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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1968
Page
2
Market report shows collards at 1.75 to 2.00 per dozen bunches and mustard at 1.50 per dozen. A few green onions ranged 0.80 to 0.85 per dozen. Sweet potatoes sold 4.25 to 4.75 per bushel field run with calls graded. Cotton futures slipped about 10 cents a bale from the prior close as May July Oct Dec contracts moved.
In Birmingham prices hold steady with fair demand though several feature sales. Supplies are ample to slightly burdensome with retailer deliveries listed for consumer grade cases: store delivery grade A white large 22 to 36 dollars per dozen, medium 28 to 32, small 22 to 26.
In Atlanta live broilers and fryers sold firm with adequate offerings at farms. Prices for heavy and light hens ranged around 15 and 4s respectively as demand stayed good. In Birmingham ready to cook demand improved with fair activity for fill-in loads and steady price levels though next week delivery remains uncertain. Slaughter estimates reached about 1,168,000 head versus 1,254,000 last Tuesday.
BIRMINGHAM AP reports greens offerings moved slowly on Tuesday morning with most turnip greens selling around 1.25.
The report shows cottonseed at 40 per ton and various grains with No 2 corn at 1.22, No 2 oats at .70, and No 2 wheat at 1.53. In New York trading the Dow rose about 5.7 points to 897.71 as U Thant hinted Vietnam peace talks may begin soon, boosting gains for Control Data, Polaroid, IBM, Xerox, and Penn Central alongside several others.
Plan for a fund raising campaign by the Church of Christ affiliated Alabama Christian College is discussed. About 150 church members and ministers from Decatur attend a progress meeting at Decatur Inn. The college has a $3 million campus with two million raised. enrollment around 300.
A school bus crash near Cotaco School caused injuries to numerous students. Russell Peck and Jackie Russell aided victims while troopers J I Lumpkin and John Brom investigated. Several children were rushed to Decatur General, Huntsville Hospital, and Hartselle Hospital as emergency crews worked amid crowded ERs and distraught parents.
Morning wreck near Cotaco injured many students and adults. Hospitals report names ages and conditions including serious and critical cases with several admitted or under observation. Responding agencies continue to manage transport and care.
After a Morgan County bus wreck reports varied from 46 to about 75 students aboard. D C Lott, Cotaco High teacher, notes the bus typically carries 93, with 800 to 812 district students overall and most ride buses. Rescue crews worked as teachers and drivers aided victims amid damaged front and right side of the bus.
Five emergency rooms opened additional space and X ray wing activated as disaster tags track patient care. Hospitals coordinated ambulance transfers with Gunthorp Funeral Home and South End Ambulance. Red Cross mobilized blood drive at Morgan County High School and provided food during the crisis.
An academy to educate Choctaw Indians was established in Scott County Kentucky in 1825 by Col. Richard Johnson who later became a U S vice president.
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