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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1964
Page
1
Gov. George Wallace asked Alabama senators to set aside the governor's succession bill and proceed with a congressional redistricting measure as U S military buildup and tension with R China loom.
The Decatur Jayceette board of directors will meet at the home of Mrs. Ray Nixon tonight at 7 30. Arrests were reported by the Morgan County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday including grand larceny insanity violation of the prohibition law and failure to appear in court. A collision occurred on 4th Ave at 3 27 pm with Willie W Jones and Saundra D Park involved. A separate 4th Ave and 9th St collision involved Winnie Sparkman and Ivis Owens with Owens charged for DWI and leaving the scene. A building permit was issued to Eugene Page for a store room at 807 14th Ave SE valued at 300 dollars. In politics Wallace criticized four senators Vaughan Hill Robison Gilchrist Mc Cune and Hornsby for filibustering and blocking a redis tricting bill. He plans to resume his national speaking tour late in August. See Page 2 for more.
About 30 U.S. Air Force B57 jet bombers joined American and South Vietnamese forces in Saigon to deter a North Vietnamese attack. Four bombers reportedly crashed near Bien Hoa Airport with two pilots killed, while other aircraft ferried in troops and materiel as tensions rose over the Gulf of Tonkin crisis.
federal and Mississippi authorities expanded investigations into the slayings of three civil rights workers after their bodies were found. Rumors of imminent arrests circulated, but officials refused comment as details emerged about related letters and tapes from Dick Gregory.
A reader asks about correcting a facial disfigurement with plastic surgery. The adviser compares surgery to dental care or eyewear and cautions that true beauty lies in the heart, urging spiritual peace before pursuing outward improvements.
New York stocks fall as trading slows while bonds rise and government notes stay quiet. Chicago wheat and corn fall on profit taking echoed by weaker oats and soybeans. Hog prices steady to 25 cents higher at 17.75, slaughter steers steady to 23.75.
New York AP reports Sir Cedric Hardwicke an English born stage and screen actor died early today at the age of 71. He spent a lifetime in performance across theater and cinema.
A native of Elkmont was shot and killed in an unspecified location. Police were investigating the fatal shooting as a case requiring further details from witnesses. Further updates were expected on page 2.
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate drop to 4.9 percent, below 5 percent for the first time in about four and a half years, amid mixed national labor indicators.
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