Three Wrecks Injure Four in Morgan Lawrence and Cullman Counties
Sunday three separate crashes across Morgan Lawrence and Cullman counties injured four people. James Harvill 32 Town Creek and J D Hodge 33 Moulton were hurt in a 1 a m crash on Youngtown Road west of Moulton with Hodge riding as a passenger. Sarah B Blackman 32 of Hartselle sustained injuries in a 5 30 am two car collision two miles west of Hartselle on Collins School Road with David L Smith 16 Falkville involved. Robert Stein 19 Cullman hurt in a 2 50 pm one car crash 1 5 miles north of Cullman on Alabama 69 driving the vehicle.
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Morgan, Lawrence
Cullman
Moulton
Youngtown Rd
James Harvill
Town Creek
J. D. Hodge
Hodge
Harvill
Sarah B. Blackman
Hartselle
Collins School Rd
Blackman
David L. Smith
Falkville
Robert Stein
Alabama 69
Burglary Thwarted Near Giant Foods Store in Decatur
Decatur police stopped a burglary attempt early Sunday after spotting a broken window and finding a crowbar and narcotics in a sack beside the Giant Foods Store at Southland Plaza. A store search found no intruders. the market includes a drug prescription department. Adult basic education classes for persons who have not completed high school will.
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Decatur
Southland Plaza
Evening classes begin at Decatur and Lake Side High
Beginning Tuesday at Decatur High and Lake Side High at 6 30 p m the courses aid adults over 18 who have not completed eighth grade. Superintendent H R Leeman notes the program helps prepare for the general education tests for a high school equivalency certificate. Tuition and texts are provided free, with classes held two nights weekly.
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Decatur High
Lakeside High
Decatur
H. R. Leeman
Leeman
American Legion Post 15 Meeting Tonight in Huntsville
Notes list events across Huntsville area including American Legion Post 15 at 925 Bank St with Commander Bill Falls reporting on the national convention. Sister Paul Mary from Catholic Charities speaks to Community Services Planning Council at the Health Department conference room. Public attendance invited.
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American Legion Post 15
Bank St
Bill Falls
Sister Paul Mary
Catholic Charities of Huntsville
Community Services Planning Council
Health Department
Vista
Humphrey Presses Vietnam Reassessment and Campaign Plan
Vice President Humphrey calls for reassessing U.S. Vietnam involvement with reduced troop numbers. He warns Hanoi against easy terms, defends safety of troops, and criticizes protesters’ media access while acknowledging campaign hurdles and late TV ad buys. He urges waiting for October momentum.
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Vietnam
Vhich
South Vietnam
PLC
Johnson
Humphrey
Chicago
Humprey
Final For Pete s Sake Showing Tonight and Tuesday
The Decatur Religious Emphasis Week presents For Pete s Sake at the Princess Theater tonight and Tuesday with showings at 6 and 8 30 p m Billy Graham appears in the film and is quoted on its impact Joe Scott of the Billy Graham Foundation assists in promotion Robert Sampson stars as Pete Harper alongside Pippa Scott Ralph Jones chairs the committee promoting the movie
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Billy Graham
Princess Theater
Styss
Decatur
Bill Eyster
Joe Scott
Crusade
Ralph Jones
Billy Smith
Pete's
Robert Sampson
Pippa Scott Ralph Jones
Sampson
Pete Harper
Restless Ones
Graham
Billy Graham Foundation
Soviet Zond 5 flight hailed as space race milestone
Webb called the mission a considerable achievement and said a manned Moon flight could follow as a direct challenge to America's Apollo project. He noted the craft showed a rocket far larger than current U.S. systems and called the flight highly significant in the space race context.
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America
Webb
United States
U.S
Obituaries from Hartselle and Athens
Funeral arrangements for Edgar Butner 57 of Somerville announced by Peck Funeral Home after his death Sunday at a local hospital. Freddie Leo Dye 59 of Tanner died Saturday and services were held at Wooley Springs Baptist Church with burial in Sandlin Cemetery. McConnell Funeral Home directed. Survivors include Ada Dye of Tony two sons Gladstone Dye of Nashville Arville Lee Dye of Hendersonville Tenn two brothers Donald Dye of Taft Tenn four sisters listed with residences.
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Hartselle
Edgar Butner
Somerville
Peck Funeral Home
Athens
Freddie Leo Dye
Tanner
Wooley Springs Baptist Church
James Carroll
Sandlin Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Ada B. Dye
Tony 2
Gladstone Dye
Nashville
Arville Lee Dye
Hendersonville
Tom McCulskey
Joelton
Tenn
Lillian Thorton
Myrtle White
Detroit
Mich
Funeral for Mrs. W. H. Champion in Somerville
Mrs. W. H. Champion age 77 of Somerville1 died Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at New Friendship Baptist Church with Rev Otis Golden and Rev Grady Crowell officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include three sons E. H. Champion Mil lard Champion and Ray Champion. three daughters Mrs W T Snappier Mrs Don Rainey and Mrs Norman Owens. 20 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons.
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W. H. Champion
Somerville
New Friendship Baptist Church
Otis Golden
Grady Crowell
Peck
Champion
E. H. Champion
Decatur
Millard Champion
Cleveland
Ohio
Ray Champion
W. T. Snappier
Union Groug
Don Rainey
Omaha
Nebraska
Norman Owens
Hospital inmate list and dismissals across multiple Alabama towns
A compiled hospital roster lists numerous patients by name and address across Decatur Athens Hartselle Moulton Courtland and other towns. It also notes dismissals including multiple households and infants, reflecting a regional hospital census and discharge activity.
Governor Maddox Addresses Crowd From Mansion Balcony
Maddox greeted about 200 supporters from the balcony of the governor’s mansion. He praised the new governor Wallace and called him President Wallace in a private 15 minute meeting. Wallace offered no political remarks and complimented the crowd.
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Maddox
Wallace
Lee
Georgia
Alabama
White House
Sputnik I And Moon Flight Forecast From 1969 Timeline
The article notes Sputnik I as the first earth satellite and reports a prediction by West Germany's Bochum Institute for Satellites and Space Exploration that a three man spacecraft would complete a manned flight around the moon within this year or by the first quarter of 1969.
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West Germany
Bochum Institute For Satellites and Space
Death notices for Milton C. Grisham Jr at McConnell Funeral Home
Milton C Grisham Jr, 51, of Athens, drowned Saturday on Elk River. Services held at 4 p.m. at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with A J Rollings officiating. Burial in Sandlin Cemetery. Survivors include widow Lucy N. Grisham, daughters June Ray and Mamie Ruth, son Henry Noblitt, mother Mamie S. Grisham, brothers Charles, David, Leonard, sister Mrs Joe Evans. Pallbearers Leonard Moyers, Ed Zirbel, Sonny Zirbel, Gene Kaucher, Prentice Davis, Frank Pepper. Honorary pallbearers postal employees.
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Athens
Milton C Grisham
Irvin Sr
Elk River
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
A. J. Rollings
Sandlin Cemetery
McConnell Funeral Home
Lucy N. Grisham
June Ray Grisham
Mamie Ruth Grisham
Henry Noblitt Grisha
Madison County Rescue Squad Aids Injured Youth
Fifth item on page notes Madison County Rescue Squad and Agnew Ambulance Service assisted the injured youth in a incident.
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Madison County Rescue Squad
Agnew Ambulance Service
Birth Notices From Daily Records
Mr and Mrs David Nichols welcome a daughter born Saturday at Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Mr and Mrs Sammy Glenn Thompson announce a son born Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles N Woodard report a daughter born Saturday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs William A Pridemore W Moulton Sr welcome a daughter today at Decatur General Hospital. Over 70 species of plants can be found in Rocky Mountain National Parks.
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David Nichols
Clearview St
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Rocky Mountain National Parks
Real estate and service ads mixed in local classifieds
Classified notices offer rentals and sales: several 3 bedroom homes and a brick house with central heat and air, prices from 60 to 135 dollars monthly. trailers for sale or rent. vehicles including a 57 Ford and a Pontiac. contact numbers 353 4994 353 2585 353 5537 353 1243 and others. busy listings include furnished and unfurnished apartments and child care services at Glenn Street and Prospect Drive South West.
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S. W
Wallace pursues third party bid with long shot hopes
Wallace announced a third party candidacy in January aiming for ballots in up to 40 states though Ohio remains uncertain. He tours 31 states with the Taylor Sisters and a country band, claims the two major parties dominate while vowing a slower pace and leaner fundraiser as polls show about 20 percent backing nationally.
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Wallace
Mission Impossible
Alabama
Ohio
Southwest
Midwest
Northwest
Far West
Taylor Sisters
Mona and Lisa
Florida
George
Milwaukee
Montgomery
Lowell
Long Beach
Houston Survivors Include Mrs. Letha Houston
The widow Mrs. Letha Houston of Hartselle is survived by two sons William Robert Houston of Birmingham and Sam Houston of Memphis Tennessee, two grandchildren and three step grandchildren. Pallbearers listed are Arthur Bean Arthur Smith Jr John Lyle J O Blizzard Cooper McClanahan and Hal Long. Memorials may be made to the First Methodist Church Houston Sumatonga scholarship fund.
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Letha Houston
Hartselle
William Robert Houston
Birmingham
Sam Houston
Memphis
Tenn
Arthur Bean
Arthur Smith Jr
John Lyle
J. O. Blizzard
Cooper McClanahan
Hal Long
First Methodist Church
Houston
Sumatonga Scholarship Fund
Indictments Return for Two Moulton Men in Slayings
Manslaughter indictments were returned against David Mizell and Otis Echols both of Moulton 3 and 4. Mizell faces a Labor Day crash that killed brother and sister Jimmy and Frances Chaney riding a motorcycle. Echols injured in a two car crash that killed two including his sister in law Linda Echols. An additional manslaughter and a rape charge against Jimmy Yarbrough were also indicated.
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Linda Faye Echols
Echol
Alabama
Michael D. Sheffey
Moulton
Shelton
Jimmy Yarbrough
Moulton 2
Nixon wary of Wallace impact on 1968 election
Nixon strategists fear George C. Wallace could win enough electoral votes to deny a majority, sending the race to the House. Ellsworth accuses Democrats of building Wallace while Nixon emphasizes televised campaign speeches and a calm travel pace. He appeals to forgotten Americans ready to vote on November 5.
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Nixon
Humphrey
House of Representatives
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Tenough
House of Rep
Robert Ellsworth
Ellsworth
House
Ohio
Illinois
California
Pennsylvania
Marines Uncover Large DMZ Complexes and Stockpiles
Marines report two underground fortresses near the 17th parallel in the DMZ above the Rockpile and southward near the 26th Regiment. They describe hundreds of bunkers, thousands of shells and mine stocks, and potential support for a 2,500-man enemy regiment. Intelligence says results exceed estimates as 35 tons of supplies are seized in three weeks. Separately, Viet Cong overran a POW camp at Binh Son killing 20 prisoners who refused rescue, with militia defenders and civilians wounded by shelling.
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26Th Marine Regiment
Marine
Binh Son
Saigon
Evening Sky Shows Mercury Venus Above Spica
The report notes Mercury and Venus visible near Spica this night with Mercury moving off the evening sky and returning as a morning star in late October. It lists sunset at 6 43 p m and moonset at 7 27 p m with sunrise tomorrow at 6 38 a m.
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Mercury
Venus
Weather and river readings for Decatur area today
Decatur weather summary reports mornings at Keller Memorial Bridge river reading 18.69 and sea level 552.99. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 681.1 Pickwick 411.3 Guntersville 594.0 Whitesburg 553.2 Wheeler 553.0 Wilson 506.9. High 90 this afternoon, low 64 this morning. Forecast: today to Tuesday fair and warm, Wednesday partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 85 to 89, lows 64 to 68, Tuesday highs 86 to 90.
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Decatur and Vicinity
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Five Day Forecast Signals Mild Warmth Across Period
The forecast for Tuesday through Saturday calls for temperatures averaging normal to three degrees above normal. Warmer first half of the period, cooler latter half. Normal highs 84 to 87, lows 59 to 66. Rainfall expected about 0.1 to 0.4 inch in scattered showers mainly in the latter half.
Eastern jet diverted to Cuba from San Juan
An Eastern Air Lines flight from San Juan to Miami diverted to Cuba after a Columbian passenger spoke a lone word Cuba. The 40 passengers, all Colombians except Marty Bowman whose nationality was unclear, were flown to Miami.
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Cuba
Marty Bowman
Eastern Air Lines
San Juan
Miami
Miami Sa
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Decatur Junior High School
PTA
Sparkman-West-Roberts
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
William Ryan
Cincinnati
Decatur Art Guild
St. John’s Parish Hall
Ilets
Texas
John Connally
Jesse Unruh
Bertha Mae _ Tapscott
Phillips Ave
Sue McCaghren
Danville
Rosa Lee Wynn
W. Church St
Grace Owens
19Th Ave
Hartselle Schrimsher
Clarence Leon Swann
Robert Henry Pettey
Gordon Dr
Johnie Eugene Eaves
Lizzie Campbell
Toney
Paul F. Grady
Lacey's Spring
Joe P. Duncan
Cull‘man
Thomas Terry
Lovie Alfred
12Th Ave
Robert Caldwell
P. O. Box
Sarah Gibson
Marshall Smith
13Th Ave
Catherine Chambers
Somerville Rd
Roy Donald Davis
Rosetta Foster
Sunset Dr
Maggie Eunice Johnson
Hillsboro
Dick Murrel Love
14Th Ave
Zelma Caldonia Murphy Lacey
Dora Agnes Rose
Courtland
Louis B. Holloway
College St
Harvey Lee Wood
Decatur General Admissions
John William Brown
James Patrick Harville
J.D. Hodge
Paul Albert Lamont
Meadow Brook
Bertie Lou Owen
3Rd Ave
William D. Pittman
Vernie Lucille Mcconnell
College St. SE
Claudie Lee Danner
Madison
M. P. Alldredge
Westmeade St. SW
Minda Eva Hamilton
Sheffield
Buford Trew
Plaza St
William Karen Stephenson
LaFayette St
Wallace Delorian Johns
Kelsey Waer
All State Trailer Court
Robert Lee Watson
Ardmore
John Cooper
Washington St. NW
Donald F. Donner
Betty St
J. B.gribbs
Harvest
Kyle C. Long
West Moulton St
John S. Buttram
Jack Shelton
Bryan Keith Clark
Clovis Belford Maldede
15Th Ave
William Ralph Pence
MeEwen
Chesley
Alvin Rayburn
Trenton
Walter Lee
Barnes
Oak St
Brenda
Elizabeth Jones
Betty
James Vernon Nelms
Son Trinity
William D. Blackmen
Chestnut St
Donnie Allen Hodges
Mar Dennis
5Th Ave
Harry Toney
Memorial Dr
Martha Jane Carter
Locust St
Lloyd S. McCulloch
Decatur 4
Milton C. Grisham Jr
Broadus Ave
Priceville
Asper — River Road
Jackson St
Glenn St. S.W
Bath
Gerty
Dr. S
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Plains
New England
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