Man Not Guilty After Jackass Braying Case at Decatur Plant
Dennis Godbout 25 accused Charles Slick 46 of assault after an incident at Fruehaut Corp. witnesses described six to twelve months of braying and baaing at the job. Slick said he grabbed Godbout by the neck in a wrestler's hold after warnings. Judge Robert Straub found Slick not guilty, noting possible justification but condemning taking the law into hands.
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Fruehaut Corp
City Recorder’s Court
Dennis Godbout
Charles Slick
Decatur
Atty
Ralph Slate
Slick
Robert Straub
Golbout
Judge Straub
Godbout
Thad
Straab
Straub
New Decatur School Plan Delayed to Fall 1969
Decatur school board postponed construction of a planned elementary school at J. Gilmer Blackburn Park on 5th Ave SW. The project, originally to begin now and finish next June, is put off at least until February and likely not needed until fall 1969 due to a enrollment drop of over 200 students from local construction job completions.
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Decatur
J. Gilmer Blackburn
5Th Ave
Decatur School Board
H. R. Leeman
Leeman
Rusk's Daughter Weds Army Reserve Lieutenant at Stanford
Margaret Elizabeth Rusk, 18, married Georgia-born Army Reserve lieutenant Guy Gibson Smith, 22, in a secret Stanford University chapel ceremony attended by about 16 relatives. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and family witnessed the quiet wedding as fears of demonstrations waned.
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Stanford, Calif
Dean Rusk
Arhaic A Neorn
Waayv
Rusk
Margaret
Elizabeth
Guy
Gibson Smith
Stanford University Chapel
Jack Fossie
Secretary Had Offered To Quit Post
Secretary of State Dean Rusk prepared to resign if his daughter's interracial marriage embarrassed the Johnson Administration. President Johnson regarded the offer as a courtesy and gave it no serious consideration. The Rusks learned months earlier that their daughter Margaret Elizabeth, 18, planned to marry Guy Gibson Smith, 22.
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Majorie Hunter
Decatur Daily
New York Times
Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Margaret Elizabeth
Guy Gibson Smith
Beulah rescue efforts amid massive damage in Texas
In Corpus Christi and across Texas the military works to rescue thousands of hurricane victims, feed refuges, and deliver reptile serum as Weather Bureau projects damages near a billion dollars. In Washington a Castro Communist threat conference notes Che Guevara may be with Bolivian guerrillas.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Beulah
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ernesto Che Guevarra
Cuba
Markets At A Glance Gains Mixed Across Commodities And Livestock
New York stocks rise as cotton advances while Chicago grain futures show Wheat and Oats higher with strong export demand. Corn and Soybeans slip with liquidation pressures. Hogs steady to weak at 5,500 receipts top 20.25 while slaughter steers rise 25 to 50 cents with 4,000 head receipts top 29.00.
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New York
Chicago
Recreation's Role Cited in State Master Plan Hearing
Prof. J Homer Blackstone of Auburn University outlined a $97500 master recreation plan to Alabama Mountain Lakes Association officials. The discussion focused on how recreation can drive economic development across 14 counties and shape the state's approach to master recreation law.
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Alaama Mountain Lakes Associaon
J. Homer Blackstone
Auburn University
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Blackstone
Poe
The
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
C. C. McWhorter
Wallace aims to boost 1968 bid despite Oklahoma picket threat
Wallace travels to Oklahoma City on a political scouting trip for the 1968 primaries. State Sen Porter vows 300 to 600 pickets around the Civic Center while Wallace defends lawfulness and rules out violence.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
George Wallace
Alabama
E. Melvin Porter
Oklahoma
Wallace
Lee Wallace
Alabama Sets 1968 Vehicle Tag Rules
Alabama license commissioners met in Birmingham to brief on 1968 vehicle tag requirements. Auto tags rise to 13 dollars on sale Oct 1. Private trucks and truck trailers now use nine weightBased categories, new Pp symbols, and prices from 13.50 to 250.50. Four trailer categories approved including two new, with a notable price decrease for one trailer tag.
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Dave Whittaker
Alabama
Birmingham
Larest
Soviet Union rooms for peace talks sparks general assembly clash
At the United Nations the Soviet Foreign Minister condemned US peace efforts as a soap bubble while urging new states into Vietnam. US Ambassador Goldberg pressed for immediate dialogue and a renewed Geneva conference with Britain to reconvene.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
Soviet Union
Unitedes
General Assembly
Ieromyko
United States
Goldberg
North Vietnam
Plans Continue For Hospital
CORA BLAIR reports that despite heated opposition the $9 million mental health hospital remains approved by Gov Lurleen Wallace. The State Board of Mental Health delayed final approval after an executive session in Montgomery following protests from the Alabama Association for Retarded Children. The facility is planned for about 900 beds.
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Tur
State Board of Mental Health
Lurleen Wallace
Montgomery
Alabama
Association For Retarded Children
Marvin Dinsmore
Decatur
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Baaing
Slate
Thim
U.S
Russia
U.N
Margaret Elizabeth Rusk
NASA
Camelie
Rabo Ie Company
Recreation
Winford Turner
Porter
Recreation’s
Rap Brown
Stokely Car
Michael. Wallace
South
Moulton Chamber of Commerce
J. Hubert Richter
Cullman Chamber of Commerce
Wallace McDow
Athens
Limestone County Chamber of Commerce
Cora Blair
Ken Reynolds
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