Major Heckles Meet First Lady At Mobile
Local football scores show Decatur 13 over Muscle Shoals 7 while major heckles meet the first lady in Mobile. Other area results include Hatton 19 over T M Rogers 14 and New Hope 40 defeating West Point 0 with Huntsville 14 over Cullman 13. College and pro games list LSU freshmen 29 over Memphis State 17 and American League San Diego 26 over Boston 17.
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Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Town Creek
Lexington
Hatton
T. M. Rogers
Butler
Athens
Moulton
Sheffield
Elkmont
Clements
Huntsville
Cullman
New Hope
West Point
Hartselle
Hanceville
LSU
Memphis State
Georgia Tech
Navy
California
Miami
San Diego
Boston
Goldwater Attack on Poverty Stirs Debate in 1964 Race
Guest editorial from Anderson SC contrasts Senator Barry Goldwater's stance with President Johnson's war on poverty. It argues poverty is complex and taxes or enterprise alone cannot erase it, praising the Economic Opportunity Act and Appalachian Development Program as cost effective. The piece challenges Goldwater’s claim that aid destroys initiative, asserting Johnson offers opportunity rather than punishment.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Arizona
West Virginia
Mr. Goldwater
Goldwater
American Free Enterprise
Kennedy-Johnson
Senator Goldwater
New York
Economic Club
Congress
Decatur residents cited for outstanding performance at national convention
Malcolm Smith Troy Williams both of Decatur and J D Blizzard of Hartselle are cited for outstanding performance by State Farm and will be honored at a three day national convention October 12 14 in New Orleans Louisiana. A 1964 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Wilbert Thom as Sivley 45 of Moulton collided with a 1957 Chevrolet driven by Juanita Hooper Shafer 36 of Decatur 2 Friday at 130 pm on Ferry Street. There were no injuries per police report. At 443 pm Friday two cars collided in the parking lot across from Decatur High School. The drivers were Thomas Henry Moody 16 of Moulton 3 and Gearl Francis Thomas 17 of 920 Carridale St no injuries reported. Veterans Affairs Office in the Courthouse will be closed Monday for Columbus Day. See DIARY On Page 2.
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State Farm
Malcolm Smith
Troy O. Williams
Decatur
J.D. Blizzard
Hartselle
Jung Hotel
New Orleans
Wilbert Thomas Sivley
Moulton
Juanita Hooper Shafer
Decatur 2
Ferry Street
Decatur High School
Ford
Thomas Henry Moody
Gearl Francis Thomas
Carridale St
Veterans Affairs Office
Death Threat Targets U S Lt Col Smolen in Caracas
A caller self described as a Castroite terrorist told AP Smolen would be killed within an hour after a Vietnamese execution. Smolen, deputy chief of the U S mission to the Venezuelan air force, was abducted at 8:30 a.m. by a gunmen and remained under threat as authorities sought safe release.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U.S
Michael Smolen
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
Smolen
Henry Lee Choate
Associated Press Bureau
Nguyen van Troi
Two Meningitis Cases Linked to Ft Ord Outbreak
California health officials raise deep concern over first two civilian meningitis cases connected to the Ft Ord outbreak that has caused 13 deaths in 84 cases this year. The Type B strain was identified in a patient under hospital care and in the fiance who died, with the same strain in most Ft Ord cases. Veronica Smith, 17, wife of Pvt Antonio Smith, 18, was admitted to Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco in satisfactory condition after visiting from Ft Ord.
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San Francisco
California Health Department
Ft. Ord
Army Tr
Monterey Bay
The
Health Department
Veronica Smith
Antonio Smith
Letterman General Hospital
Francisco
Smith
Johnson Urges Nation Whole in New Orleans Campaign Stop
President Johnson spoke in New Orleans urging unity after victory to bind wounds and heal history. He declared prosperity and opportunity must know no color and addressed Deep South race issues while crowds packed Canal Street and greeted him with enthusiasm.
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Douglas B. Cornell
New Orleans
Johnson
Deep South
Mason-Dixon
Dixie
Louisiana
Canal Street
Moulton Police Shakeup Sparks Town Turmoil
Moulton City Council fires two officers Clifford Haney Theo Rucker and mayor dismisses Police Chief Clarence Harris who offered resignation Harris would stay till Oct 31 but was fired Oct 15 The council members oppose the chief’s dismissal and the vote follows a tense meeting at city hall in Lawrence County MOULTON On Page 2.
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Winford Turner
Moulton
Lawrence
Clarence Harris
Clifford Haney
Theo Rucker
City Hall
Harris
Haney
Rucker
Ben Corum
Corum
Wreck Fatal Last Night Claims Somerville Woman
One person died and another was injured in a car truck collision early last night at the Highway 67 and New River Road intersection near Somerville. Troopers identified the victim as Mrs. Mamie Wigginton of Somerville. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband Floyd Wiggin ton.
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Highway 67
New River Rd
Somerville
Mamie Wigginton
Somerville 2 Or 3
Floyd Wigginton
Hartselle selects Roy Groover as city recorder
HARTSELLE The City Council elected Roy Groover as city recorder. Groover, a certified justice of the peace, accepted the post last night. The council will meet Tuesday to name a councilman to fill the unexpired term of John Reynolds, who resigned to become mayor.
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Hartselle
Roy Groover
Groover
John Reynolds
Goldwater urges face enemies not bluffing Communists
Sen Barry Goldwater argues the nation faces a choice between war for weakness or peace through strength. He says the United States must not bluff Communists but can deter them by backing resolve with power, noting past moves since 1945 where firmness halted aggression. He criticizes Washington for a weak attitude as crowds cheer in Los Angeles.
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Wilbur Martin
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
World Affairs Council
Los Angeles
Washington
Goldwater Says Reds Fool US in Cold War Race
GOP nominee Barry Goldwater charged President Johnson with weakness, saying Communists make fools of the United States as he urged a nonbipartisan foreign policy. Richard Nixon cited Eisenhower’s NATO nuclear authority procedure intended to ensure response to a massive European attack.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
White House
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arizona
Nixon
Eisenhower
Europe
NATO
John Fennedy
Johnson campaign rally in Mobile draws large crowd
Mrs. Johnson faced heckling as the Lady Bird Special moved through Alabama. Police and local leaders struggled to quell disruptions while Luci Johnson drew cheers from students and teens. Governor Wallace did not appear at Mobile, though 3,000 attended the Flomaton stop on the Alabama border.
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Frances Lewine
Mobile
B. Johnson
Mar
R Lady Bird
Alabama
New Orleans
Mrs. Johnson
Hale Boggs
Dla
Deese
Charles E. Trimmier
Joseph N. Langan
Johnson
James J. Robinson
Luci
George Wallace
Montgomery
State Board of Education
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U. S
Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Stone
Goldie
Pennsylvania
Liam Garehime
Hillsborough
N.O
Water Country
Mississippi
Victor Schiro
Louisville
Nashville
City Recorder
McDonald’s
GOP
Reds
Ray
Collegians
University of South Alabama J
LBJ
Luci B. Johnson
Exchange Furniture Co
Kan Reynolds
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