Reinforcements In Louisville As Rioting Persists
Police and National Guardsmen rushed to the West End riot area in Louisville to disperse crowds after two Black youths were shot to death. Matthias Browder, 18, was killed by a liquor store guard. James Groves, 14, was shot by a policeman. Gov. Nunn sent 2000 guardsmen who were used sparingly as Mayor Schmied sought to curb violence and negotiate with militants.
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National
Matthias Browder
James Groves
Bert Hawkins
Louie B. Nunn
Kenneth Schmied
City Hall
Louisville
Selden Confident in Senate Runoff Win Despite Poll
U S Representative Armistead Selden voiced confidence in winning the Democratic Senate runoff after a poll by the Oliver Quayle Agency reportedly showed Jim Allen leading 56 to 44. Allen and Selden sparred over campaign strategy with Faulkner backing Allen and publishing outlets tied to him.
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New York
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Baldwin County Times
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New South End Owner Declines City Subsidy
Junior Ray Stone, new owner of South End Ambulance Service, says he will not seek subsidies from Decatur city or Morgan County. He and his father in law bought the service last Saturday and plan to improve public service with a first aid training program for six full time and three part time employees. Stone promises immediate first aid at the scene or en route and urges onlookers not to interfere with ambulance personnel.
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Decatur
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Ray Stone
Stone
John Babis
South End
Theo Ward
Navy
Your Choice Shoes Ad Lists Prices at W. Lee's Shoes
An advertisement notes 1,000 inches? or items with name Broad ears Heels. Your Choice priced at $3.00 per pair, sold at W. Lee's Shoes on Highway 67. (OCR fragment incomplete)
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W. Lee
E. Tans
Nation’s War Dead Recalled on Memorial Day
Americans honored war dead on the 100th Memorial Day with President Johnson addressing troops. Taps sounded, flowers were laid, and martial music accompanied speeches and observances in cities nationwide as casualty lists grew in Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Vietnam
De Gaulle dissolves National Assembly vows to fight on
President Charles de Gaulle announced France faces a totalitarian Communist threat and will not resign. He dissolved the National Assembly and kept Georges Pompidou as premier, signaling a counterattack with other means if strikes persist. Elections will be held within the constitutional window.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
de Gaulle
Ment
Navy Drops Search For Sub Sound
The Navy said an all night search by four destroyers and a patrol plane failed to locate the source of a radio transmission tied to the missing submarine Scorpion. The search continues with the Scorpion overdue since Monday afternoon en route to Norfolk Virginia.
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Norfolk
Navy
Pentagon
Washington
Norfolk Va
Atlantic
Bobby Unser Wins 52nd Indianapolis 500 Memorial Day Race
In Indianapolis Bobby Unser captured the 52nd annual 500-mile Memorial Day auto race in near ideal conditions. He delivered a dominant performance to claim the prestigious victory.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bobby Unser
Johnson signals $6 billion cut in spending for tax surcharge
President Johnson said he would accept a six billion dollar reduction in spending in exchange for congressional approval of his proposal for a ten percent income tax surcharge.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Dimes Looted in New Jersey Truck Hijack
New York State Police report three men hijacked a Railway Express Agency truck in New Jersey. The vehicle carried about five hundred thousand dollars worth of dimes from the U S Silver Depository at West Point New York.
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New York
Railway Express Agency
New Jersey
U.S
West Point
N.Y
Wallace Bandwagon Moving Again: New England Ahead
Former Gov. George Wallace will resume his presidential speaking campaign June 6 with a three day New England and Maryland tour. He will speak in Maine Massachusetts and Connecticut and Maryland then proceed to a 12 day Southern fundraising trip with rallies in 11 cities. He will also appear on ABC television on June 16 from Washington.
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Ala
George Wallace
New England
Maryland
Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Bill Jones
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Jones
South
ABC Television
Washington
Portland
Bangor
Marines Fight Monsoon and Reds at DMZ Front
Allied troops endured monsoon rains and 100 degree heat as they battled Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces from Saigon to the DMZ. U S commanders reported 63 North Vietnamese killed in two days, 1 000 enemy deaths since last Saturday. Leathernecks suffered nine killed and 43 wounded. North Vietnam’s 325C Division pressed near the central highlands as U S forces repelled a three hour assault west of Dak To with artillery and small arms fire.
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Demilitarized Zone
Eerie
South Vietnam
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North Vietnam
Black 325C
Central Highlands
Dak To
Graduations Set Tonight In City
Decatur’s about 400 graduates will receive diplomas in three ceremonies tonight at 8. Lakeside will host the out of town speaker and the other schools feature student led programs. Dr Carroll Hayes will address Lakeside class of 51. Bruce Spencer and H R Leeman will award diplomas.
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Lakeside
Decatur High
Carroll Hayes
Birmingham City
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