Interstate 65 showdown over Wheeler Refuge dispute in Alabama
The dispute among the U S Bureau of Roads the State Highway Department and the Interior Department over I 65 near Decatur heads toward a clash. The Bureau of Roads invites Interior Sport Fisheries officials for a peace making talk while Interior has not replied. The fisheries bureau refuses a right of way through the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge wild fowl area, with two alternate routes around the refuge preferred by the bureau but costing more. Sources say the Highway Department faces condemnation hurdles making a resolution difficult.
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U.S. Bureau of Roads
State Highway Department
Department of Interior
Decatur
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Roads
Interior Department
Sport Fisheries Bureau
Washion
Me ‘Meering
Bureau of Sports Fisheries
Highway Department
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Lacon
Athens
Tennessee Line
North
Alabama
Bureau of Sports
Fisheries
Highway route dispute prompts interior compromise talks
The Highway Department rejects its proposed route and invites Interior’s representative to negotiate a compromise with the Bureau of Roads. A second alternate plan is being prepared for Interior approval. It is unclear if Interior will accept any alternative and another public hearing on the final plan may follow. See 1-65 On Page 2.
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Highway Department
Department of Interior
Bureau of Roads
Road Department
Diary Glimpses Community And Mine
The Decatur Police Department logged yesterday’s accidents at 8:43 am Ferry and Cain Streets NE a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Dellar H Cramer collided with a 1963 Ford Fairlane driven by Laker G Johnson no injuries reported at 8:45 am end 8th St SE a 1959 Oldsmobile driven by Joe R Collins collided with a GMC city owned vehicle driven by James C Clem Collins was taken to Decatur General Hospital for treatment and dismissed James Sims of Decatur Foundry reported a break in over the weekend with two soft drink machines and about $20 in change missing through an unlocked window on the west side of the shop See Diary On Page 2.
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Decatur
Ferry
Cain St
Dellar H. Cramer
N. Wilson St
Laker G. Johnson
10Th Ave
8Th St
Joe R. Collins
7Th Ave
GMC
James C. Clem
19Th Ave
Collins
Decatur General Hospital
James Sims
Decatur Foundry
King King's Alabama boycott will face tough test
Dr Martin Luther King Jr predicted the planned Alabama boycott would spur action on racial inequality despite bitterness and alienation He urged a three stage economic withdrawal to expose discrimination and push white leaders to respond He warned the boycott would only fail if commitments on voting rights were not secured from Gov George Wallace and Alabama officials The drive continues with demonstrations until Congress acts on a new voting rights bill Meanwhile Sen Sparkman called the plan ludicrous predicting it would fail and noted liberal opposition See KING'S on Page 2
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Don McKee
Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
George C. Wallace
Congress
Birmingham
Martinee King
U.S
John Sparkman
D.-Ala
Consumer’s Finance Association
Sparkman
City rescinds parking ban halting 6th Ave traffic project
Decatur city officials reversed plan to ban parking on 6th Ave and suspend an improvement project. George Biggers reports the City Commission had approved signals installation costing between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars but state law limits signaling and markings on 6th Ave. No current plan for the signals was announced.
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Decatur City Comi
6Th Ave
Hunt
Alrready
Find Peace by Letting God Lead Your Day
The reader feels overwhelmed by endless tasks and fatigue. Isaiah 52:12 and Isaiah 30:15 guide surrendering hours to God, starting each day with prayer, and letting Christ share burdens. Stop hurrying, seek divine direction, and action becomes clearer and less tiring.
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Father
Christ
Federal warning on Alabama schools for funds
The U S Office of Education says Alabama school districts remain segregated and have not taken steps to change this to qualify for federal funds. Commissioner Francis Keppel warned Alabama Superintendent Austin Meadows that districts must prepare desegregation plans in April or May or lose federal aid.
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Washington
U. S. Office of Education
Alabama
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Francis Keppel
Alabama Education
Austin R. Meadows
Meadows
Montgomery
Keppel
Markets At A Glance
New York AP market note shows mixed stocks with moderate trading. Bonds mixed with treasuries advancing. Commodities mostly weak. cotton higher. wheat and corn weak. oats steady to mixed. soybeans down. Hogs 25 to 50 cents higher to $18.85. Slaughter steers up 25 cents to $27.25.
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New York
Treasuries
Reds Close Autobahn as East German plan blocks Berlin Road
East German Communists closed the Berlin autobahn for four hours today, the second closure in two days, despite protests from the United States, Britain and France. No strong Allied measures appeared planned as the 110 mile lifeline between Berlin and West Germany was shut again after Monday’s four hour closure.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
U.S
West Germany
120 Viet Cong Die In Battle in Mekong Delta
In the Mekong delta one of the bloodiest battles in months left more than 120 Viet Cong killed and six Americans dead or missing. South Vietnamese forces reportedly suffered more than 60 casualties with about 16 killed.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
U.S. of
Ficials
Senate may delay voting rights debate to April 21
Senate leaders signaled postponing the Negro voting rights debate until April 21 after Easter weekend. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged a cutoff of foreign aid to any country that allows or fails to prevent destruction of U S property by mobs.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Future Raids To Tighten Red Pressure
Washington dispatch notes U.S. bombers will hit more hard to rebuild targets in coming days as the United States tightens military pressure on Communist North Viet Nam. After two months of intensified air attacks, authorities seek signs the strikes are turning Hanoi's mind around.
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Washington
U.S
Cays
United States
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Foreign Stars Sweep Academy Recognition at Oscars
AP reports the 37th Academy Awards honored My Fair Lady as best picture, filmed in Hollywood, while four top acting prizes went to Europeans, including Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins. The ceremony highlighted international winners amid a Hollywood focus.
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James Bacon
Santa Monica
Calif
Hollywood
Academy
Notable Doctors Trail Through Limestone and Madison
John Knox pieces together the history of a family of famous doctors who lived in Blue Spring and Mountain Home areas in Limestone and Madison counties. The Wednesday Decatur Daily recounts early 1800s moves from Mooresville to Elk River plantation then near Maysville, using graveyard inscriptions and old authorities to trace unmarked graves and locations.
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Mountain
Limestone
Madison
Mooresville
Elk River
Maysville
Decatur Daily
John Knox
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