Wallace Campaign Encounters Hecklers In Cleveland Rally
George Wallace and running mate Curtis LeMay faced hecklers as police clashed with demonstrators outside Cleveland Public Auditorium. About 3,000 supporters heard Wallace defend his third party bid amid signs reading Down with Wallace. He touted victory with conventional weapons in Vietnam and planned further stops in Montgomery.
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Griffin Pleased LeMay Selected To Help Wallace
Former Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin voiced approval Saturday night as Curtis LeMay was named to replace him on George Wallace's ticket. Griffin told about 300 at a Decatur High rally crowd that he was glad the general took his job and noted LeMay's courage matching Wallace. He warned Nixon and questioned Eisenhower’s GOP era, while ballots in several states still listed Griffin alongside Wallace despite the change.
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Construction Worker Shot To Death At Trailer Park
Morgan County coroner John McBride identified Tennyson A. Rushen, 56, found shot in the chest inside a Paradise Trailer Court residence. His wife Veranda, 39, was wounded and hospitalized. she may be questioned as investigators pursue a motive amid a scene with a blood stained knife and gun on an ironing board.
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Paradise Trailer Court
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Viet Cong battalion crippled in Mekong Delta battle
US infantrymen probed canals and mud for survivors of a Viet Cong battalion about 400 strong trapped in its base camp 58 miles southwest of Saigon. American losses were 1 dead and 25 wounded as US forces and air power pursued fleeing guerrillas amid heavy bombing near Da Nang.
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Edwin Q. White
Associated Press
Saigon
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Mekong Delta
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Alley building in Decatur sought by residents
An anonymous reader asks how to urge the city to construct alleys in subdivisions with no back access. The suggested path is a residents petition to city government, noting a new administration.
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Decatur
Old Time Fiddlers Compete Into Wee Hours In Athens
About 3,000 fans packed the Athens College gym Saturday night to watch the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Association contest. Etheridge Guthrie of Woodstock won the top guitar prize, D M Fox of Boaz claimed best mandolin, Cathy Hulan led in dulcimer, and the Tennessee Tune Twisters won the band title with Ruskin Ramblers a close runner up. Contestants numbered over 100 from 12 states. the event ran past midnight after 1 p.m. eliminations.
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Athens
Athens College Gymnasium
Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Association
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Woodstock
Rick Nyhan
Huntsville
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Boaz
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Louisville
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Nashville
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Tennessee Tune Twisters
Fayetteville
Tenn
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Humphrey Assures LBJ on Bombing Policy
Vice President Humphrey told President Johnson he would not automatically halt bombing of North Vietnam if elected. A Humphrey aide said the assurance was shared ahead of a Paris peace talks moment and stressed halting bombing as the emphasis of the campaign message. Johnson welcomed the private assurance and maintained public support for Humphrey.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Vietnam
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Nixon hits out at Humphrey rally on Long Island
Richard Nixon, campaigning on Long Island, claimed Democrats "struck out" in a rally speech. aide Robert Ellsworth alleged Humphrey's organization chartered four buses to bring noisy college students to the event.
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Associated Press
Westbury
N.Y
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Long Island
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Nixon
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