Ozier to Direct Two Decatur Musicals for Junior Service League
Bill Ozier director of Actors Civic Theater in Birmingham will helm two Decatur bound musicals for the Junior Service League season. The Fantasticks opens Oct 24 and Li'l Abner on Apr 11 at Decatur High. Ozier 20 years in theater includes Hamlet Romeo and Juliet A Streetcar Named Desire and other classics. Season tickets 2 and 5 available through service league members with high school sales set Oct 2-4.
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Bill Ozier
Actors Civic Theater
Birmingham
Decatur
Junior Service League
Ozier
Decatur High
Eugene O‘neill
Little Sheba
Oliver
al Capp
New Talks Stall in Eight Day New York City Teacher Strike
Talks between the Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers yielded little progress as 1.1 million students risk continued disruption. The dispute centers on job security vs local board control in the Ocean Hill Brownsville district, with parents seeking private schooling options and potential relocations. Community leaders cited frustration at the stalemate and its impact on families.
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NEW York
Board of Education
Brooklyn
Bernard E. Donovan
C. Herbert Oliver
Ocean Hill
Brownsville Board
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Central Board
Oliver
Paul H. Hornbeck
Edward Shapiro
Westchester
United Parents Associations of
Marion White
Eric Pleskow
P.S. 190
Three Melsons to Face First Degree Burglary Charge
Three men from Moulton David L Melson 18 Billy J Melson 20 and Alton Melson 21 will be charged with first degree burglary in the John Bass residence break in Lawrence County. The burglary Sunday morning netted more than 1000 dollars with 159 in checks and 500 found under a car floorboard. Bond set today.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Pete Rutheford
David L. Melson
Billy J. Melson
Alton Melson
Decatur
John Bass
Old Moulton
Rutherford
Bass
Bond
Czechs Report Russian Offer to Withdraw Troops
Czechoslovak sources say Russia offered to pull back all but 100,000 of the half million troops. Three Czech leaders travel to Moscow for talks as Moscow seeks press censorship and removal of critics. Versus, seven divisions stay, with one installation near Prague taken over. Local sources say partial withdrawal could finish by Oct 28.
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Prague
Kremlin
Moscow
Jiri Hajek
Ota Sik
Josef Pavel
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Lucy Shows Spark on CBS as Outcasts Debut on ABC
TV critic notes Lucille Ball steers Here's Lucy with familiar rhythm and humor while The Outcasts on ABC introduces Don Murray and Otis Young as a rough edged duo. The column also previews Mayberry R F D and other premieres including Mod Squad Lancer That's Life and Doris Day Show with brief notes on tone and setup.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Lucy
CBS
ABC
Lucille Ball
Lucie Arnaz
Desi Jr
Carter
Miss Ball
Lucie
Don Murray
Otis Young
Lancer
Andrew Guddan
Wayne Maunder
Miss Day
Robert Morse
Thousands in Last Respects to Padre Pio
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in San Giovanni Rotondo to say farewell to Padre Pio 81 died Monday at his Capuchin monastery. His funeral was expected to be held Thursday or Friday with burial at the monastery.
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San Giovanni Rotondo
Italy
Padre Pio
Adriatic Sea
United States
Vatican
Paul VI
Padre Pie
Taxi driver honored in Soweto funeral procession
A funeral procession of 200 taxis halted traffic in Soweto as mourners carried Daniel Losaba to his burial. Losaba, a popular township taxi driver, died in a car accident a week after his marriage. his colleagues donated taxis to convey mourners to the cemetery.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Soweto
Daniel Losaba
Losaba
Romans Used Early Incendiaries With Flaming Pots
Ancient warfare included throwing incendiary mixtures such as fitch and sulphur in pots to ignite enemies. Flames and burning debris targeted fortifications and troops, reflecting early chemical weapons and siege tactics.
Bearded Vulture Spurs Debate Over Mountain Habitat
The bearded vulture, the old world's largest bird of prey, is confined to high mountains across southern Europe Central Asia and select Mediterranean islands, prompting conservation interest and regional habitat studies.
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Old World
Europe
Central Asia
Mediterranean
UNM Concert Hall Director Receives Misaddressed Envelope
William Martin of Popejoy Concert Hall at the University of New Mexico received an envelope with Arabic writing meaning not at this address. Inside was the 1968 concert program. Martin mails the program to parents of students who will return to UNM.
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Albuquerque, N.M
William Martin
Popejoy
University of New Mexico
Martin
UNM
Mail sent to Tehran parents over year ago
A statement notes that a message labeled as mailed nearly a year ago was addressed to the parents of a student in Teh ran Iran.
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Martin
Tehran
Iran
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Charles Terry
Rainsville Church Pew CO
Ralph Johnson
Elder Street
Boaz
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Alabama Hearing Aid Dispensaries
Holiday Inn OF America
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GAS Department
Decatur, Ala
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