Uprising in East Germany Doubted by Reporter
Berlin AP dispatch reports broad public dissatisfaction with the Communist regime but finds no signs of an imminent revolt after a week behind the iron curtain. Despite shortages and political pressure, morale appears higher than seven months ago though factory workers face frequent political meetings and heavy securityPresence of Soviet divisions and East German troops keeps dissent in check.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Threat by liquor firms revealed in Alabama tax dispute
Administrator Frank V. Potts of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board said several liquor firms threatened to withdraw from Alabama if a proposed 3 percent gross tax is imposed. He declined to name firms or count, but noted no distilleries had pulled out.
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Montgomery
Frank V. Potts
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Alabama
Potts
Private School Plans Push for Tuskegee High Closure
In Tuskegee Alabama supporters of the Freedom of Choice School plan a meeting to push desegregated Tuskegee High School closure. White parents back a boycott and about half of 20 seventh to twelfth graders remained at school. The district court ordered desegregation. grades 1 6 were unaffected. The building houses both the high and elementary schools. The committee aims to gain state grants by closing the high school and shifting enrollment. Only 169 of 567 expected students attended all grades Wednesday.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Freedom of Choice
Tuskegee High School
True Bills Returned By Federal Grand Juries In Mobile And Montgomery
The Southern District of Alabama grand juries returned 28 true bills against 51 defendants in Mobile with 21 secret indictments. Arrested defendants face liquor law, mail theft, forgery, and interstate transport of a stolen vehicle charges. In Montgomery 37 true bills and two no bills were returned at the third session since empaneling a year ago.
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Mobile
District of
Alabama
Montgomery
U. S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Public Forum policy on letters to the editor
The Decatur Daily explains it welcomes reader letters on questions of the day but will not publish names when requested. The editor must know the sender's identity and address, and manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Dean Jones praised for rising TV and film roles
A reader from McLeansboro applauds Dean Jones, formerly of Decatur, for advancing in TV and film. She notes his Ensign OToole work, a new series, a movie with Jack Lemmon, and an upcoming album. The letter also explains comets derive their name from a Latin word meaning long hair.
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Decatur
Dean Jones
Veronica Voss
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