Nixon trims hoped landslide as Wallace threat grows
Global prospects for Nixon shift as he scales back the expected win. He says only Florida Tennessee Kentucky Virginia are safe and lists North Carolina Georgia and Texas as possible carries. Humphrey rules out bombing halt and urges Nixon and Wallace to debate across the country in a Lincoln-Douglas style tour.
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Nixon
George C. Wallace
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Humphrey
North Vietnam
Los Angeles
Wallace
HUD seeks housing funds for Decatur project
HUD in Atlanta reports Decatur Housing Authority funds request for 600 units has been pending over a year with planning money filed in May and under review. The authority aims for a May completion of 101 units in an eight story elderly building costing 1,266,700 after earlier adding 40 more units in northwest Decatur.
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Parker
HUD
Atlanta
Decatur Housing Authority
Decatur
US MarinesFind Massive Cache in DMZ Sweep
In a three week operation in the demilitarized zone Marines uncovered a cache with 195 rockets and 147 antitank mines. US headquarters say nearly 40 tons of munitions and supplies were found while South Vietnamese reports note equipment enough for about 15,000 men. Fighting continued near Duc Lap as US forces report 35 enemy killed and three Americans dead. A grenade attack in Saigon killed a woman and wounded about a dozen at a central market.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S
South Vietnam
Duc Lap
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Saigon
Nixon Defends Record Amid Denver Riots Speech
Vice President Wallace speaks as Nixon addresses a large Denver crowd. He blames the Democratic administration for urban riots and contrasts with Eisenhower era calm, noting no mob burned Washington, D.C., under Ike.
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Denver
Nixon
America
Washington, D.C
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Department panel weighs Alabama school funding and county systems
Philpott, chairman of the Alabama Educational Study Commission, discusses projected needs for the next decade and notes Alabama counties vary between multiple city and county systems. He says new taxes may be proposed to finance reforms as the panel prepares for a January finish ahead of a possible late spring special session and a May regular session.
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Lee County
Auburn
Montgomery
Mobile
Decatur Daily
Philpott
AESC
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Commission
Bond Yield Stated At Four Point One Five Percent
The document notes an interest rate of 4.15 percent on each bond purchased and held until maturity.
Falkville Man Burned On Job
Farris Hughes of Falkville remains in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital after severe burns over most of his body when an electrical switch box exploded at Decatur Box and Basket Co. Employees rolled Hughes in fabric to smother flames, limiting burns to about 60 percent of his body.
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Farris Hughes
Falkville 2
Decatur General Hospital
Hughes
Decatur Box and Basket Co
Lincoln Experimental Satellite LES 6 Launch Mention
The article notes LES 6 as Lincoln Experimental Satellite and references a British invention, machine lace, linked to John Leaven who patented a machine in 1813.
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LES 6
Lincoln
John Leaven
Monsanto Decatur Plant Names Engineer and Promotes Supervisor
Maurice A. Scott is named engineer in the Acrilan acrylic fiber group while Charlie D. Lane advances to process assistance superintendent for polyester manufacturing at the Monsanto Co Decatur plant. Lane has 13 years with Monsanto and a history in nylon and polyester development.
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Decatur
Monsanto
Maurice A. Scott
Charlie D. Lane
Scott
Lane
Pensacola
Fila
Fort Payne
University of Florida
American Cyanamid Co
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Cardinal
Vanderbilt University
University of Cincinnati
Hopkinsville
U. S. Air Force
Lonnie
Greenwood Dr. SE
Senators weigh second cloture bid on Fortas nomination
The article notes mounting anti filibuster sentiment as a second cloture petition may be filed depending on the first vote. Hart remains hopeful opponents will allow a vote on Fortas nomination rather than filibuster. Mansfield calls Fortas eminently qualified but criticizes the $15,000 paid for a weekly lecture during a nine week summer seminar at American University. An aside mentions average resting oxygen use.
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Hart
Fortas
Mansfield
American University
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