Hum preys Campaign Message Frames a Moment of Truth
Vice President Humphrey calls the 1968 campaign a moment of truth for bipartisan civil rights support and accuses Nixon and Wallace of exploiting racial conflict. He drafts a book introduction at his Waverly Minnesota home noting the election centers on race, justice, and law in America.
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Henry Raymont
New York Times News Service
NEW York
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Random House
J. Strom Thurmond
Nixon
Sen. Thurmond
Abe Fortas
United States
Thurmond
Sen
South Carolina
Miami Beach
Democratic Party
New York Times
Waverly
Minn
America
Wallace
Gallup
Albany
Jetport Dedication Draws Thousands in North Alabama
Thousands attended the dedication of the Huntsville-Decatur Jetport a 20 million project on a 3000 acre site honoring engineer Carl T. Jones. Secretary Alan S. Boyd praised federal funding and local leadership while tours showcased the terminal hangars Skycenter Hotel weather bureau and Eastern Airlines Super DC-8.
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Huntsville-Decatur
Eastern Air
North Alabama
Huntsville- Decatur
Carl T. Jones
Secretary of Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Washington
Weather Bureau
Eastern
Boyd
Decatur Man Dies After Gordon Drive Crash
Robert Lee Bradford aged 67 from 419 Sherman St died Sunday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital after being struck crossing Gordon Dr and 4th Ave in front of the hospital Saturday night. Funeral set for 3 p.m. at Gunthorp Funeral Chapel with Rev W A Crim. burial at Roselawn Cemetery.
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Decatur
Gordon Dr
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Robert Lee Bradford
Sherman St
4Th Ave
Gunthorp Funeral Chapel
W. A. Crim
Roselawn
Billy Wayne McCrary
3Rd Ave
Volkswagen
Bradford
McCrary
State Highway Department Chief Herman Nelson Dies
Herman L. Nelson, who rose from a construction crew to state highway director under four governors, died Sunday night at Fifth Ave Hospital in Huntsville at 63. Gov. Brewer ordered state flags flown at half staff. Nelson began with the department in 1922 and served as director during Folsom, Wallace, Walace, and Brewer administrations, maintaining a Decatur office.
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Herman L. Nelson
Fifth Ave. Hospital
Huntsville
Nelson
Albert Brewer
Ardmore
State Highway Department
James E. Folsom
Folsom
George Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Gov
Brewer
State
Decatur
Lawrence
Madison Counties
Gridiron Forecast Contest Opens for Football Picks
The sports section announces a GRIDIRON FORECAST contest with a $50 prize for smart football predictions. Readers are urged to check details and submit entries today.
Priest questions archbishop's competence in molest allegations case
The Rev. Charles S. Sullivan told Archbishop Thomas J. Toolen in Mobile he questions Toolen's competence and asked for a leave of absence until Toolen is replaced. A Mobile diocese official declined to comment.
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Birmingham, Ala
Mobile-Birmingham
Charles S. Sullivan
Mobile
Ala
Thomas J. Toolen
Toolen
Infant gains encouraging status after transplant
Houston doctors report a two month old girl who received the transplanted heart and lungs of another infant is in encouraging condition. In Washington, the Pentagon says six Naval Air Reserve squadrons called to active duty after the USS Pueblo seizure are expected to be released by November 1.
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Houston, Tex
Washington
Naval Air Reserve
Pentagon
Anti-Wallace Group Wins Ballot Position
A three judge federal court ordered that anti-W Wallace Democrats be listed on Alabama ballots for the November 5 election including presidential electors pledged to Hubert Humphrey. The ruling allows the NDPA candidates to appear temporarily until a Sept 30 hearing decides if the party is legally qualified to run in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
National Democratic Party of Alabama
John Godbold
NDPA
Wallace Heads to Dallas for Campaign Events
George C. Wallace travels from Montgomery to Dallas Texas for the American Independent party events. He will speak at a $25 dinner and hold a campaign rally tonight before Tuesday’s state convention.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Dallas
Tex
American Independent Party
Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Wallace Campaign Turns Rally Into Earthy Traveling Show
Reporter Roy Reed notes George Wallace blends humor and menace at campaign stops. The Wallace band and performers energize crowds while he rails against federal control of schools and mocks HEW harassers. The piece highlights gender gaps in support and a volatile, carnival-like atmosphere.
Troopers Crack Down On Road Violations In Three Counties
State troopers charged between 75 and 100 people in Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties during a three day crackdown. Nine more troopers were sent to Decatur to aid the effort, with Lawrence County next in line. Col Floyd Mann ordered the program. Speeding and driving while intoxicated topped the charges.
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Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Decatur
Lawrence County
Floyd Mann
Department of Public Safety
R. P. Sorrell
Highway Patrol
Limestone County
Magnavox Dealer Returns for Eleven Years
Decatur's Robinson's Furniture advertises as Magnavox dealer for 11 years on Second Ave. with phone 353-2370.
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Decatur’s. Magnavox
Robinson’s Furniture
Second Ave
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