104 Year Old Man Shaves In Decatur Barbershop
George Washington Harvey Spears age 104 was led to a Decatur barber by Sheriff Knox McRae and deputies for a shave. He says he moved from Tennessee at age three, rents from McRae, and has not worn socks in seven years. He recalls Civil War memories and claims a long life with few illnesses. He joined the church at 17 and has never sworn or drunk liquor.
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George Washington Harvey Spears
Decatur
Morgan County
Knox McRae
Bill Biles
Milton Thomas
Spears
Tennessee
McRae
Moulton
Nannie Allen
Birmingham
Texas County
Tex
Kennedy and Macmillan fear year of East West crises
Washington reports Kennedy and British Prime Minister Macmillan fear a series of crises with the Soviet Union this year. They discuss Laos cease fire progress and warn that Geneva nuclear talks may fail without Soviet veto relief, risking a new East West confrontation over Berlin.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
Laos
U.S
Macmillan
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
White House
Britain
United States
Geneva
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Africa
Asia
Berlin
Kennedy seeks eight laws to curb organized crime
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged Congress to pass eight new laws to fight organized crime. He said the measures would extend FBI jurisdiction, penalize interstate travel to advance rackets, protect federal informants, and tighten firearms rules, with six other proposals echoing Rogers era ideas. A record 174 reporters attended the briefing.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Congress
Kennedy
New Orleans
John Birch Society
FBI
Soviet Planes Drop Soldiers Near Vientiane
A government spokesman said four Soviet planes dropped rebels and material near the royal army HQ at Vang Vieng, 80 miles from Vientiane, contradicting claims the Pathet Lao had halted the seizure attempt. He could not give exact rebel numbers. a prior drop estimated about 300.
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Vientiane
Laos
Royal Army
Vang Vieng
Pathet Lao
Tiao Sopsaisana
Decatur Coin Club Meeting Moves to City Hall Court Room
The Decatur Coin Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Court Room instead of the City Electric Department. A diary note adds that no arrests were made Thursday night per the sheriff's force log.
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Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Decatur Coin Club
City Hall Court Room
City Electric Department
Decatur
Virtue Misused Turns to Vice in Biblical Light
The writer discusses the adage virtue when used to excess becomes vice. He cites Jesus condemning hypocritical almsgiving and public prayer, noting genuine biblical holiness is living inwardly by Christ and the Spirit, while hypocrisy makes virtue fail.
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D.G
Jesus
God
Christ
Moon and planet sighting near Jupiter and Saturn
Decatur sky watch notes a sunset at 6 15 p m and tomorrow sunrise at 5 24 a m The Moon rises at 1 38 a m and forms a triangle with planets Jupiter and Saturn Light from the Moon reaches Earth in under two seconds Jupiter in 44 minutes and Saturn in 84 12 minutes
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Jupiter
Saturn
Weather and River Report for Decatur and Vicinity
Decatur and area TVA readings show the Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge at 19.86 feet, down 0.13 in 24 hours. Other lake stages read Pickwick 414.2 Guntersville 593.8 Whitesburg 554.8 Wilson 505.0. High yesterday 56 at 4:30 pm. low 39 at 6 am. Today 55 at 11:15 am. forecast sunny cool with frost tonight. Saturday fair and warmer. light northeasterly winds. High today 60 low tonight 35. high Saturday 64.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wilson
Unknown marks grave of teen hitchhiker in Alabama
In Centreville Alabama a grave marker reading Unknown marks the grave of a 13 or 14 year old boy killed in a March 27 traffic crash. Investigators conducted hundreds of telephone calls and checks to identify him while ministers from several faiths attended final rites. Residents raised funds for a grave marker to include the boy’s photo in the hope of future identification.
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Centreville
Ala
Carolinas
California
Jack Lee
Alabama
Conserving Land and State Programs Highlight Alabama Conference
Udall warns time is short to set up a lasting conservation program while new canal projects linking Alabama and Tennessee rivers are pitched as economic assets. About 300 Alabama officials attend a two day meeting as Gov. Patterson outlines reapportionment, elder care expansion, prison renovation and school funding proposals. He proposes moving 1.5 million from the general fund to expand medical care for the aged.
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America
Udall
Alabama
Tennessee River
Alabamha
John Patterson
Decatur
Murray Dodd
Patterson
Theity
Geneva County ministers seek end to quickie divorces
Geneva Alabama ministers urge legislative action to stop quickie divorces. The Geneva County Ministerial Association votes a resolution calling for usury reform and a circuit court rule requiring a circuit judge's signature for a divorce to be valid. The town of Geneva home to about 22 000 people reports rising divorce filings in 1960.
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Geneva
Ala
Geneva County Ministerial Association
Alabama
Geneva County
Mansfield urges stronger South Viet Nam army to stop Communist advance
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield calls on the Kennedy administration to reinforce South Viet Nam's forces. He warns that losing the country could threaten all of Southeast Asia and the United States, stating the danger in free Viet Nam may be greater than Laos challenges.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Mansfield
Senate
Democratic
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
United States
Laos
Royal Forces Push North as Rebels Retreat from Vang Vieng
Gen Kouprasith Abhay said his troops moved north from Vang Vieng with a mile long rebel column in retreat. Royal forces advanced 20 miles without resistance, and rebels abandoned a drive on Vang Vieng on the main north south highway between Vientiane and Luang Prabang 140 miles north.
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Kouprasith Abhay
Vang Vieng
Kouprasith
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Athens College to build new dormitory for women students
A $175000 loan for Athens College to construct a dormitory on campus east of Bryan Street for 50 women. Plans call for two girls per suite with a shared bath, and a parking lot behind the building. The project aims to relieve current housing for 30 women and may reuse Brown Hall for male students if needed.
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Athens
Athens College
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Robert E. Jones
Bryan St. E
Virgil McCain
Houston Hall
Brown Hall
Union Wins Royalties Fund Judgment in Birmingham
The United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund received 87 315.15 in royalties from a federal court judgment. Judge H Hobart Grooms ordered payment in a suit against William G Gilchrist Jr and William Gilchrist I of Decatur Alabama doing business as the G R Coal Co under a 1953 56 union contract.
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Birmingham
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
U.S. District Court
H. Hobart Grooms
William G. Gilchrist Jr
William
Gilchrist I
Decatur
Ala
G&r Coal ‘Co
Frigidaire Range Sale At Robinson's on 2nd Ave
Frigidaire 40 inch range offered at Robinsons on 2nd Avenue with a trade in deal for advertised price of 188 dollars.
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Robinson’s On
2Nd Ave
I Got Them at That Nursery in the Daily Want
A quoted remark cites a buyer claiming items were secured at a local nursery in the Daily Want. The speaker mentions sourcing lumber for personal use.
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