Train Car Kills Man and Pedestrian Near Cullman
A 67-year-old Tanner man, Robert L. Leopard, died when his car was struck by a southbound L&N freight train in a wreck described by Limestone County authorities. Nearby, Falkville resident Tip Smith, 17, was killed when struck by a 1957 Plymouth driven by Richard Peak on U.S. 31 north of Cullman around 7:15 p.m. Authorities identified the two fatalities and noted Leopard was a father of five.
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L&n
Falkville
U.S. 31
Cullman
Limestone County
Charlie Sammet
Robert L. Leopard
Tip Smith
Richard Peak
Logan
Driver hits car. fled scene on 6th Ave
Mary G Wynn of Hartselle told police Saturday her vehicle was struck at a red light on 6th Ave SE around noon and the driver fled. In Athens a man using the name Walter Pace cashed several bad checks Saturday morning with his wife and two children in a 1957 Mercury, police say.
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Hartselle
6Th Ave
Walter Pace
Athens
Love for enemies through Christ transforms the heart
The author recalls past anger and the urge to retaliate, but says Christ's love reshaped him. He now willingly helps those who harm him, claiming only the spirit of Christ enables this change and offers a solution to war and violence.
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Christ
God
Tuscumbia Train Car Crash Kills 8
A Southern Railway train struck a car at a crossing in Tuscumbia Alabama killing seven members of a family and a neighbor Velma Goodloe. The seven family members died instantly and Goodloe died later in hospital.
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Tuscumbia, Ala
Tuscumbia
Southern Railway
Velma Goodloe
Alabama Weekend Accidental Death Toll Near Record
Alabama faces a rising weekend death toll with 20 lives lost in crashes across multiple incidents including eight in a car train wreck at Tuscumbia and five more in other accidents. The state’s 54 hour record has hovered near the 1962 peak of 24, with 1963 high marks of 22 and this year peaking at 16 during May 1-3.
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Alabama
Tuscumbia
Fatal Crash Claims Five Children and Woman
A vehicle crash in Tuscumbia killed driver Laurene Thomas 44 and five children ages 3 to 6 including Ronald Hardin and Maurice Hardin. Catherine Marine was among the victims. Police are investigating the page A-2 report.
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Laurene Thomas
Mattie Sue Hardin
Ronald Hardin
William Hardin Jr
Maurice Hardin
Catherine Marine Lee
Alabama Edges Florida In Close SEC Win
In a clash of top teams, Alabama trails Florida 14-10 before a late 21-yard field goal by sophomore David Ray with three minutes left secured a 17-14 victory for the Crimson Tide. Ohio State and Notre Dame also kept unbeaten records intact this weekend.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Alabama
S .David Ray
Florida
Crimson Tide
Lee Bama
French Communist Party delegation arrives in Moscow
A French Communist party delegation reached Moscow on a mission to investigate Nikita Khrushchev's ouster as premier and party leader. They were the first of several foreign Communist officials arriving to seek answers, as an Italian fact finding team planned to arrive later. Soviet officials barred Western reporters at the airport, signaling restrictions that angered European observers.
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Fred Coleman
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Hoover to Be Buried Today in Birthplace Grounds
Herbert Hoover will be laid to rest Sunday at Hoover Memorial Park in West Branch Iowa overlooking the cabin where he was born. Quaker rites will honor the 31st president with taps played by Army bugler Ronald Schaller of Quincy Illinois and no guns per family request.
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Jack Donovan
West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Clark Hoover
New York City
Elton Trueblood
Hoover
Ronald E. Schall
Look Inside Killer Commandos The New Mexico Page
Photo contest winners highlighted on page B-12 feature John Knox and entries from Alabama and Auburn. A companion sports recap on page B-11 covers games and scores.
Research Funds Said Not Equally Distributed
A House Space subcommittee urged correcting the unequal federal research fund distribution among states. In 1963 California, New York, and Massachusetts led with large contract shares, while Maryland DC and others followed. the report cautioned against penalizing productive regions.
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Stanley Meisler Washington
Congressional
California
New York
Massachusetts
House Space Subcommittee
Department of Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington
New Jersey
Florida
Missouri
Defector Is Given Temporary asylum by U S Officials
Gabor Andres Balla the 22 year old Hungarian Olympic marksman defected in Tokyo and was granted at least temporary asylum in the United States at Anchorage Alaska. He left a JAL jetliner during a refueling stop and asked immigration officials for immediate asylum citing fear of renewed repression after Khrushchev's ouster.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
United States
Gabor Andres Balla
Budapest
Japan Air Lines
West Germany
Balla
U.S
Kiefer Gray
Goldwater Attacks Humphrey in Austin Campaign Stop
Senator Barry Goldwater campaigned in Austin near the LBJ Ranch and attacked Hubert H. Humphrey as an officer of Americans for Democratic Action who opposes loyalty oaths. He argued Humphrey backed Red China in the UN and would give the U.S. nuclear stockpile to the UN. Goldwater urged not to boo the President and criticized Johnson's pledge to go to Europe if elected, saying Humphrey would lead in his absence.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Austin
Tex
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Americans For Democratic Action
Hubert
Goldwater
China
United Nations
United States
Lbj Ranch
Texae
LBJ
Texas
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Arizona
We Pay Top Prices For Used Furniture
Used furniture buyers advertise top prices offered by Xchange Furniture Co at 353 4403. Contact for immediate pickup and cash payment.
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Xchange Furniture Co
Humphrey Says Peace Issue in Final Minnesota Swing
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey launched the final nine day push in Minnesota returning to his home base and declaring peace is on the line in this election. He contrasted Barry Goldwater’s stance on force and urged a strong get out the vote effort at a Detroit rally near a shopping center.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Detroit
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Memphis Man Wins Top Photo Award
The first annual amateur contest by The Decatur Daily ends with Memphis resident K E McCorkle winning the $25 grand prize for a desert landscape photo. Weekly winners include Emanuel Kostakis, Dick McGrew, and John Mylo with smaller cash awards.
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Memphis
Decatur Daily
K.E. McCorkle
Joslyn
Tenn
Emanuel Kostakis
Thurman Rd
Huntsville
Dick McGrew
W. Washington
Athens
John Mylo
12Th St
Johnson frames campaigns of hate fear as defeatist
President Johnson blasted Goldwater as reckless and urged that hate and smear fail with the American people. He touted U S military strength as greater than the combined power of all nations, addressing rallies in Baltimore Memphis and Chattanooga with large crowds and a promise to never act rashly.
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Baltimore
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
U.S
Memphis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fifth Regiment
Goldwater Country
Tennessee
Mississippi
A.T. Bartholomew
Goldwater
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Olympic Ua
Communist
Goldie
HHH
Harry Kelly
K. E. ‘McCorkle
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