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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1964

Page

16

Rescue Squad Noted For Action Membership Is A 24 Hour Contribution

The Flint Rescue Squad formed in January 1963 has handled varied emergencies from missing children and drownings to a rare blood transfusion mission. Members operate planes, boats, and ground teams, funding travel and equipment through local contributions. They helped locate a hospital patient, rescued a boy in freezing weather, and aided in a nine drowning recoveries, including at Jones Lake.

Flint Knox Huntsville Jones Lake Morgan Limestone Flint Rescue Squad Alabama Bankhead Forest Wrecka Ige Wen National Heart Fund Marshall Carrier Hartselle Odis Simpson Carrier Simpson Asenice Dr. Carrier Euel Garrison Bill Landers Clarence Lowther T. V. Day Robert Harris Tommy Shaddix

Justice Wheels Are Turning Faster With Aid Of Computer

Pittsburgh AP reports Allegheny County uses a court computer to speed justice. Judge Henry Ellenbogen started the program in 1963 to reduce case backlog from 8009 to 3558, cutting time from filing to disposition and tracking case history efficiently.

Justice H. L. Schwart Pittsburgh Allegheny County Henry Elietzbuges Common Pleas Court United States Ellenbogen Soso Les Alnos Immediate Eltenbogen Saul Ater Tyite Seagnant Dadge Elienbogen Duquesne Universty Law School Sndcourt

Woman Admits Drowning Two Toddlers In Pool

Fort Walton Beach authorities say Minnie Lee Hos thorne signed a statement admitting she held two young Black boys under water in a pool until they drowned. She says she was drinking and fed up with kids. Victims identified as Rickie James Hawthorne Earliest Livyg Melvin Jong, ages three.

Fort Walton Beach Fie Ray Wilson Ralph Hendrix Minnie Lee Hosthorne Wilson Rickie James Hawthorne Earlist Livyg Melvin Jong

Mobile Pays War tribute 100th anniversary of Mobile Bay battle

Mobilians observed the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay with a ceremony in Bienville Square. A 250 pound plaque honoring Admiral Farragut and Admiral Buchanan was unveiled as patrol boats and a destroyer escorted by Mobile divers met the USS Hissem. A downtown parade followed with units from Brookley Air Force Base Keesler AFB and Naval stations joining the march.

Mobile Mobile Bay David Farragut Tennessee Franklin Buchanan Bienville Square Farragut Buchanan State Docks Mobile Power Squadron Hissem Government

Kansas State funding clash cited in fragmented note

The readable text references Kansas State and funding figures, hinting at an independence or subsidy dispute. No full details or outcomes are available from the fragment.

Rescue Efforts Continue at French Mine After Cave In

Report from Champagnole authorities describe ongoing rescue work after a cavern collapse trapped five miners near the Jura mountains. Tapping sounds and careful drilling raised hopes of survivors, with a dramatic escape shot heard just before a breakthrough freed two workers.

Champagnale Andre Socie

Jersey City Riots Seen As Spontaneous Outbreaks Not Summit Breach

Three of six leaders from national civil rights groups say Jersey City violence was not part of a planned moratorium and did not restrict voter registration efforts. NAACP and other officials describe the events as a spontaneous outbreak, while others distance the riots from any national summit agenda.

New York Jersey City Wal National Rochester mer‘ting-James Farmer Congress of Racial Equality John Lewis Mara Lom Abel Washington Roy I. Wilkins National Associatin For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Wilkins A. Philp Randolph Aplayio Negro American Labor Council Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Whitrey Yasung National Urbance League Cory Eh i Lenevite

Miss Alabama Pick Narrowed as Pageant Nears

Twenty six finalists competed for the Miss Alabama title held by Jady Short of Birmingham. The event, an evening of pageantry and variety shows, drew crowds and significant prize value, with final decisions expected Thursday night.

Bummingham Alabama Jady Short

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