New Jersey Battleship Opens Fire in Vietnam War Debut
The 56 000 ton New Jersey bombarded North Vietnamese positions near Con Thien using 16 inch and 5 inch guns. Four automatic weapons sites were destroyed on the first mission and a road trenchline was cut. On a second mission she destroyed an artillery position and three bunkers. Home port Long Beach California, crew 1 636, skipper Captain J Edward Snyder Jr. Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Saigon
New Jersey
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Con Thien
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
Long Beach
Calif
J. Edward Snyder Jr
Grand Forks
N.D
Battleship New Jersey Opened For Action In Vietnam
The USS New Jersey, a 56 000 ton battleship, returns to service off the Vietnamese coast with nine 16 inch guns. Officials defend the move as a deterrent while privately some officers doubt targets will justify the return.
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Associated Press
Saigon
New Jersey
Korea
Navy
Vietnam
Naval Command
Pentagon
William F
Halsey
North Vietnam
Two Decatur Residents Charged In Armed Robbery
Decatur residents Tommy S. Allen and Judy Barrett were charged after an early morning armed robbery at Eddie Sandlin Hardware on Alabama 67. A state trooper stopped them near the Etowah Blount County line shortly after the 7:50 a.m. holdup. Allen faces a forgery warrant. both are described as about 28 years old.
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Decatur
Eddie Sandlin
Alabama
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Tommy S. Allen
Corrine Ave
Judy Barrett
Cardinal Dr
Etowah-Blount County
Alabama 67
Sandlin
Lewis M. Gipson
Clarence Lee
Eddie Sandlin Hardware
Lee Sentell
New York Teachers Reach Contract Accord
New York City schools reopened after a three week teachers strike. The Ocean Hill Brownsville district opposed the back to work terms and signaled possible independent schooling. some teachers and students walked out in Brooklyn.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
C. Herbert Oliver
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Board of Education
Oliver
City Council Installation Week Ahead in Decatur
Decatur will install its six member city council at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall for their four year term. Probate Judge T. C. Almon will officiate the installation and the meeting will elect council president and president pro tem. committees on streets parks recreation public safety and finance are expected to be formed.
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Decatur
New City Council
City Hall
T. C. Almon
16 Year Old Edith Stern Teaches Trigonometry at MSU
Edith Stern, 16, a Florida native with an IQ cited between 154 and 201, is a graduate student and mathematics instructor in Michigan State University’s freshmen trigonometry class. She moved to MSU for the strong math program and a graduate assistantship to help with costs as her ill father cannot work.
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East Lansing
Mich
Edith Stern
Michigan State University
Edith
Florida
Michigan State
MSU
Florida Atlantic University
Michael Grost
Lansing
Norman Plantnik
Greek Regime Wins Approval Of New Greek Constitution
ATHENS AP Complete returns from Sundays referendum give the military backed regime a 92.2 percent majority for a charter that curbs the monarchy and creates a strong executive. Premier Papadopoulos says democracy will be broadened as the regime promises to curb corruption and reform politics. The monarch king Constantine is in exile outside Rome and few opposition voices were allowed. The constitution takes effect immediately except for 12 articles on freedoms and press which follow at the government's discretion.
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Athens
Byron Stamatopoulos
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Atlantic Alliance
Constantine
Rome
Papadopoulos
Quickies by Ken Reynolds ad tease
A Daily Want Ad fragment hints a sale of a house near Young couple on Second Ave. The brief lines mention used furniture and appliances with a contact number 353-2370. Limited context leaves specifics unclear.
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Dial
Wallace Endorsed for President by Florence Times Tri Cities
The Florence Times Tri Cities Daily endorses George C. Wallace for president, stating he can meet the challenge of the American scene and citing his leadership qualities as decisive for the nation.
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Florence
Ala
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