waukegan Illinois a wedding shower for Luci Johnson, daughter of President Johnson, drew over 100 guests from the Nugent circle. Gifts included lamps and household items. hostesses were Mrs. William Navickas and Mrs. Joseph Matulenas. Luci was happy with the presents, and the event was held at the Swedish Glee Club with newsmen excluded. Nugent attended briefly to drop Luci off and meet Secret Service agents.
Cape Kennedy Fla AP engineering notes a camera craft heading for the moon with one antenna potentially failed to deploy after separation from the booster. Officials warn a failed antenna could hinder lunar soft landing but express optimism the mission can proceed.
Investigators focus on cause after a prototype of the Saturn V second stage exploded at the Mississippi Test Facility during a pressure test. Five men were injured, none seriously, as the blast was heard for miles around. The Saturn V aims to carry astronauts to the moon by 1978.
A surveyor rocket mission lifted at 10 41 a.m. EDT aboard an Atlas Centaur. Ground control noted about an hour after launch that one of two omni directional antennas on five foot extendable booms may not have extended. The spinning craft requires both antennas to receive signals, though only one is needed to transmit. A Johannesburg tracking station issued a command to fix the issue.
Decatur and North Alabama joined the nation in honoring war dead while mourning local fatalities from Memorial Day Weekend accidents. Alabama's weekend toll reached 11, with area victims including a 9 year old Decatur boy. Clifford Pope 62 of Vine mont and John Rogers 53 of Cullman died in a two car crash at Vinemont. Michael Rearden 9 of Decatur died when a car hit a bridge abutment. President Johnson planned to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as national parades proceeded.
About half of Morgan County’s May 3 Democratic voters plan to return for runoff contests Tuesday. Probate Judge T C Almon predicts around 8000 voters, with statewide focus on the gubernatorial race now settled. Local races include sheriff two board of revenue and control seats and a state senator. Limestone County joins Morgan for the Senate nominee, Daren Easter versus Bob Harris. The sheriff’s race between David See and an opponent draws the biggest local interest.
Congress has little time to act on the annual appropriation bills needed for the 1967 fiscal year starting July 1. Only five of the dozen or more bills have cleared the House and just two passed the Senate. The White House budget totals 112.8 billion dollars, with most bills pending across departments as lawmakers head into the Memorial Day break.
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