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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1968

Page

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Wallace launches TV appeal urging unregistered voters to act

Former Gov George C Wallace used a 30 minute NBC telecast to urge millions of unregistered voters to qualify and vote on Nov 5 framing the appeal as a push against the two major parties. He promised to repeal federal open housing act and return local schools to local control.

Washington George C. Wallace Alabama Wallace Gallup Houston Tex Albuquerque Hammond Ind Chicago

McCarthy Rejects Fourth Party Bid Amid Ballot Fight

Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said he will not join a fourth party candidacy and will not participate in a drive to form such a party. Meanwhile Montana's New Reform Party nominated McCarthy’s Democratic rival as its presidential candidate, and supporters predicted McCarthy’s name could appear on ballots in multiple states.

Eugene J. McCarthy McCarthy Washington New Reform Party of Montana Marcus G. Raskin New Party Iowa Harold Hughes Senate Steven “Mitchell Hubert H. Humphrey Mitchell Taos N.M Louisiana John McKeithen Humphrey Supreme Court George C. Lee McCarthy

Moving? Sharp Movers Adv for Wheaton Van Lines

Local moving service advertises for Wheaton Van Lines with a free estimate and contact number 353 2828.

Wheaton van Lines

Incomplete OCR Entry From Historical Page

Fragmentary text from a historical page shows garbled phrases and nonstandard phrases. Key names and context are unreadable, leaving no clear event, date, or organization to identify.

City Island Bank Heist Ends With Motorboat Escape

Gunmen seized between 40 000 and 75 000 dollars from the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co on City Island and fled by a red and white 16 foot motorboat named The Cheetah. A police helicopter and Coast Guard vessels searched the Long Island Sound as witnesses watched a dramatic pursuit.

City Island Bronx Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co New York Times News Service New York Long Island Sound Coast Guard West Carroll Street West Fordham Street

Humphrey Cuts Short Rest For Washington Campaign Stop

Democratic nominee Hubert H. Humphrey cut short a planned week of rest to attend a National Security Council meeting in Washington. He flies from his Minnesota home to the capital for a late afternoon meeting and will also join a Cabinet session before returning. He and aides held strategy talks here, planning further days in Philadelphia Boston San Francisco Los Angeles and Texas.

Carl P. Leabsdorf Associated Press Waverly, Minn Hubert H. Humphrey National Security Council Washington Minneapol's Humphrey Norman Kerman Ice Lane F. O’brien Demoratic National Committee William O’brien Joseph Napoli Jtan Orvice Ira Kapenstein Alide Orville L. Freeman Sherman Humphreys Philadelphia Boston San Francisco Los Angeles Texas Baton Rouge John J. McKetthen Humparey Edmund S. Muskie Atlantic Kennebunk Beach Maine

Nixon Kicks Off Campaign in Chicago Amid Obscene Sticker

Richard M. Nixon opened his presidential campaign with a Chicago stop as part of a five state swing. An obscene sticker was found on a plane tray near the area serving meals, reportedly unnoticed by a Secret Service agent and Nixon himself.

Reman Morin Chicago Richard M. Nixon Illinois New York Nixon Secret Service San Francisco Patricia Julie David Eisenower Pat

Czech Trade Boss Resigns as Soviet Tightens Censorship

Prague reports Deputy Premier Ota Sik has resigned amid a hard line from Moscow as Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek faces removal. Izvestia accuses Hajek of allying with western states and Yugoslavia and Romania as the Kremlin pressures Czechoslovakia to closer ties with the East.

Prague Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakiia Ota Sik Prague Radio Ludvik Svoboda Jiri Hajek Izvestia Moscow Hajek Yugoslavia Romania Kremlin

Philadelphia clash as police disrupt Fraternal Order meeting

An angry Philadelphia crowd of Black policemen disrupted a Fraternal Order of Police meeting Tuesday night alleging FOP national President John Harrington supports presidential hopeful George Wallace.

Philadelphia Oras FOP

Apollo countdown rehearsal begins after deadly launch

CAPE KENNEDY AP reports the first countdown rehearsal for America's manned Apollo flight started today, the first since three astronauts died in a flaming spacecraft nineteen months ago. The coverage also notes related military and state reactions across the country.

Cape Kennedy Fla America

McClendon Pushes Elector Measure in Alabama

Morgan County Democrat Sam McClendon says a bill to bar presidential electors from appearing on November ballots if state delegates are not seated at the national convention will be reintroduced. He argues unseated delegates deprive Alabama voters, notes broad legislative sympathy, and hints at cross‑state support. The measure could reach a full statehouse debate next session.

Alabama Sam McClendon Morgan County Democratic Executive Committee McClendon

Cash For Used Furniture and Appliances Ad

Robinson's Warehouse on Second Ave advertises cash for used furniture and appliances with contact number 353-2370 in a local classified style notice.

Robinson's Second Ave Ady

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