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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1964
Page
28
A daring bank robbery ends with a massive explosion blowing a vault door from a shattered building in Hartsville. Thieves flee in a car, carrying an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 dollars plus 750 in coins. No arrests reported.
A wartime radio account describes rising Allied air raids and French resistance sabotage. June 5 warnings precede the June 6 dawn landings near Caen and Carentan, with American 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions meeting the 352nd German Infantry Division and British 6th Air Division facing the 716th Coastal Division. Rommel absent from headquarters as fighting intensifies.
Accounts of the Normandy invasion note the weather spared detection and aided landings while missteps and delays tested Allied plans. Airborne divisions struggled to their beaches as Rommel hesitated, and radio decoding and deception aided the assault.
Authorized announcement by H. Harrison Hill urging support in the 2nd Democratic Primary on June 2 1964 for Circuit Court Clerk of Morgan County Decatur Alabama.
All classified is payable cash in advance in accordance with above rates. Ads will be charged only to those having regular accounts or to persons listed in telephone directory. Accounts charged are payable upon receipt of statement.
Daily rooms for rent from two dollars and up and weekly rates seven dollars and up at the Dixie Hotel located on 29 Church Street Northwest. Also a Garden Center at 809 Carri dale Southwest offering a good selection of plants of all kinds. Call 353 9979 for Dixie Hotel and 353 7154 for the Garden Center.
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