Jail escape plan cited with rope and inmate details
The escape used a bed sheet rope to lower escapees from the jail. Bivens, in a white Kilby Prison uniform, faced retrial in Lawrence County on a burglary charge from years past. Melson, 5'10" 160 lb, pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and received five years. A Lawrence County grand jury urged window bars repairs as the jail bars were described as in bad condition.
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Rutherford
Bivens
Lawrence County
Melson
Lawrence
Reneau Almon
Apollo 7 Crew Ready for Atlantic Splashdown
Apollo 7 completes a nine minute live broadcast from orbit as Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham prepare for re entry. They expect a 7 12 a m EDT splashdown Tuesday near Bermuda aboard the Essex with recovery forces in place.
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Cunningham
Schirra
Eisele
Atlantic Ocean
Hawaii
Bermuda
Essex
United States
Mission Control Center
Houston
Clarke Springs votes to vacate State St and hearings for rezoning
The council approved vacation of State Street in Clarke Springs Subdivision and set a public hearing for November 18 on rezoning two and a half lots on 6th Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets from B1 to B2. The meeting also recalled Dr. George Hansberry from the Mental Health Board and approved a $597 sales tax refund to J. D. Curtis for golf car rentals at Decatur Country Club. Bert Unpingco urged more events. President Thomas pledged city cooperation.
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State St
Clarke Springs
6Th Ave
8Th
9Th Sts
George Hansberry
Mental Health Board
Thomas
J. D. Curtis
Curtis
Decatur Country Club
Portugal orchard output drops 40 percent apples 27 percent pears
The National Institute of Statistics estimates a 40 percent decline in apple production and a 27 percent drop in pears in Portugal due to a prolonged dry spell in 1968 compared with 1967.
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Lisbon
Portugal
National Institute of Statistics
Kennedy reflects on handling the Cuban missile crisis
Robert Kennedy recounts the 1962 crisis as the blockading ships approached the 500 mile line. He notes near war risks, Khrushchev letters, and Kennedy's push for peaceful withdrawal under UN supervision, with lessons on patience, understanding the adversary, and allied support.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Robert Kennedy
Elie Abel
J. B. Lippincott
Cuba
U.S
Turkey
State Department
Theodore Sorensen
Moscow
Fidel Castro
U.N
U. S
Kennedy Scions Attend Onassis Wedding at Scorpios
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis wed in a Greek Orthodox ceremony aboard Scorpios with 40 relatives present. The event featured a gold New Testament and orange blossom crowns, while guards kept Greek protesters at bay and the couple prepared to live in New York, Athens, Paris, Antibes, and Montevideo.
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Khruschev
U.S
Kennedy
Newport
Jacqueline Bouvier
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Onassis
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Caroline
John
New York
Athens
Paris
Antibes
Montevideo
Orf Scorpios
Sailboats Abound as US Waters See Large Fleet
Figures show more than 500,000 sailboats on United States waters, reflecting a substantial boating community and broad access to the sport. The statistic highlights the popularity of sailing and related recreational activities across diverse regions.
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United States Waters
Fire destroys new brick home of Chunns
Friends mourn the Sunday evening blaze that gutted the Chunns new brick residence as they were away at church. Herbert Chunn is a Route 3 Summerville mail carrier. Neighbors saved one car from the two car carport and the family lost all belongings. The WSCS plans a church shower for the family on Monday evening October 21 and invites all to attend.
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Herbert Chunn
Chunn
Mr. Chunn
Summerville
WSCS
Morgan County News In Brief Cedar Creek and Local Visitors
A reader note from Morgan County reports attendance at the North Alabama Association gathering held Saturday at Laodicea Freewill Baptist Church in Hanceville. Visitors Mr and Mrs Roland Whigham and son Ronnie traveled from New York after being called to South Alabama due to deaths in the family. John R Holmes is recovering at the Veterans Hospital in Tuscaloosa. Coleman Holmes and family attended the Morgan County Singing Convention at Walden's Chapel.
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North Alabama Association
Laodicea Freewill Baptist Church
Hanceville
Roland Whigham
Ronnie
New York
South Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Coleman Holmes
Morgan County
Walden’s Chapel
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Somerville Rd
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RFK
Sen. Kennedy
McNamara
Barbara Tuchman
Europe
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence
United Nations
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Mrs. Onassis
Princess Lee Radziwill
Anthony
Anne Catherine
Eisenberg
G. C. Murphy's
Decatur Gateway Center
Morgan County Center Springs
Arlene Sivley
William Winter
Beverly
Sylacauga
James Winton
Lee
Leverette Blankenship
Decatur
Women's Society of Christian Service
Chevyland
Cedar Creek
Olie Holmes
John R. Holmes
Ilies
Georgia
W. Moulton Sr
North Alabama
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